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News story: Could a wristband or certificate allow you out of lockdown after a negative coronavirus test?

Dr Magda Osman, Reader in Experimental Psychology at Queen Mary University of London has written an opinion piece for The Conversation exploring whether freedom passes based on negative test results could offer a way to avoid placing restrictions on everyone.

News story: Ancient DNA from extinct dire wolves reveals their unique evolutionary history

Extinct dire wolves split off from other wolves nearly six million years ago and were only a distant relative of today’s wolves, according to new research.

News story: Scientists find black holes could reach ‘stupendously large’ sizes

A recent study suggests the possible existence of ‘stupendously large black holes’ or SLABS, even larger than the supermassive black holes already observed in the centres of galaxies.

News story: Study sheds new light on the behaviour of the giant carnivorous dinosaur Spinosaurus as a monstrous heron

New research from Queen Mary University of London and the University of Maryland, has reignited the debate around the behaviour of the giant dinosaur Spinosaurus.

News story: Study offers new insights into the timeline of mammal evolution

A new study, published today in the journal Nature, has provided the most detailed timeline of mammal evolution to date.

News story: Scientists create stable materials for more efficient solar cells

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have developed a new process for producing stable perovskite materials to create more efficient solar cells.  

News story: Entelechy Arts and Queen Mary University of London launch a new report on how to deliver remote arts programmes for older adults

A new report based on research led by Entelechy Arts and Queen Mary University of London will provide insights into how arts organisations can design and deliver remote programmes, based on experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic.

News story: Queen Mary celebrates 50 years of Materials

On Friday 5 November, Queen Mary University of London celebrated 50 years of Materials graduates in London and the first cohort from Queen Mary Engineering School at Northwestern Polytechnic University (NPU) in China.

News story: Scientists discover gut bacteria that improve memory in bees

An international research team have discovered a specific type of gut bacteria in bees that can improve memory.

News story: Queen Mary Professor elected to Germany’s National Academy of Sciences

Professor Lars Chittka from Queen Mary University of London has been elected to the prestigious German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.

News story: Queen Mary launch storytelling workshops to inspire engineering students

Students from Queen Mary University of London’s School of Engineering and Materials Science have been coached by world-class storytellers and creatives as part of an exciting new project.

News story: Mathematical model offers new insights into spread of epidemics

Mathematical models have been widely used to guide government decisions on the Covid-19 pandemic, from forecasting outcomes to even testing potential interventions.

News story: Two new species of large predatory dinosaur discovered on Isle of Wight

A new study, involving Queen Mary University of London, suggests that bones found on the Isle of Wight belong to two new species of spinosaurid, a group of predatory theropod dinosaurs closely related to the African giant Spinosaurus.

News story: Queen Mary a winner at Pearson’s inaugural HE Innovate Awards

Queen Mary University of London has won the award for ‘Most innovative hybrid or blended learning project’ at the first ever HE Innovate Awards.

News story: Queen Mary researcher awarded medal for outstanding contributions to space science

Dr Chris Chen from Queen Mary University of London has won American Geophysical Union’s James B. Macelwane Medal for his significant contributions to the geophysical sciences as an early career scientist.

News story: Insight into power generation in photosynthesis may lead to more resilient crops

A study into the energy-making process in plants could help engineer crops more resistant to stress or bacteria that produce pharmaceuticals.

News story: New study involving Chemical Engineering students could help produce high-quality drinking water at lower cost

An international research collaboration involving students and researchers from Queen Mary University of London provides new insights to help improve drinking water treatment processes.

News story: Scientists discover chemical signals in starfish that stop them eating

Like humans, starfish produce chemicals that tell them they’re full and to stop eating, according to a new study published today in the journal eLife.

News story: Queen Mary University of London professors awarded prestigious medals by the Royal Society

The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.

News story: Queen Mary part of international research collaboration to prevent spread of Covid-19 and TB in India

Queen Mary University of London is part of a new international research collaboration that aims to develop low-cost air sanitisation technologies to stop the spread of airborne diseases such as tuberculosis and Covid-19 in indoor spaces.

News story: Queen Mary spinout Nemisindo launches online sound design service based on procedural audio technology

Queen Mary University of London spinout Nemisindo are launching a new online service that will allow users to create sound effects for games, film and VR without the need for vast libraries of sounds.

News story: Researchers uncover new evidence that fetal membranes can repair themselves after injury

Scientists from Queen Mary University of London and UCL have shown that fetal membranes are able to heal after injury in a new study published today in Scientific Reports.

News story: Research Spotlight: Testing the laws of gravity

Supported by a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant, Queen Mary researcher, Dr Tessa Baker, is aiming to develop new statistical techniques to identify how the laws of gravity governing the universe are different to those on earth.

News story: Preventing Plastic Pollution project helps Team GB athletes to kick plastics out of sport

Queen Mary University of London is working in partnership with 18 organisations from across France and England to reduce the impact of plastic pollution on the marine environment. As part of the project, Team GB athletes have been invited to make a pledge to tackle plastic pollution.

News story: 3,600 microphones and counting: how the sound of the Olympics is created

Professor Joshua Reiss from Queen Mary's School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science has written for The Conversation on the audio history of the Olympics and Covid-19's impact on Olympic sound design.

News story: Scientists create rechargeable swimming microrobots using oil and water

A new study, published today in Nature Physics, has shown that it is possible to create tiny, self-powered swimming robots from three simple ingredients.

News story: Queen Mary researchers win grant to establish the first onshore wave energy converters to power Thailand’s remote islands

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have been awarded around £300,000 from Innovate UK to develop the first microgrids powered by onshore wave energy converters (WECs).

News story: Queen Mary researchers part of international team shortlisted for Cancer Grand Challenges awards

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have been selected to share their ideas on how they would solve one of cancer’s toughest challenges.

News story: New evidence links insect population collapse to dams

In this article for the Conversation, Queen Mary PhD researcher Liam Nash shares the findings of a recent study that sheds new light on insect population declines in tropical regions. 

News story: World Environment Day – How Queen Mary research is helping to protect the planet

For World Environment Day (5 June), we take a look at some of the groundbreaking research from across Queen Mary's Faculty of Science and Engineering that is helping to improve global understanding of environmental challenges, restore ecosystems and support sustainable development.

News story: Radar tracking uncovers mystery of where honeybee drones have sex

Scientists from Queen Mary University of London and Rothamsted Research have used radar technology to track male honeybees, called drones, and reveal the secrets of their mating behaviours.  

News story: Quark-gluon plasma flows like water, according to new study

What does quark-gluon plasma – the hot soup of elementary particles formed a few microseconds after the Big Bang – have in common with tap water? Scientists say it’s the way it flows.

News story: Queen Mary launches new research project to tackle safety concerns with zero emission vehicles

Queen Mary University of London researchers have been awarded funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to develop new, lightweight and low-cost materials for the manufacture of safer zero emission vehicles. 

News story: To what extent are we ruled by unconscious forces?

Dr Magda Osman, Reader in Experimental Psychology at Queen Mary University of London, provides her perspective on this question in an article for the Conversation's new series, Life’s Big Questions, co-published with BBC Future.  

News story: #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek: Improving our understanding of mental health, resilience and well-being

For Mental Health Awareness Week, we’re taking a closer look at how researchers at Queen Mary University of London are undertaking to better understand mental health and potentially find new ways to treat mental health conditions.

News story: Scientists catch exciting magnetic waves in action

Researchers have confirmed the existence of magnetic plasma waves, known as Alfvén waves, in the Sun’s photosphere.

News story: Queen Mary researchers win prestigious design award for innovative sea turtle behaviour simulator

Atlantis, a sea turtle behaviour simulator co-created by Queen Mary researchers and designers at Wolf in Motion, has won the IF award for User Experience design.

News story: Researchers develop new smell test for Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and COVID-19

A new smell test developed by Queen Mary University of London researchers has been found to be easy to use in patients with Parkinson’s disease, and could also be helpful in diagnosing COVID-19 in the broader population.

News story: Talented Early Career Researchers join Queen Mary on STFC-funded fellowships

Dr Kirsty Duffy and Dr Michèle Levi have been awarded Ernest Rutherford Fellowships from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) to establish their own innovative research programmes at Queen Mary University of London.

News story: Queen Mary researchers to help unlock the potential of marine wave energy

Queen Mary University of London have launched a new research project aimed at overcoming current challenges with devices that capture wave energy and convert it into electricity.

News story: Queen Mary researcher awarded fellowship to develop a new generation of digital musical instruments

Dr Andrew McPherson has been awarded a Senior Research Fellowship by the Royal Academy of Engineering to improve the richness and nuance of digital musical instruments.

News story: Queen Mary students and staff celebrate International Women’s Day at online event

For International Women’s Day, Queen Mary University of London's WISE@QMUL group hosted a two-day virtual conference to celebrate women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Medicine (STEMM).

News story: Study provides first evidence of DNA collection from air

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have shown for the first time that animal DNA shed within the environment can be collected from the air.

News story: How we discovered a hidden world of fungi inside the world’s biggest seed bank

Rowena Hill, a PhD student at Queen Mary University of London and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, has written a piece for the Conversation about  a newly-discovered hidden world of fungi inside the world's biggest seed bank.

News story: Queen Mary support new UK-India consortium to address global sustainability challenges

Scientists from the UK and India have set up multi-disciplinary virtual platform for international collaboration on global sustainability challenges, such as carbon reduction and environmental remediation.

News story: Global warming poses threat to food chains

Rising temperatures could reduce the efficiency of food chains and threaten the survival of larger animals, new research shows.

News story: Scientists’ discovery ends long-standing photosynthesis controversy

New findings overturn conventional thinking about the location of a key plant enzyme involved in photosynthesis.

News story: Scientists develop new approach to predict how liquids freeze

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have developed a novel computational approach to better understand freezing in different types of liquids.

News story: Subsidies most effective way to encourage sustainable food choices, study shows

Subsidising low carbon emission meals could encourage more people to choose them, according to new research. 

News story: New funding for storytelling project to inspire future engineers

A Queen Mary project has received funding to continue to bring the art of digital and immersive storytelling into the world of science and engineering.

News story: New tool reveals security and privacy issues with contact tracing apps

Researchers have developed a tool to identify security and privacy risks associated with Covid-19 contact tracing apps.

News story: Celebrating Queen Mary Women in Science

The UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11 February) aims to recognise the critical role women and girls play in science and technology communities. 

News story: Scientists propose new way to detect emotions using wireless signals

A novel artificial intelligence (AI) approach based on wireless signals could help to reveal our inner emotions, according to new research from Queen Mary University of London.

News story: Commuting patterns could explain higher incidence of Covid-19 in Black Americans

The disproportionately high Covid-19 infection rates observed in Black Americans could be linked to their daily commuting patterns, according to a new study published today in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface.

News story: Study provides first real-world evidence of Covid-19 contact tracing app effectiveness

An international research collaboration, involving scientists from the UK, US and Spain, has shed new light on the usefulness of digital contact tracing (DCT) to control the spread of Covid-19.