2021 is shaping up to be another exciting year for DUEM, even if it didn’t go quite as planned. DUEM had originally intended to compete in the American Solar Challenge (ASC) 2021. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, we had to make the difficult decision to withdraw. However, in true DUEM spirit, that wasn’t going …
Our Faculty Advisor and Deputy Head of Engineering at Durham University, Professor David-Sims Williams, gave an incredibly informative and insightful talk at the IEF Solar Conference last month.
Here’s Ellie, our postgraduate advisor, giving a DUEM presentaton to St John’s MCR! The talk was called Blood Sweat & Carbon – Design, Development and Racing the Durham University Solar Car. It looked at the steps we took to design and manufacture an ultra efficient car like Ortus, and our subsequent journey across the Australian …
Our Outreach Team have been busy preparing and delivering Zoom presentations, including a recent session with Coxhoe Beavers and Scouts! Following the event we received some lovely feedback from the group; we are so glad to hear that they enjoyed it! A Successful Outreach Session! “Thank you to DUEM for their interesting and interactive presentation …
British Science Week runs from the 5th – 14th March. We are Durham University Electric Motorsport and have put together a short video to show students how STEM subjects can lead to exciting opportunities and how the skills gained from these subjects are essential for all future careers. This video aims to meet Gatsby Benchmark 4: “By the age …
Calling all pupils from Reception to Year 11 Your task is to design your very own solar-powered vehicle. The winner(s) will receive a 3D printed model of their vehicle and have a DUEM-led outreach session at their school.* Please click the Terms & Conditions icon for more details on the competition. Details on the competition …
DUEM attempts a unique 24-hour ‘Ouston Solar Challenge’ Durham University Electric Motorsport (DUEM) have achieved some amazing results over the past few years; building our solar-powered car, ‘Ortus’, achieving our best results yet in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge 2019 and expanding our dedicated team are to name just a few. Last weekend was no …
The Bridgestone World Solar Challenge – a 3022km race across central Australia, cruising at highway speeds using less power than a hairdryer; with over 50 teams from 24 countries competing it is easily the largest and most exciting Solar race in the world. We went out as a team of 16 engineers from Durham University …
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On 2nd March 2020 the DUEM Outreach team visited Ings Farm Primary School to help with the ‘If I were an Engineer…’ project for the second year running in local primary schools. The project focuses on getting students to think like an engineer, by identifying problems and brainstorming ideas to tackle the issues. Throughout the week, …
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 is to …