About Us

Durham University Electric Motorsport (DUEM) is the UK’s longest running solar car team. Founded in 2002, we have always pushed the boundaries of technological innovation to the limit. The 50-strong team is entirely run and led by students outside of academically rigorous degrees, all of whom are incredibly future focused.

We believe that inclusion inspires innovation and have always had students from a diverse academic background, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level: from engineering, to physics, history, mathematics, biology, economics, modern languages, marketing and more.

This website gives you an insight into our past and a glimpse into our future; a future in which we continue to build upon our strong heritage and continue to showcase, educate and inspire.

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Blog

Apr

DUEM returns to the Schools’ Science Festival

Between the 2nd and 4th April, the DUEM Outreach team took part in the Schools’ Science Festival hosted at Durham University, an event attended by 780 pupils in years 9-10 from 27 schools across the local area, where they learnt what science is really used for in the real world. The aim of the event

Apr

DUEM at Kingsley Primary School

On the 22nd of March 2019, the DUEM outreach team and Head of Electrical visited Kingsley Primary School in Hartlepool to talk to students about the solar car and what it’s like to be an engineer. The pupils had been taking part in a week-long project titled ‘If I were an engineer’ where they had

Oct

DUEM and Corbeau announce Sponsorship Partnership!

DUEM are delighted to announce a brand new sponsor of the project. Corbeau Seats Ltd., the first motorsport seat manufacturer in the world, are partnering with DUEM, providing their safety expertise across a number of areas to the team as they gear up to Australia in 2019. This includes their incredible lightweight harnesses which Corbeau

Aug

DUEM at CarFest South

DUEM are delighted to announce that we will be attending this weekend’s CarFest South. Led by Chris Evans and his BBC Radio 2 team, the event combines cars, live music and family fun for a truly unforgettable weekend. The event raises money for BBC Children In Need. We are thrilled to be exhibiting here, in

Jul

Looking ahead to Goodwood 2018

A major part of DUEM’s mission is to promote our project and sustainability across the world, educating the public about climate change in the process. One of our major annual events is the Goodwood Festival of Speed. DUEM have attended this twice previously – in 2016 and 2017 – and are delighted to announce that

Jun

DUEM’s Formula E Experience

This year DUEM celebrates its 16th anniversary and continues their marketing push across Europe. The team presented at Cleantech Innovate 2018 in front of 400 investors at the historic Faraday Lecture Theatre in London’s Royal Institution back in March of this year. We saw incredible interest in the car, its technology and future platform opportunities.

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RT @durham_uni: Did you know @DUEM_Electric got its best ever place in the World Solar Car Challenge this year? Isaac, a member of the team, tells us more about the exciting 3022km race in today's blog 👉https://t.co/Byz9mfRANu https://t.co/vCuEuEcgs9, Dec 4
DUEM is excited to announce a new partnership – The Reece Foundation! Established in 2007, the main objective of the foundation is to increase the long term and sustainable prosperity of the North East of England primarily through the promotion of engineering and manufacturing. https://t.co/oog5toUl72, Nov 30
RT @Paula_Martian: Stimulating Activity Day @durham_uni @comp_sci_durham exploring the secret life of computers with @deafhillps through activities designed and delivered by Computer Science and Engineering into Schools students! #Communication #Code #Robots #SolarCar @DUEM_Electric https://t.co/Hyi1w5sZZh, Nov 22
Who needs petrol when you can have the sun!☀️ #BWSC19 #Engineering #RenewableEnergy https://t.co/69glxCk33G, Nov 21
After a few days of packing and resting in Adelaide, the team is ready for our return to the UK. The last month has been an intoxicating cocktail of highs and lows, with memories that will stay with the team forever and friendships to last a lifetime. See you back in the UK! https://t.co/AycExqzlUK, Oct 22

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