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December 2025
QMUL Scientists Uncover Shape-Proof Pathway to Exotic Electrical Behaviour
2 December 2025Researchers at the Centre for Electronics at Queen Mary University of London have reported a fresh theoretical result that settles a long-standing question in materials physics. Their new study shows that a key set of calculations used to test whether a crystal could exhibit negative static electric susceptibility remains stable ... [more]
November 2025
QMUL Researchers Win Top International Award for Breakthrough in Antenna Measurement Technology
14 November 2025We're proud to share that researchers from the Antenna and Electromagnetics Group at QMUL have received a major international honour. Dr. Rostyslav Dubrovka and Prof. Stuart Gregson, working with Dr.-Ing. Marc Dirix from RWTH Aachen University, earned first place in the 2025 Best Technical Paper competition at the 47th Annual ... [more]
Jin Zhang Wins Rising Star in Research Award at Queen Mary EECS
3 November 2025The School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at Queen Mary University of London has recognised Dr Jin Zhang from the Centre for Electronics with this year's Rising Star in Research award. The announcement was made during the School's annual away day at the Octagon, where staff achievements were ... [more]
Antennas & EM Research Group Alumnus Professor Qammer H. Abbasi on His Path from Queen Mary to THE Supervisor of the Year Nomination
1 November 2025The Queen Mary Doctoral College recently interviewed Professor Qammer H. Abbasi, alumnus of the Antennas and Electromagnetics Research Group, following his shortlisting for Times Higher Education's Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year Award 2025. In the interview, Professor Abbasi reflected on his journey from completing a PhD at Queen Mary University ... [more]
Tiny structures, big impact: Queen Mary team develops new materials for faster, smarter wireless tech
1 November 2025Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have discovered a new way to finely control how materials respond to electrical signals, paving the way for faster and more efficient wireless communication systems. The study, led by Professor Yang Hao from Queen Mary's Centre for Electronics, has been published in Nature ... [more]
October 2025
Digital Twins Take Centre Stage: Inspiring Ideas and Collaboration at QMUL's IEEE Panel
30 October 2025The Old Library at Queen Mary University of London was alive with conversation and ideas as more than 60 researchers, professionals, and students gathered for the IEEE UK and Ireland Section panel, "Twinned Realities: Shaping Our World with Digital Models." on 30th October 2025! Led by Dr. Mona Jaber, Reader in Internet ... [more]
Queen Mary Researcher Co-Authors Breakthrough Study on Brainwave Biomarkers for Early Detection of Cognitive Decline
23 October 2025A new international study co-authored by Professor Xiaodong Chen from the Centre for Electronics at Queen Mary University of London has demonstrated how brainwave analysis powered by artificial intelligence could transform the early diagnosis of cognitive disorders. The paper, published in Expert Systems with Applications (Elsevier, 2025), presents a pioneering EEG-based ... [more]
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Teaching Team Wins QMUL Education Excellence Award 2025
23 October 2025On 23rd October, the Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) teaching team at Queen Mary University of London has been named the winner of the 2025 Education Excellence Award, recognising their outstanding contribution to teaching and learning within the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). Led by Dr Tijana Timotijevic, ... [more]
September 2025
Queen Mary Researchers Pioneer New Method for Stable Electrostatic Levitation Using Metasurfaces
27 September 2025A research team including Professor Yang Hao from the Centre for Electronics at Queen Mary University of London has developed a groundbreaking approach to stable electrostatic levitation; a long-standing challenge in physics and engineering. The study, published in Advanced Science: Smart Structures (Wiley, 2025), introduces a new class of conformal metasurfaces ... [more]
Breakthrough in Wireless Capsule Endoscopy: QMUL Team Develops Unique Dual-Camera MIMO Antenna System for Deep-Implant Applications
1 September 2025Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have achieved a major milestone in medical technology with the development of a novel dual-camera-integrated MIMO antenna system designed for high-data-rate wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE). The paper, published in the IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF, and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology (September 2025), introduces ... [more]
August 2025
Centre for Electronics Team Advances Fall Prevention with Radar-Enabled Home Monitoring
7 August 2025A multidisciplinary team from Queen Mary University of London's Centre for Electronics has co-authored a groundbreaking study that could transform how we prevent falls among older adults. The paper, "Reimagining falls prevention with insights from systems mapping on the use of millimetre-wave radar for remote health monitoring," published in Scientific ... [more]
Queen Mary Researcher Contributes to Breakthrough in Terahertz Wave Modulation
4 August 2025A new study published in Light: Science & Applications reports a major advance in terahertz (THz) technology, achieving for the first time 100% amplitude modulation depth using graphene-based tunable capacitance metamaterials. The research demonstrates a device capable of completely switching THz waves on and off, delivering over 45 dB modulation and reconfiguration speeds ... [more]
July 2025
Queen Mary pre-spinout CE-Track joins medtech venture builder cohort
14 July 2025Queen Mary University of London's CE-Track, a pre-spinout co-founded by Professor Akram Alomainy, Mohamed Adhnan Thaha, and Muhammad Qamar Satti, has been selected for the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE) MedTech Venture Builder programme for 2025-2026. Queen Mary University of London is a key partner in this programme. The ... [more]
Centre for Electronics Summer Social 2025: Celebrating Colleagues, Contributions, and Community
2 July 2025On a sun-drenched afternoon of 2nd July 2025, members of the Centre for Electronics at the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Queen Mary University of London, gathered for a vibrant Summer Social in the Graduate Centre Common Room (7th Floor). With sweeping panoramic views of London as the ... [more]
May 2025
QMUL's Centre for Electronics Hosts IEEE DySPAN Conference 2025 Gala Dinner
14 May 2025QMUL's Centre for Electornics was pleased to welcome attendees of the IEEE DySPAN 2025 Conference to Queen Mary University of London for the dinner banquet at the beautifully restored Old Library. The historic setting, lively discussions, and shared vision for the future of dynamic spectrum access made for a truly memorable ... [more]
QMUL's Centre for Electronics to play key role in new UK Multidisciplinary Centre for Neuromorphic Computing
8 May 2025The UK Multidisciplinary Centre for Neuromorphic Computing will receive £5.6 million over four years from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), aiming to establish itself as an international hub for collaboration and fundamental research in this groundbreaking field. With Aston University leading the Centre, the involvement of world-leading researchers from Queen Mary ... [more]
February 2025
A Night of Science and Engineering: exploring Tomorrow's World at Queen Mary
Faculty of Science and Engineering
24 February 2025Queen Mary University of London's third annual Night of Science and Engineering brought together leading industry partners, researchers, academics, policymakers, and the public for an evening of discovery, innovation, and collaboration. Held in the historic Octagon venue on 20 Feb, this year's event, themed 'Tomorrow's World', showcased groundbreaking research that is ... [more]
Fifty Years of Antenna Innovation: Professor Yang Hao Co-Authors Landmark IEEE Review
7 February 2025Professor Yang Hao from the Centre for Electronics at Queen Mary University of London has co-authored a landmark paper in IEEE Antennas & Propagation Magazine celebrating 50 years of breakthroughs in antenna technology; from the early days of wire antennas to the cutting-edge smart, adaptive systems shaping 6G and beyond. The article, ... [more]
December 2024
Double Awards for Centre for Electronics at QMUL S&E Excellence Celebration Event
3 December 2024Many congratulations indeed to colleagues in the Antennas & EM Research Group and Centre for Electronics for winning both S&E Student Experience and Education Excellence Award and the Research & Innovation Excellence Award 2024: Dr SaeJune Park received the Research & Innovation Excellence Award - Emerging research leader in Terahertz Electronics, won 2024 Rising ... [more]
October 2024
Queen Mary University's Electronic and Electrical Engineering Programmes achieve prestigious rankings
1 October 2024Queen Mary University of London has secured reputable positions for its Electronic and Electrical Engineering programmes, as revealed in recent UK and US rankings. In the latest National Student Survey for 2024, the Electrical and Electronic Engineering programme at Queen Mary was voted 2nd in the UK for Student Voice and 2... [more]
September 2024
Antennas Early Career Academics Win Rising Stars Award for Education and Research Excellence in EECS
2 September 2024Dr SaeJune Park (Senior Lecturer in Terahertz Electronics) and Dr Chao Shu (Lecturer in Telecommunication Engineering) received the Teaching & Research and Teaching & Scholarship Rising Stars Awards at the EECS Away Day on 2nd September 2024. This is a reflection of their excellent contributions across the board and their outstanding collegiately representing ... [more]
August 2024
Queen Mary University of London seeks 30 new academics in AI, Machine Learning and Computer Science
Faculty of Science and Engineering
26 August 2024Queen 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]
Dr SaeJune Park awarded KSEAUK outstanding early career investigator award
8 August 2024Dr SaeJune Park, a Lecturer in Terahertz (THz) Electronics and Head of the THz Laboratory at Queen Mary University of London, has been honoured with the 2024 Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in the UK (KSEAUK) Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award. This esteemed award recognises exceptional contributions to science and technology ... [more]
Breakthrough in Automated Materials Discovery
2 August 2024A team at Queen Mary University of London has made a major advance in materials science with the publication of "Accelerated discovery of perovskite solid solutions through automated materials synthesis and characterization" in Nature Communications. The study introduces an integrated platform that combines machine-learning screening, robotic synthesis, and high-throughput characterization ... [more]
July 2024
Prof Hao wins IEEE John Kraus Antenna Award for pioneering work in body-centric wireless communication
18 July 2024Professor Yang Hao of Queen Mary University of London has been awarded the IEEE John Kraus Antenna Award in recognition of his significant contributions to the field of antennas and propagation. Professor Hao led world-class research on "body-centric wireless communications," which refers to networking between wearable and implantable wireless sensors ... [more]
May 2024
Elif Dogu wins Best Paper Award at ICT4AWE 2024 for her Work on Novel Falls Risk Screening Tool Based on Millimetre-Wave Radar
1 May 2024Many congratulations to Dr Elif Dogu who received the Best Paper Award at The 10th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health (ICT4AWE) that took place in Angers (France) between 28 and 30 April 2024. Elif and the multidisciplinary team at the Centre for Electronics led by ... [more]
April 2024
SaeJune Park Leads on Breakthrough in Microplastic Detection using Future Telecommunications Technology
26 April 2024Dr SaeJune Park, a Lecturer in Terahertz (THz) Electronics and the Head of the THz Laboratory in the Centre for Electronics and the Antennas & Electromagnetics Research Group at the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science at Queen Mary University of London, is leading a groundbreaking project to develop novel ... [more]
March 2024
QMUL Experts Working with Researchers at UGM Indonesia to Explore Cost-effective Future Telecommunication Technologies
27 March 2024QMUL and UGM launched an international research team to explore cost-effective future telecommunication technology and delivered two international research workshops Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) academics have recently launched an international research team led by Dr SaeJune Park (Centre for Electronics, QMUL) and Dr ... [more]
Antennas at QMUL wins first-ever EPSRC grant for training technicians
18 March 2024A £971,000 grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) will fuel the creation of a training hub for microwave and antenna technicians. The initiative, called MUSCAT (Meet Future Needs of Antenna Measurements and RF Characterization for Changing Research Culture) platform, will play a pivotal role in addressing the ... [more]
Professor Yang Hao Wins the Prestigious EurAAP Antennas Award
18 March 2024Prof Yang Hao receives the prestigious EurAAP Antenna Award 2024 for world-leading contributions in body-centric wireless communications, wearable devices and metamaterials / transformation optics Prof Yang Hao (Antennas & EM Research Group) has received the prestigious EurAAP Antenna Award 2024 during a ceremony that took place on 18 March 2024 as part of the European Conference ... [more]
Antennas in Advanced Applications: Horizon Watching with a 50-year Perspective
13 March 2024The Centre for Electronics and the Antennas & EM Research Group at QMUL were pleased and privileged to host a seminar by Prof Anthony Brown looking 50 years back on Antennas & EM research for various applications that shaped the world of wireless and satellite communication as we know them today. Tony also ... [more]
A Night of Science and Engineering: Queen Mary showcases cutting-edge research and innovation
Faculty of Science and Engineering
3 March 2024Queen 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
1 March 2024A 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]
February 2024
Terahertz biosensor detects skin cancer with remarkable accuracy, ushering in new era of early detection
20 February 2024Researchers at QMUL and the University of Glasgow have developed a revolutionary biosensor using terahertz (THz) waves that can detect skin cancer with exceptional sensitivity, potentially paving the way for earlier and easier diagnoses. This work has been picked up by has been picked up by Medical Express, Interesting Engineering, ... [more]
January 2024
Ofcom and Queen Mary University of London publish white paper on reflective surfaces in wireless networks
10 January 2024Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, in collaboration with Queen Mary, has published a white paper exploring the potential role and spectrum-regulatory issues of reflective surfaces in future wireless networks. Further details at https://www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2024/se/ofcom-and-queen-mary-university-of-london-publish-white-paper-on-reflective-surfaces-in-wireless-networks.html [more]
June 2023
Queen Mary to develop wireless technology to beam down solar power from space
14 June 2023Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) has been awarded £960,000 from the UK government to investigate wireless technology for spaced-based solar power (SBSP). Further details at https://www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2023/se/queen-mary-to-develop-wireless-technology-to-beam-down-solar-power-from-space.html [more]
May 2023
Queen Mary University of London and QinetiQ secure funding for future innovations in wireless technology
22 May 2023A joint research proposal by Queen Mary University of London and QinetiQ for the future development of electromagnetic materials has been awarded £2.6 million by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Further details at https://www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2023/pr/queen-mary-university-of-london-and-qinetiq-secure-funding-for-future-innovations-in-wireless-technology.html [more]
December 2022
Queen Mary is part of a consortium awarded £7m to work on future science and technology for the electromagnetic environment
1 December 2022The Antennas & Electromagnetics Research Group, led by Dr Akram Alomainy, Queen Mary University of London's Deputy Dean for Postgraduate Research in the Faculty of Science and Engineering, is part of a consortium that has recently secured £7m in funding from the UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). Further details ... [more]