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Queen Mary marks 240th year at Founders’ Day event
10 July 2025

Yesterday (9 July) Queen Mary University of London alumni, staff and students gathered to celebrate the founding of the University 240 years ago.

Parker Solar Probe  flying in front of the sunPioneering space probe reveals secrets of mysterious solar barrier
8 July 2025

New research utilising data from NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has provided the first direct evidence of a phenomenon known as the “helicity barrier” in the solar wind. This discovery, published in Physical Review X by Queen Mary University of London researchers, offers a significant step towards understanding two long-standing mysteries: how the Sun’s atmosphere is heated to millions of degrees and how the supersonic solar wind is generated.

 

New understanding of how red blood cells are created could make artificial blood easier to make
4 July 2025

Studies undertaken by researchers at Queen Mary and University of Konstanz have identified a critical chemical signal in the development of red blood cells. The discovery will help make the manufacture of artificial blood more efficient.

Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves, Wes Streeting and clinic staffQueen Mary dental students and staff help launch the NHS 10 Year Plan
4 July 2025

Queen Mary University of London dental students and staff met Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting and Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, as part of the launch of the UK Government’s new 10 Year Health Plan for England.

New drug tackles uncontrolled hypertension caused by aldosterone dysregulation
1 July 2025

Results from a clinical trial of a novel aldosterone synthase inhibitor, lorundrostat, found it significantly reduces systolic blood pressure in adults with uncontrolled hypertension (uHTN) or resistant hypertension (rHTN).

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSmaller islands offer crucial refuge for endangered mammals in Wallacea
30 June 2025

Research shows smaller islands could hold the key to long-term survival of Indonesia’s rare mammals

Living Dicuspiditermes termite moundOld termite mounds help support high insect biodiversity in tropical rainforests
27 June 2025

Abandoned termite mounds are a newly discovered microhabitat for diverse insect groups in both undisturbed rainforest and areas that have been logged in the past.

A new generation of ash trees is showing resistance to the disease (CREDIT: Paul Figg, RBG Kew)British ash woodland is evolving resistance to ash dieback
27 June 2025

New research indicates that natural selection is working to combat ash dieback, a fungal disease that has devastated ash trees across Europe. 

Professor Sir Jack Cuzick awarded CRUK's inaugural Outstanding Achievement in Cancer Prevention Research Award
27 June 2025

Professor Cuzick has been honoured for his exceptional and sustained contributions to the field of prevention research. His research has made transformative contributions to cancer prevention on a global scale.

Blog: Britain’s plan for defence AI risks the ethical and legal integrity of the military
25 June 2025

Elke Schwarz, Professor of Political Theory in the School of Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary University of London has written for 'The Conversation' on how Britain’s plan for defence AI risks the ethical and legal integrity of the military

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