2024 awards

An award of £7,500 to UG Racing in support of their current projects. The team aims to enter its second electric vehicle at Formula Student UK2024 and compete in dynamic events, having finished third at FSUK23 in the Driverless category

Joe Doyle, 5th year MEng Product Design Engineering 
£850 Developing a mechanism for preserving spatial hearing  when wearing hearing protection such as ear defenders

Robbie Graham, 5th year MEng Product Design Engineering 
£450 Development of a commercial light fitting using bioluminescent algae as the light source

Toby MacDonald, 4th year Product Design Engineering 
£550 Electronic musical instruments intended to promote music creation by people unable to use traditional software and instruments.

Pin Syuan (Belle) Chen, 4th year Product Design Engineering 
£300 A mesh-screen projection kit for children of ages 8 and above, allowing them to play in      small spaces with light projection

Robert Jack, 5th year MEng Electrical and Electronics Engineering 
£150 A wearable Bluetooth sensor node for use in underwater environments

Ninett Andreli, 5th year MEng Electrical and Electronics Engineering 
£220 Development of a deep neuronal filter  for use in a hearing aid, to improve directionality and enhance noise cancellation in the device

Idris Omar and team, 5th year MEng Electrical and Electronics Engineering 
£500 Development of biodegradable or recyclable RFID circuits to minimise the amount of electronics waste generated by this technology.

Sophie Barcan and team, 5th year MEng Electronics with Music 
£200 To design the hardware and software prototype of a multi-purpose kitchen aid for automatic spice dispensing to eliminate the need for frequent handwashing and to prevent contamination of spice containers with raw food