Canterbury Christ Church University are creating the Medicine Calendar Prototype

Canterbury Christ Church University are a regional partner for our Leaders Award competition which asks pupils aged 3-19 the question “If you were an engineer, what would you do?”. As part of this continued partnership, the university have selected a pupil’s idea submitted to our Leaders Award competition to turn it into a working prototype over the 2024/2025 academic year.

Pupil designer Adela, a pupil in Year 7, will see her engineering idea the Medicine Calendar turned into a reality! Inspired by her own experience and sometimes forgetfulness when taking medication, her idea would help a variety of people when it’s medication organiser and alarm feature. It also makes taking medication more fun with music availability.

The ProtoTeam at Canterbury Christ Church University selected this idea because they felt it had great potential to support people in their everyday lives.

The team consists of Nicola Joyce and Adam Bayliss, who will focus on the electrical aspects of the build, while Breeshea Robinson (Senior Specialist Technician) will be responsible for manufacturing the calendar itself.

Their plan is to begin building the prototype in January, with the aim of having it functional by March.