Four students from the School of Engineering and Materials Science (SEMS), all working on co-creation education research projects with Dr Rehan Shah, represented Queen Mary to present their work at the London Student Sustainability Conference, hosted by Kingston University on Wednesday 25th February 2026.

The projects presented by the students included:

1. 'Squashing bugs not snakes': co-creating a Python toolkit to prepare engineers for a sustainable future - Muhie Al-Haimus (Third year undergraduate) and Silvia Santafe (Masters-level postgraduate) (Winner of People's Choice Award for Best Poster from 53 entries)

2. ‘Beyond the Formula’: Embedding sustainability and ethics in mathematics through co-creation - Malmi Mahagamage and Meherun Soud (both third year undergraduates) (Presentation and poster)

The work undertaken by the students on these projects with Dr Shah was disseminated through oral presentations and posters and aims at showcasing how education delivery and curriculum development within SEMS was enhanced across the breadth of first and second-year undergraduate mathematics modules led by Dr Shah.

Muhie and Silvia's poster also received the People's Choice Award for Best Poster from over 53 academic poster entries, while Malmi and Meherun's presentation was positively received by participants at the conference, providing all the students with valuable opportunities to engage in insightful discussions, networking, and academic professional development for their future careers.