News story: Scientists call for population wide BRCA testing for higher risk group Following a Queen Mary University of London study, researchers are calling for population wide BRCA testing in the Jewish community after finding it to be more effective than current approaches, cost effective and had a high satisfaction rate with those undergoing testing.
News story: New blood test for prostate cancer is highly-accurate and avoids invasive biopsiesA new and simple blood test has been found to efficiently and accurately detect the presence of aggressive prostate cancer, according to research by Queen Mary University of London.
News story: Queen Mary’s People’s Palace Project research is nominated for Times Higher Education AwardThe research project, Xingu Encounter, explores new ways for researchers to work with indigenous people in Brazil to preserve and protect their knowledge and culture. The work has been nominated in the category of ‘International Collaboration of the Year’.
News story: New reptile species was one of largest ever flying animals A newly identified species of pterosaur is among the largest ever flying animals, according to a study from Queen Mary University of London.
News story: Queen Mary visual analytics software benefits from partnership with CapitaA predictive visual analytics platform developed at Queen Mary will be grown as part of a strategic ‘Scaling Partner’ relationship between Dragonfly Technology Solutions Ltd and Capita.
News story: Physics outreach project nominated for Times Higher Education AwardA Queen Mary outreach project which takes physics research into schools has been nominated for a Times Higher Education Award 2019.
News story: How the International Trade, Energy and Climate Change Regimes can help with sustainabilityA new book by an academic from Queen Mary University of London has shed new light on how the trading system can help mitigate climate change and enhance sustainable energy.
News story: Professor writes rock music to stop bee declineThe world’s leading bee expert is set to release an album of songs dedicated to the insects.
News story: New book reveals what members really think of their political partiesLed by Tim Bale, Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London, 'Footsoldiers: Political Party Membership in the 21st Century' is the first simultaneous, in-depth study of six of the UK's biggest political parties.
News story: AI livestock farming solution nominated for £1m science prize fundA research project led by Queen Mary University of London and Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, China, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to improve livestock farming has been nominated for the £1m Newton Prize fund.
News story: New survey reveals dangerously high salt levels in picnic foodsA new survey by Action on Salt, based at Queen Mary University of London, has found that the food content of a ‘typical’ picnic basket could contain more than 5g of salt.
News story: Queen Mary’s Centre for European Research becomes prestigious Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on the future of EU-UK relationsThe Centre for European Research (CER) led by Dr Sarah Wolff from Queen Mary’s School of Politics and International Relations, has been awarded a prestigious Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence award.
News story: Ancient pigs endured a complete genomic turnover after they arrived in Europe New research led by Queen Mary University of London and Oxford University has resolved a pig paradox.
News story: International athlete and Olympic gold medallist graduates from Queen MaryTrack and field athlete Christine Ohuruogu has graduated from Queen Mary University of London with a degree in Law. Christine is a former Olympic, World and Commonwealth champion and shares the record with Merlene Ottey and Usain Bolt for winning most successive medals in global championships between 2005 and 2016.
News story: Costume at the National TheatreA new exhibition Costume at the National Theatre, invites guests into the world of the National Theatre’s Costume department.
News story: Call for levy on manufacturers to reduce excessive calories in unhealthy food Today, Action on Sugar and Action on Salt, based at Queen Mary University of London, is calling on the government to introduce a calorie (energy density) levy on all calorie dense processed foods that meet an agreed criteria set by government.
News story: Outstanding impact in teaching recognised in national awardProfessor Maralyn Druce from Queen Mary University of London has been announced as a new National Teaching Fellow by Advance HE today.
News story: Introducing Queen Mary’s new Humanities and Social Science lecturers (part five)Queen Mary’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences has invested in several new strategic lectureships. Over the past few weeks we featured some of our new recruits and showcased their research.
News story: Promising antibody therapy extends survival in mice with pancreatic cancerScientists at Queen Mary University of London have found a way to target and knock out a single protein that they have discovered is widely involved in pancreatic cancer cell growth, survival and invasion.
News story: Queen Mary student wins Dentistry Gold MedalA Year 5 Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) student, Indriyesha Wolfgang Puri, has been awarded the University of London BDS Gold Medal 2019 following a competition with London’s top dental students.
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News story: A new choice for young women with pre-cancerous cervical diseaseA single test for women has been shown to aid in predicting which cases of precancerous cervical disease will become more serious, helping with decisions on whether or not surgery is needed, according to a study led by Queen Mary University of London.
News story: ‘Love hormone’ has stomach-turning effect in starfishA hormone that is released in our brain when we fall in love also makes starfish turn their stomach inside out to feed, according to a new study from Queen Mary University of London.
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News story: Queen Mary continues to support the rebuilding of higher education in SyriaQueen Mary University of London has hosted a Syrian academic in exile, consolidating its support for academics at risk and the rebuilding of higher education in Syria.
News story: Sexual competition helps horned beetles survive deforestationA study of how dung beetles survive deforestation in Borneo suggests that species with more competition among males for matings are less likely to go extinct, according to research led by scientists from Queen Mary University of London and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
News story: Introducing Queen Mary’s new Humanities and Social Science Lecturers (part four)Queen Mary’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences has invested in several new strategic lectureships. Over the last few weeks we have been featuring our new recruits and showcasing their research.
News story: Loneliness affects long-term brain function, according to new studyBeing alone for just a day affects areas in the brain involved in thinking and perception, according to a new study from Queen Mary University of London.
News story: Mediterranean diet during pregnancy reduces gestational diabetes and weight gainA simple Mediterranean-style diet in pregnancy does not reduce the overall risk of adverse maternal and offspring complications, but has the potential to reduce weight gain in pregnancy and the risk of gestational diabetes, according to a clinical trial led by Queen Mary University of London and the University of Warwick.
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News story: Summer school teaches cloud computing to Chinese studentsQueen Mary University of London has launched its inaugural Summer School, which will see 65 students from Beijing learn cloud computing from university experts over two weeks.
News story: Introducing our new School of Physics and Astronomy Professor Malcolm PerryThe School of Physics and Astronomy has announced the appointment of Professor Malcolm Perry from autumn 2019.
News story: Introducing Queen Mary’s new Humanities and Social Science lecturers (part three)Queen Mary’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences has invested in several new strategic lectureships. Over the next few weeks we will be featuring each of our new recruits and showcasing their research.
