DESIRE (Design Engineering Selected Innovation REward)

Our first DESIRE winners

For modules where there is a design engineering output in the form of significant coursework, a module leader or delegated representative selects one item of output for the DESIRE selected works award to an individual or group. This is a prestigious award within the School, and something that all students will we hope aspire to win on a few occasions in their degree. DESIRE selected works need not necessarily be associated with the top mark or grade scoring project. The award is at the discretion of the module leader.

We expect DESIRE selected works to become a badge of honour for Design Engineers!

In the Academic Year 2015-16, the DESIRE selected works award has been assigned for the People’s Pod assignment (design the interior of dual-occupant public transport autonomous vehicle), within the Design 1 module led by Prof. Neil Mansfield.

A group of external assessors from University of Leeds, Nissan, and the Transport Systems Catapult presented the award to the AvoPodo group, composed by Clarisse Bret, Francois-Baptiste Costa-Peretti, Josephine Latreille, Kristof van der Fluit and Zixia Zhang.  They were particularly impressed with the combination of vision and originality with a concept that is feasible. 

Congratulations to the winners for their outstanding design!

The winning design