MarRI-UK are excited to be supporting Future Seawork at Seawork 2025.
Seawork 2025 invites UK university students to showcase their innovative projects at the leading European commercial marine and workboats exhibition!
About Future Seawork:
What: A prestigious competition for UK university students with ground breaking projects in the commercial marine sector.
Why: This is your chance to accelerate your innovation, gain exposure, and potentially bring your project to market.
When: Seawork 10 – 12 June 2025 – Southampton. The ultimate stage for innovation in marine technology.
Why Participate?
Showcase Your Innovation: Present your project to industry leaders, investors, and potential partners.
Gain Recognition: Stand out as a future leader in the marine industry.
Get Expert Feedback: Receive insights from top professionals in the field.
Win Big: The top three projects will receive exclusive opportunities for mentorship, funding, and collaboration.
Who Can Enter?
Current UK university students with projects that have strong potential or are close to being market-ready in the commercial marine industry.
How to Apply:
For more information and to submit your project proposal by 30 April 2025 click here.
Future Seawork Judges
We are proud that our members and team and supporting this competition with two of our academic members and the Chair of our Technical Group judging this years competition.
Professor Alan Murphy, University of Southampton
Alan has a background as a professional sea-going Dual Officer in the British Merchant Navy with a subsequent academic education in Naval Architecture and Experimental Hydrodynamics.
His research interests in Maritime Engineering focus on sustainable and emission-free ships, ports and other maritime systems. This includes: Net zero maritime propulsion and energy systems; Ship emission reduction; Energy saving technologies in maritime systems; Real-world monitoring & data exploitation to improve the design and operation of ships & shipping, including ports; Autonomous systems in the maritime environment and; Indices, policy & regulation. Alan is the Head of the Maritime Engineering Group in the School of Engineering at the University of Southampton, a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights.
Jake Rigby, Chair of MarRI-UK Technical Working Group
Jake Rigby is the Global Head of Innovation and Research at BMT, portfolio managing internal research and academic engagement. He originally trained as a Naval Architect working as a Senior and Principal Naval Architect before this transition into research management.
Jake is a passionate Futurologist and member of the World Futures Society; he has created an innovative horizon scanning framework to track and categorise emergent technologies. He has also been named an honorary professor at the University of Exeter in recognition for his work in leading industry-academic collaboration.
As the Chair of MarRI-UK’s Technical Working Group, Jake provides leadership for the technical development and facilitates essential coordination between MarRI-UK’s members and the Strategy Board.
Dr. Yuanchang Liu, University College London
Dr. Yuanchang Liu is an Associate Professor and Chair of Marine Research in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University College London. Dr Liu is also the Programme Director of MSc Power Systems Engineering. Prior to joining the department, he served as a Research Fellow in Robotic Vision and Autonomous Vehicles at the Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey. Dr. Yuanchang Liu earned his MSc degree in Power Systems Engineering and a PhD degree in Marine Control Engineering, both from University College London in 2011 and 2016, respectively.
Dr. Liu’s research primarily focuses on automation and autonomy, with a special emphasis on exploring technologies related to sensing, perception, and the guidance and control of intelligent and autonomous vehicles. In recognition of his contributions, Dr. Liu was featured among the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University in 2022, 2023, 2024. Additionally, he received the Denny Medal, awarded by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science, and Technology (IMarEST).