Department of Engineering and Design

Student achievements

Prize winning students

Engineering and Design Student 2018 shortlisted for the Global Grad Show Progress Prize

Product design student Jake Thompson has been winning awards and gaining international attention in the months since the launch of his bike light Flare, which has three buttons which cyclists can use to flag up problems along their route including potholes, close pass points and dangerous junctions.

Jake was one of three product design students to receive an honourable mention after being shortlisted for the Global Grad Show Progress Prize yesterday (Thursday  November).

Engineering and Design 2014 Student wins the prestigious MacQuitty prize


The University’s most generous prize, the £10,000 MacQuitty Prize, has been awarded this year to Daniel Riszczuk, an engineering undergraduate student who has been at the University for 5 years starting with a foundation year.