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Design Challenge 2025 team registration

  • Teams of 2-6 students from universities and university technical colleges (UTCs) can now register

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All deliverables must be submitted via the Mashoom website. Team Leaders will automatically receive access to the Mashoom platform a few days after registration. Instructions on how to upload a file can be viewed here.

The Challenge is open to teams of 2-6 students from universities or university technical colleges (UTCs). Test your engineering and teamwork skills in regional heats taking place between March and May 2025, with the winners of each regional heat qualifying for the National Final.

Design Challenge 2025 teams:

Team Name University Region Is your team: Registration Level
Canterbury Christ Church University Canterbury Christ Church University GLR Curricular Advanced class
UCL Team B UCL GLR Extracurricular Advanced class
Brunel University Brunel University GLR Curricular Advanced class
Plug-in baby London South Bank University GLR Curricular Advanced class
Team Vroom Vroom London South Bank University GLR Curricular Advanced class
Team UH A University of Hertfordshire GLR Curricular Advanced class
Team UH B University of Hertfordshire GLR Curricular Advanced class
UEL 2 University of East London GLR Curricular Advanced class
UEL Team Phoenix University of East London GLR Curricular Advanced class
UCL Team A UCL GLR Curricular Foundation class
Imperial A Imperial College GLR Extracurricular Foundation class
Imperial B Imperial College GLR Extracurricular Foundation class
Kingston University London (Mechanical) Kingston University London GLR Curricular Foundation class
Kingston University London (Aero) Kingston University London GLR Curricular Foundation class
LSBU 1 London South Bank University GLR Curricular Foundation class
UEL 1 University of East London GLR Curricular Foundation class
UEL Team G University of East London GLR Curricular Foundation class
Durham1 Durham Univesity NE Curricular Advanced class
Durham2 Durham Univesity NE Curricular Advanced class
Teesside Team 1 Teesside University NE Curricular Foundation class
Teesside Team 2 Teesside University NE Curricular Foundation class
UoS1 University of Sunderland NE Curricular Foundation class
UoS2 University of Sunderland NE Curricular Foundation class
Newcastle University Newcastle University NE Extracurricular Foundation class
Northumbria University 01 Northumbria NE Extracurricular Foundation class
Northumbria University 02 Northumbria University NE Extracurricular Foundation class
Mechanical G3 university of bolton NW Curricular Advanced class
UCLAN ADV 1 University of Central LANCASHIRE NW Curricular Advanced class
UCLAN ADV 2 University of Central LANCASHIRE NW Curricular Advanced class
FRCTB University of Staffordshire NW Extracurricular Concept class
Salford A University of Salford NW Curricular Concept class
Mechanical G1 University of Bolton NW Curricular Foundation class
Mechanical G2 University of Bolton NW Curricular Foundation class
MMU-1 Manchester Metropolitan University NW Curricular Foundation class
MMU-2 Manchester Metropolitan University NW Curricular Foundation class
University of Manchester Team 1 University of Manchester NW Curricular Foundation class
UCLAN Foundation 1 University of Central LANCASHIRE NW Curricular Foundation class
DesignED The University of Edinburgh Scotland Extracurricular Advanced class
DMEM Strathclyde Wee Wheel University of Strathclyde Scotland Extracurricular Advanced class
University of Glasgow University of Glasgow Scotland Extracurricular Advanced class
RGU Mechanizers Robert Gordon University Aberdeen Scotland Extracurricular Advanced class
University of Strathclyde University of Strathclyde Scotland Extracurricular Foundation class
SUA1 Swansea University Wales Extracurricular Advanced class
SUA2 Swansea University Wales Extracurricular Advanced class
UWTSD UniversityofWales Trinity Saint David Wales Curricular Advanced class
SUF1 Swansea University Wales Curricular Foundation class
SUF2 Swansea University Wales Curricular Foundation class
Cardiff #1 Cardiff University Wales Extracurricular Foundation class
Cardiff #2 Cardiff University Wales Extracurricular Foundation class
Thunder Bournemouth & Poole College Wessex Curricular Advanced class
Eclipse Bournemouth & Poole College Wessex Curricular Advanced class
BU Advanced #1 - FrozOhm Bournemouth University Wessex Curricular Advanced class
Titan Bournemouth & Poole College Wessex Curricular Concept class
Sigma Bournemouth & Poole College Wessex Curricular Concept class
BU Foundation #1 Bournemouth University Wessex Curricular Foundation class
Vortex Bournemouth & Poole College Wessex Curricular Foundation class
Krypton Bournemouth & Poole College Wessex Curricular Foundation class
BU Foundation #2 Bournemouth University Wessex Curricular Foundation class
Team 1 University of Southampton Wessex Extracurricular Foundation class
Team 2 University of Southampton Wessex Extracurricular Foundation class
UTC Sheffield UTC Sheffield City Centre Yorkshire Extracurricular Advanced class
SHUbox Sheffield Hallam University Yorkshire Extracurricular Advanced class
Leeds ReLOADed University of Leeds Yorkshire Extracurricular Advanced class
EvolveX University of Huddersfield Yorkshire Extracurricular Advanced class
Thrust & Trust University of Huddersfield Yorkshire Extracurricular Advanced class
Gryphon The University of Leeds Yorkshire Extracurricular Advanced class
AFFinitY Sheffield Hallam University Yorkshire Extracurricular Advanced class
Triple A University of Huddersfield Yorkshire Extracurricular Concept class
Machine Mavericks Sheffield Hallam University Yorkshire Extracurricular Foundation class
Re-Eng Sheffield Hallam University Yorkshire Extracurricular Foundation class


Wessex Regional Final
25 March 2025, Defence Battlelab, Dorchester

North West Regional Final
26 March 2025, University of Manchester

Greater London Regional Final
25 April 2025, Imperial College London

North East Regional Final
30 April 2025, Northumbria University

Yorkshire Regional Final
2 May 2025, Sheffield Hallam University

Welsh Regional Final
7 May 2025, Swansea University

Scottish Regional Final
29 May 2025, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

National Final
11 October 2025, One Birdcage Walk, London




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