T Level in Design & Development for Engineering and Manufacturing students from Kingston College recently visited the School of Engineering at Kingston University’s Roehampton Vale campus. The visit aimed to provide students with valuable insights into real-world engineering concepts and demonstrate how these disciplines are shaping both the present and the future.
The day began with an insightful talk by the engineering faculty exploring various engineering fields, designed to help students navigate their future career paths. Following the presentation, the group toured the university’s state-of-the-art facilities and workshops. The extensive tour included visits to the robotics laboratory, flight and helicopter simulators, the racing car building workshop, the materials science laboratory, the additive manufacturing suite, the aerospace workshop - exploring the working of wind tunnels - and the rocket propulsion test laboratory.
Putting theory into practice, students participated in a hands-on workshop where they built their own mini robots. Utilizing Arduino microcontrollers and proximity sensors, they learned the fundamentals of electronic circuits and coding. Later in the day, the students attended a guest lecture on the equilibrium of forces, directly linking the university experience to a topic they are currently studying in their college science unit.
The visit also provided an excellent networking opportunity. Staff and students engaged with esteemed faculty members from the mechanical and aerospace engineering departments, sparking discussions about future collaborations between the engineering departments at Kingston College and Kingston University.
The experience left the students thoroughly inspired with a newfound motivation to explore both the academic and professional worlds of engineering.
