School of Mechanical Engineering

Leeds student awarded prestigious F1 motorsport scholarship

Lily Owuye, a master’s student in Automotive Engineering, has been named a recipient of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Masters in Motorsport Scholarship.

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2024 MSc Motorsport Scholarships cohort standing in front of a McLaren F1 car

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“Almost impossible” carnival design challenge

A ground-breaking collaboration between engineers and designers has created a show-stopping carnival costume, featuring mechanical elements previously thought “impossible” to make by hand

Khadijah Ibrahiim wearing the carnival costume outside of the Chemistry Building

Student wins F1 scholarship
Carnival design challenge

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in the UK for Mechanical Engineering

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“world-leading” and “internationally excellent”

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Research and innovation

We have a track record of delivering high-quality research to solve real world problems with particular expertise in: engineering systems and design; thermofluids, surfaces and interfaces; medical devices and regenerative medicine.