Queen Mary Alumni e-Newsletter Issue 27, October 2010
College news
Professor Peter Hennessy
The Principal speaks out for the protection of science research budgets; Peter Hennessey FBA, Atlee Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary appointed Crossbench Peer in the House of Lords; Queen Mary moves up 44 places in the international rankings; Honorary Fellow receives Nobel Prize; Two departments realise their teaching and research strengths; Inside Out Festival; Athena SWAN is alive and well at Queen Mary
Research news
Human height determined by genes; EU funds new research in High-Performance Biobased Polymers; Protein key to growth of pancreatic cancer
Staff news
Professor Tilli Tansey
Dr Caroline Brennan from the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences has won £356,952 to study the genetic basis of drug-seeking and addiction; Dr Steve Cummins, has been awarded a five year NIHR Senior Research Fellowship; Dr Paul Elbourne, investigates the meaning of the word ‘the’; Professor David Adger and Dr Daniel Harbour receive funding to investigate the features that underlie person and number systems; Professor Tilli Tansey is to join the School of History
Alumni giving
Birithajini's elective in Kuala Lumpur
How your gift has been used; Success for Barts and The London Dragon Boat team; Making a gift; Gifts from overseas; Leaving a gift to Queen Mary, University of London in your Will
Student news
Janet Davies, a research student from the Institute of Dentistry has been awarded a prestigious research prize by the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry; Barts and the London Student News
Volunteering at Queen Mary
Business Professionals wanted; Studying at Queen Mary
Career development opportunities
Did you complete your higher education qualification in 2006/07?; Announcing the Alfa Fellowship Programme; GP Refresher Course 2010, Wednesday 27 - Friday 29 October; Postgraduate Open Evening, Wednesday 24 November 2010; Working for Queen Mary
Joshua Bright
Alumni news
Outstanding Queen Mary graduates were named in Future Leaders, a new House of Lords magazine; Paul Kendall (Mathematical Sciences, 1994); Ajit Mishra (LLM Intellectual Property, 2005); Jules Pipe (Chemistry, 1986); Mrs Ingeborg Srenger (Economics, 1980)
Alumni remembered
Barry Tebbs, (Plant Biology, 1971); Lord Bingham of Cornhill,
Event reviews
Family Welcome Receptions; Alumni Reunion Weekend; Department of Physics Alumni Day: Contemporary Particle Physics
Forthcoming events
A list of alumni, academic and corporate events
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