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Professor Alan Drew appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
25 November 2022

Professor Alan Drew has just been appointed to be a Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts (FRSA), for his charitable work in Indonesia.

‘Change, grow and give, so go live your moments’ Queen Mary Alumna Jaspreet Kaur performs her poem ‘The Moment’ at Festival of Remembrance at Albert Hall
24 November 2022

Accompanied by the String Ensemble of the Royal Marines Band Service, Queen Mary University of London Alumna Jaspreet Kaur (History BA, 2013) performed her poem ‘The Moment’ at the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall (November 12).

Queen Mary University of London acquires first Cell DIVE multiplexed imager for a university outside of North America
24 November 2022

Queen Mary University of London has become the first university outside of North America to acquire a Cell DIVE imager, providing access to the latest technology and ensuring that we remain world-leading in the fast-moving area of single-cell approaches.

Queen Mary University of London and charity Social Action for Health hear from local young adults about their concerns about public health
24 November 2022

Quoting the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore, Aiza Rahman, 17, of Beal High School, Ilford, proposed a question to the more than 85 people gathered at the Octagon on Queen Mary’s campus on Monday 14 November for an event about the future of community health.

Risk of severe asthma attacks doubled after Covid-19 restrictions lifted
24 November 2022

Adults with asthma had, at one point, an approximately doubled risk of a severe asthma attack after Covid-19 restrictions were relaxed in the UK, according to new research from Queen Mary University of London*, funded by Barts Charity.

Queen Mary academics win prestigious European research funding
22 November 2022

Two academics in Queen Mary University of London’s School of Geography have been awarded highly competitive grants from the European Research Council (ERC) to support ground-breaking work.

Boosted by $3 million in seed funding, Queen Mary spin-out heralds developments in cancer immunotherapies and a vision of immune system stimulation
21 November 2022

VacV Biotherapeutics (VacV), a cancer immunotherapy company and Queen Mary spin-out developing innovative viral-based therapies, has advanced its promising pipeline of pre-clinical treatments after strong testing results thus far.

New research shows how IVF patients view medical evidence differently
21 November 2022

People struggling with infertility take very different views on the medical evidence around treatment and need personally tailored support from doctors to make informed choices, according to a study by Queen Mary University of London published in the journal Sociology of Health and Illness this month.

Homecoming: NASA engineer and alumnus Dr Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu explains how to drive a robot on Mars and shares insights into the famous Mars Rover launches
18 November 2022

After graduating with a BEng in Avionics from Queen Mary University of London in 1991, Dr Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu returned to his alma mater on Wednesday (16 November) and was greeted like a rock star with more than 100 students, staff and alumni crammed into the People's Palace auditorium.

Queen Mary University of London spin-off provides the blueprint for new game-changing AI applications
18 November 2022

Veritone, Inc. has acquired the video recognition technology and related intellectual property developed by Vision Semantics Ltd (VSL), which was founded by Sean Gong, Professor of Visual Computation, as a spin-off from Queen Mary University of London.

Centre of the Cell’s STEMPod to undergo state-of-the-art computer and film technology refurbishment
16 November 2022

This new investment in our unique learning space will ensure that Centre of the Cell continues to inspire young people in East London and beyond. 

Credit: iStockNot ‘one size fits all’: More research is needed into technology for elite women’s football to level the playing field
16 November 2022

With the rapid rise in the growth and professionalism of women’s football in the UK, more research is needed into gender-specific technology to help elite female footballers perform at their best, according to research led by Queen Mary University of London and co-authored by England captain Leah Williamson. 

Queen Mary University of London welcomes Chi Onwurah MP, the Shadow Minister for Science, Research & Innovation
14 November 2022

Chi Onwurah was briefed about the University’s plans for Research and Innovation on the new Life Sciences campus at Whitechapel, and its commitment to delivering projects that have local, national, and global benefit. 

Queen Mary’s Legal Advice Centre will hold a public event to celebrate the Fourth Global Annual Day of Action for Climate Justice
11 November 2022

An event aimed at helping address fast fashion and its knock-on effects in the areas of labour law and environmental law will take place on Thursday 17 November between 10 am and 3pm. Organised by Queen Mary’s Legal Advice Centre, the event is open to all – members of the public as well as staff and students.  

‘A heart within a heart’, shows damage to the heart in blue after a heart attackQueen Mary researcher’s photo named as joint runner up in prestigious research image competition
11 November 2022

A photo by Queen Mary University of London postgraduate student Christina Gkantsinikoudi and lead researcher Dr Neil Dufton has been named as joint runner up in the British Heart Foundation’s Reflection of Research image competition. 

New study reveals genes that control our ‘metabolic individuality’ and disease risk
10 November 2022

A new study co-led by Queen Mary University of London’s Professor Claudia Langenberg, newly appointed Director of the Precision Healthcare University Research Institute, undertaken in her prior roles at the Berlin Institute of Health at the Charité (BIH) and University of Cambridge, and Professor Adam Butterworth at the University of Cambridge, has discovered more than 300 regions in the genome that contribute to a person’s ‘chemical fingerprint`.

Images based on interviews with Uber drivers in Bangalore about how they perceive the company, highlighting gaps between the lived reality of Uber’s Indian employees and the white western figures they feel represent the companyQueen Mary research behind art exhibition exploring politics of privacy and big tech
8 November 2022

Research by Dr Philippa Williams and Dr Lipika Kamra looks at how ‘big tech’ like Meta-owned WhatsApp affects the ways that privacy is designed, regulated, discussed and experienced – by everyone from ordinary people to national governments.

Nurse taking patient's blood pressure. Credit: iStock.comNew drug can successfully treat patients typically resistant to high blood pressure treatment
7 November 2022

A new drug called Baxdrostat has been shown to significantly reduce high blood pressure (hypertension) in patients who may not respond to current treatments for the condition, according to results from a phase II trial led jointly by a Queen Mary University of London researcher and colleagues at CinCor Pharma, USA.

Queen Mary's new Centre for Academic Inclusion in Science and Engineering (CAISE) sets out to champion inclusive education 
7 November 2022

CAISE aims to ensure all students have an equal opportunity to become scientists and engineers. 

Queen Mary tackles sustainability and environmental challenges
7 November 2022

Climate scientists and activists, Heads of State, minsters and CEOs have gathered at the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCC (COP27) in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt, as the window for climate change action narrows further.

Queen Mary at the United Nations Climate Conference (COP27) in Egypt
7 November 2022

Queen Mary University of London’s engagement and expertise will be out in force at Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, as world leaders, non-government organisations and activists gather for the UN Climate Conference known as COP27. 

Queen Mary experts warn Levelling Up agenda risks levelling down London arts and culture
7 November 2022

Queen Mary University of London has appointed 12 Cultural Advocacy Fellows to help make the case for Government support of the arts and cultural heritage sectors, as new research highlights their importance to public life in the capital, following Friday's devastating funding cuts for some of the city's beloved institutions.

Profiling the entire cancer genome identifies new subgroups of blood cancer that can be used to predict likely clinical outcomes
4 November 2022

A collaborative study in Nature Genetics has led to largest and most comprehensive analysis of the entire genomic landscape of the most common type of blood cancer called chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), as part of Queen Mary's 100,000 Genome Project.

Queen Mary expert contributes to Report with draft legislation on paperless trade
4 November 2022

The report and draft legislation are the result of the Electronic Trade Documents project carried out by The Law Commission of England and Wales for the UK Government.

New report calls for policy change to sustain and nurture artistic talent
4 November 2022

Policymakers must help the creative sector to recover from the long-term impacts of Covid-19, according to newly published research on how the pandemic affected individual artists and the wider cultural economy.

Queen Mary’s Centre for Public Engagement and charity Social Action for Health hold public event to hear from young people on the future of community health
4 November 2022

An event aimed at addressing the future of community health and spotlighting insights and priorities from local young adults will take place at the Octagon on Monday 14 November from 4 to 6 p.m.

New Queen Mary research reveals impact of accent on social mobility
3 November 2022

More than a quarter of senior professionals from working-class backgrounds have been singled out in the workplace for their accent, according to new research by Queen Mary’s professor of linguistics Devyani Sharma

Decarbonise the military: Researchers urge armed forces to report emissions
2 November 2022

Ahead of COP27, researchers are calling for the “massive” carbon footprint of the world’s armed forces to be measured and managed, in an article published today by prestigious journal Nature.

A circle graph split in five segmentsCancer Toolkit will support GPs to reduce avoidable delays in cancer diagnosis and care
1 November 2022

The Clinical Effectiveness Group (CEG) has launched a Cancer Toolkit to GP practices across North East London. It includes a clinical template, patient record searches, a data dashboard and a new Cancer Diagnosis Audit Tool. Together, the resources will support GP practice teams to address inequalities and deliver timely cancer diagnosis and care for everyone who needs it.

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