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Success in Faculty of Science and Engineering's BAME Undergraduate Research Internships The School of Engineering and Materials Science (SEMS) has been successful in securing a BAME undergraduate research studentship for a summer internship research project to be undertaken by first year BEng Mechanical Engineering student Mr. Ismail Moalin, under the joint supervision of Dr. Rehan Shah and Prof. Henri Huijberts from … [more]

Engineering the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) - the largest optical telescope in space In a seminar at Queen Mary, NASA’s Dr Raymond Ohl explained what makes the JWST’s architecture so unique. Dr Ohl has worked on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project at the Goddard Space Flight Center in various roles for about 20 years. He was invited by … [more]

Hyperlink team wins Bright Network award The Hyperlink student team wins the Innovation Award by Bright Network for their innovative solutions of developing a hyperloop transport technology. The student team is based at the School of Engineering and Materials Science at Queen Mary University of London and has student members from other schools as the School … [more]

Dr. Rehan Shah awarded a collaborative Engineering Education Research Grant with UCL Dr. Rehan Shah has been awarded a collaborative Engineering Education Research Grant through UCL's Centre for Engineering Education to work on a cross-institutional interdisciplinary project with a team comprising colleagues from UCL including academics from the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Institute of Education, UCL East and professional services staff … [more]

SEMS' Winter Graduation The winter graduation ceremony returned to the Great Hall on the Mile End campus once again 2023. The venue was filled with a cast of hundreds of SEMS graduates and their families and friends. The largest cohort was made up our MSc students from last year, but there was a good … [more]

SEMS hosts visit from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals SEMS hosted a visit from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) on Monday 28th November. They were lead by the Assistant Cultural Attaché from the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and by Professor AlKharoubi, KFUPM. The group were a total of 24 students and staff from … [more]

November Prize-giving for SEMS' Taught Students At the Industrial Liaison Forum on 9th November 2022, we celebrated the achievements of some of our best taught students. Over 20 prizes were awarded by the School. These were awarded across subject and year groups and included "Academic Achievement Prizes as well as "Best Project Prizes". One "… [more]

SEMS November Industrial Liaison Forum including PhD Research Showcase and and Student Awards We were pleased to once again hold the bi-annual Industrial Liaison Forum live in-person at Queen Mary University of London on 9th November 2022 in the Octagon. The event was well attended by staff and students as well as industrialists. The day was broken up into five parts, starting in the … [more]

Queen Mary's new Centre for Academic Inclusion in Science and Engineering (CAISE) sets out to champion inclusive education  CAISE aims to ensure all students have an equal opportunity to become scientists and engineers.  Set up by Queen Mary's Faculty of Science and Engineering, CAISE is a direct response to the university's Strategy 2030, and its objective to be most inclusive university of our kind. Working across … [more]

Picture an Engineer When you see an engineer, what does the picture mean to you? International photographer Michael Cockerham and the Ideas Foundation created a digital storytelling workshop at Queen Mary's Festival of Communities to help engineers see each other's worlds. The creative & culture teams built a digital arts studio … [more]