Computational intelligence company Altair has launched the 2024–25 Altair Global Student Contest, which is designed to showcase how students can use Altair software to create innovations in robotics and mechatronics. The contest will award nearly US$30,000 in cash prizes. ‘This year’s Global Student Contest places a special emphasis on robotics thanks to Altair’s extensive … [Read more...] about Altair launches Global Student Contest
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University of Sheffield engineering students build prize-winning train
A team of students from the University of Sheffield has been awarded the Grand Champion prize in the Railway Challenge 2024, becoming only the second ever team from a UK university to win the title. The team set a new competition record and scored their highest ever points total in the competition, which is designed to help students develop skills for a career in railway … [Read more...] about University of Sheffield engineering students build prize-winning train
Engineers Without Borders UK launches new Engineering for People Design Challenge
Engineers Without Borders UK has launched the 2024/25 cycle of its award-winning Engineering for People Design Challenge in partnership with Engineers Without Borders South Africa and Makers Valley Partnership. Now entering its 14th year, the design challenge has reached more than 87,000 students across 47 universities in five countries, and continues to grow its … [Read more...] about Engineers Without Borders UK launches new Engineering for People Design Challenge
Experts call for a co-ordinated approach to net zero skills training
Two leading figures in ‘clean growth’ are calling for a more co-ordinated approach to net zero future skills to enable the UK to reach its target of 480,000 ‘green’ jobs by 2030. Coventry University’s associate pro vice chancellor, Carl Perrin (pictured above, at right), and Deepak Farmah (pictured above, at left), the director of the Centre for Advanced Low Carbon … [Read more...] about Experts call for a co-ordinated approach to net zero skills training
University of Leeds students explore frugal design in Mexico
University of Leeds product design students have designed a prototype product for visually impaired schoolchildren as part of a global classroom experience in Mexico. Ten students from the Leeds BSc and MDes product design courses visited Tecnológico de Monterrey to take part in joint workshops, digital marketing global classrooms and technical entrepreneurship and … [Read more...] about University of Leeds students explore frugal design in Mexico