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News story: Queen Mary partners with Goldman Sachs for new degree apprenticeship

Queen Mary University of London and Goldman Sachs are launching a new Global Markets degree apprenticeship, offering students a chance to gain four years of work experience at a world-leading investment firm and a degree from one of the world’s leading research-intensive universities. Those accepted will join September 2022.

News story: Inflation will probably melt away in 2022 – central banks will do far more harm trying to tackle it

Professor Brigitte Granville from Queen Mary's School of Business and Management has written for The Conversation on banks' efforts to tackle inflation.

News story: Considering buying a smart device? To protect your security, ask yourself these five questions

Iain Nash, PhD researcher at Queen Mary's Centre for Commercial Law Studies, has written for The Conversation on how smart devices can present security risks.

News story: Ukraine: world financial markets have not broken sweat since the Russian escalation – why?

Daniele Bianchi, Associate Professor of Finance at Queen Mary University of London, has written for The Conversation on how financial markets are affected by wars and other political events.

News story: Greece accused of violating European citizen rights and forcing people fleeing persecution back across the border in landmark legal case

An unprecedented legal application has been submitted at the European Court of Human Rights, challenging the racially motivated pushback of a French citizen from EU territory. Prof Violeta Moreno-Lax, from the School of Law at Queen Mary University of London, is providing legal representation alongside a team of international lawyers.

News story: Queen Mary academics elected to the Academy of Social Sciences

Three members of Queen Mary’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) have been awarded prestigious Fellowships by the Academy of Social Sciences (ACSS) in recognition of their excellence and impact, including for wider contributions to social sciences for public benefit.

News story: Regulating content won’t make the internet safer - we have to change the business models

Professor Julia Hörnle, Chair of Internet Law at Queen Mary's Centre for Commercial Law Studies, has written for The Conversation about whether the UK Government's Online Safety Bill can really curb digital harms.

News story: New research highlights issues with Londoners’ quality of life, trust in the Met and attitudes to Covid

Londoners are generally pessimistic about life in the capital, according to new research from the Mile End Institute at Queen Mary University of London ahead of local elections in May. Polling revealed serious trust issues around the police force, with most saying the Met is racist and sexist – and also around Covid, with many hesitant or complacent about vaccination and social distancing.

News story: Queen Mary alumni celebrate diverse legal achievements

Meet the winners of our Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) Alumni Awards, which shine a light on some of those who chose Queen Mary for their postgraduate legal education.

News story: Unexplained wealth orders: how is the British law changing and will it stop dirty money circulating in London?

Áine Clancy, PhD Candidate in the School of Law at Queen Mary University of London has written for The Conversation on the changes in law to prevent the spread of dirty money.

News story: New Humanities and Social Sciences VP for Queen Mary

Queen Mary University of London has appointed Professor Frances Bowen as its new Vice-Principal for Humanities and Social Sciences, following an extensive international search.

News story: Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron go head to head: why many French voters will be voting against a candidate rather than for them

Professor Rainbow Murray from Queen Mary's School of Politics and International Relations has written for The Conversation on the upcoming French elections.

News story: How the UK’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is 21st-century imperialism

Professor Parvati Nair from Queen Mary's School of Languages, Linguistics and Film has written for The Conversation on the UK's Rwanda asylum seeker policy.

News story: Twitter: not even Elon Musk is wealthy enough to bring absolute free speech to the platform – here’s why

Eric Heinze, Professor of Law at Queen Mary University of London has written for The Conversation on Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter and the debate around free speech.

News story: Local elections: survey gives Labour huge lead in London ahead of vote

Dr Patrick Diamond, Reader in Public Policy at Queen Mary University of London, has written for The Conversation on the Mile End Institute's polling of the the 2022 local government elections in London.

News story: Cost of living crisis means winter is already worrying Londoners, new Queen Mary research shows

Summer is just beginning but most Londoners already have concerns about heating their homes this winter, according to new research from Queen Mary University of London’s Mile End Institute that highlights the cost-of-living crisis unfolding in the capital.

News story: The rights of refugees in Africa are under threat: what can be done

Professor Parvati Nair from Queen Mary's School of Languages, Linguistics and Film has written for The Conversation on the rights of refugees and the obligations of states.

News story: How to express yourself if you want others to cooperate with you – new research

Professor Devyani Sharma and Zoe Adams from Queen Mary's School of Languages, Linguistics and Film have co-written for The Conversation on new research into interacting in social dilemmas.

News story: Office politics can be a force for good, new research shows

Office politics is often associated with toxic cultures and marginalised groups, but a new study in the Harvard Business Review has identified five strategies for organisations to promote ‘healthy office politics’ that foster inclusive and supportive working environments.

News story: Levelling up agenda risks levelling down London, warns new research

The Government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda risks levelling down London and deepening inequalities in the capital, according to research published from Queen Mary University of London and the Centre for London thinktank.

News story: Queen Mary’s Legal Advice Centre wins civic engagement award

A free community legal clinic at Queen Mary University of London has won the hotly contested MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship, which recognises exemplary university student civic engagement programmes around the world.

News story: Is a major recession unavoidable? Economists give their views

Professor Brigitte Granville from Queen Mary's School of Business and Management is one of three economists writing for the Conversation on stagflation and the possibility of a recession.

News story: Research highlights UK pay gap for Caribbean workers on Windrush Day

As the UK marks Windrush Day (22 June), research from Queen Mary University of London and the University of Birmingham for Business In The Community (BITC) reveals troubling trends around race in the workplace, including a persistent pay gap for people from a Caribbean background.

News story: Why UK approach to replacing the Human Rights Act is just as worrying as the replacement itself

Queen Mary's Professor of Human Rights Law, Merris Amos, has written for the Conversation about plans to replace the 1998 Act with a new UK Bill.

News story: Queen Mary business and economics alumni create multi-million company

Queen Mary alumni who built a multi-million pound business have said the university was key in supporting their entrepreneurial ventures.

News story: Queen Mary academic to lead interdisciplinary social science partnership

Pietro Panzarasa, Professor of Networks and Innovation at Queen Mary University of London, has been appointed the Director of the London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS DTP).

News story: What the Russian debt default means for Russia and for global financial markets

Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal, Professor of Banking and Finance Law at Queen Mary University of London, has written for the Conversation on the Russian debt default.

News story: Queen Mary experts pioneer evaluation training for arts and cultural heritage sector

Local and national arts and cultural heritage organisations are taking part in a new pilot programme, led by People’s Palace Projects as part of Queen Mary’s ongoing Arts and Culture strategy, to help the sector demonstrate its value to funders and other key stakeholders.

News story: US Supreme Court decision on abortion creates ‘patchwork of rights’ based on where you live

Dr Richard Johnson, Lecturer in US Politics & Policy at Queen Mary University of London has written for The Conversation on the US Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade.

News story: Pioneering climate change research reveals long-term global carbon cycle impacts

A new study in the prestigious journal Nature Geoscience, co-authored by Dr Heather Ford from Queen Mary’s School of Geography, uses a unique research model to illustrate how past geologic periods can help us understand future climate changes. 

News story: Queen Mary launches new Commission with Trade Justice Movement to help solve climate crisis

A new UK Climate and Trade Commission, set up by Queen Mary University of London and the Trade Justice Movement, aims to help find policy solutions to the climate challenge.

News story: Queen Mary students win scholarship boosting social mobility in the City

Queen Mary law undergraduate student Tyron Denton and politics undergraduate student Idris Noor have won the prestigious Freshfields Stephen Lawrence scholarship, which aims to boost social mobility in large commercial firms where black men are under-represented.

News story: Prestigious theatre award for Queen Mary arts experts

Queen Mary's Professor Lois Weaver and honorary Doctor of Letters Peggy Shaw have won a prestigious award from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE).

News story: Queen Mary academic’s new book explores how to harness the power of creativity and innovation

A newly published book by Dr SMA Moin, Associate Professor in Marketing at Queen Mary University of London, offers an insightful interdisciplinary perspective on the concepts of creativity and innovation.

News story: Leading scholars join Queen Mary’s Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences

21 new Fellows will join the Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at Queen Mary University of London in the new academic year (2022/23). 

News story: Five books you’ll like if you love The Odyssey

Dr Rachel Bryant Davies, Lecturer in Comparative Literature at Queen Mary University of London, has written for the Conversation on suggested reads inspired by Homer’s Odyssey.

News story: Queen Mary research behind new exhibition to help find lost children of Jewish families in Israel

A major new exhibition of research by Dr James Eastwood, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary, aims to help Jewish migrant families uncover the fates of hundreds of children who disappeared in the early years of the State of Israel.

News story: Keir Starmer’s conference speech offered a clearer ideological position – even more ambition will now be needed

Karl Pike, Lecturer in British Politics/Public Policy in the School of Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary University of London has written for The Conversation on the speech that Kier Starmer gave at the Labour Conference 2022.

News story: Queen Mary academic wins feminist political research award

Kimberly Hutchings, Professor of Politics and International Relations, has been honoured with a prestigious accolade from the American Political Science Association (APSA).

News story: Queen Mary academic’s new book explores the entanglement of technology and trauma

Humanity’s reliance on technologies that narrate and circulate trauma as a cultural form is the focus of the latest work from Dr Yasmin Ibrahim, Professor of Digital Economy and Culture at Queen Mary University of London.

News story: New research outlines pandemic policy lessons for London’s leaders

Major policy changes are needed for London to recover from the long-term impacts of Covid-19, according to the latest Queen Mary research on how the pandemic affected communities across the capital.

News story: Queen Mary expert demonstrates how art can be used to challenge and tackle injustice

A new book by creative and cultural industries lecturer Dr Paula Serafini examines the importance of art to the struggle for social, environmental and cultural justice in Latin America.

News story: Queen Mary researchers ‘breaking through’ at Being Human Festival 2022

Exploring the theme of ‘Breakthroughs’, this year's festival asks what we can imagine, rediscover, and celebrate through humanities research.

News story: Universities can foster more deliberative democracy — starting by empowering students

Dr Jeffrey Kennedy, Lecturer in Criminal Law at Queen Mary University of London, has co-written for The Conversation on "mini-publics" and accessing meaningful, deliberative civic education.

News story: Opinion – Brazil 2022: A Constitutional Election in Disguise

Dr Felipe Antunes de Oliveira, Lecturer in Development and Global Governance in the School of Politics and International relations at Queen Mary University of London has written for 'E-International Relations' on the 2022 elections in Brazil.

News story: BBC praises graduate’s impact on East London community

Queen Mary alumnus Mentesnot Mengesha was honoured at BBC Radio London’s Make A Difference Awards for his efforts to help support low-income families in his local Newham.

News story: Ebola in Uganda: why women must be central to the response

Sophie Harman, Professor of International Politics, in the School of Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary University of London has written for The Conversation on why women need to be involved at every level of decision-making in the response to Ebola in Uganda.

News story: Award wins for Queen Mary human rights law expert

Associate professor in law Dr Hedi Viterbo has won prestigious international prizes for his latest book, which explores how the Israeli state and its critics shape and weaponise the categories of child versus adult.

News story: New Queen Mary research reveals impact of accent on social mobility

More than a quarter of senior professionals from working-class backgrounds have been singled out in the workplace for their accent, according to new research by Queen Mary’s professor of linguistics Devyani Sharma. 

News story: Decarbonise the military: Researchers urge armed forces to report emissions

Ahead of COP27, researchers are calling for the “massive” carbon footprint of the world’s armed forces to be measured and managed, in an article published today by prestigious journal Nature.

News story: New report calls for policy change to sustain and nurture artistic talent

Policymakers must help the creative sector to recover from the long-term impacts of Covid-19, according to newly published research on how the pandemic affected individual artists and the wider cultural economy.

News story: Queen Mary expert contributes to Report with draft legislation on paperless trade

The report and draft legislation are the result of the Electronic Trade Documents project carried out by The Law Commission of England and Wales for the UK Government.

News story: Queen Mary experts warn Levelling Up agenda risks levelling down London arts and culture

Queen Mary University of London has appointed 12 Cultural Advocacy Fellows to help make the case for Government support of the arts and cultural heritage sectors, as new research highlights their importance to public life in the capital, following Friday's devastating funding cuts for some of the city's beloved institutions.

News story: Queen Mary research behind art exhibition exploring politics of privacy and big tech

Research by Dr Philippa Williams and Dr Lipika Kamra looks at how ‘big tech’ like Meta-owned WhatsApp affects the ways that privacy is designed, regulated, discussed and experienced – by everyone from ordinary people to national governments.

News story: Queen Mary’s Legal Advice Centre will hold a public event to celebrate the Fourth Global Annual Day of Action for Climate Justice

An event aimed at helping address fast fashion and its knock-on effects in the areas of labour law and environmental law will take place on Thursday 17 November between 10 am and 3pm. Organised by Queen Mary’s Legal Advice Centre, the event is open to all – members of the public as well as staff and students.  

News story: New research shows how IVF patients view medical evidence differently

People struggling with infertility take very different views on the medical evidence around treatment and need personally tailored support from doctors to make informed choices, according to a study by Queen Mary University of London published in the journal Sociology of Health and Illness this month.

News story: Queen Mary academics win prestigious European research funding

Two academics in Queen Mary University of London’s School of Geography have been awarded highly competitive grants from the European Research Council (ERC) to support ground-breaking work.

News story: Queen Mary academic wins international political economy award

Liam Campling, Professor of International Business and Development, has been honoured with a prestigious accolade from the British International Studies Association (BISA).

News story: Experts urge employers and unions to tackle bullying and gender-based harassment in transport sector

Research reveals that widespread bullying and gender-based harassment in the transport industry restricts female participation in a male-dominated workforce – with older and ethnic minority women facing a ‘triple threat’ risk of mistreatment

News story: Queen Mary research exposes coastal landfill time bomb

A new report published today by the Local Government Association (LGA) Coastal Special Interest Group (SIG) warns of “hidden silent ticking time bombs” presented by coastal landfill sites around England, supporting recent research from Professor Kate Spencer in Queen Mary’s School of Geography.

News story: BBC social mobility film explores Queen Mary accent bias research

Researchers from Queen Mary’s Department of Linguistics have shared their accent bias expertise and evidence-based advice in a new BBC docuseries on how social class can affect job prospects in the UK.

News story: Queen Mary diversity experts feature in BBC social mobility film

The latest episode of BBC docuseries ‘How to Crack the Class Ceiling’ features Queen Mary experts on equality, diversity and inclusion sharing research insights to help young working-class people trying to secure prestigious jobs.

News story: Code-switching: the pressure on people to change how they speak

Salina Cuddy, lecturer in sociolinguistics at Queen Mary University of London, has written for the Conversation on the linguistic practice of 'code-switching'.

News story: Keeping faith: Research reveals pandemic lessons to help sustain and grow faith communities

As the Office for National Statistics reports that Britain has become less religious, a new study from Queen Mary University of London details how faith groups can learn from Covid-19 to create new connections among different communities.

News story: Queen Mary experts warn UK needs trade policy changes to tackle climate crisis

Government-led change is needed for trade policy to deliver COP27 promises, according to a new report from the UK Climate and Trade Commission, established by Queen Mary University of London in partnership with the Trade Justice Movement.

News story: New Sky Arts film features Queen Mary culture expertise

Following this summer’s hit Wonderland series, Sky TV has created a Christmas special episode, exploring festive themes in the golden age of children’s literature with expert input from the director of Queen Mary’s Centre for Childhood Cultures.