Student Stories

Learn about the student experience from our students.

Balvinder Dhillon

Balvinder Dhillon: Biomedical Engineering

"While my initial desire was to pursue medicine, the allure of biomedical engineering with its innovation and scientific depth proved irresistible."

marya graoui

Marya Graoui: Robotics Engineering

"What stands out the most are the lifelong friendships I've made"

Felix Cox posing on site

Alumni profile: Felix Cox

Felix speaks to us about his work reducing waste heat, memories of Formula Student, and jazz…

Dr Hasan Shaheed and Dr Aly Abidali seated with their drone on a table in front of them

Aly Abidali: From undergrad to record breaker

After their work was published earlier this year, we caught up with Dr Aly Abidali and Dr Hasan Shaheed to get the story of how an undergraduate project became a world record holder.

Hossein at Siemens Healthineers

Hossein's industrial placement

"I’ve developed a clearer understanding of the kind of professional I want to be"

Bijoy at Graduation

Bijoy Das: From Clearing to PhD

Bijoy studied MEng Biomedical Engineering and is now completing a PhD. Read about his journey from clearing to PhD.

Milan Nandha

Alumni profile: Milan Nandha

Milan has utilised skills from his Mechanical Engineering degree in his varied career in design, innovation and strategy.

Anna Faggionato

Student Profile: Anna Faggionato

Anna is an MSc Advanced Polymer Science and Engineering Student. Read about the reasons why she chose her programme and her experiences so far.

Mazeed Towobola wearing a black beanie hat

Mazeed Towobola: Materials Science 

"Studying Materials Science and Engineering at Queen Mary has vastly changed how I view the world around me"

Liyana Iqbal: DICE

"The Design Innovation and Creative Engineering programme provides a less conventional, more futuristic approach to engineering, by encouraging students to push boundaries."

Yaminur Rahman seated at a table in a restaurante

Yaminur Rahman: Aerospace Engineering

"I feel valued and welcomed within the community"