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News story: Chief Executive at Valuation Office Agency to join Queen Mary Council

Melissa Tatton CBE, Chief Executive of the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), has been appointed as a Council member at Queen Mary University of London.

News story: Queen Mary fourth in the UK for commercialising its research

Queen Mary University of London ranks fourth in the UK for converting its research into successful companies, according to a new report.

News story: Exploring the politics of data

The exponential accumulation of data from everyday online and offline activities has raised tensions about who has the rights to produce and own such data. These issues were explored at the latest event held at the Mile End Institute.

Blog: Bolivia in crisis: how Evo Morales was forced out

Mr Angus McNelly, Lecturer in Latin American Politics and International Development with the School of Politics and International Relations has written an opinion piece for The Conversation about the Eva Morales crisis.

News story: Innovations in treatment of traumatic injuries with severe bleeding are saving lives

Deaths from severe bleeding after major trauma have been reduced by 40% over the last decade through a programme of research and innovation led by Queen Mary University of London, Barts Health NHS Trust and NHS Blood and Transplant.

News story: Queen Mary student reaches top 12 of global medical competition

A third year medical student at Queen Mary University of London has reached the final 12 of the Elsevier ClinicalKey Global Challenge.

News story: Accent bias exists but people can resist the urge to discriminate

A new study led by Queen Mary University of London has shown that whilst accent bias continues to be pervasive in the UK, people in positions of power have the capacity to resist this effect.

News story: Queen Mary mathematician wins international prize

Dr Lucas Lacasa, from the School of Mathematical Sciences, has won the prestigious Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN) prize in Formal Sciences for his work to develop new methods for data analysis.

News story: Winners of Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2019 announced

The winners of the Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2019 were announced at the British Library on 9 November.

News story: Making equal and fair pay a reality

Queen Mary’s Centre for Research in Equality and Diversity (CRED) has hosted a special event marking the forthcoming 50^th anniversary of the 1970 Equal Pay Act.

Blog: The ground war: Conservatives likely to be outgunned

Professor Tim Bale, Professor of Politics with the School of Politics and International Relations has written an opinion piece for The UK in a Changing Europe about the campaigning capabilities of the UK's political parties.

News story: Sadiq Khan on course for victory in the London Mayoral race, but Rory Stewart is gaining ground according to latest poll

The latest poll on the London Mayoral race from Queen Mary University of London’s Mile End Institute has shown that the incumbent Sadiq Khan looks comfortably ahead on the first round of voting with 45 per cent, up two percentage points from the previous poll in May.

News story: How immigrants became scapegoats: In Conversations with Maya Goodfellow

Immigration is often cited as a key concern for the British public, something that became apparent during the 2016 Brexit Referendum. This topic was the source of debate at the latest Mile End Institute event where author Maya Goodfellow discussed her latest book.

News story: Queen Mary degree programme awarded Triple Accreditation Status

The BSc Accounting and Management Programme delivered by Queen Mary’s School of Business and Management has been awarded Triple Accounting Accreditation status from CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants), ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales).

News story: Labour popularity slips in London according to new poll

A new YouGov poll from the Mile End Institute at Queen Mary University of London provides good news for the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, and some worrying signs for Labour.

News story: Queen Mary academic receives fellowship for leading research in social psychiatry

Dr Mariana Pinto da Costa, a Queen Mary University of London Doctoral Research Fellow, has received a Fellowship from the World Association of Social Psychiatry.

News story: Cervical pre-cancer can be detected in self-collected urine or vaginal samples

Queen Mary University of London researchers have developed a non-invasive test to detect cervical pre-cancer by analysing urine and vaginal samples women collect themselves.

News story: Queen Mary academics contribute towards preservation of indigenous cultures in Brazil

Researchers from People’s Palace Projects at Queen Mary University of London have supported a special initiative in Madrid, which underlines the importance of the caves of Kamukuwaká for indigenous communities in Brazil.

News story: Queen Mary University of London's Malta campus welcomes delegates from INSULEUR

Queen Mary University of London's Malta campus recently welcomed delegates from INSULEUR to the brand-new medical school campus in Gozo.

News story: Largest ever genome study of Africans could lead to new disease treatments

Analysis of the largest African genomic datasets ever collected could improve understanding of diseases and aid the search for treatments.

News story: Queen Mary to get up close and personal for Being Human 2019

Queen Mary University of London in collaboration with King’s College London, has created one of five festival hubs for Being Human 2019.

News story: Study finds ‘cluster of disadvantage’ could explain ethnic differences in psychosis rates in some areas

A study led by Queen Mary University of London researchers suggests a new explanation for particularly high rates of psychosis amongst Black and South Asian men in some inner city areas.

News story: Catholic women reveal all about their sex lives in ‘ground-breaking’ new book

A book authored by a lecturer at Queen Mary University of London tells a radical new story about sex and religion in the ‘swinging sixties’.

Blog: These are the pros and cons of every Brexit option left on the table

Professor Rainbow Murray, Professor of Politics with the School of Politics and International Relations has written an opinion piece for The Conversation about the pros and cons of each Brexit option.

Blog: The real danger that Brexit poses for Israel

Dr Toby Greene, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow with the School of Politics and International Relations has written an opinion piece for The UK in a Changing Europe, about the real impacts Brexit will have on Israel.

News story: £20m investment in future bioscience researchers

The London Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training Partnership, known as LIDo, has received a further five years' funding from the UKRI Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).

News story: Chicks born with ability to distinguish and avoid different dangers

Chicks are born with the knowledge to flee from predators rather than learning it from experience, according to a study by University of Trento and Queen Mary University of London.

News story: Queen Mary opens the doors on a new medical school building in Malta

The new medical school building at Queen Mary University of London’s Malta campus opened today. It provides Queen Mary students and staff of its Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry with a state-of-the-art facility for teaching and study of the University’s MBBS medical degree.

News story: Queen Mary’s ‘rock and roll’ professor nominated for $100,000 research award

Professor Lars Chittka’s research on the cognitive ability of insects has been nominated for the prestigious Frontiers Spotlight Award worth $100,000.

Blog: Argentina elections: is frontrunner Alberto Fernández a populist?

Dr Sam Halvorsen, Lecturer in Human Geography from Queen Mary University of London has written an opinion piece for The Conversation about Argentina's presidential election. He explores whether one of the candidates, Alberto Fernández, can be seen as a populist.