Month: May 2025

Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 3-4 May 2025 – As part of the Digital Twin Stroke Care Network and StrokeDT project activities, two landmark events were successfully held in Indonesia: a Networking Session (3 May) and a Hybrid Workshop & Visiting Professor Programme (4 May) hosted by Department of Health Policy and Management, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada and supported by The London Digital Twin Research Centre, Middlesex University London and Bach Mai Hospital Vietnam. 

  The Network brings together researchers, clinicians, and industry leaders to drive innovation, share best practices, and foster interdisciplinary partnerships across the UK, Vietnam, and Indonesia. These May events mark an important step in strengthening regional cooperation and accelerating the use of AI-driven digital twins in stroke care.

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London Digital Twin Research Centre is proud to present four Special Awards at 2025 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF 2025) Special Awards Ceremony in recognition of outstanding high-school student projects that reflect our core mission: to advance science, technology, and sustainability through innovation and inclusivity.  The ISEF 2025 is organised from May 10-16, 2025 in Columbus, Ohio, USA, celebrating ISEF’s 75^th anniversary. It is a celebration of vision, passion, and the boundless potential of young scientific minds from around the world.

Our Centre is dedicated to advancing cutting-edge technologies for the digital transformation of real-world environments and shaping a future where technologies help us better understand, simulate, and improve the real world – from health sciences to sustainable futures. And while we celebrate innovation at every level, we are especially committed to supporting and uplifting the work of young researchers from underrepresented and underserved regions – places where science and technology too often play catch-up to the developed world.

This year, we are delighted to honour the following categories:

1. 1. The Biomedical Engineering Excellence Award – $1,000: Presented to a project that demonstrates outstanding innovation in the application of engineering principles to advance medical devices, diagnostics, or therapeutic systems.
   2. ⁠The Sustainable Futures Award – $1,000: Awarded to a visionary project that proposes transformative, science-based solutions for building a more sustainable and equitable future – whether in environmental, social, or technological domains.
   3. ⁠The Innovative Materials & Biochemistry Award – $1,000: This award honours a project that creatively integrates materials science with biochemical approaches to address real-world challenges in medicine, energy, or the environment.
   4. ⁠The Health Sciences Discovery Award – $2,000: This award recognises impactful research in the health sciences that deepens our understanding of disease mechanisms, treatment strategies, or patient care solutions

These awards are a tribute to the determination, creativity, and global perspective that this new generation of researchers brings to the challenges we all share.

Update: List of winners here; and video of the award presentation here (from 1:06:12 to 1:08:30).

 

By Dr. Ramona Trestian

I recently had the exciting opportunity to present our research on “Enhancing Employability and Engagement in a Student-Centred Learning Environment: Insights from the MDX Internship Scheme” at EDUCON 2025 in London, a leading global conference dedicated to engineering education and innovation. This collaborative work with my colleagues Dr. Homeira Shayesteh, Jack Tims, and Dr. Purav Shah explores how Middlesex University is addressing three of higher education’s most pressing challenges: student employability, engagement, and financial accessibility.

Today’s graduates are expected to enter the workforce with more than just academic knowledge. Employers seek professionals who can solve real-world problems, collaborate effectively, and adapt quickly in fast-changing environments. But socio-economic barriers, lack of experience, and limited access to industry networks often leave students underprepared.

In an increasingly competitive job market, universities must go beyond traditional classroom instruction. Student-centred, employability-focused initiatives like the MDX Internship Scheme not only enhance graduate outcomes but also foster a more inclusive and applied learning environment. This approach is particularly crucial in engineering, where experiential learning, international research, and industry engagement are key to building future-ready professionals. Importantly, the internships also aligned with the MDX Graduate Competency Framework, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the future-facing priorities of Industry 5.0 , that is preparing students to be both technologically agile and human-centric in their approach to innovation.

Presenting at EDUCON 2025 was an enriching experience, offering the chance to connect with fellow educators, researchers, and industry leaders who share a commitment to bridging the gap between academia and the real world.

This initiative, part of the UKIERI-SPARC project “DigIT—Digital Twins for Integrated Transportation Platform”, demonstrates what’s possible when academic institutions reimagine student engagement in practical, scalable, and inclusive ways.

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