Miss Puja Varsani

Associate Lecturer in Design Engineering

Puja Varsani

  • School Faculty of Science and Technology

  • Department Design Engineering & Mathematics

  • Location London

Research activities

Investigating the effects of whole-body vibration, with a focus on frequency safety, muscle activity, and physiological response

Developing standardised protocols to support reliable, repeatable testing in vibration-based studies

Broader interests include engineering education, student transition into higher education, and applied technical prototyping


Current 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)

    • 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.

    Qualifications

    Title: PGCert

    Date: 01 Jun 2017

    Institution: Middlesex Uniersity


    Title: MSc by Research

    Date: 01 Jun 2017

    Institution: Middlesex Uniersity


    Title: BCs (Hons) Product Design and Robotics

    Date: 01 Jun 2012

    Institution: Middlesex University


    Publications

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