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Queen Mary’s Legal Advice Centre will hold a public event to celebrate the Fourth Global Annual Day of Action for Climate Justice
11 November 2022

An event aimed at helping address fast fashion and its knock-on effects in the areas of labour law and environmental law will take place on Thursday 17 November between 10 am and 3pm. Organised by Queen Mary’s Legal Advice Centre, the event is open to all – members of the public as well as staff and students.  

‘A heart within a heart’, shows damage to the heart in blue after a heart attackQueen Mary researcher’s photo named as joint runner up in prestigious research image competition
11 November 2022

A photo by Queen Mary University of London postgraduate student Christina Gkantsinikoudi and lead researcher Dr Neil Dufton has been named as joint runner up in the British Heart Foundation’s Reflection of Research image competition. 

New study reveals genes that control our ‘metabolic individuality’ and disease risk
10 November 2022

A new study co-led by Queen Mary University of London’s Professor Claudia Langenberg, newly appointed Director of the Precision Healthcare University Research Institute, undertaken in her prior roles at the Berlin Institute of Health at the Charité (BIH) and University of Cambridge, and Professor Adam Butterworth at the University of Cambridge, has discovered more than 300 regions in the genome that contribute to a person’s ‘chemical fingerprint`.

Images based on interviews with Uber drivers in Bangalore about how they perceive the company, highlighting gaps between the lived reality of Uber’s Indian employees and the white western figures they feel represent the companyQueen Mary research behind art exhibition exploring politics of privacy and big tech
8 November 2022

Research by Dr Philippa Williams and Dr Lipika Kamra looks at how ‘big tech’ like Meta-owned WhatsApp affects the ways that privacy is designed, regulated, discussed and experienced – by everyone from ordinary people to national governments.

Nurse taking patient's blood pressure. Credit: iStock.comNew drug can successfully treat patients typically resistant to high blood pressure treatment
7 November 2022

A new drug called Baxdrostat has been shown to significantly reduce high blood pressure (hypertension) in patients who may not respond to current treatments for the condition, according to results from a phase II trial led jointly by a Queen Mary University of London researcher and colleagues at CinCor Pharma, USA.

Queen Mary's new Centre for Academic Inclusion in Science and Engineering (CAISE) sets out to champion inclusive education 
7 November 2022

CAISE aims to ensure all students have an equal opportunity to become scientists and engineers. 

Queen Mary tackles sustainability and environmental challenges
7 November 2022

Climate scientists and activists, Heads of State, minsters and CEOs have gathered at the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCC (COP27) in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt, as the window for climate change action narrows further.

Queen Mary at the United Nations Climate Conference (COP27) in Egypt
7 November 2022

Queen Mary University of London’s engagement and expertise will be out in force at Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, as world leaders, non-government organisations and activists gather for the UN Climate Conference known as COP27. 

Queen Mary experts warn Levelling Up agenda risks levelling down London arts and culture
7 November 2022

Queen Mary University of London has appointed 12 Cultural Advocacy Fellows to help make the case for Government support of the arts and cultural heritage sectors, as new research highlights their importance to public life in the capital, following Friday's devastating funding cuts for some of the city's beloved institutions.

Profiling the entire cancer genome identifies new subgroups of blood cancer that can be used to predict likely clinical outcomes
4 November 2022

A collaborative study in Nature Genetics has led to largest and most comprehensive analysis of the entire genomic landscape of the most common type of blood cancer called chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), as part of Queen Mary's 100,000 Genome Project.

Queen Mary expert contributes to Report with draft legislation on paperless trade
4 November 2022

The report and draft legislation are the result of the Electronic Trade Documents project carried out by The Law Commission of England and Wales for the UK Government.

New report calls for policy change to sustain and nurture artistic talent
4 November 2022

Policymakers must help the creative sector to recover from the long-term impacts of Covid-19, according to newly published research on how the pandemic affected individual artists and the wider cultural economy.

Queen Mary’s Centre for Public Engagement and charity Social Action for Health hold public event to hear from young people on the future of community health
4 November 2022

An event aimed at addressing the future of community health and spotlighting insights and priorities from local young adults will take place at the Octagon on Monday 14 November from 4 to 6 p.m.

New Queen Mary research reveals impact of accent on social mobility
3 November 2022

More than a quarter of senior professionals from working-class backgrounds have been singled out in the workplace for their accent, according to new research by Queen Mary’s professor of linguistics Devyani Sharma

Decarbonise the military: Researchers urge armed forces to report emissions
2 November 2022

Ahead of COP27, researchers are calling for the “massive” carbon footprint of the world’s armed forces to be measured and managed, in an article published today by prestigious journal Nature.

A circle graph split in five segmentsCancer Toolkit will support GPs to reduce avoidable delays in cancer diagnosis and care
1 November 2022

The Clinical Effectiveness Group (CEG) has launched a Cancer Toolkit to GP practices across North East London. It includes a clinical template, patient record searches, a data dashboard and a new Cancer Diagnosis Audit Tool. Together, the resources will support GP practice teams to address inequalities and deliver timely cancer diagnosis and care for everyone who needs it.

Queen Mary appoints Bryony Butland as Director of Research and Innovation
31 October 2022

Dr Butland joins us from BEIS/UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) where she has previously  led on work in BEIS to negotiate the UK research budget.    

A bumblebeeFirst-ever study shows bumble bees ‘play’
27 October 2022

Bumble bees play, according to new research led by Queen Mary University of London published in Animal Behaviour. It is the first time that object play behaviour has been shown in an insect, adding to mounting evidence that bees may experience positive ‘feelings’. 

New Global Health Research Centre will strengthen healthcare and build capacity in research for non-communicable diseases in Latin America
26 October 2022

Professor Victoria Bird, a researcher at Queen Mary University of London (Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry), has been awarded a £7m grant from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to develop a new Global Health Research Centre with partners across Latin America.

Cleveland Clinic London enters into medical education collaboration with Queen Mary University of London
25 October 2022

Cleveland Clinic London has begun training final year medical students from Queen Mary University of London’s Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry in an education collaboration that will help train the next generation of medical professionals.

Award wins for Queen Mary human rights law expert
24 October 2022

Associate professor in law Dr Hedi Viterbo has won prestigious international prizes for his latest book, which explores how the Israeli state and its critics shape and weaponise the categories of child versus adult.

Queen Mary researchers named in top 100 female scientists in the UK
21 October 2022

Frances Balkwill, Irene Leigh and Claudia Langenberg have been named in research.com’s top 100 female scientists in the UK.

BBC praises graduate’s impact on East London community
20 October 2022

Queen Mary alumnus Mentesnot Mengesha was honoured at BBC Radio London’s Make A Difference Awards for his efforts to help support low-income families in his local Newham.

Archive of Queen Mary academic Peter Landin available at Bodleian Library at Oxford University
20 October 2022

Located at 10 Godward Square, E1 4FZ, Queen Mary’s Peter Landin Building may seem like your average 1970s style building and home to computer science students, research labs and offices. But do you know the complex history of the person who the building is named after? 

New group to advance digital twins in healthcare
19 October 2022

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London are part of a consortium of nineteen partners that will aid personalised healthcare by using virtual copies of objects.

Queen Mary University of London secures two prestigious sustainability credentials
18 October 2022

Certification from The British Standards Institute (BSI) and the Eco-Campus Platinum award confirm the University’s commitment to sustainability.

Queen Mary hosts tackling placed-based health inequalities panel with local council representatives
17 October 2022

Queen Mary academics and representatives from two East London councils came together to discuss tackling place-based health inequalities in the local community.

Queen Mary University of London wins the ‘University of the Year’ award at the sixth annual UK Social Mobility Awards
14 October 2022

The UK Social Mobility Awards (SOMOs) 2022 has seen Queen Mary win the category of University of the Year.

Queen Mary researchers ‘breaking through’ at Being Human Festival 2022
14 October 2022

Exploring the theme of ‘Breakthroughs’, this year's festival asks what we can imagine, rediscover, and celebrate through humanities research.

Funding boost to help develop targeted healthcare for patients in east London
14 October 2022

Barts Health NHS Trust have received £20.9 million in funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), providing a major boost to their plans to tackle health inequalities and deliver pioneering, innovative healthcare to the people of east London and beyond.

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