Science and Technology - University of Westminster

14/11/2017

Congratulations to our Smoke Radio which scooped three awards at the annual Studio Radio Awards!

Smoke Radio, the University of Westminster Students’ Union’s radio station, won three Student Radio Awards at the annual award ceremony hosted at London’s O2 on 10 November.

08/11/2017

Join us for our Open Day today across all our campuses, from 2-5 pm.

Our Cavendish Campus will be welcoming prospective students for courses including; Biomedical Science, Complementary Medicine, Life Science, Computer Science and Games Design, Engineering and Psychology.

Find out about the courses, meet academics and current students, find out about careers and work placements, and enjoy a campus tour.

02/11/2017

Congratulations to Msc nutrition student Carolyn Piper, whose dissertation on type 2 diabetes and Weight Watchers has received wide-spread media interest.

A Public Health Nutrition MSc (now Global Public Health Nutrition MSc) alumna has earned a flood of media interest and professional acclaim with her dissertation studying the prevention of type 2 diabetes with the help of a Weight Watchers weight management programme.

31/10/2017

Happy Halloween! Have a fun, safe and scary evening if you're celebrating tonight

30/10/2017

How's your Monday after we turned the clocks back yesterday?

FST's Psychology academics, Professor Angela Clow and Senior Lecturer Nina Smyth, explain why the clocks changing are great for your brain.

Lighter mornings set off a vital biological chain reaction that sets you up for the day.

27/10/2017

Don't forget that clocks turn back one hour this Sunday 29 October. Enjoy that extra hour of sleep.

27/10/2017

The Breast Cancer Research Unit in our Faculty contributes to a major study of the genetics of breast cancer.

An example of some of the amazing work our leading academics are involved in. Learn more >>

The University of Westminster’s Breast Cancer Research Unit has contributed to a major study of genetics of breast cancer providing clues to mechanisms behind the disease.

05/10/2017

This evenings to Be an Entrepreneur is now fully booked. If you have booked please make sure to arrive by 5:45pm tomorrow to grab a good seat! http://goo.gl/cUSoTr
If you can’t make it we'll be live streaming from 6pm (UK time) http://ow.ly/1omd30fFgBY

05/10/2017

Well done to Computer Games Development BSc graduate, Joshua Masih. He has been awarded first place in the undergraduate British Computer Society's (BCS) open competition.

Joshua Masih, a recent graduate from the BSc Computer Games Development course has been awarded first place in the undergraduate British Computer Society (BCS) open competition on Animation and Game Development Specialist group for his final year project about “Shadow Asylum 2”.

02/10/2017

Congratulations to Dr Anastassia Angelopoulou, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Computer Science on her appointment as STEM committee member by the International Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Anastassia will be supporting the growing activities, services and outward engagement in the UK and Ireland Section.

Dr Anastassia Angelopoulou, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Westminster, has been appointed for 2 years as STEM committee member by the International Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) to support the growing activities, services and ou...

30/09/2017

Eleven scientists from the Department of Life Sciences are currently taking part in the New Scientist Live event at London’s ExCeL Centre until 1 October.

The team will be demonstrating, and sharing activities across a wide range of specialist areas including human ageing, brain modelling, drug discovery, antibiotic resistance, synthetic biology, DNA sequencing and Cancer Biology discovery.

Eleven scientists from the Department of Life Sciences in the Faculty of Science and Technology will take part in the New Scientist Live event from 28 September to 1 October at London’s ExCeL Centre.

29/09/2017

Dr Sterghios Moschos, whose research began at Westminster and continued at Northumbria University, has made an Ebola Virus breakthrough.

The former Westminster academic is part of a team of researchers who have developed a quicker and easier way of detecting the Ebola virus, which caused over 11,000 deaths in West Africa in 2014.

Read more on ITV News website:

Researchers at Northumbria University have developed a quicker and easier way of detecting the Ebola virus, which caused over 11,000 deaths in West Africa in 2014. Watch Kris Jepson's 's report here: