ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, ɐ tˈiːm ʌv stˈuːdənts pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾɪŋ ɪnðɪ ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən skˈiːm wɜː sᵻlˈɛktᵻd baɪ ɐ pˈænəl ʌv dʒˈʌdʒᵻz tə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnt ðɪ ˈiːstɚn ɹˈiːdʒən ɪnðə fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn nˈæʃənəl lˈɛvəl ʌvðə bˌiːˈeɪ kɹˈɛst ɐwˈɔːɹdz, wɪð ðɛɹ wˈɜːk ɔnðə jˈʊɹɹoʊfˌaɪɾɚ taɪfˈuːn ɪn pˈɑːɹtnɚʃˌɪp wɪð sˈɛlɛks ɡˌælᵻlˈeɪoʊ.
In 2008, a team of students participating in the Engineering Education Scheme were selected by a panel of judges to represent The Eastern Region in the February 2009 National level of the BA CREST Awards, with their work on the Eurofighter Typhoon in partnership with SELEX Galileo.