Coronavirus advice and updates
All Queen Mary students, staff and visitors should read and abide by our Covid Code.
Read our essential guide on what to do if someone presents with Covid-19 symptoms.
Find out more about testing for Queen Mary students and staff who do not have coronavirus symptoms.
Confirmed Covid-19 cases at Queen Mary
Active, confirmed cases are reported on a daily basis across our UK-based staff and student population. ‘Active’ means that the individuals concerned have received a positive test result from an NHS PCR test and are either within the 10-day self-isolation period or are still showing symptoms.
Numbers will be updated every weekday by 6pm.
We currently have 1 active case of Covid-19 among staff, and 1 active case among students.
Queen Mary has over 23,000 students based in the UK and more than 4,600 permanent members of staff.
If further information is needed please email coronavirus@qmul.ac.uk and we will respond as quickly as possible.
Current coronavirus restrictions
Our campuses are open, including all our research facilities, and our residences, study space and catering outlets which will remain open and available to any staff or students who need to use them.
The Department for Education confirmed that there will be no face-to-face education for students on non-practical courses, inside university Covid-secure premises, before 17 May at the earliest. In the week when many other activities have opened, this is very disappointing for us and our students, who are telling us how much they want to return to face-to-face education.
Our students can return to our campuses if they feel their wellbeing would be better served by being on campus and that we offer as much social and sporting activity as we need for our students, within the guidelines. Under government guidelines all students can meet, and study together, outside in groups of six, and there are a range of study facilities, social, sport activities and support services available on our campus.
In response to the impact of the latest national lockdown, we have offered all undergraduate students in University-owned accommodation a 30% reduction of the full remaining term of their residential licence agreement and a comparable offer for postgraduates. Read our full statement on student accommodation.
Students and applicants
Your welfare is our top priority. Find out about changes to our teaching and the services in place to support you.
Guidance for staff
We're all adjusting our ways of working – find out about the support and guidance on offer to help ease the transition.
Guidance for researchers
Coronavirus has implications for our research work at Queen Mary. Find out about the resources available to support research staff and PhD students.
Supporting our communities
Community engagement is central to our work at Queen Mary. There are many ways you can support our local communities and help ease pressure on vital services.
Official health information
You can find the latest information and guidance on coronavirus from Public Health England at NHS.UK/coronavirus.
Further advice and guidance from the government can be found at gov.uk/coronavirus.
To read all University email updates on coronavirus, students should visit MyQMUL and staff should visit Connected.
Queen Mary's response to coronavirus
You can find all news stories relating to Queen Mary's contribution to the response effort on our coronavirus news page.
Travel
Visit our coronavirus travel page for up-to-date guidance on foreign travel.
Full details on making claims can be found on the Travel Insurance page.
Get in touch
For general questions or advice, please enquire via our contact page.
For questions around postgraduate admissions specifically, please enquire via our dedicated postgraduate contact page.