Past Events

December 2024

Fri 6 Dec 2024
14:00 - 20:30
Image: 60 Years of Robotics at Queen Mary
Centre for Advanced Robotics

Queen Mary University of London's School of Engineering and Materials Science is this year celebrating 60 years of Robotics. On Friday 6 December 2024 we will celebrate this milestone with an event showcasing research highlights and welcoming special guests. The evening will include speeches and demonstrations from academics and special guests, followed by a drinks reception. More details to follow. Explore the history and memories on the 60 Years of Robotics Microsite.

November 2024

Fri 29 Nov 2024
11:00 - 12:00
Image: Prof Dr Robert KatzschmannSeminar: Queen Mary Robotics Seminar Series - Prof Robert Katzschmann, ETH Zürich
Centre for Intelligent Transport

Title: Creating Life-like Robots: From Musculoskeletal Designs to Biohybrid Innovations Abstract: Living robots represent a new frontier in engineering materials for robotic systems, incorporating biological living cells and synthetic materials into their design. These bio-hybrid robots are dynamic and intelligent, potentially harnessing living matter's capabilities, such as growth, regeneration, morphing, biodegradation, and environmental adaptation. Such attributes position bio-hybrid...

July 2024

Wed 17 Jul 2024
14:00 - 15:30
Seminar: Sustainable Engineering Chalk and Talk
Centre for Sustainable Engineering

The purpose of the event is to create a "common room" atmosphere in which people can informally discuss research. There will be two speakers, a PhD student and a post doc. They will introduce their research using a whiteboard, and there will be an...

June 2024

Wed 12 Jun 2024
15:00 - 17:00
Image: Prof Andy BushbyEntrepreneurs Club event with Prof Andy Bushby
Faculty of Science and Engineering

Prof Andy Bushby (Founder and CTO of Ultima Forma) will present the story behind the founding of Ultima Forma, a disruptive materials engineering company. Join us for networking afterwards, refreshments will be provided. Please complete the registraton form via the link below.

February 2024

Thu 29 Feb 2024Image: Night of Science and EngineeringNight of Science and Engineering 2024
Faculty of Science and Engineering

This is an exclusive VIP reception showcasing our world-leading science and engineering and how diversity and social mobility are at the heart of Queen Mary's values and key to our success. The evening will introduce Dr Karen Salt from UK Research and Innovation along with two of our amazing alumni, a polar explorer and a leading industrialist, and one of our top professors whose research has transformed the treatment of hundreds of thousands of patients and has even been featured on a royal...