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Image showing male figurines and stethoscopeSignificant gender disparities revealed in COVID-19 clinical trial leadership
5 March 2021

Less than one-third of COVID-19 clinical trials are led by women, which is half the proportion observed in non-COVID-19 trials, according to research led by Queen Mary University of London, University of St Andrews, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

Conrad Khan is a Film Studies student at Queen Mary. Photo credit: EE/Tom Dymond © 2021Queen Mary student nominated for BAFTA Rising Star Award
3 March 2021

Conrad Khan, a student from Queen Mary’s School of Languages, Linguistics and Film is among the five nominees.

Breast screeningAttending consecutive mammography screens protects against breast cancer death
3 March 2021

Attending the two most recent screening appointments before a breast cancer diagnosis protects against breast cancer death, according to a Queen Mary study of over half a million Swedish women conducted over 24 years.

A seventeenth-century trunk of letters bequeathed to the Dutch postal museum in The Hague.Secrets of sealed 17th century letters revealed by dental X-ray scanners
2 March 2021

In a world first, an international team of researchers has read an unopened letter from Renaissance Europe – without breaking its seal or damaging it in any way.

Cinema has served as a vital bridge between cultures and countries for South Asian people in Britain.Queen Mary academic to lead film collaboration in South Africa
2 March 2021

Dr Ashvin Devasundaram from Queen Mary’s School of Languages, Linguistics and Film will lead the inaugural South African edition of the Young Curators Lab.

Experimental ponds used in the studyGlobal warming poses threat to food chains
1 March 2021

Rising temperatures could reduce the efficiency of food chains and threaten the survival of larger animals, new research shows.

COVID-19 vaccineSingle dose of vaccine acts as ‘booster’ in those with prior COVID-19 infection
26 February 2021

People who have previously had COVID-19 have an enhanced antibody response with a single dose of RNA vaccine, according to a study of 51 UK healthcare workers, around half of whom had a previous laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.

People form a purple ribbon to raise awareness for domestic violenceResearchers to explore the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on domestic abuse referrals in primary care
25 February 2021

A new study involving researchers from Queen Mary University of London will explore whether and how GP referrals to domestic abuse services have changed during the coronavirus pandemic.

A woman holding her smartphone checking a contact tracing app. Credit:mphillips007/iStock.comNew tool reveals security and privacy issues with contact tracing apps
25 February 2021

Researchers have developed a tool to identify security and privacy risks associated with Covid-19 contact tracing apps.

Dr Tina ChowdhuryNew funding for storytelling project to inspire future engineers
24 February 2021

A Queen Mary project has received funding to continue to bring the art of digital and immersive storytelling into the world of science and engineering.

The pandemic is changing the way militaries are perceivedPandemic is changing the way militaries operate and are perceived in the health space, according to new research
23 February 2021

A new study authored by a researcher at Queen Mary University of London has shed new light on how militaries act as health responders in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Salt Salt reduction will prevent nearly 200,000 cases of heart disease and save £1.64bn
22 February 2021

England’s salt reduction programme will have led to nearly 200,000 fewer adults developing heart disease and £1.64 billion of healthcare cost savings by 2050, according to research by Queen Mary University of London.

Free Trade Agreements can have an impact on workers' rightsNew book explores the impact of EU trade agreements on workers’ rights
18 February 2021

A new book, co-authored by academics from Queen Mary University of London, explores the contentious relationship between trade and labour, and the impact of the EU’s ‘new generation’ free trade agreements on workers.

Research shows that organisations need to address diversityNew study shows that men receive more actionable feedback than women in the workplace
16 February 2021

A new study led by an academic from Queen Mary University of London has shed light on the way in which women's advancement into senior leadership roles remains slower than men's.

Professor Tom Powles. Credit: Reza RoozitalabNew class of drug leads to 30 per cent reduced risk of death for bladder cancer patients
12 February 2021

A new type of drug that helps target chemotherapy directly to cancer cells has been found to significantly increase survival of patients with the most common form of bladder cancer, according to results from a phase III clinical trial led in the UK by Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust.

Queen Mary students in laboratoryCelebrating Queen Mary Women in Science
11 February 2021

The UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11 February) aims to recognise the critical role women and girls play in science and technology communities. 

Pandemics have a disproportionate effect on women (stock image)Government report draws on evidence from Queen Mary
10 February 2021

Evidence from Queen Mary has been cited in a new government report from the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee.

Indian migrant workers during the Covid-19 pandemicNew research project set to explore the role of civil society in supporting migrant populations during the Covid-19 pandemic
4 February 2021

Academics from Queen Mary University of London have been awarded funding from the University’s Strategic Research Priorities Fund to undertake a cross-regional study exploring the role of civil society organisations supporting vulnerable migrant populations in Brazil and India in the context of Covid-19.

Happy and sad symbols on wooden blocks. Credit:Chaiwiwat Duangjinda/iStock.comScientists propose new way to detect emotions using wireless signals
3 February 2021

A novel artificial intelligence (AI) approach based on wireless signals could help to reveal our inner emotions, according to new research from Queen Mary University of London.

Professor Kimberly Hutchings joined Queen Mary in 2014.Professor Kimberly Hutchings appointed as chair of a Research Excellence Framework panel
3 February 2021

The four UK funding bodies have appointed Professor Kimberly Hutchings from Queen Mary's School of Politics and International Relations as chair of Sub-panel 19: Politics and International Studies for the forthcoming Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021).

The Wasafiri New Writing Prize champions new writersSubmissions now open for the Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2021
1 February 2021

Representing more of the globe than any other prize of its kind, the Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize is opening its doors for 2021 and welcoming work in fiction, poetry, and life writing from unpublished writers around the world.

More symptoms need to be included in UK case definition of COVID-19
1 February 2021

Runny nose (coryza) and other indicative symptoms should be added as possible signs of COVID-19 infection, so that more people can access NHS covid tests, according to a Queen Mary academic writing in The BMJ, in an open letter to the Chief Medical Officer, supported by 140 east London general practitioners and health care professionals.

Takumã Kuikuro is an award-winning indigenous filmmakerQueen Mary research featured as an impact case study by UK Research and Innovation
1 February 2021

Research from Queen Mary University of London’s People’s Palace Projects has been selected as a case study by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to showcase the impact of its Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF).

Consuming omega-3 fatty acids could prevent asthma
28 January 2021

New research suggests that a higher dietary intake of long chain omega-3 fatty acids in childhood may reduce the risk of developing subsequent asthma, but only in children carrying a common gene variant. The study, led by Queen Mary University of London, is in collaboration with the University of Bristol and University of Southampton, UK, and Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.

A stock market screen depicting the impact of Covid-19New study suggests that the financial impact of Covid-19 is comparable to the Wall Street Crash of 1929
27 January 2021

A study co-authored by an academic from Queen Mary University of London has shed new light on the true magnitude of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on financial markets.

Black woman travelling by bus wearing protective face mask. Credit: Drazen Zigic/ iStock.comCommuting patterns could explain higher incidence of Covid-19 in Black Americans
27 January 2021

The disproportionately high Covid-19 infection rates observed in Black Americans could be linked to their daily commuting patterns, according to a new study published today in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface.

Professor Fiona WalterProfessor Fiona Walter joins Queen Mary as Institute Director
26 January 2021

Professor Fiona Walter has been appointed as the new Joint Director of the Wolfson Institute and Institute for Population Health Sciences, Queen Mary University of London.

STORM CHASER logoQueen Mary researchers to trial drug to protect against COVID-19 exposure
26 January 2021

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust are looking for clinical trial participants who have recently (within 8 days) been in contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid-19.

Illustration of a group of people being tracked for digital contact tracing. Credit: smartboy10/iStock.comStudy provides first real-world evidence of Covid-19 contact tracing app effectiveness
26 January 2021

An international research collaboration, involving scientists from the UK, US and Spain, has shed new light on the usefulness of digital contact tracing (DCT) to control the spread of Covid-19.

Life reconstruction of a Spinosaurus wading in the water and fishing. Credit: Robert Nicholls ©Nicholls2020Study sheds new light on the behaviour of the giant carnivorous dinosaur Spinosaurus as a monstrous heron
26 January 2021

New research from Queen Mary University of London and the University of Maryland, has reignited the debate around the behaviour of the giant dinosaur Spinosaurus.

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