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January 2026 | ||
 BBC discusses the future of supersonic aviation with Dr Kshitij Sabnis26 January 2026Dr Kshitij Sabnis appeared on BBC Radio 4's Inside Science programme on Thursday 22nd January discussing the future of supersonic aviation, on the 50th anniversary of Concorde's first commercial flight. Science journalist Tom Whipple and the rest of the team from the BBC came to Queen Mary University's … [more] | ||
 Dr Rehan Shah awarded Global Hubs Research Seed Grant21 January 2026Dr Rehan Shah, in collaboration with Dr Alexandra Werth (Cornell University), has been awarded one of the prestigious Cornell Global Research Seed Grant Awards for 2026 administered by Cornell University in partnership with its Global Hubs partner universities, including Queen Mary, for an educational scholarship research project. Artificial intelligence (AI) has … [more] | ||
Dr Rehan Shah and team awarded RAISE Network Research Grant13 January 2026Dr Rehan Shah, leading a cross-institutional team of multi-disciplinary colleagues comprising Prof Anne Preston (Professor of Interdisciplinary Education, UCL) along with two student researchers from Queen Mary and UCL, has been awarded one of three prestigious research grants administered by the RAISE (Researching, Advancing and Inspiring Student Engagement) Network. The … [more] | ||
 Prof Kaspar Althoefer appointed Fellow of IEEE12 January 2026Professor Kaspar Althoefer, Director of the Centre of Excellence for Advanced Robotics @ Queen Mary (ARQ), has been appointed a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). This is the highest grade of membership to the organisation and acknowledges Prof Althoefer’s ourstanding accomplishments in Electronic Engineering. … [more] | ||
 Wenqi Wang Successfully Passes PhD Viva under the Supervision of Dr Wei Tan6 January 2026We are pleased to announce that Wenqi Wang has successfully passed his PhD viva with minor corrections, marking the completion of an excellent doctoral thesis entitled “The Effect of Loading and Environmental Conditions on the Mechanical Behaviours of Composite Materials”. The viva examination was conducted by Dr Yueting … [more] | ||
 SEMS Winter Graduation Ceremony Wraps up 20255 January 2026The SEMS winter graduation ceremony took place in the Great Hall on the Mile End campus on 16 December 2025. The venue was filled with hundreds of SEMS graduates and their families and friends. The largest cohort was made up our MSc students from our 2024-25 cohort, but there many other BEng, … [more] | ||
 Dr Jae-Hwan Park contributes to reports on trust-based cross-border data cooperation in Central and East Asia published by UNESCAP2 January 2026UNESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) have published two reports on cross-border data collaboration between Kazakhstan, the Republic of Korea and Uzbekistan. The strategic framework was developed partly by Dr Jae-Hwan Park. Part I – Strategic Foundations As data becomes a core driver of … [more] | ||
 EduMark AI Selected for Innovate UK and UKRI Funded ICURe Discover Programme2 January 2026EduMark AI, led by Dr Deepshikha, has been selected for the ICURe Discover Technology Missions Fund (TMF) Programme, a nationally recognised initiative funded by Innovate UK and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) that supports the translation of research into real-world impact. Selection to the programme reflects the strength of the … [more] | ||