News
November 2024
James Busfield is a Guest on BBC Radio 4 Show - The Infinite Monkey Cage
15 November 2024James Busfield from the School of Engineering and Materials Science has made an appearance on the BBC Radio 4 show The Infinite Monkey Cage. In the episode, titled Fantastic Elastic, James joins an incredible panel, including gold medal winning Olympian Bryony Page, comedian Jessica Fostekew, and materials expert Anna Ploszajski, alongside ... [more]
Queen Mary student and graduate recognised on National Engineering Day
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Engineering student Balvinder Kaur Dhillon wins 'Junior Nobel Prize', while alum Navjot Sawhney is recognised by the Royal Academy of Engineering on National Engineering Day. Balvinder Kaur Dhillon, MEng student at Queen Mary University of London's School of Engineering and Materials Science (SEMS) has received the Global Winner award in ... [more]
October 2024
Queen Mary Researchers Pioneer Advanced AI and Robotics to Transform Vineyard Harvests
25 October 2024In a bid to revolutionise grape harvesting, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) researchers are piloting new robotic grape pickers in collaboration with Extend Robotics and the Saffron Grange vineyard. The project focuses on developing a robotic system equipped with advanced sensors and AI, allowing it to detect ripeness and ... [more]
Materials Science Professor leads Gen Z tour of campus for Queen Mary TikTok
16 October 2024During an Open Day for prospective Undergraduate students on Saturday 5 October, the Queen Mary Social Media Team took the opportunity to scout out an academic to appear in our latest video. The video is contributing to the social media meme of staff members giving tours with scripts written by Gen ... [more]
September 2024
Queen Mary hosts over 400 delegates at BioMedEng24
18 September 2024On Thursday 5 and Friday 6 September, Queen Mary University of London proudly hosted BioMedEng24, the 16th annual conference bringing together experts from across the Biomedical Engineering industry in the UK and internationally. This year, more than 430 delegates attended and the programme featured over 30 sessions and more than 240 poster presentations were displayed. 56% ... [more]
Queen Mary Showcased Medical Technologies at the British Science Festival
13 September 2024Queen Mary Bioengineering researchers recently showcased a cutting-edge exhibit at this year's British Science Festival, held on 13th September, at the University of East London's Stratford Campus. The exhibit, titled From Robot Doctors to Lab-Grown Organs, gave attendees a glimpse into the future of healthcare, highlighting how advanced medical technologies ... [more]
August 2024
Queen Mary University of London seeks 30 new academics in AI, Machine Learning and Computer Science
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Queen Mary University of London is renowned for its cutting-edge research, ranked 14th in the world and 5th in the UK for the quality of our research (THE World University Rankings 2024) and in the top 100 universities worldwide according to the US News & World Report rankings. Home to world-renowned researchers, Queen ... [more]
Queen Mary University of London brings together national multi-disciplinary leaders at BioMedEng24
9 August 2024On the 5th and 6th of September this year, Queen Mary University of London's School of Engineering and Materials Science will host the 16th BioMedEng conference, welcoming over 400 Biomedical engineers, researchers, clinical specialists, government and industry representatives. The BioMedEng annual conference is the UK's largest gathering of Biomedical Engineers, Medical ... [more]
July 2024
Queen Mary PhD Student Wins Best Poster Award at the Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics
16 July 2024Queen Mary PhD student Haipeng Liang has been awarded the Best Poster Award at the 16th Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics, held on 25th-28th June. The award-winning poster, titled "A Pneumatic-Driven Robot for MR-Guided Prostate Therapy," showcases innovative research and significant advancements in the field of medical robotics. The ... [more]
May 2024
Queen Mary bioengineering modelling research featured as front cover article in Soft Matter
22 May 2024Congratulations to Dr Ruixin Lu and the team from Prof Yi Sui's group in the Centre for Bioengineering for publishing a front cover highlight in the journal 'Soft Matter'. The authors developed a novel three-dimensional computational framework, which can, for the first time, simultaneously predict the transient flow-induced deformation of ... [more]
Queen Mary University of London leads £1.7 million project to revolutionise drug discovery with next-generation organ-chip technology
16 May 2024Queen Mary University of London in collaboration with a consortium of leading pharmaceutical companies, organ-chip technology providers, and regulatory bodies, has secured a £1.7 million research grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to develop a groundbreaking approach to drug discovery. Read more [more]
March 2024
Queen Mary team awarded £7 million grant to train next generation of organ-on-a-chip scientists and bioengineers
13 March 2024A team of bioengineers led by Professor Hazel Screen have been awarded a £7 million grant to establish an EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Next Generation Organ-on-a-Chip Technologies. Queen Mary University of London is one of sixty-five universities chosen to receive funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research ... [more]
Prof Hazel Screen speaking to celebrate International Women's Day
Faculty of Science and Engineering
To celebrate International Women's Day on March 8th, 2024, Queen Mary University of London is delighted to showcase Prof Hazel Screen, the head of the School of Engineering and Materials Science and a fantastic research leader and educator. [more]
Queen Mary student wins the Best Poster Presentation at Medical Robotics Conference - SoRo 2024
8 March 2024On February 26-27, 2024, Mr Chen Liu, a final-year PhD student of the Robotic Systems Research group led by Dr Ketao Zhang, presented his recent work on developing a smart actuator-powered wearable finger tremor suppression orthosis [1] at the Conference of Mapping the Future of Soft Robotics for Healthcare (SoRo), London, 2024. Chen ... [more]
A Night of Science and Engineering: Queen Mary showcases cutting-edge research and innovation
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Queen Mary University of London held its second annual Night of Science and Engineering last evening at the university's Octagon venue. The event brought together over 200 leading industry partners, researchers, academics, policymakers, and the public, for an evening of exploration, engagement, and celebration of Queen Mary's Faculty of Science and ... [more]
New video celebrating Queen Mary's outstanding science and engineering
Faculty of Science and Engineering
A new video has been released featuring academic staff, post doctural research assistants and PhD students talking about the amazing science and engineering that they undertake at Queen Mary University of London and how this is underpinned by our diversity and core values. [more]
January 2024
Hazel Screen on BBC TV's Operation Ouch! talking about organ-chips
23 January 2024Professor Hazel Screen of the Centre for Bioengineering recently took on a new challenge: explaining the fascinating world of organ-chips technology to the young audience of CBBC Operation Ouch! You can watch on the BBC iplayer the episode which was filmed in our Organ-Chip Centre: https://www.bbc.co.uk/... [more]
Celebrating Graduation
Faculty of Science and Engineering
It was a pleasure to join our graduating students today to celebrate their achievements. The graduation included undergraduate and MSc students as well as several PhD students. There was a large number of academic staff joining the processional party. [more]