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Woman holding her wrist. Credit: ljubaphoto/iStock.comQueen Mary partner with healthtech startup Living With to help Rheumatoid Arthritis patients
16 November 2020

Working with innovative healthtech startup Living With, researchers from Queen Mary University of London are launching a new project that could revolutionize the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and save the NHS millions every year.

2020 has been a year of growth for qLegalQueen Mary’s qLegal programme celebrates unprecedented growth in 2020
10 November 2020

qLegal, Queen Mary’s pro bono commercial law clinic, has published its annual report which shows that it has almost doubled student numbers and welcomed several new external partners in 2020.

'The UK needs a sustainable strategy for COVID-19'
9 November 2020

As the UK’s second lockdown gets underway, a group of 79 researchers, public health professionals, and healthcare workers are calling for a sustainable public health strategy for COVID-19.

The Legal Advice Centre has been welcoming clients to the Mile End campus since September 2006 Queen Mary launches Black Justice Project to tackle discrimination
9 November 2020

The Legal Advice Centre at Queen Mary University of London has launched a new clinic offering free legal advice to members of the Black community to help tackle discrimination.

Professor Martin Laffin from Queen Mary’s School of Business and ManagementQueen Mary academic joins the Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences
6 November 2020

Professor Martin Laffin from Queen Mary’s School of Business and Management has been conferred the award of Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.

Heightened anxiety levels among UK children have been reported in the wake of the pandemic.Storytelling survival strategies during the era of Covid-19
6 November 2020

Researchers from Queen Mary’s Centre for Childhood Cultures are exploring children’s responses to the Covid-19 pandemic. One of the first key outputs of the research, a collaboration with children’s magazine, Storytime, has just been published.

The past is key to predicting future climate according to new studyThe past is key to predicting future climate according to new study
5 November 2020

A new study co-authored by Dr Heather Ford from Queen Mary’s School of Geography suggests that predictions of future climate change should include simulations of past climates.

Mistletoe. Credit: Andrew Leitch.Researchers shed light on evolution of giant plant genomes
5 November 2020

New research from scientists at Queen Mary University London, the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and Biology Centre CAS, Czech Republic has discovered how ‘giant’ plant genomes evolve. 

Professor Sasha Sodin. Credit: Professor Daniel Ueltschi.Queen Mary researcher wins prestigious Phillip Leverhulme prize
4 November 2020

Professor Sasha Sodin from Queen Mary University of London has been awarded £100,000 by the Leverhulme Trust to support research in mathematical physics.

Professor Hazel Screen This is Engineering Day: Interview with Professor Hazel Screen
4 November 2020

“To me, engineering is all about problem solving and I believe the skills you develop as an engineer can translate to all aspects of life and your career.”

St Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv, UkraineQueen Mary publishes recommendations for legal reform in Ukraine
3 November 2020

The Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary University of London has published its final recommendations on the establishment of the Intellectual Property Court in Ukraine.

The Wasafiri New Writing Prize champions new writersWinners of the 2020 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize announced
29 October 2020

The winners of the Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2020 include authors from Barbados, India and Turkey.

Image depicting failure and success. Credit: istock.com/EtiAmmos Nudges fail more often than is reported, experts warn
28 October 2020

Research led by Queen Mary University of London has shown that despite the widespread use of behavioural interventions across society, failed interventions are surprisingly common.

Queen Mary students make pioneering start to innovative blended learning model
23 October 2020

Students at Queen Mary University of London have made a strong start to the academic year, taking up the opportunities of blended learning and adapting to a Covid-secure campus.  While the Covid-19 pandemic has ensured that this years’ experience is unique, students across every part of Queen Mary are discovering a variety of new opportunities.

Professor Kavita Datta from Queen Mary’s School of Geography has been awarded substantial funding to investigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on migrant remittance flows and wellbeing.Queen Mary academic awarded major Covid-19 funding grant
22 October 2020

Professor Kavita Datta from Queen Mary’s School of Geography has been awarded substantial funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to investigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on migrant remittance flows and wellbeing. The grant is part of the UK Research and Innovation’s rapid response to Covid-19.

Solitude is something the people both seek and fearQueen Mary teams up with Lambeth Palace for podcast on solitude
22 October 2020

The team from Queen Mary’s Pathologies of Solitude project have launched a series of podcasts exploring places and experiences of seclusion and isolation. The series also includes an extended interview with the Most Revd Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury.

Patient on ventilator lying in hospital bed as medical professional moves his bed. Credit: xavierarnau/iStock.comScientists develop algorithm to help relieve pressure on the NHS
21 October 2020

New research suggests an algorithm could be used to help optimise the sharing of healthcare resources during the Covid-19 pandemic, preventing NHS intensive care units (ICU) from becoming overwhelmed.

Crowd wearing masksNew risk model estimates likelihood of death or hospitalisation from COVID-19
21 October 2020

A model that can calculate a person’s risk of becoming infected and then seriously ill due to COVID-19 has been shown to accurately estimate risk during the first wave of the pandemic in England, in new research involving Queen Mary University of London.

A new report recommends a localised approach to empowering communities in a post-Covid age.Localism is the key to levelling up, according to new report
15 October 2020

A new report published by the Queen Mary’s Mile End Institute and the Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) recommends a localised approach to empowering communities in a post-Covid age.

Dr Ana Jorge SobridoQueen Mary researcher awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship
15 October 2020

Dr Ana Jorge Sobrido from Queen Mary University of London has today been named as one of UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellows for her work to develop innovative energy storage systems.

Herd immunity in COVID-19 control is a ‘dangerous fallacy’, say authors of open letter
15 October 2020

A group of 80 researchers say that a so-called ‘herd immunity’ approach to managing COVID-19 by allowing immunity to develop in low-risk populations is “a dangerous fallacy unsupported by the scientific evidence”.

Dr Mark FreestoneQueen Mary researcher releases book on ‘Making a Psychopath’
15 October 2020

Mark Freestone, Reader in Mental Health at Queen Mary’s Wolfson Institute, today releases his new book, Making a Psychopath.

Political parties in the UK overwhelmingly view their members as assets rather than liabilitiesHow the Conservative Party won the 2019 general election
14 October 2020

New research co-authored by Professor Tim Bale from Queen Mary’s School of Politics and International relations sheds fresh light on how the Conservative Party won the 2019 general election.

A group of migrants travelling EU failing to comply with obligations on migration, according to new report
13 October 2020

Dr Violeta Moreno-Lax from Queen Mary’s School of Law has written a report for the European Parliament on the EU’s External Migration Policy and the Protection of Human Rights.

Vitamin DClinical trial to investigate whether vitamin D protects against COVID-19
13 October 2020

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London, funded by Barts Charity, have launched a new clinical trial to investigate whether taking vitamin D could protect people from COVID-19.

Premature baby in an incubator. Credit: CatEyePerspective/iStock.comNew bioengineering approach to fix fetal membranes
13 October 2020

New research led by Queen Mary University of London and UCL has shown that small bioengineered molecules can be used to repair defects in the fetal membranes that surround and protect babies developing in the womb. 

Professor Charles KnightQueen Mary researcher recognised in the Queen’s Birthday honours
12 October 2020

Charles Knight, Professor of Cardiology at Queen Mary University of London and Chief Executive of St Bartholomew’s Hospital, has received an OBE for services to the NHS and people with heart disease in the Queen’s birthday honours.

Image of a soundwave. Credit: Ali Kahfi/iStock.comScientists find upper limit for the speed of sound
9 October 2020

A research collaboration between Queen Mary University of London, the University of Cambridge and the Institute for High Pressure Physics in Troitsk has discovered the fastest possible speed of sound.

Queen Mary joins alliance offering 20,500 extra COVID-19 tests a day
8 October 2020

London’s leading life science and academic institutions have united to respond in an unprecedented way to the coronavirus pandemic by ramping up diagnostic testing capacity for the UK.

Being Human is a national forum for public engagement with humanities research.Being Human ready to explore New Worlds in 2020
6 October 2020

Queen Mary University of London is set to participate once again in Being Human, the festival which promotes public engagement with humanities research. The 2020 edition kicks off on 12 November.

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