Operations

Investing in life-sciences infrastructure in East London 

In June 2025, Queen Mary signed an agreement with the Department of Health and Social Care to acquire land next to its existing Whitechapel campus. The site will allow Queen Mary, working with partners from different sectors, to develop further life-sciences research and education capacity in East London. Its location alongside Queen Mary’s existing medical research facilities and Barts Health NHS Trust creates opportunities for future research, collaboration and investment in the area. 

Supporting digital innovation 

Queen Mary is investing in the physical and digital infrastructure needed for technology-led research and education. This includes improvements to computing facilities as well as initiatives such as the Centre for Excellence in AI in Education, which supports the use of AI and digital tools across teaching and learning. These investments give students and staff access to the facilities, skills and support needed to work with emerging technologies. 

Investing in infrastructure for innovation 

In October 2024, Queen Mary opened a new £3 million Green Energy Hub. The facility includes advanced wet-chemistry laboratories and specialist space for testing new devices and materials, giving researchers the infrastructure needed to develop technologies for cleaner energy. Queen Mary also began work in 2024 to capture waste heat from its Tier2 computing facility. Heat generated by the data centre is being recovered and used to provide hot water and heating through the Mile End campus district-heating system. The project links digital research infrastructure with lower-carbon campus operations.