Author: GU68 Webmaster

We regularly support UG Racing, a Student team based in the University of Glasgow. Each year, undergraduates from all levels and engineering disciplines (and others) come together to conceptualise, design, manufacture and race a single seat racing car. The team competes every July in Formula Student at the Silverstone race circuit.

In July 2022, the team of 68 students travelled to Silverstone to take part in Formula Student UK 2022, with the ambitious aim of building on their 8th overall place finish last year. The good news is that UGRacing won the Overall Formula Student competition, beating teams from across the UK and even Europe! You can read more about their success here

Out of thirteen applicants, six were shortlisted for interview and received awards as described below. Well done to all of those who applied, including those who did not receive an award this time. The interviewers were very impressed with the quality and professionalism of all of this year’s submissions, and awards were made totalling £2 200.

JAMES WILSON, 5th Year Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Laser Particle Counter
Award: £600

CLARA GHATTAS, 5th Year Product Design Engineering
Fabrication of a scale model of a Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic monocoque for a Formula Student car
Award: £700

ADAM FREW, 5th Year Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Digital Caliper Tweezers
Award: £150

ANDREW LUNARDI, 5th Year Product Design Engineering
Eye Tracking Technology in motorsport
Award: £200

EUAN GIBSON-SMITH, 5th Year Product Design Engineering
3D motion capture system for Tennis Coaching
Award: £400

KIERAN LARSSEN, 5th Year Product Design Engineering
Cycling Safety Device
Award: £150

For more details, go to Awards 2021-22

Members of organised groups working on longer-term projects no longer need to apply for support at the fixed times applying to individuals, and can email us here at any time.

We have made an award of £3 000 to UG Racing, to finance electrical training in support of their aim to put Scotland’s first electric Formula Student car on track by July 2022. The development of an electrically powered racing car will take up by far the majority of UG Racing’s budget for 2021-22 so, all being well, we may follow this with a further award in 2022.