Left, Partha Shah (Biomedical Engineering) and right, Benjamin Cook (Medicine)
On 25 February, King’s undergraduates showcased their research as part of the Posters in Parliament exhibition in Portcullis House on the Parliamentary estate.
Posters in Parliament is an opportunity for student researchers and institutions to present their research posters to MPs and policymakers based in Westminster.
This year, two King’s students – Benjamin Cook (Medicine) and Partha Shah (Biomedical Engineering) – were selected to present research undertaken as part of the King’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship (KURF) in 2025, which is organised and funded by King’s Careers & Employability.
About KURF
Each year King’s academics across all faculties pitch exciting and innovative summer research projects to King’s undergraduate students to participate in. Participating students have the opportunity to work directly on cutting-edge research across King’s and are paid a stipend throughout the opportunity.
Meet the students
‘AI-based Estimation of Changes in Heart Health from MR’ – Partha Shah, supervised by Professor Andrew King (Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine)
“When I chose my KURF project, I wanted to explore a different angle of AI. In my third year, I worked on classification models — where the system determines whether something is one thing or another. This time, I focused on segmentation, where an image is labelled, and the model assigns confidence levels to what it identifies.
“KURF really broadened my horizons in AI. It gave me the skills to experiment with different models and even build something from scratch. I also learned how to go directly into the source code of complex algorithms and understand what determines the AI’s predictions.
“It’s definitely helped with my PhD prospects. I’m currently applying, and KURF was one of the key things that helped me stand out and get shortlisted.”
Partha Shah, Biomedical Engineering MEng, year 3
Partha with supervisor Professor Andrew King
“For me, KURF is about contributing to a cutting-edge research project. Undergraduate education is mostly about absorbing information rather than making a contribution to a field – and that’s how it should be, because as an undergraduate you have a lot to learn. But through KURF, you can genuinely contribute to an ongoing research project. That’s an incredibly valuable experience in terms of growing as an academic and as a researcher.”
Professor Andrew King, Professor in Medical Image Analysis
‘Artificial Intelligence: The Context of Emerging Markets’ – Benjamin Cook, supervised by Dr Prokriti Mukherji (King’s Business School)
“For my KURF project, I was really keen to do something interdisciplinary. My background is in medical research, which is very clinically focused, and I wanted to broaden my horizons beyond medicine and do something healthcare-adjacent.
“The project brought together economics, healthcare and AI — a real mix of different areas. I’d encourage anyone considering KURF to look for projects that overlap with their course but perhaps sit in a different department. It really opens your eyes to aspects of research you might not otherwise encounter.
“As a medic, it was valuable to think beyond clinical and patient-centred outcomes, beyond even the NHS, and to consider work on a more global scale. That perspective is something I’ll carry into my clinical practice and whatever career I pursue in the future.”
Benjamin Cook – Medicine MBBS, year 4