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East London and the Olympic and Paralympic Games

Living Map: a High Street 2012 project Living Map: a High Street 2012 project
22 October 2011
Ali Campbell is working with our local community to celebrate the Mile End Road and Whitechapel High Street

Improving the repair of Achilles tendon injuries in athletes Improving the repair of Achilles tendon injuries in athletes
22 October 2011
Professor Nicola Maffulli is refining the methods used to surgically repair Achilles tendon injury

Taking the measure of the Olympic impact on London Taking the measure of the Olympic impact on London
22 October 2011
Professor Steven Cummins is leading an evaluation of Olympic regeneration activity 

Dramatic engagement with our local community   Dramatic engagement with our local community  
22 October 2011
Phakama, resident arts organisation at Queen Mary, is organising Pop Up festival, a series of performances by, and for, our local community 

Using smart sensors to understand athletic prowess Using smart sensors to understand athletic prowess
22 October 2011
Professor Pankaj Vadgama is looking at ways to improve athletic performance

Third World Congress in Cultural Psychiatry – Mental capital, mental disorders and wellbeing through the life course Third World Congress in Cultural Psychiatry – Mental capital, mental disorders and wellbeing through the life course
22 October 2011
Organised by Professor Kam Bhui

Walk with me: remembering how things were and making new memories Walk with me: remembering how things were and making new memories
22 October 2011
Mile End Films is exploring the cinematic heritage of the East End

A series of lectures exploring the Olympic phenomenon A series of lectures exploring the Olympic phenomenon
22 October 2011
Watch fascinating lectures exploring the history of the Olympics: cultural, political and ideological

Our location – just two miles from the main site of the Olympic and Paralympic Games – has placed the Games squarely in Queen Mary’s consciousness. We have drawn on our academic expertise to query and explore how this world-class event is shaping life in Britain. A fascinating series of public lectures on the Olympics has been running since 2009.

The ORiEL project led by Professor Steven Cummins is investigating the impact of regeneration in the Olympic host boroughs, while Professor Kam Bhui is looking into how physical activity affects our mood and mental health.

Queen Mary is also actively involved in the Games – volunteering as gamesmakers and working in the Olympic Polyclinic – a state-of-the-art healthcare facility that will be open to the public after the Games finish. Professor Nicola Maffulli, lead for the Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, has worked with repairing achilles tendon injury injury in elite athletes, while Professor Pankaj Vadgama has developed ‘smart sensors’ to learn more about how athletes bodies work.

Our proximity to the Games has opened up exciting opportunities for new projects that build on existing links with our local community in Tower Hamlets, Hackney, and Newham. Drama company in residence Phakama is running workshops for young people designed to empower and build employability skills. We also have two projects in High Street 2012, an ambitious programme to celebrate the ribbon of London life that connects the City at Aldgate to the Olympic Park at Stratford, led by Mile End Films and Dr Ali Campbell.

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