RGU School of Computing, Engineering & Technology

18/05/2026

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24/04/2026

Team impROVise from Keith Grammar School won the Scottish and European MATE ROV Regional Competition held at Robert Gordon University. Their dedication, innovation, and teamwork earned them the victory, and now they’re heading to the MATE ROV World Championship in St. John’s, Canada this June!

The MATE ROV competition challenges young engineers to design and present a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), built entirely from scratch. Team impROVise stood out not just for their technical expertise, but also for their resilience in overcoming challenges throughout the competition.

As they prepare for the World Championship, Team impROVise is now turning to the community for support. To help get them to Canada and represent Scotland and Europe on the global stage, they are raising funds for travel and logistics.

How can you help?

If you’re able to, please consider donating or sharing their fundraising campaign to help them reach their goal. Every bit counts!

🔗 Support Team impROVise: Fundraising Link

Let’s help these brilliant young engineers reach new heights and continue to shine internationally!

*STOP PRESS*
Statement and appeal from our successful and aspirational ROV Team (Young Engineers.)

On the 15th of April, 2026, impROVise, Keith Grammar School’s ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) team took part in the MATE (Marine Advanced Technology Education) competition.
We proceeded to win, which has granted us the privilege of attending the engineering competition’s international final in St. John’s, Canada.
The competition requires us to structure ourselves as a company, making us give a presentation and product demos of a vehicle we built entirely from scratch.
As a team, we have faced many challenges, both before the event and during, but these difficulties have been quickly overcome. As our company tagline says: we are constantly working well under pressure. The competition from the other teams was fierce, adding even more to our drive for success.
We are thrilled to have the brilliant opportunity to represent not only ourselves, KGS and Moray, but also Scotland and even Europe on an international level at the stage we compete at. We, at impROVise, would like to extend the deepest of thanks to our local community and our sponsors for the fantastic level of support for our project.

We now move on to starting our fundraising drive. We would really appreciate if you could share this link with your network to help us reach our fundraising goal and get the whole team out to Canada - https://gofund.me/211ec66c7

Thank you
Team impROVise

24/04/2026

2026 Regional Outstanding Student Chapter Award

We are excited to announce that we have won the SPE 2026 Regional Outstanding Student Chapter Award for the Europe region in the Technical Dissemination and Professional Development category for the Medium size group!

This award recognises us performing above and beyond within our SPE super region and we will advance to the global round of judging for consideration for the Presidential Award for Outstanding Student Chapter.

16/04/2026

Theory takes you to the lab, but grit takes you to the Football Robot Competition.

After weeks of hard work, our third year undergraduate engineering students showcase their robots on the pitch, a bridge between classroom calculations and match day reality, where engineering intuition meets the heat of competition.

The event saw our students move from theoretical design to real time ex*****on. It was not just about robots playing football, it was about the development of engineers.

Engineering requires team effort, and judging by these smiles, everyone was happy.

Match played, robots fixed, lessons learnt.

This is not just coursework or a project, but a memory. This is SoCET Robot Football 2026.

Video credit goes to Robert Gordon University Digital Marketing placement student, Adegbola Taiwo.

09/04/2026

📣Final-year students, your voice matters 📣

The National Student Survey (NSS) is now open!

It takes just 10 minutes, is completely anonymous, and helps improve the student experience at RGU.

Complete it before 31st March and you’ll be entered into a draw to win £100 Amazon vouchers.

👉 Complete the survey here: https://www.thestudentsurvey.com/

Survey closes on 30th April 2026.

01/04/2026

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Introducing our new student therapet capybara, Gort, here to help with deadlines and pre-exam stress.

Keep your eyes peeled for him wandering around campus 👀

*Happy April Fools

25/03/2026

📣Final-year students, your voice matters 📣

The National Student Survey (NSS) is now open!

Help improve the student experience at RGU.

Complete it before 31st March and you’ll be entered into a draw to win £100 Amazon vouchers.

👉 Complete the survey here: https://www.thestudentsurvey.com/

20/03/2026

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19/03/2026

We’re excited to once again be hosting the MATE ROV Scotland Regional Competition on 15 April 2026!

We look forward to welcoming Navigator and Ranger teams from secondary schools across the North East as they take part in this year’s MATE ROV challenges — all competing for the chance to qualify for the World Championships in Canada.

12/03/2026

Today’s lesson: Duck, Dip, Dive and Dodge! We held a SoCET Dodgeball match today at RGU SPORT this lunchtime where students could forget about uni life for an hour and have some down time. If you can dodge a ball, you can dodge anything 😊

Thanks to Ross and Scott for organising!

United by spirit… divided by dodgeballs