The BEng final year project has been designed to be a linked design project where students will work individually and as a group to integrate core disciplinary concepts to produce the detailed design of a part of a product or process. Students will bring their individual components together to develop a complex component or process, and need to think creatively to produce an effective design that meets a specification and minimises the cost and environmental impact.

Over 74 BEng final year project teams, nine outstanding project teams showcasing strong industrial collaboration were selected to participate in the first BEng Dragons’ Den presentations at the Industrial Liaison Forum. The teams pitched their ideas and showcased exciting product concepts to the "dragons" from industry, Queen Mary Innovation and academics. The enthusiasm of the presenting students and the quality of their projects were noted by these judges.

The three winning BEng Dragons’ Den presentations were:

• MSE1: Powering electronics from waste heat (comprised S. Azeem, N. Burlat, Y. Dahir, E. Nguyen, K. Thayaparan and Professor Oliver Fenwick)
• A1: Aerodynamic integration of propulsion system nozzles onto supersonic civil aircraft (comprised U. Bhayat, P. Chowdhury, A. Fernandes, W. Khamdun, W. Tahori and Dr Kshitij Sabnis)
• R1: Design and Development of a Robotic Simulation Tool for Training Medical Students Palpation Exams (comprised P. Asewando, O. Baiden, N. Ching, A. Greenway, K. Starzec and Dr Thilina Dulantha Lalitharatne)

All students engaged in lively discussion with our academics and external visitors, and received excellent feedback from our judges and industrial collaborators. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Dragons’ Den session chairs and judges, specifically Dr Sanaa Hafeez, Dr Stefaan Verbruggen, Dr Haixue Yan, Professor Phillip Kennedy, Dr Adam Daykin, Dr Salim Mohamed Salim, Dr Chris Chapman, Mr Andy Leather, Dr Guy Newcombe and Dr Chineye Princess Udeze, for their valuable time, insightful evaluations, and constructive feedback, which greatly contributed to the success of the event.