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Mechanical Engineering Society

Engineeringyou can hold

Workshops, team projects and national competitions.Open to every student at Leeds.

Join the society What we do
  1. 01

    Workshops every term

    Short builds in engines, mechanisms, materials and structures. No experience needed. You take home what you made.

  2. 02

    Team projects

    Design, analyse, build and test in a small team across a term. Then test it to failure and report on why.

  3. 03

    Competitions

    A Leeds team in the UKSEDS National Rocketry Championship. An in-house design competition for a first entry.

  4. 04

    Industry talks

    Practising engineers on what their teams hire for and how to prepare.

A rotating detonation rocket engine firing on a test stand, exhaust plume glowing blue

Projects and competitions · UKSEDS

National Rocketry Championship

The UK student rocketry competition, run by UKSEDS since 2013. Teams design, build and launch a mid-power rocket to a 2,500 ft target, scored against their own flight prediction. Launch day is at Midlands Rocketry Club in June. Leeds is entering a team.

UKSEDS National Rocketry Championship Sign up for the rocketry team
Season
2026/27
Target
2,500 ft apogee
Starts
Semester 1
Entry
Open to all years

Institution of Mechanical Engineers

IMechE Design Challenge

The IMechE flagship student design competition. IMechE publishes the design specification in Semester 1, and teams build to it.

Season
2026/27
Runs
Semester 1
Brief
Set by IMechE
Entry
Members, any year

Charity partnership

REMAP

We work with the charity REMAP on engineering that improves daily life for people living with disability or the effects of age. Each case is one person and one problem.

REMAP, making things possible Sign up for REMAP
Season
2026/27
Starts
Semester 1
Lead
Amrita Paul
Entry
Members, any year

In-house

MechSoc Design Competition

Our own annual competition, aimed at students in the School of Mechanical Engineering. Runs in the second half of Semester 1.

Season
2026/27
Runs
Late Semester 1
Entry
School of Mechanical Engineering

Socials

Nights out and Give It A Go events, booked through LUU.

  1. MechSoc Freshers GIAG

    7:30–9pm · The Pack Horse · Free

    A Give It A Go night for freshers. Come and meet other students from the School of Mechanical Engineering.

    Book on LUU

Committee

The 2026/27 committee. Say hello at any event.

  1. Mohammed Butt

    President

    Mohammed Butt

  2. Umar Qureshi

    Vice President

    Umar Qureshi

  3. Olatomiwa Oladiji

    Secretary

    Olatomiwa Oladiji

  4. Treasurer

    Omniya Belrhiti Alaoui

  5. Gabriele Marra

    R&D Lead

    Gabriele Marra

  6. NRC Project Lead

    Swayam Bandyopadhyay

  7. Amrita Paul

    REMAP Project Lead

    Amrita Paul

  8. Adam Hush

    R&D Technician

    Adam Hush

  9. Robert Vassallo

    R&D Technician · Website

    Robert Vassallo

  10. Hashim Al Daalooj

    Events Officer

    Hashim Al Daalooj

  11. Saryah Baabdullah

    Events Officer

    Saryah Baabdullah

  12. Luke Ansell

    Events Officer

    Luke Ansell

  13. Alhetham Srur

    Marketing Officer

    Alhetham Srur

  14. Jake Hickling Keating

    Social Sec

    Jake Hickling Keating

  15. Events Officer

    Saint Nto Bessala

  16. Marketing Officer

    Amanda Isharaza

  17. Social Sec

    Wilf Grant

Open to every student.

Any course, any year, no experience needed.

Join through LUU [email protected]

Membership runs through the Leeds University Union website.