Dr Karen Shoop
BA MSc PhD
News
January 2025 | ||
 DICE students celebrate ten years of Hackmasters8 January 2025Students from the Design Innovation and Creative Engineering programme were invited to celebrate ten years of Hackmasters, taking part in their 10X Innovation Hack. Taking place at The Ministry in Borough on 14th and 15th November, the event was a hands-on exploration of the challenges and opportunities in these evolving … [more] | ||
December 2024 | ||
 A Wonderful SEMS Winter Graduation Ceremony Wraps up 202418 December 2024The SEMS winter graduation ceremony took place in the Great Hall on the Mile End campus on 18 December 2024. 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 2023-24 cohort, but there many … [more] | ||
October 2024 | ||
 Design Engineering graduate continues sustainability start-up success30 October 2024Sarah Bailey, who graduated from the Design, Innovation and Creative Engineering programme this year, is already seeing further success for her startup business, Even. Even produces reusable, and one-size-fits-all period underwear and aims to distribute them at refugee camps and via street vendors. They currently have a trial successfully underway … [more] | ||
 Design Innovation and Creative Engineering programme introduces placement year2 October 2024The Design Innovation and Creative Engineering (DICE) programme now includes the option for students to take an Industrial Experience Placement year as part of their degree. Students secure placements by applying through the competitive recruitment processes which usually involve a CV, application, psychometrics tests, assessment centres and interviews. Year-long placements … [more] | ||
August 2024 | ||
 Queen Mary Design Engineering student awarded prestigious scholarship16 August 2024Zayna Ahmed, a final year student on the Design, Innovation and Creative Engineering course (DICE), has been awarded a prestigious scholarship from the Royal Commission Exhibition of 1851. The Royal Commission originally took the profits of the 1851 Great Exhibition to fund the ‘museums district’ of South Kensington as well … [more] | ||
June 2024 | ||
 Design students attend Hackmasters in Chicago28 June 2024Four SEMS Design students were invited by Hackmasters to their Innovation Hack in Chicago this June. Hosted by EY, a technology insights company whose purpose is “building a better working world”, the Hack theme was 'Exploring the Future of Retail and Consumer Products ' and looked at developing business … [more] | ||
 Design, Innovation and Creative Engineering accredited by the IED5 June 2024We're pleased to announce that our BEng Design, Innovation and Creative Engineering programmes have been accredited by the Institution of Engineering Designers (IED). The IED is the premier membership body representing engineering and product designers. Successful completion of our BEng course means students will fully meet the academic requirements … [more] | ||
March 2024 | ||
 SEMS students travel to Dubai to take part in Hackathon1 March 2024Two current students, and a recent graduate of the Design, Innovation and Creative Engineering (DICE) course were recently invited to Dubai to take part in Hackmasters’ Hackathon: Future of Regenerative Cities. Hosted by the Global Dev Slam and taking place at Dubai’s World Trade Centre, Future of … [more] | ||
February 2024 | ||
 School of Engineering and Materials Science celebrates league table success8 February 2024The School of Engineering and Materials Science is celebrating a number of achievements in university league tables for 2024, across a range of subjects. Key successes include ranking as: 4th in the UK for Materials Technology (Complete University Guide 2024). 1st in the UK for graduate prospects in Materials Technology (Complete University … [more] | ||
January 2024 | ||
 Design, Innovation and Creative Engineering student wins Tata pitch competition25 January 2024A company founded by a Queen Mary Design, Innovation and Creative Engineering student has won NACUE's Tata Varsity Pitch Competition – a prestigious award which aims to support innovative, competitive and socially beneficial ideas and inventions. Sarah Bailey’s start-up, Even, makes affordable period underwear for refugees. Designed … [more] | ||