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"The leading work being done in all Student Competitions Teams, and the philosophy behind them, provides a platform for extraordinary engineering students to make a difference in diverse and inspirational ways. The programme is a springboard for them to achieve successes and reach for their dreams.” Professor Tim Ibell, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Design
The Faculty of Engineering & Design at Bath offers students hands-on experience and nowhere is this demonstrated more than in our Student Project Teams. These student-led teams have traditionally designed, built, and raced fuel, electric, and autonomous vehicles. Building on these successes, recent new projects using 21st century technology have emerged; these include use of drones and biodevices aiming to further innovation which tackles societal challenges and health inequalities.
Doing more with less is often what drives student engineers to innovate at every step, from initial design stage through to building, testing, and competing. However, in every team’s journey there comes a time when students’ novel car, rocket device or drone is on the cusp of being able to go from good to ground-breaking.
Each team collaborates with industry sponsors, educational institutions, Bath Alumni and champions and the Faculty of Engineering and Design to secure essential seed funding. However, to remain competitive against much larger organisations and ensure students get the most from their experience and realise the potential of their project, more funding is needed.
Help us to establish a new £100,000 Engineering Excellence Fund. The Fund will power our ten teams to push the boundaries of engineering each year, providing the essential funding they need to take their best ideas to the next level.
This Fund will be accessible to all teams, covering critical costs like materials, travel to events and entry fees to national and international competitions. With your help we can ensure the teams can innovate, compete, and succeed.
Team Bath Racing Electric (TBRe) is the UK’s top electric Formula Student Team, as well as the first electric team from the UK to compete internationally in Formula Student.
Green Bath Racing builds ultra-energy-efficient cars that race as endurance vehicles and our team holds the UK record in Battery Electric winning the Shell Eco Marathon in 2024.
Team Bath Heart is an interdisciplinary and diverse team, established in 2022 with students from engineering, biomechanics, and life sciences, dedicated to designing, prototyping, and testing novel artificial hearts that will accelerate the global development of Total Artificial Hearts. At the recent world Heart Hackathon in Japan the team won best team internationally for the second year running.
Team Bath Hydrobotics is passionate about using underwater robot technology to address grand challenges inherent in our oceans. In 2025 Team Bath Hydrobotics will compete for the first time in the Marine Advanced Technology Education ROV World Championships.
Team Bath Drones has interdisciplinary expertise in aerospace, mechanical, and electrical engineering. Their drone ‘Neptune’ was the overall grand champion of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems competitions run by the Institute for Mechanical Engineers in 2017 and placed second in 2024.
Bath Rocket Team launched in 2018 focused on the design and development of rockets and propulsion systems using hybrid engines. Team Bath Rocket won third place in a recent Race 2 Space event which aims to boost the diversity of talent entering the space sector.
Team Bath Hydrogen developed its first hydrogen-powered engine in 2024, becoming the world’s first hydrogen-fuelled engine built by student engineers. With this technology not yet available in commercial settings, the new engine prototype built by Bath students is as cutting-edge as it gets.
Team Bath Zero are on a mission to design, test and build an electric superbike capable of endurance racing and reach 140mph speeds.
Team Bath Roving are committed to designing, manufacturing and testing sub-scale Mars rovers. They have secured multiple wins at the UKSEDs Olympus Rover Trials and, in 2025, will compete for the first time at the European Rover Challenge.
Team Bath Biodevices without Borders combines driven students with global challenges to create practical biodevice solutions aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals.
"At Bath we are taught to be extremely technically talented, but getting involved in student competition projects really reinforces what we learn on paper. I've learnt everything from how to layup carbon fibre to how to select the right sprocket. But it goes way beyond that. As Project Manager, there’s the pure organisation element. Everyone on the team is really talented so I play to people's strengths." Nadia Domanski, Mechanical Engineering student and Project Manager for Team Bath Zero
Student Project Teams provide opportunity for students to proactively pursue their area of passion within engineering and design and showcase their achievements on a national and international stage. They demonstrate engineering excellence whilst also honing their professional development skills along the way.
Please join us in nurturing these projects for students to push the boundaries of engineering and design. Help us to enable the students to achieve their goals by supporting the Engineering Excellence Fund.
Want to hear more about the Engineering Excellence Fund or the Student Project Teams? Please do contact us.