Skip to main content
News

HSS

article News story: Human Rights charity comes to Queen Mary
7, November , 2011

A leading human rights charity has joined the School of Law at Queen Mary, University of London in a new partnership that will hone the skills of students wishing to specialise in human rights law and practice.

article News story: 'Who Tells the Truth about Crime and Punishment - the Politician, the Artist, the Prisoner or the Press?'
20, October , 2011

Queen Mary, University of London is helping to organise a live, multi-media debate on crime and social justice as part of the Southbank Centre’s new exhibition of art, film and writing by prisoners.

Shahidha Bari (back second from left) Rachel Hewitt (crouched far right): photo credit BBC article News story: Queen Mary has double success in BBC academic talent contest
28, June , 2011

Queen Mary, University of London has secured two of the 10 winners of a national talent competition to find young academic broadcasters, run by BBC Radio 3 and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

article News story: Amanda Vickery gives first annual lecture for Centre for Studies of Home
7, November , 2011

There’s no place like home, particularly when it comes to cutting-edge research, as Queen Mary, University of London is proving with a new centre dedicated to its study, partnered by the Geffrye Museum in east London.

article News story: Graduate training scheme takes film students the extra Mile
14, December , 2011

An in-house film production unit at Queen Mary, University of London has set up the first scheme of its kind in the UK to help students and graduates break into the notoriously tough UK film business.

Clouds (credit William Warby) article News story: Data protection law creates cloud of uncertainty for cloud computing
21, November , 2011

Current European data protection laws could leave Flickr, Google and Amazon and other online businesses exposed to legal action, warn law experts at Queen Mary, University of London.

Julie Pinborough, Legal Advice Centre Manager article News story: Honour for champion of legal rights
7, November , 2011

The founder of a free legal advice service at Queen Mary, University of London has been shortlisted for a prestigious accolade, acknowledging a lifetime of achievements, at the Times Higher Education Awards 2011.

Attorney General, Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP article News story: Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre is 'Rolls Royce' operation, says Attorney General
15, November , 2011

The Attorney General was guest speaker at the fifth birthday celebrations of the Legal Advice Centre (LAC) at Queen Mary, University of London on Thursday 10 November 2011.

Dr Matthew Rubery - credit Martha Stewart article News story: Literature expert charts history of the talking book
14, December , 2011

An expert on nineteenth-century literature at Queen Mary, University of London has been made a Visiting Scholar by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 

Peter Jenner article News story: Legendary rock music guru talks IP to Queen Mary law students
11, November , 2011

Renowned music manager Peter Jenner took centre stage to lecture on artists’ rights at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), at Queen Mary, University of London, this week.

Gordon Brown and Tony Blair article News story: New contemporary history Masters covers Blair-Brown years
20, December , 2011

A unique undergraduate course dissecting the Blair years of British politics is evolving into a Masters module spanning the entire New Labour era at Queen Mary, University of London.

article News story: Women and the Olympics 2012
1, July , 2011

The London Olympics and whether the site design and facilities have taken women into account will be the key theme of an upcoming conference on gender issues and the 2012 Games at Queen Mary, University of London.

Charles Booth's Poverty Map of Deptford. Credit: LSE article News story: New guided walks put Deptford on the map
8, June , 2011

An entrepreneurial geography graduate from Queen Mary, University of London has orchestrated a new walking tour around Deptford, following in the footsteps of Victorian reformist, Charles Booth.

Special stamp commemorating Leo Baeck article News story: New hub for German-Jewish history and culture at Queen Mary
8, November , 2011

Research into German-Jewish history and culture is expanding at Queen Mary, University of London.

Professor Brigitte Granville article News story: In wake of Eurozone crisis, second UK recession 'highly probable', warns Queen Mary economist
11, November , 2011

Brigitte Granville, Professor of International Economics and Economic Policy at the School of Business and Management, Queen Mary, University of London comments on how the current Eurozone crisis will impact on the UK economy.

article News story: Legal Advice Centre shortlisted for three major awards
19, May , 2011

A student-led legal service at Queen Mary, University of London that provides free assistance to members of the public has been shortlisted for three prestigious awards.

article News story: Lottery boost to get more London students playing sport
31, March , 2011

University students in London are being urged to give sport another go after the Queen Mary Students’ Union secured £216,548 in National Lottery funding from Sport England.

Professor Amanda Vickery article News story: Public love of Jane Austen was a slow-burner, new BBC documentary reveals
1, December , 2011

A new BBC documentary, marking the bicentenary of the publication of Jane Austen's first novel, Sense and Sensibility, will be presented by a historian at Queen Mary, University of London.

Professor Julia Kristeva article News story: Honorary degree for literary theorist Julia Kristeva
9, December , 2011

Queen Mary awarded an honorary degree to leading feminist writer and renowned psychoanalyst, Julia Kristeva at the Winter Degree Ceremony in December. A full transcript of her accompanying lecture is available below.

Dr Julia Hörnle article News story: Julia Hörnle joins Authority for Television On-Demand
14, March , 2011

An internet regulation scholar at Queen Mary, University of London has been appointed to the Board of the Authority for Television On-Demand (ATVOD), the new UK body co-regulating video on-demand - online programming.

Professor Amanda Vickery article News story: Amanda Vickery history series nominated for prestigious TV award
3, March , 2011

At Home with the Georgians, the major BBC2 series presented by historian and Queen Mary academic Amanda Vickery, is up for best history programme in the Royal Television Society Award 2011.   

Lord Hennessy, Clement Attlee Statue, Lord Mandelson article News story: Lord Mandelson joins Lord Hennessy to unveil Clement Attlee statue
5, April , 2011

A champion of the East End and a great reformer for social justice, former Prime Minister Clement Attlee, was honoured with a statue unveiling at Queen Mary, University of London on April 4, 2011.

A sterling silver business-card holder from the collection, by silversmith Aoife White article News story: History of man jewellery revealed in gem of an exhibition
21, November , 2011

A student at Queen Mary, University of London, has curated a British Museum exhibit of contemporary jewellery inspired by men’s fashions from both the Renaissance era and today.

Sir Gus O'Donnell - credit UK in Canada article News story: Top civil servant Sir Gus O’Donnell speaks at Queen Mary
15, July , 2011

Head of the civil service, Sir Gus O'Donnell and former senior mandarin, Lord Armstrong of Ilminster, will give the last Mile End Group seminar of the season at Queen Mary, University of London, on 21 July.

article News story: Tony Blair gives final Blair Government course seminar
22, May , 2011

Tony Blair hosted history students from Queen Mary, University of London, for over an hour on Friday 20 May, in the final 'Blair Government' course seminar.

article News story: Queen Mary leads on £4m boost to London’s creative economy
16, August , 2011

Queen Mary, University of London is leading on a multi-million pound project, combining academic knowledge and entrepreneurial skill to benefit the UK’s creative sector, it was announced today.

Mr Martin McGuinness (deputy First Minister), Professor Seán McConville, Dr Anna Bryson and Mr Peter Robinson (First Minister) article News story: €1.1m project to uncover unheard voices of the Peace Process
21, June , 2011

The First and deputy First Ministers, Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness, launched an extensive directory of interviews relating to the Peace Process at Stormont on Tuesday 14 June.

Professor Vieira article News story: International Press Award for promotion of Brazilian culture in Britain
18, July , 2011

A noted Brazilian academic in the School of Languages, Linguistics and Film at Queen Mary, University of London has won an international media award for the promotion of Brazilian Culture in the UK.

Rabinder Singh QC article News story: Rabinder Singh QC on Law and Society
28, February , 2011

Rabinder Singh QC will deliver the annual LexisNexis Butterworths Lecture on Law and Society at Queen Mary, University of London on 16 March 2011.

Jeremy Bowen, BBC Middle East Editor article News story: BBC’s Jeremy Bowen delivers flagship lecture on Modern Middle East
19, April , 2011

Jeremy Bowen, BBC Middle East Editor - and the first British journalist to interview Muammar Gaddafi since the start of the Libyan uprising - is to speak at Queen Mary, University of London on 4 May.

article News story: Queen Mary captures Olympic spirit on High Street 2012
21, April , 2011

Queen Mary, University of London has successfully secured two funding awards to enhance and celebrate east London life in the run up to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Lord Mandelson article News story: Lord Mandelson to unveil Clement Attlee statue
14, March , 2011

Lord Mandelson is to unveil a statue of former Prime Minister Clement Attlee in its new location at Queen Mary, University of London on Monday 4 April 2011.

article News story: PhD students at Queen Mary and Goldsmiths to benefit from Doctoral Training Centre
21, January , 2011

Academics and students at Queen Mary and Goldsmiths, both University of London colleges, are celebrating after being awarded Doctoral Training Centre status.

article News story: Olympic study of East End regeneration
8, April , 2011

A team of public health specialists at Queen Mary, University of London is embarking on a major five-year study, investigating Olympic-led health and social regeneration in east London.

BBC's Paul Mason article News story: Newsnight’s Economics editor presents at business school ethics conference
11, March , 2011

BBC Newsnight’s Economics Editor, Paul Mason is headlining at the annual European Business Ethics Network conference at Queen Mary, University of London in April 2011.

article News story: Economics expert gives verdict on Budget 2011
23, March , 2011

"A few green shoots, but it will continue to be a long hard winter for the British economy," notes Rachel Male, Lecturer, of the School of Economics and Finance, Queen Mary, University of London in her verdict on the Budget 2011. 

article News story: Are the media free in Russia today?
28, February , 2011

As Russia becomes ever more synonymous with the intimidation of journalists, Queen Mary, University of London and the EU-Russia Centre are holding a joint debate on the extent to which the country’s press freedom can survive.

article News story: High levels of exploitation among London’s Latin American population
19, May , 2011

London’s Latin American workers are being illegally paid below the minimum wage at a rate 10 times higher than the UK average, suggests a new report produced by Queen Mary, University of London.

Back to top