The 2026 Immersive Design Challenge from Siemens and Sony is open for registrations, challenging students worldwide to make a product or process more sustainable with immersive engineering. The 2026 Immersive Design Challenge provides an opportunity for higher education students to learn about sustainable design, make an impact with their ideas, develop their technical and … [Read more...] about Registration open for Immersive Design Challenge 2026
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University of Sheffield engineering students named runners up in Empower global assistive technology design challenge
A team of University of Sheffield engineering students have been named runners up in a global assistive technology design challenge. The mechanical engineering and computer science students virtually presented their innovative Hear4Me smartwatch device, which enables people with hearing loss to detect and navigate important environmental sounds to a panel of leading experts … [Read more...] about University of Sheffield engineering students named runners up in Empower global assistive technology design challenge
Time running out for Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering’s Create the Trophy competition entries
The Royal Academy of Engineering has renewed its call for entries for this year’s Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Create the Trophy competition. The deadline is now looming, with only three weeks left for young designers to enter the competition. The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize) is the world’s most prestigious engineering accolade, celebrating bold, … [Read more...] about Time running out for Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering’s Create the Trophy competition entries
James Dyson Award announces global winners
The James Dyson Award has revealed its two 2025 global winners, each receiving S$50,700 for their inventions, which advance accurate water quality monitoring and improve life with Parkinson’s disease. The global Sustainability Award winner, WaterSense, was invented by Filip Budny from Poland, a PhD candidate in nanotechnology at Warsaw University of Technology. An autonomous … [Read more...] about James Dyson Award announces global winners
Milton Keynes apprentices take home national engineering award
A team of apprentices from Niftylift in Milton Keynes has won the 2025 IMechE Apprentice Automation Challenge (AAC), marking the company’s second consecutive victory in the prestigious national competition. Now in its 11th year, the annual engineering competition has been steadily growing in popularity, with a record 17 apprentice teams joining to demonstrate a wide variety … [Read more...] about Milton Keynes apprentices take home national engineering award