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News story: World first in AI helps predict heart attacks and stroke14 February 2020
Artificial intelligence has been used for the first time to instantly and accurately measure blood flow, in a new study involving researchers from Queen Mary University of London.
News story: Queen Mary ranks in the top 20 for universities targeted by employers13 February 2020
Queen Mary University of London ranks 19th for universities targeted by the largest number of top employers in 2019-2020 according to a new report.
News story: The European Union is creating its own downfall according to new book by Queen Mary academic12 February 2020
A new book authored by an academic from Queen Mary University of London has shed new light on recent EU reforms which, according to the research, are undermining the stability of the Eurozone.
News story: Cyber-security regulations for air transport may prove ineffective12 February 2020
A new study led by academics from the Cloud Legal Project at Queen Mary University of London has found that current cyber-security standards set by the European Union, known as the NIS Directive, do not go far enough and could potentially be undermined.
News story: Foot-and-mouth-disease virus could help target the deadliest cancer12 February 2020
The foot-and-mouth-disease virus is helping scientists at Queen Mary to tackle a common cancer with the worst survival rate – pancreatic cancer.
News story: Queen Mary awarded over £3 million for astronomy research 7 February 2020
Researchers from the School of Physics and Astronomy have received funding from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), part of UK Research and Innovation, to support new research projects aimed at improving our understanding of the universe.
News story: Queen Mary lead European project to tackle plastic pollution 7 February 2020
A €14m joint project involving key partners across England and France has launched this week in a bid to prevent plastic hotspots in the Channel.
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News story: International team delivers research breakthrough for leading cause of blindness7 February 2020
Research from Queen Mary University of London has identified a new protein linked to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) that could offer new hope for the diagnosis and treatment of the disease, which affects over 1.5 million people in the UK alone.
News story: 'Sandpit’ workshop in Mexico results in research project to prove the diagnostic potential of saliva for breast cancer5 February 2020
15% of women worldwide suffer from breast cancer, with over 55,000 and 1.6 million cases diagnosed in the UK and Mexico per annum respectively, and existing diagnostic standards are invasive, costly and painful. But an intensive ‘sandpit’ joint multidisciplinary research workshop between Queen Mary University of London, the University of the Americas Puebla and the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico has resulted in funding for a collaborative research project which aims to take the first steps towards diagnosis of the disease using saliva.
News story: Dental students teach local pupils all about staying healthy with SUGAR SMART Tower Hamlets4 February 2020
Students from Queen Mary’s Institute of Dentistry and Barts Health NHS Trust have been teaching primary school pupils from Tower Hamlets all about the benefits of healthy living as part of delivering a national campaign – SUGAR SMART.
News story: Researchers uncover intense chaotic motions of the solar wind3 February 2020
New research from Queen Mary University of London has observed the chaotic behaviour of the solar wind at distances closer to the Sun than ever before.
News story: Pinpointing rare disease mutations31 January 2020
A new study from Queen Mary University of London and EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute has uncovered the genes essential for supporting life, which could help researchers to identify mutations responsible for rare childhood diseases.
News story: The Brexit referendum did not lead to more radical Euroscepticism elsewhere, according to new study30 January 2020
A new paper co-authored by academics from Queen Mary University of London sheds new light on populist radical right parties’ responses to the UK’s Brexit vote.
News story: Exploring the challenges and pitfalls of democratic politics30 January 2020
In the first of a new series of In Conversation events, Queen Mary’s Global Policy Institute (GPI) and the Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) hosted a discussion concerning the challenges and pitfalls of democratic politics today.
News story: Queen Mary hosts Lego engineering challenge for local school students29 January 2020
On 25 January, Queen Mary University of London opened their doors to local schoolchildren for the 2020 FIRST® LEGO® League tournament.
News story: Nobel prize winning alumnus Sir Peter Ratcliffe to speak at Queen Mary29 January 2020
Nobel Prize winning alumnus Sir Peter Ratcliffe is coming to Queen Mary to speak about his award and his time at St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College.
News story: Smart single mother bees learn from their neighbours 29 January 2020
Solitary female bees inspect other nests for signs of danger before making decisions on where to build their own, a new London-based study suggests.
News story: Queen Mary marks Holocaust Memorial Day28 January 2020
As part of Holocaust Memorial Day, Queen Mary University of London hosted an original theatre production in collaboration with the international charity Human Rights Watch and Georgetown University. It featured a performance by the Oscar-nominated actor David Strathairn.
News story: Better primary care needed to help young stroke survivors return to work28 January 2020
The role of primary care needs to be improved to help young stroke survivors return to work, according to a new study from Queen Mary University of London and the University of Cambridge.
News story: Exploring the history of emotions in nursing24 January 2020
A new exhibition at the Royal College of Nursing, in collaboration with Queen Mary University of London, explores how the emotions attached to nursing, and the assumptions attached to these feelings have changed throughout history.
News story: Rock n roll biologist’s new music video exposes Gwyneth Paltrow’s alternative ‘health treatments’22 January 2020
Rock n roll biologist Professor Lars Chittka has released a new music video which takes aim at the alternative ‘health treatments’ of Gwyneth Paltrow.
News story: Exploring the future of the Labour Party at the Mile End Institute21 January 2020
In the run-up to the Labour leadership election, Queen Mary University of London’s Mile End Institute organised a one-day conference on the future of the party. The event attracted a diverse range of politicians, journalists and activists.
News story: Call for ‘ready to drink’ alcoholic beverages to be reduced in sugar and calories21 January 2020
Popular ‘ready to drink’ pre-mixed spirits sold in major UK retailers are unnecessarily high in hidden sugar and calories[1] and should be forced to reformulate immediately to the agreed criterion set by government in the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) or pay the fine[2] – according to a NEW product survey by Action on Sugar at Queen Mary University of London to mark Sugar Awareness Week (20th-26th January 2020).
News story: Political misinformation found to be related to support for right-wing populism in Europe17 January 2020
A study led by Queen Mary University of London has shown that supporters of right-wing populist parties are prone to showing higher levels of political misinformation.
News story: Psychology program for refugee children improves wellbeing17 January 2020
A positive psychology program created by researchers at Queen Mary University of London focuses on promoting wellbeing in refugee children. It is unusual in that it focuses on promoting positive outcomes, rather than addressing war trauma exposure.
News story: Queen Mary opens Organs-on-Chips Centre for advancements in medical research and drug development16 January 2020
A new research centre which aims to revolutionise medical research and drug development using microengineered Organs-on-Chips has opened at Queen Mary University of London.
News story: Queen Mary Dentistry Professor finds a low-cost, non-intrusive solution to save children’s teeth16 January 2020
A study led by Queen Mary’s Professor of Dental Public Health, Professor Cynthia Pine, has identified a low-cost and low-intensity intervention technique that could prevent tooth decay for thousands of children across the UK.
News story: Submissions are now open for the 2020 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize15 January 2020
An all-star literary line-up will feature on the 2020 Wasifiri New Writing Prize judging panel, tasked with awarding £1,000 each to the best new writers of fiction, life writing, and poetry.
News story: Good connections key to startup success15 January 2020
The future potential of early stage startups can be assessed by their existing professional relationships, research led by a team at Queen Mary University of London suggests.
News story: Scientists fear impact of deep-sea mining on microbial ecosystems14 January 2020
Deep-sea ecosystems are potentially at risk from the impacts of deep-sea mining according to a new paper co-authored by an academic at Queen Mary University of London.