News story: Queen Mary University of London to help find a cure for brain tumours following funding from grieving familyA grieving family are marking the second anniversary of the death of their son to a brain tumour by donating a six-figure sum to Queen Mary University of London to help find a cure for the disease.
News story: Earth’s magnetic song recorded for the first time during a solar stormData from the European Space Agency’s Cluster mission has provided a recording of the eerie ‘song’ that Earth sings when it is hit by a solar storm.
News story: Scientists uncover resistance genes for deadly ash tree diseaseNew research has identified the genetic basis of resistance to ash dieback in UK trees, opening up new avenues for conservation.
News story: Using economics for the greater goodEconomists can, and should, do more to support developing countries according to Dr Rachel Glennerster, Chief Economist at the Department for International Development.
-150.jpg)
News story: Chief Executive at Valuation Office Agency to join Queen Mary CouncilMelissa 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 researchQueen 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.
News story: Innovations in treatment of traumatic injuries with severe bleeding are saving livesDeaths 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 competitionA 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 discriminateA 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 prizeDr 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 announcedThe 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 realityQueen Mary’s Centre for Research in Equality and Diversity (CRED) has hosted a special event marking the forthcoming 50th anniversary of the 1970 Equal Pay Act.
News story: Sadiq Khan on course for victory in the London Mayoral race, but Rory Stewart is gaining ground according to latest pollThe 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 GoodfellowImmigration 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 pollA 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 psychiatryDr 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 samplesQueen 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 BrazilResearchers 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 INSULEURQueen 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 treatmentsAnalysis 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 2019Queen 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 areasA 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 bookA book authored by a lecturer at Queen Mary University of London tells a radical new story about sex and religion in the ‘swinging sixties’.
News story: £20m investment in future bioscience researchersThe 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 dangersChicks 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 MaltaThe 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 awardProfessor Lars Chittka’s research on the cognitive ability of insects has been nominated for the prestigious Frontiers Spotlight Award worth $100,000.
News story: Exploring the life and work of Daniel DefoeA new book by a Professor at Queen Mary University of London provides the most comprehensive insight into Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe to date.
