Miss Puja Varsani

Biography

Puja Varsani is an Associate Lecturer and First Year Coordinator in the Design Engineering and Mathematics Department, part of the Faculty of Scinece and Technology at Middlesex University.

After graduating from Middlesex University, she began her academic career as a Graduate Academic Assistant and has progressed through several roles to her current post.

She is currently undertaking a PhD investigating the effects of whole-body vibration, with a focus on frequency safety, muscle response, and protocol reliability.

A former WorldSkills UK competitor in mobile robotics, she earned national and international medals before going on to serve as the UK national expert and training manager for the competition. In 2022, she won the Inspirational Role Model award in the WorldSkills UK Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Heroes Awards.

Teaching

First Year Coordinator for the following undergraduate programmes:

• BEng Electronic Engineering
• BEng Computer Systems Engineering
• BA Product Design
• BEng Product Design Engineering
• BEng Mechatronics and Robotics
• BEng Design Engineering

Also involved in teaching and assessment across the following modules:

• PDE1824 Engineering Projects (Module Leader)
• PDE2315 Design and Manufacturing Tools (Module Leader)
• PDE3807 Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) & Optimisation (Module Leader)
• PDE3823 Major Project and Professional Practice (Co-Module Leader)