Second-year undergraduate student and London Mathematical Society (LMS) Student Representative, Nicole Kirk, with Dr Rehan Shah (LMS Academic Representative) hosted a fun-filled mathematics and engineering networking evening event for Queen Mary undergraduate students from a variety of STEM degree disciplines on campus on Friday 6th February, graciously funded by an LMS Student Representative Activities Grant.

The event, comprising over 40 students, was organised in collaboration with the Engineers Without Borders (EWB) student society and was kickstarted by a round of student networking over pizza, refreshments and snacks.

The first session led by Dr Rehan Shah provided students with an overview of the London Mathematical Society, outlining its role in supporting students and professionals, the benefits of obtaining student membership, and involvement opportunities for students through LMS meetings, events and conference events. Several students were keen to learn more about the LMS and eager to become student members of such a prestigious society. This was followed by a short overview led by Nicole Kirk providing students with a live demonstration of LucidTrack, an entirely student-designed free, online AI-assisted internship tracking companion, to assist with monitoring and systematically organising internship and graduate job career applications made by students.

The final flagship section of the evening comprised an extremely well-curated, stimulating and enjoyable mathematics and engineering themed trivia quiz, in the form of a pub-quiz style gameshow, in which students split into multiple teams to compete against each other for a range of coveted cash voucher prizes, over several rounds of intense written and buzzer-round questions.

The event was an overwhelming success and received extremely positive feedback from all of its student attendees, with multiple students commending the organisation and style of activities, designed around what students find most engaging, while still enabling them to learn and broaden their STEM knowledge.

Dr Rehan Shah was extremely impressed by Nicole Kirk and the entire EWB committee's dedication to working together with him and taking an active role in learning about grant writing, event organisation and logistics management stating that the experience truly showcases how "collaborations at Queen Mary truly embody the mantle of staff-student co-creation" with the "enthusiasm and commitment of student leaders emerging as a highlight in this professional development endeavour."