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Professor Nick Lemoine receives China’s highest award for foreign experts
Congratulations to Professor Nick Lemoine, Director of Barts Cancer Institute, who has been awarded the China Friendship Award - the country’s highest award for "foreign experts who have made outstanding contributions to the country's economic and social progress".
On receiving the award, he said: “For me to receive this National Friendship award is a great recognition of the research achievements by the teams at Queen Mary and the Academy of Medical Sciences at Zhengzhou University. I am also very proud and honoured to have been elected as a Chinese Academician at the same time as Bill Gates, Dame Ann Dowling and Leo Rafael Reif.” More.
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The story of Joseph Merrick re-told in an immersive Whitechapel tour app
‘I am Human’ retells the story of The Royal London Hospital and Medical College’s most famous resident through the eyes of Merrick himself. The free audio guide has no narration, and instead brings 1880s Whitechapel to life through the voices of Merrick, the celebrity surgeon Frederick Treves, the resourceful young Matron, Eva Luckes, and a medical student training at the College. More. |
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QMUL launches partnership with Ateneo de Manila University
Principal Professor Colin Bailey comments: “I am delighted that Queen Mary will be deepening its relationship with Ateneo de Manila University, one of the top universities in the Philippines. This partnership supports our plans to diversify Queen Mary’s international partnerships activity and signifies our growing links in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations region.” More. |
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Dr Mariana Pinto da Costa presents Erasmus+ Generation Declaration at European Commission
Dr Mariana Pinto da Costa, a PhD student at QMUL’s Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, was invited to present the Erasmus+ Generation Declaration at the European Commission, together with the European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, Tibor Navracsics. It took place during the closing session to mark the 30th anniversary of the Erasmus programme. More.
Latest newsletters
- Workplace Options: Connect – December 2017 | Read
- Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) update – November 2017 | Read
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Queen Mary in the Media
If you would like to receive daily updates on Queen Mary in the media or submit a story to the PR team, please email press@qmul.ac.uk. The views expressed in the articles do not reflect those of Queen Mary University of London as an organisation. |
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Panos Deloukas is Professor of Cardiovascular Genomics in the William Harvey Research Institute and is co-lead of the Life Sciences Initiative (LSI) Centre for Genomics Health. In October he took up the position of Dean for Life Sciences and will be spending half his working week on strategy and operational issues associated with the post. More.
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Notices
An update from the Interim Director of HR
Dalia Dasgupta, Interim Director of HR, has published a message for staff about the potential reform of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) and a related notification by University and College Union (UCU) of a ballot for local industrial action at Queen Mary.
Car parking renewal for Mile End car park
To apply for your 2018 staff car parking permits, please visit staff at Queens’ Building reception, Mile End from Monday 11 December between 11am and 3pm. Please be aware that due to reception being busy at times, the permit may not be ready for collection until the following working day. More information about parking on campus is available on the Security webpages.
Giving Month raises £80,000
The Alumni and Development team would like to thank everyone who supported this year’s Giving Month, which helped to raise £80,000 for the Annual Fund. The money raised will help to fund more hardship bursaries for the students who really need your help to get through university. One bursary can make all the difference for someone: a year’s worth of books, a travel card to get to and from classes or even more basic things like a weekly shop and rent. If you would also like to make a donation to support our students, please visit: www.qmul.ac.uk/alumni/supportingqm.
Apple security update for macOS High Sierra
If you’re running macOS High Sierra on your Mac, please update it as soon as possible if you haven’t done so already. A bug was discovered that makes it possible to gain entry to the machine without a password. Apple has released the fix for this bug and more information is available on the IT Services status page.
Explore QMUL: Centre of the Cell and Blizard Institute laboratories
There’s still time to register for the free Explore QMUL tour of the Centre of the Cell and Blizard Institute laboratories next Wednesday, 13 December, 1–2pm. Walk around containment level 1 laboratories and hear about current research projects at the Institute. Centre of the Cell’s learning and outreach officers will then showcase the award-winning pod and the unique, interactive educational games it has to offer. Register via Eventbrite. Would you like to participate in research to evaluate a new approach for maintaining a healthy mouth?
The Institute of Dentistry is looking for volunteers (non-smokers aged 18-30) to help with a study looking at the daily use of a lozenge containing a food supplement for the maintenance of a healthy mouth. If you are interested in taking part, please contact Lisa Groarke, Dr David Gillam or Dr Nikolaos Gkranias or click here to find out more.
Events, lectures and seminars
- The Rise4Rohingya Society is screening a documentary on the plight of the Rohingya. It takes place tomorrow, 7 December, 6-9pm in Bancroft 2.40, Mile End.
- Our Chief Operating Officer Laura Gibbs invites you to join her at a series of town hall meetings, where she will be talking about upcoming plans for professional services | Register
- A networking evening has been organised next Tuesday, 12 December for those interested in learning more about the QMUL Enterprise Investment Fund and looking to meet with entrepreneurial researchers, students, spin-out and start-up company founders, investors and business professionals | RSVP
‘Tis the season
- The Chaplaincy, together with the QMUL Nursery children and QMUL Chamber Ensemble invite everyone to a good old fashioned sing-along community carol service this Friday, 8 December, 4pm in the Octagon, Queens’ Building, Mile End. This will be followed by mulled wine, hot chocolate and other Christmas treats.
- Barts and The London Music Society’s Christmas concert will take place this Friday, 8 December, 7pm at St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, E1 0NR. All are invited to attend this traditional service of readings and carols, with music from the choir and orchestra.
- QMUL’s Music Society is hosting a special ‘Christmastide’ concert with performances from the QMUL Orchestra, Choir, Big Band, A Cappella and Chamber Ensemble playing music by Mozart, Beethoven, Britten and a host of others | More details
- Cathy Valder-Hogg in IT Services has made her Aunty Kath’s two-tiered, home-made festively decorated Norfolk cake – and it could be yours if you can guess the correct weight. All money raised will go to the Lemn Sissay Foundation’s Christmas Dinner for young care leavers in Hackney. Visit Connected for details on how to take part.
Training and development opportunities
- Save the date for Professional Development’s ‘Week of Learning’, which will take place from Monday 8 to Friday 12 January. Sessions include time management, social media, coaching taster sessions and discovering personal strengths. All staff are invited to come along to one of the lunchtime drop-in sessions taking place across the Mile End, West Smithfield and Whitechapel campuses.
Vacancies at Queen Mary
Recent vacancies advertised on the HR website include a Lecturer in French in the School of Languages, Linguistics and Film, a PR Manager (Humanities and Social Sciences) in Marketing and Communications, and a Lectureship in Biochemistry/Cell Biology in the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences. For more information, see jobs.qmul.ac.uk. |
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