Department of Mechanical Engineering

Author: Alex Millar, MEng(Hons) Integrated Design Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering Before this summer, I had never been to China, or anywhere in Asia. So, when I landed in Shanghai for the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) – University of...

Author: Shyan Shah, MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with professional placement student, Department of Mechanical Engineering To be honest, when I accepted my placement at Bentley Motors, I expected to spend most of my time making coffee and sitting in meetings I...

Author: Andy Green, Manufacturing Engineer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Green Bath Racing (GBR) has returned from the 2025 Shell Europe and Africa Eco-Marathon, held at the Silesia Ring in southern Poland. This was the second year that the...

Author: Andy Green, Manufacturing Engineer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Green Bath Racing attended the Shell International Eco-marathon in May, where they achieved 8th overall in the Battery Electric prototype category, and best UK team. The vehicle achieve a...

Author: Filip Vava-Atanackovic, MSc Automotive Technology Beep beep! At the tender age of 5, I drove a go-kart for the first time. By the age of 11, I was competing in Spanish and Portuguese national karting championships. When I turned...

Author: Hamish Graham, third-year MEng Aerospace Engineering student All aerospace students at the university must complete a group project as their second semester in the third academic year; however, there is also an option to complete an external integrated project...

Author: Katy Feng, MEng Aerospace Engineering For my External Integrated Placement (EIP) at Rolls-Royce, I am developing simulation tools which allow the rapid design of gas turbine fan blades. The main task is the development of the front and back-end...

Author: Ollie Macmullen, fourth-year MEng Aerospace Engineering student Instead of completing the Group Business Design Project (GBDP) like most people on my aerospace engineering course, I chose to apply for an EIP (External integrated project) at Rolls-Royce. This would give...

Author: George Surtees, MEng Aerospace Engineering Recently, I took the initiative to propose, plan and take part in an outreach event for my department and university. I had the great opportunity to present my experience as an engineering student to...

Author: Max Hurlestone   My first written assignment for Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bath was an essay on ethics in engineering. Having studied history at A-level, I was lucky that I was already well-prepared for this kind of...