Engineering and design student insights
Student projects, placements, research and study experiences in the Faculty of Engineering & Design. Sometimes featuring a graduate guest spot.
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Celebrate the 'Year of Engineering' through placement
Author: Varun Shankar - I am on placement with Shell Global Solutions based in Canary Wharf, London. I have a Research and Development role under the Fuel Technology team. One may wonder, as I did initially, what an engineer to...
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2 Months in Montreal
Author: Henry Lee - When life presents an amazing opportunity, you should strongly consider taking it! I chose to do my research project in Montreal because of the city; it has been voted as the best city for students in...
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Why Become a Structural Engineer?
Author: Matt Church - Last summer, I volunteered to put myself into the limelight and assist the Institution of Structural Engineers by being filmed and interviewed to spread the word of structural engineering to pre-higher education students. When I was in...
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The tracking system: launching a High Altitude Balloon
Author: Jacob Smith - Welcome back to my blog about launching a High Altitude Balloon. A lot more research and waiting for deliveries later I had the parts and could start making my tracking system. In this post I will...
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Bath Architecture Annual 2017
Read the latest student-produced Bath Architecture Annual showcasing student work from our BSc and MArch architecture courses: View the annual on ISSUU. Contents Foreword - page 10 BSc Architecture First Year - page 14 Second Year - page 18 Third Year...
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A positive response
Author: Fiona Gleed When someone sets out an aspiration to be a positive man in 2018, they deserve a positive response. This reply is a personal perspective, reflecting on my own experiences in Engineering and Universities, to recognise progress and...
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How to be a positive man in 2018
Author: Alastair Marsh - Gender inequality is a problem in many parts of our society including universities and the engineering sector. What are some simple, practical ways in which men can make a positive contribution? Before looking to the rosy...
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Keeping watch
Author: Fiona Gleed - This blog has previously been published at SARAID-CRT As a student at the University of Bath, the river is a very visible feature - especially so for a mature postgraduate commuting in to research flood resilience....
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Top tips on pitching your electrical engineering project to industry
Every year students from the Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering pitch their group design and business projects to members of our Industrial Advisory Board at a Dragons' Den style event. Caroline and James from the winning 2017 team share...
