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UCL Mechanical Engineering, a department of the Faculty of Engineering Sciences at UCL.

05/05/2026

📢 1 DAY to go - Cosmic UCL (Tomorrow - Wednesday 6 May 2026)

The countdown is moving fast! In just around 24 hours, we’re bringing you a marvellous mash-up of science, comedy, and music. As we prepare to take over the Bloomsbury Theatre for the celebrations, the final pieces of our "marvellous mash-up" are falling into place. In the second part of our speaker series, we are delighted to highlight the remaining stars joining our host, Helen Czerski:

Part 2 of our series includes:

✨ Nick Lane: Biochemist and author of “The Vital Question”, “Life Ascending”, “Transformer” and “Power, S*x, Suicide”.

✨ Christine Ohuruogu: Olympic champion, two-time World Champion, coach and UCL linguistics graduate.

✨ Adam Rutherford: Geneticist, broadcaster (BBC’s The Human Subject), author of “A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived”, “How to Argue with a Racist”, “The Book of Humans”.

✨ Gecko: Witty singer songwriter and storyteller.

✨ John-Luke Roberts: Comedian and actor bringing his signature wit to the stage.

From Olympic legends to ground-breaking researchers, this one-night-only event celebrates the creativity and curiosity that define the UCL community. We can’t wait to welcome you all on tomorrow (Wednesday 6 May)!

P.S. There will be a book sale on-site where you can grab a signed copy or even a selfie with your favourite speakers - so do bring along some "pocket money" if you’re interested! 📚

🎟️ Last few remaining tickets - grab yours here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ehcswMSg

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29/04/2026

One week to go - Cosmic UCL (Wednesday 6 May 2026)

The countdown is officially on! In just 7 days, we’re bringing you a marvellous mash-up of science, comedy, and music. To celebrate, we are kicking off our Speaker Highlight series to introduce the brilliant minds joining us on stage next Wednesday.

Part 1 of our series includes:
✨ Helen Czerski (Host): Physicist, broadcaster (BBC’s Rare Earth), and author of “Blue Machine”, “Storm in a Teacup”, and “Bubbles”.

✨ Maggie Aderin: Space scientist, author of “Starchild”, “The Book of the Moon”, “Webb's Universe”, and presenter of BBC’s “The Sky at Night”.

✨ Jonathan Butterworth: Physics professor and author of “A Map of the Invisible”, “Smashing Physics”, guest speaker at BBC Radio 4's “The Infinite Monkey Cage”, “Horizon”, “Newsnight”, and “Channel 4 News”.

✨ Kevin Fong: Doctor, astrophysicist, NASA trainee astronaut and broadcaster behind BBC’s award-winning “13 Minutes to the Moon” and Channel 4’s “Extreme A&E”.

✨ Saiful Islam: Materials scientist, UCL alumnus, and guest speaker at Royal Institution Christmas Lecture and “Compendium of Reason” (Royal Albert Hall).

✨ Mark Miodownik: Materials scientist and author of the award-winning “Stuff Matters”, “It’s a Gas”, “Liquid: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives”.

Join us at the Bloomsbury Theatre for an evening dedicated to the brilliantly unexpected details that make our world so fascinating.

🎟️ Last few remaining tickets - grab yours here 👉 https://www.bloomsburytheatre.com/event/2026/05/cosmic-ucl

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31/03/2026

Did you have a great time at Kennedy Dinner? Because we sure did🔥

Here’s a little sneak peek from the night - our big group photos with everyone in the room! We hope you had a great time catching up with friends, staff and alumni, and celebrating this year’s wins together!

Just a friendly reminder that UCL’s spring closure period takes place from 5.30pm on Wednesday 1 April 2026 to 9am on Wednesday 8 April 2026. For further details, follow the link in bio 🔗

Enjoy the break, recharge, and we’ll see you in Term 3 💜

30/03/2026

[Three Minute Thesis Competition Recap]

Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an academic competition that challenges PhD students to describe their research within 3 minutes to a general audience, using just one PowerPoint slide and no additional props or electronic media. 3MT celebrates the discoveries made by research students and encourages them to communicate the importance of their research to the broader community.

This year, we had 6 amazing PhD student and postdoc presenters within UCL Mechanical Engineering with topics ranging from brain, laser eye surgery and knee MRI!

🥇 1st place: Maryame Boutkhil ("Laser eye surgery: It works, but have we been doing it blind?")
🥈 2nd place: Andrew Keenlyside ("The Brain-Wide Web")
🥉 3rd place: Rafizul Md ("Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: Device Selection")

Congratulations to Maryame and Andrew, who will now progress to the Faculty-level competition!

And a huge congratulations to all the presenters – we learned so much from your fascinating research👏

25/03/2026

🔥 1 DAY TO GO! 🔥
The countdown is almost over - the Kennedy Dinner MMXXVI is happening tomorrow! ✨

Are you ready for one of the most anticipated evenings of the year? Expect great food, lively activities, and (fingers crossed!) unforgettable memories with our UCL Mechanical Engineering community.

Join alumni, staff, students, and special guests for an exclusive night hosted by Dr Helen Czerski and our Kennedy Chair, Professor Richard Bucknall. Look forward to a sparkling drinks reception, a 3 course dinner, society speeches, our Year in Review, academic prize-giving… and yes, a post event pub social 🍻

📸 Dress code: Smart - and we’ve got last year’s photos below for outfit inspo!

🕒 Itinerary:

- Drinks reception: 18:30 - 19:15
- Dinner: 19:15 - 22:00 (with post-event drinks to follow)

We can't wait to see everyone soon!

17/03/2026

👀 Interested in engineering, startups or deep-tech? Got an idea that could change the world? Or curious how research becomes real-world tech?

Don’t miss our Inaugural Kennedy Lecture 2026!

This year’s speaker, Dr Andrew Lynn FREng, has spent 20+ years building deep-tech & life-science startups - raising $60M+, navigating failures, and leading multiple companies to successful exits. Now he’s sharing what actually happens behind the scenes 👀

💡 Expect real talk on:
• Why startup journeys are never linear
• What makes a technology “good enough”
• How to survive (and succeed) in a tough funding climate
• Lessons from both wins and failures

📅 Wednesday 25 March
📍 Roberts Engineering Building, LT106
🥂 Followed by a canape and drinks reception

Whether you’re into engineering, startups, or just figuring out your next step - this could be for you!

🎟️ Grab your free ticket now 👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-inaugural-kennedy-lecture-featuring-dr-andrew-lynn-freng-tickets-1984963379903?aff=oddtdtcreator
👯 Bring a friend who’s into innovation

04/03/2026

Last Wednesday, 30 lucky MechEng students and staff had a chance to visit UCL Astronomical Observatory in Mill Hill, part of UCL Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences 🔭 This is one of the best-equipped astronomical facilities for student training and research in the UK, offering state-of-the-art equipment for student training and cutting-edge research in astronomy ✨

We were very lucky to have expert and fun guided tours around the amazing facility which holds an array of telescopes and other astronomy technology.

As we were blessed with incredibly clear skies, our staff and students were able to observe planets and other stellar objects through the powerful telescopes. A few students even spotted Jupiter and Uranus, and everyone got an amazing view of the Moon! Thank you to our wonderful guides from UCL Department of Physics and Astronomy - and look out for future events and opportunities to get involved 😍

02/03/2026

UCL MechEng student project highlight 👇

Project MARIS is a capstone initiative at UCL Mechanical Engineering developing a low-cost autonomous underwater glider for aquatic and climate research. This year, our team of eight MEng Mechanical Engineering students is advancing the glider prototype to Technology Readiness Level 7, with the long-term goal of under-ice deployment in areas often inaccessible to crewed platforms due to dense and hazardous ice coverage.

The RS Student Fund support will directly help develop MARIS’ 2nd generation hydraulic buoyancy system and pitch & roll mechanism by funding key hardware for hydrostatic testing and open-water validation, including shaft couplers, sensors, and switches from the RS catalogue. MARIS is fully buoyancy-driven, modular, and designed for iterative upgrades across future cohorts, helping us build a quieter platform for climate research, noise pollution studies, and wildlife monitoring.

Thank you to RS for supporting student-led engineering and ocean innovation!

17/02/2026

Last Thursday (12 Feb), MechEng students and staff came together to celebrate the Year of the Horse, filling the UCL Engineering Cafe with music, stories and great food 🐎✨

With performances from global percussionist and her incredible quartet, followed by the powerful voices of ’s 30‑person choir (the largest Chinese choir in the UK!), the evening brought music, culture and the whole UCL MechEng community together.

We enjoyed snacks, drinks and dishes from across different countries that celebrate Lunar New Year — including China, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore and more — and heard fascinating stories from our very own staff and students about they celebrate the occasion in their countries.

Huge thank you to everyone who joined us, performed, volunteered, or simply came along to be part of the celebration.

Wishing you a prosperous, joyful and spirited Year of the Horse ✨🧧

See the full photo album on our Flickr - link in bio!

04/02/2026

Calling all MechEngers 📢

You are invited to celebrate the upcoming Year of the Horse with us at the UCL Engineering Cafe! Join our lively gathering with exciting cultural performances while sampling the rich traditions of the Lunar New Year! 🧧✨

When: Next Thursday 12 Feb 2026 (6:00 PM)
Where: UCL Engineering Cafe, Roberts Building

Get ready for:
🎶 Cultural music performances from global percussionist and her quartet; alongside 's choir
🍜 Snacks, drinks and sampling cuisine from different countries that celebrate Lunar New Year: China, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, ...
🤩 Interesting stories about Lunar New Year straight "from the horse's mouth" 🐴

Open to the whole MechEng community - undergraduates, postgraduates and staff are all welcome!

See you there 🏮✨

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