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News story: Opt-out organ donation register unlikely to increase number of donations

An opt-out organ donation register is unlikely to increase the number of donations, according to a new study from Queen Mary University of London.

News story: Academic presents cancer test at major Southeast Asian conference

A cancer expert from Queen Mary University of London presented his breakthrough oral cancer test at one of China’s largest education exchange conferences last month.

News story: Queen Mary's Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences awarded funding for doctoral training

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has announced a new tranche of funding for doctoral training partnerships in arts and humanities at Queen Mary Univeristy of London.

News story: Anatomy Centre in Malta to open in September

A new anatomy centre next to Gozo General Hospital in Malta is scheduled to complete this September, as artist’s impressions of the development are released by Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London.

News story: Genes drive ageing, making normal processes damaging

Ageing in worms mainly results from the direct action of genes and not from random wear and tear or loss of function, and the same is likely to be true in humans, according to research by UCL, Lancaster University and Queen Mary University of London scientists.

News story: Scientists design material that can store energy like an eagle’s grip

What do a flea and an eagle have in common? They can store energy in their feet without having to continuously contract their muscles to then jump high or hold on to prey. Now scientists at Queen Mary University of London and University of Cambridge have created materials that can store energy this way, be squeezed repeatedly without damage, and even change shape if necessary.  

News story: Queen Mary student runs the coastline to raise money for refugees

A student from Queen Mary University of London has run 25 miles of coastline in the British Isles to raise money for refugees.

News story: Stem cell transplants to be used in treating Crohn’s disease

A clinical trial has begun which will use stem cell transplants to grow a new immune system for people with untreatable Crohn’s disease – a painful and chronic intestinal disease which affects at least 115,000 people in the UK.

News story: Study identifies how social norms change

Social conventions, such as shaking hands or dressing formally, allow us to coordinate smoothly and, once established, appear to be natural. Yet they evolve in time, for example today we do not accept a duel as a way to settle a dispute. But what happens when a new convention replaces an old one? This question has remained largely unanswered so far, due to the lack of suitable data.

News story: New research links low levels of air pollution with serious changes in the heart

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have found that people exposed to air pollution levels well within UK guidelines have changes in the structure of the heart, similar to those seen in the early stages of heart failure.

News story: Virtual currencies pose a risk to financial stability according to new study

The study for the European Parliament sets out the problems with unregulated virtual currencies and the potential threat this poses to the international financial system.

News story: Cannabinoid improves survival rates of mice with pancreatic cancer

A new study led by Queen Mary University of London and Curtin University, Australia found that Cannabinoid improves survival rates of mice with pancreatic cancer.

News story: Queen Mary researchers contribute to the future of dental research

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London presented several new studies at the 2018 General Session of the International Association of Dental Research in London from 25-28 July.

News story: Queen Mary researcher recognised for influential contributions to dental research

The largest scientific association that focuses on research in the field of dentistry has recognised a researcher from Queen Mary University of London for advances in research to improve oral health in children.

News story: New study shows manufacturers are failing to reduce the amount of sugar sold in their products

A study by Action on Sugar at Queen Mary University of London, found a wide variation of sugar and calorie content between the same types of cakes and biscuits sold in the UK in 2016. This reiterates the accusation that the industry is not complying in reducing the amount of sugar sold in their products.

News story: Queen Mary strengthens European links with Sorbonne law degree

Future lawyers will have the chance to study law in London and Paris, thanks to a new Double Bachelor of Laws (LLB) programme launched by Queen Mary University of London and the Sorbonne (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne).

News story: Queen Mary academics recognised as world-leading scholars and researchers

Three academics from Queen Mary University of London have been elected into the prestigious Fellowship of the British Academy for the humanities and social sciences.

News story: New study to examine the brain health of former footballers

Former players will be recruited through the Professional Footballers’ Association for a study examining the link between heading the ball or concussions and long-term brain function.

News story: Academic meets German president to call for ‘female 1968’

A historian from Queen Mary University of London recently met with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to discuss her book on the ‘1968 movement’ in Germany.

News story: Researchers develop new technique to analyse rivers

Habitat alteration from climate change will be easier to detect thanks to a new approach using satellite imagery in analysing a network of waterways known as braided rivers.

News story: People trust scientific experts more than the government even when the evidence is outlandish

Members of the public in the UK and US have far greater trust in scientific experts than the government, according to a new study by Queen Mary University of London.

News story: Public shapes new research around ethnic inequalities and severe mental illness

A national online survey was launched today to give members of the public the opportunity to set the research priorities in the field of ethnic inequalities and severe mental illness.

News story: Queen Mary students gear up for racing car event

Students from Queen Mary University of London will be competing at Silverstone this week in the 2018 Formula Student, Europe's most established educational engineering competition.

News story: Project aims to improve asthma control in African schoolchildren

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have been awarded £2 million to study how to improve asthma in African children.

News story: Research funding awarded to improve cancer awareness and screening

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) have renewed Queen Mary University of London’s NIHR Policy Research Unit in Cancer Awareness, Screening and Early Diagnosis, with a grant of £5 million.

News story: Ancient American dogs almost completely wiped out by arrival of European breeds

The arrival of Europeans to the Americas, beginning in the 15^th century, all but wiped out the dogs that had lived alongside native people on the continent for thousands of years, according to new research led by Queen Mary University of London.

News story: Queen Mary project to reduce aircraft noise awarded funding

A new project led by engineers at Queen Mary University of London that aims to reduce aircraft noise has won significant funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

News story: What the rise and fall of the Kingdom of The Hijaz tells us about a crisis in Islam

A new book by a Professor at Queen Mary University of London offers a fresh vision on Islamic governance.

News story: Innovating surgeon wins NHS70 Parliamentary Award

Professor Shafi Ahmed from Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, and The Royal London Hospital has won a prestigious award to mark the NHS’s 70th birthday.

News story: The more MPs are paid for outside interests the less popular they are, according to new research

The research, co-funded by the Mile End Institute at Queen Mary University of London, has shed new light on public attitudes towards the outside interests of MPs.