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Formula Student (FS) is Europe's most established educational engineering competition and celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2023, tasking teams to design, build and race a single-seater race car.
Backed by industry and high-profile engineers such as Ross Brawn OBE, the competition aims to develop enterprising and innovative young engineers and encourage more young people to take up a career in engineering, with over 100 university teams taking part every year.
The project usually forms part of a degree-level project and is viewed by the motorsport industry as the standard for engineering graduates to meet, transitioning them from university to the workplace. It is a kite-mark for real-world engineering experience, combining practical engineering experience with soft skills including business planning and project management.
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Want to work with an engine supplier to Formula OneTM teams? Long-time Formula Student sponsors Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains are delighted to announce placements for engineers to join their team.
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As we embark on a new school term, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and Autodesk are delighted to announce several new dates for Autodesk's free Fusion Fundamentals course.
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