Student projects
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A successful summer for new UK record holders, Green Bath Racing
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...
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Heidelberg chronicles: navigating visas, battling homesickness, and thriving in R&D
Author: Achala Sharma, third-year Beng(Hons) Chemical Engineering student Change is often touted as the only constant in life—a cliché that can induce eye-rolls when heard too often. Yet, when that change involves relocating cities, crossing international borders, and embarking on...
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Improving a strain gauge placement tool at Rolls-Royce: an EIP experience
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...
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Developing simulation tools at Rolls-Royce: an EIP experience
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...
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Using systems engineering to improve processes at Rolls-Royce: an EIP experience
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...
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Venture adventure: a talk for the new generation of engineers
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...
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Success for Bath at the European Rocketry Competition 2021
Author - Elliot Robinson Last October, five senior Bath rocket team (BRT) members and I attended the European Rocketry Competition (EuRoC) in Portugal. At 5:59pm local time on Thursday 21 October, we successfully launched and flew our rocket to a...
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A mission to Venus: modelling an aerocapture
"Interest in space exploration has never been greater." Aerospace Engineering students, Daniel, Max and Francis discuss their modelling techniques assignment - an aerocapture mission to Venus.
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What we learnt from the Creative College project during our MSc Environmental Design course
During our studies in the MSc Environmental Design course we worked on a design project to build a sustainable Passive House standard school. Read about it and watch the video which shows our initial design and explains our sustainable design strategies.