Dr Giuseppe Viola
PhD, PGCAP, FHEA, FIMMM, CSci

 

Research Group News

January 2025

Audience at the symposium

Centre for Undergraduate Research Team participate in CRISPR VIP Symposium

6 January 2025

A notable contingent of the Queen Mary Centre for Undergraduate Research (QMCUR) Team has participated in the CRISPR VIP Symposium, an event organized by QMCUR’s external partners, Gene Editors of the Future, at the University of Westminster. The symposium was held on Friday 13th December 2024 in the historical … [more]


December 2024

Staff present to receive their awards included in the front row from left to right: Giuseppe, Chelsea, Helen, Mouna, Priyanka, Nabil, Hazel (HOS), Ana, Nasima & Kshitij. In Hybrid mode on the Big Screen behind: Li, Doug & Joanna.

SEMS Annual Staff Awards Announced

11 December 2024

At the end of the staff meeting on the 11th December 2024 and just before the SEMS annual Christmas Staff Party, we hosted our annual SEMS Staff Prize Celebration. We had a record number of nominations this year with the awards being spread across the entire SEMS community. The Valuing People … [more]


November 2024

Hands holding jigsaw pieces

SEMS undergraduates present education research at CREME-EECS Staff Scholarship Exchange Webinar

24 November 2024

In the first-of-its-kind entirely student-led CREME-EECS Staff Scholarship Exchange Webinar (a shared community-of-practice between the SEMS Centre for Research in Engineering and Materials Education and the EECS Educational Scholarship Centre), 5 SEMS undergraduate students presented their ongoing STEM education research work to academic staff from the scholarship centres of both Schools. … [more]

The prize winners Jarifa Tasnim Shah and Arrin Fernandes near their poster.

QMCUR Students Present their Research at the Industrial Liaison Forum

12 November 2024

The latest edition of the Industrial Liaison Forum (ILF) marks the second time QMCUR students have participated in the event, highlighting their growing presence and dedication to advancing research alongside PhD students and Postdoctoral researchers. This consistent engagement reflects not only their commitment but also QMCUR’s incremental progress … [more]


October 2024

Group photo

Centre for Undergraduate Research hosts a three day meeting of engineers and gene editors

29 October 2024

The Queen Mary Centre for Undergraduate Research (QMCUR) recently hosted an innovative three-day event titled “Undergraduate Research Forum: Engineers Meet Gene Editors”. This interdisciplinary gathering brought together outstanding undergraduate students from Queen Mary’s School of Engineering and Materials Science and the University of Westminster’s … [more]


September 2024

Sunainah Amber

Prestigious SEED Award Presented to Sunainah Amber, Third-Year Aerospace Engineering Student

9 September 2024

Sunainah Amber, a third-year undergraduate student in Aerospace Engineering and a member of the Queen Mary Centre for Undergraduate Research, supervised by Dr Jae-Hwan Park, has been awarded the prestigious SEED Award. This honour recognizes her significant contributions to enhancing the learning experiences of students at Queen Mary University of … [more]

Jake Seah presenting his poster

Two Queen Mary undergraduate students present research at BioMedEng24

6 September 2024

Jake Seah and Enrico Gigantino, both entering their third year in Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, showcased their research at the BioMedEng24 conference 5-6 September 2024 in the form of poster presentations: Jake Seah, Davide Carta, Daniel Hayer, Hossein Heidari, Julien Gautrot: “DLP Printing of Chips for Microvascularized Tissue Models&… [more]


July 2024

Dr Deepshikha

Dr Deepshikha secured the prestigious Drapers’ Fund for Innovation in Learning and Teaching for AI-Driven Grading Project

31 July 2024

Dr Deepshikha Deepshikha, at the School of Engineering and Materials Science, has been awarded The Drapers’ Fund for Innovation in Learning and Teaching for a project, titled 'EduMark AI: AI-Driven Grading and Personalised Student Feedback to Save Educator Time', which aims to revolutionise the assessment and feedback process within … [more]


May 2024

The QMCUR group at the BCUR dinner

Queen Mary students present at British Conference of Undergraduate Research

7 May 2024

Four student researchers from the Queen Mary Centre for Undergraduate Research (QMCUR) have presented their work at the prestigious British Conference of Undergraduate Research (BCUR), held at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Presentations by Barbaros Zeren (first-year student in Aerospace Engineering), Yash Vaghela (first-year student in Mechanical … [more]


February 2024

Enrico Gigantino and his supervisor Dr Verbruggen, and Ava Dahlia Belafonte with her supervisor Dr Rehan Shah at the participation to the Posters in Parliament event.

Centre for Undergraduate Research students present at Posters in Parliament

28 February 2024

Two talented undergraduate students engaged in research activities at the Queen Mary Centre for Undergraduate Research have presented their research findings at the prestigious Posters in Parliament event. This conference offers a platform for outstanding scholars in the UK to share their insights with a wider audience and highlights the … [more]

British Conference for Undergraduate Research

Triple success with three SEMS student projects accepted for presentation at prestigious British Conference for Undergraduate Research

16 February 2024

Three SEMS undergraduate student research projects have been accepted for presentation at the prestigious UK-wide British Conference for Undergraduate Research, being hosted by the London School of Economics (LSE). The students who will be presenting at the conference are Barbaros Zeren and Yash Vaghela, both first year students supervised by … [more]


January 2024

The QMCUR Team at the inaugural event

Inaugural Event of the Queen Mary Centre for Undergraduate Research

25 January 2024

We are delighted to announce the successful hosting of the inaugural event of the Queen Mary Centre for Undergraduate Research (QMCUR) at Queen Mary University of London in the Octagon on January 24th. The event garnered attendance from both staff and students, who were thoroughly impressed by the insightful presentations … [more]

Tomorrow's Mathematicians Today conference logo

SEMS students' research paper accepted for presentation at undergraduate mathematics conference

23 January 2024

Two first year SEMS undergraduate students, Mr Barbaros Zeren and Mr Yash Vaghela, supervised by Dr Rehan Shah, have had their research project paper accepted for presentation at the Institute of Mathematics' (IMA) Tomorrow's Mathematicians Today (TMT) undergraduate mathematics conference, being hosted by the University of Greenwich. Their project, … [more]


July 2023

Dr Giuseppe Viola

Dr Giuseppe Viola awarded the President and Principal’s Fund for Educational Excellence

25 July 2023

Dr Viola has been funded to further support our Undergraduate Research Project Activities through a new Queen Mary Centre for Undergraduate Research (QMCUR). This will be carried out in collaboration with a dedicated team of undergraduate students who will take on the role of "co-creators" under the supervision … [more]