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Postgraduate students outside Queen Mary University of London. Credit: Queen MaryQueen Mary's School of Business and Management wins two Excellence Awards
14 December 2020

The School of Business and Management has been awarded two Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Excellence Awards for its outstanding contribution to the accounting profession.

A snapshot of genetic codeGenes could be key to new Covid-19 treatments, study finds
14 December 2020

Potential treatments for Covid-19 have been identified after the discovery of five genes associated with the most severe form of the disease, in research involving Queen Mary academics.

The significance of home in the Covid-19 crisis has been far-reaching and profound.Queen Mary academics awarded major grant to undertake research into impact of Covid-19
11 December 2020

Professors Alison Blunt and Alastair Owens from Queen Mary’s School of Geography have been awarded substantial funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to investigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on life at home. The grant is part of the UK Research and Innovation’s rapid response to COVID-19.

Professor Steffen PetersenQueen Mary researcher elected as President of prestigious cardiology association
11 December 2020

Steffen Petersen, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at Queen Mary University of London, has been elected as President of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI).

Professor Hemant KocherQueen Mary hosts UK’s national pancreas tissue bank
11 December 2020

The UK’s national tissue bank for pancreatic diseases at Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, is now open for UK-based researchers needing samples of blood, urine and saliva to aid their research.

Electric power lines. Credit: xijian/iStock.comScientists publish open resource to help design ‘greener’ energy systems
11 December 2020

Researchers have created a database of measurements from existing global power grid systems that will help develop new power systems capable of meeting changing demands, such as the move towards renewable energy sources.

DragonflyAI Visual Analytics software. Credit:DragonflyAIVisual analytics tool developed at Queen Mary receives further investment
10 December 2020

DragonflyAI, a visual analytics software developed at Queen Mary, has secured £625,000 ($1m) seed funding to continue as market lead in predictive analytics.

Queen Mary's students aspire to tackle major societal challenges.Winner of Queen Mary's ground-breaking Social Venture Fund is announced
8 December 2020

Biophilica, has been announced as the winner of Queen Mary’s Social Venture fund. Based in the School of Business and Management at Queen Mary University of London, the fund empowers students and recent graduate entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing society today.

This vintage illustration depicts King Henry VIII standing with his members of his court.Data visualisation sheds new light on Britain’s Tudor past
8 December 2020

A major new project led by Queen Mary University of London is transforming the way historians can view the past. Tudor Networks of Power is an innovative project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). It is the first of its kind to analyse and visualise communication networks from Tudor times.

Professional Ballerina practicing at home during the pandemic. Credit: Kemal Yildirim/iStock.comNew project will explore use of digital technologies to support remote learning in performing arts
8 December 2020

A new research collaboration, led by Queen Mary University of London, will investigate how digital technologies could be used to support learning in performing arts during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Soho London Independent Film Festival took place virtually in 2020.Queen Mary student wins award at the inaugural Soho London Independent Film Festival
7 December 2020

Queen Mary student Eleanor Jayne Krawczyk has won Best Student Film at the Soho London Independent Film Festival for her film My Side of the Mountain, a documentary she made as part of her MA Film Studies.

WHO logoPsychiatry unit designated as WHO research centre
3 December 2020

Queen Mary’s Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry has been re-designated as a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre.

Queen Mary project will study COVID-19 and maternal health
3 December 2020

A new project, led by Queen Mary University of London and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, will study whether changes to maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic have affected existing inequalities. The study is funded by The Health Foundation.

Emily Rose Yates, who graduated from Queen Mary with a BA in English in 2013, has been listed among the Shaw Trust’s Power 100Queen Mary graduate listed among the top 100 most influential disabled people in the UK
2 December 2020

Emily Rose Yates, who graduated from Queen Mary with a BA in English in 2013, has been listed among the Shaw Trust’s Power 100, an annual publication containing the 100 most influential disabled people in the UK.

Professor Shafi Ahmed using smart glasses on his ward visitsMedical students taken on virtual ward visits
1 December 2020

Students at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, have been virtually transported into a surgical ward to follow their lecturer on his ward rounds.

Virus particles surrounding lungs. Credit: feellife/iStock.comQueen Mary scientists receive donation from Emulate, Inc to support Covid-19 research
1 December 2020

Researchers from the Blizard Institute at Queen Mary University of London will use miniaturised living systems with human cells, known as organ-chips, donated by Emulate, Inc to investigate how Covid-19 affects the lungs.

Many women and girls worldwide continue to face discrimination as a consequence of HIV-related stigma.Making the global HIV response work for women
30 November 2020

Professor Sophie Harman from Queen Mary’s School of Politics and International Relations has collaborated with UN Women to produce a Toolkit for Action to coincide with World AIDS Day.

Traffic pollutionNew study to determine if air pollution increases COVID-19 risk
30 November 2020

A new study has been launched to better understand the link between air pollution and increased risk of developing COVID-19.

A stock image of someone receiving a vaccination. Public concern about vaccines is increasing.New poll shows that Londoners are divided when it comes to having a Covid-19 vaccine and their plans for Christmas
27 November 2020

Following the news that an effective Covid-19 vaccine is on its way, the majority of Londoners (58 per cent) have said that they are likely to take it when it becomes available, according to the latest survey from the Mile End Institute at Queen Mary University of London.

Joe Biden is President of the United StatesConservative voters less likely to accept legitimacy of Biden’s victory according to latest Mile End Institute poll
26 November 2020

Londoners overwhelmingly viewed Joe Biden as the legitimate winner of the US presidential election (80 per cent) according to the latest survey from the Mile End Institute at Queen Mary University of London, but differences are apparent.

Queen Mary’s Health and Safety team shortlisted for prestigious industry award
25 November 2020

Queen Mary’s Health and Safety team has been shortlisted for the annual Safety and Health Practitioner awards, which celebrate the achievements of the brightest and most passionate health and safety professionals. The team has been shortlisted in the ‘Most Influential Team’ category, which recognises teams that have worked together most effectively to improve occupational health, safety and workplace wellbeing.

Woman with trolley shopping in a store. Credit: Kwangmoozaa/iStock.comOffice for Product Safety Standards supports Queen Mary research on novel methods of risk assessment
24 November 2020

The Government’s Office for Product Safety Standards (OPSS) is funding a research project at Queen Mary to examine novel methods of product risk assessment.

New poll reveals that nearly half of Londoners who worked from home during lockdown said it impacted negatively on their mental health
24 November 2020

Nearly half of Londoners (45 per cent) spent some time working from home during the coronavirus pandemic. Out of those, 47 per cent said that it impacted negatively on their mental health, according to the latest survey from the Mile End Institute at Queen Mary University of London.

Students from Queen Mary’s School of English and Drama have organised the installation of a memorial bench in tribute to Dr Catherine SilverstoneQueen Mary students organise tribute to Catherine Silverstone
20 November 2020

Students from Queen Mary’s School of English and Drama have organised the installation of a memorial bench in tribute to Dr Catherine Silverstone, Head of the School of English and Drama, who passed away on 4 October 2020.

Coronavirus particles spread through tiny droplets of liquid floating through the air. Credit: fpm/iStock.comExisting UV light technology has potential to reduce Covid-19 transmission indoors
19 November 2020

A recent study has shown that a UV light technology already used to prevent the spread of other airborne diseases in buildings has the potential to be effective against Covid-19.

Person in a wheelchairMS clinical trial to focus on people who can’t walk
19 November 2020

The first multiple sclerosis (MS) clinical trial to focus only on people who can’t walk is to start recruiting. The ChariotMS trial, led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London, will test whether cladribine tablets (Mavenclad®), already licensed for highly active relapsing MS, can slow the rate of upper limb disability progression in people with advanced MS.

Professor Sean GongQueen Mary professor recognised as world-leading engineer by the Institute of Engineering and Technology
17 November 2020

Professor Sean Gong, Professor of Visual Computation at the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science and Queen Mary Turing Fellow, was recently awarded the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) 2020 Achievement Medal for Vision Engineering.

A view port of an experimental setup, showing a region in space with prestellar cores. The molecule that looks as if it is just getting out of the setup is Glycine. Credit: Professor Harold Linnartz.Building blocks of life can form long before stars
17 November 2020

An international team of scientists have shown that glycine, the simplest amino acid and an important building block of life, can form under the harsh conditions that govern chemistry in space

Members of the Drosophila Laboratory, University of Ibadan, Nigeria participating. Credit: DrosAfricaCharity founded by Queen Mary academic holds first online conference to help fight inequality in science
17 November 2020

DrosAfrica, a grassroots biomedical charity, has held its first online workshop to help establish a highly skilled community of Drosophila African scientists and further biomedical research.

Queen Mary and Barts Health team at the Vaccines Trials Centre at Bethnal Green LibraryQueen Mary and Barts Health deliver Covid-19 vaccine trial in east London
16 November 2020

Londoners are today being urged to join a leading phase three Covid-19 vaccine study, as Barts Health NHS Trust and Queen Mary University of London administer a new trial from the Barts Health Vaccines Trials Centre at Bethnal Green Library.

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