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Queen Mary University of London confirmed as a leader in Research England’s second Knowledge Exchange Framework
27 September 2022

Strong results show Queen Mary’s commitment to collaboration between researchers and external partners for the benefit of the economy and society.

Queen Mary and Barts Health announce the appointment of new Clinical Team
23 September 2022

A new team of Deputy Directors of Clinical Research has been appointed jointly by Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust to support the work of recently appointed Director of Clinical Research, Professor Rupert Pearse.

Shoshanna and Zeharia Kohavi, whose baby was lost at an Israeli migrant camp in 1948Queen Mary research behind new exhibition to help find lost children of Jewish families in Israel
23 September 2022

A major new exhibition of research by Dr James Eastwood, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary, aims to help Jewish migrant families uncover the fates of hundreds of children who disappeared in the early years of the State of Israel.

Credit: NatureTeams of bee-like drones are ready to 3D-print buildings
22 September 2022

‘The homes and cities of the future could be built with the help of autonomous robots,’ says Queen Mary’s Dr Ketao Zhang. 

Queen Mary becomes Science Council Employer Champion
20 September 2022

Queen Mary has joined the Science Council’s Employer Champion Programme. 

Matter at extreme conditions of very high temperature and pressure turns out to be remarkably simple and universal
20 September 2022

New discoveries open the way to a new understanding of supercritical matter 

Queen Mary students to gain valuable research experience through placements at the Alan Turing Institute
20 September 2022

Seven postgraduate research students from Queen Mary University of London have successfully been awarded an Enrichment placement at The Alan Turing Institute, starting in October.

Queen Mary students launch public health campaign after nitrous oxide causes rise in spinal complications among young people
20 September 2022

Medical students at Queen Mary University of London have launched a public health campaign to educate teenagers on the neurological risks of using nitrous oxide.

An illustration of DNAUnderstanding the role of cancer’s circular genome in tumour evolution
19 September 2022

New research, co-led by Dr Benjamin Werner from Barts Cancer Institute and Dr Weini Huang from the School of Mathematical Sciences at Queen Mary University of London, indicates that the circular DNA structures present in around a third of cancers lead to extensive genetic diversity within tumours, giving them the ability to adapt rapidly to environmental stress and resist targeted cancer treatment.  

Queen Mary appoints Claudia Langenberg as Director of new Precision Healthcare University Research Institute
5 September 2022

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Claudia Langenberg as the Director of Queen Mary’s new Precision Healthcare University Research Institute (PHURI).

Queen Mary appoints key role for its Digital Environment Research Institute
26 August 2022

Queen Mary University of London has announced the appointment of Professor David Leslie as Professor of Ethics, Technology and Society at the University’s Digital Environment Research Institute (DERI).

Leading scholars join Queen Mary’s Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences
23 August 2022

21 new Fellows will join the Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at Queen Mary University of London in the new academic year (2022/23). 

An aeriel photo of Brazilian wetlands. Credit https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/pantanal-photographed-in-corumb%C3%A1-mato-grosso-do-sul-pantanal-biome-brazil-gm1091836810-292934028Large-scale study of Brazilian wetlands ramps up evidence that biodiversity loss undermines ecosystem functioning
23 August 2022

A new study analyses human impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in 72 lakes distributed across four large neotropical wetlands of Brazil – Amazon, Araguaia, Pantanal and Paraná. The research spans a 3.7million km gradient of human activities in Brazil.

(L-R) Cllr Jas Athwal Leader of Redbridge Council, Professor Stephanie Marshall, Vice Principal of Education at Queen Mary, Professor Anthony Warrens, Dean for Education, Faculty of Medicine and DentistryQueen Mary opens new medical campus in Ilford
22 August 2022

Redbridge Council has this week announced that Queen Mary University of London will be opening a satellite campus for the teaching of medicine in the heart of Ilford.

Queen Mary academic’s new book explores how to harness the power of creativity and innovation
18 August 2022

A newly published book by Dr SMA Moin, Associate Professor in Marketing at Queen Mary University of London, offers an insightful interdisciplinary perspective on the concepts of creativity and innovation.

Researchers offer solution to help tackle patient backlog in the NHS bowel cancer screening programme
17 August 2022

Research suggests that a solution for clearing the backlog of patients in the bowel cancer screening programme awaiting colonoscopy appointments is to raise the blood level on the test that triggers a colonoscopy invitation.

Children in a refugee campOnly 1 in 5 Syrian children in refugee camps show resilience to mental health problems
12 August 2022

Many more Syrian children living in refugee camps appear to be living with mental health problems than previously thought, according to new in-the-field research led by Queen Mary.  

Researchers identify new genomic regions that influence the severity of COVID-19 disease
9 August 2022

An international collaboration of human geneticists involving researchers at Queen Mary University of London and the Genes & Health study has identified 11 new genomic regions that influence the severity of COVID-19 disease.

Prestigious theatre award for Queen Mary arts experts
8 August 2022

Queen Mary's Professor Lois Weaver and honorary Doctor of Letters Peggy Shaw have won a prestigious award from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE).

A bumblebeeQueen Mary research is changing the way we think about bees
5 August 2022

Hot on the heels of his new book ‘The Mind of a Bee’, Professor Lars Chittka’s lab shows that bumblebees appear to feel pain

Queen Mary students win scholarship boosting social mobility in the City
4 August 2022

Queen Mary law undergraduate student Tyron Denton and politics undergraduate student Idris Noor have won the prestigious Freshfields Stephen Lawrence scholarship, which aims to boost social mobility in large commercial firms where black men are under-represented.

Two Queen Mary academics awarded National Teaching Fellowships
4 August 2022

Dr Jennifer Randall and Dr Louise Younie, both from Queen Mary University of London’s Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, have today been awarded a National Teaching Fellowship (NTF) by Advance HE.

New trial shows nasal spray reduces infection of covid-causing virus by 62%
1 August 2022

A new clinical trial led by Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health researchers has shown that the pHOXWELL nasal spray can reduce infection with SARS-CoV-2 - the virus that causes Covid-19 - by 62%. The research was published in the Journal of Clinical Virology.

Bernardine Evaristo receives honorary Queen Mary degree
29 July 2022

Celebrated author Bernardine Evaristo collected an honorary doctorate from Queen Mary University of London today (Friday 29 July 2022) as part of summer graduation ceremonies at the historic People’s Palace in Mile End.

Blisters on hand, monkeypoxNew clinical symptoms identified in largest international case study series of confirmed monkeypox cases
21 July 2022

An international collaboration of clinicians led by Queen Mary University of London has identified new clinical symptoms in people infected with monkeypox in the largest case study series to date.

Queen Mary launches new Commission with Trade Justice Movement to help solve climate crisis
21 July 2022

A new UK Climate and Trade Commission, set up by Queen Mary University of London and the Trade Justice Movement, aims to help find policy solutions to the climate challenge.

Pioneering climate change research reveals long-term global carbon cycle impacts
14 July 2022

A new study in the prestigious journal Nature Geoscience, co-authored by Dr Heather Ford from Queen Mary’s School of Geography, uses a unique research model to illustrate how past geologic periods can help us understand future climate changes. 

Professor Colin Bailey greeting students at the Queen Mary, Malta GraduationQueen Mary’s Malta Campus holds its first graduation ceremony
7 July 2022

On Tuesday 5 July, Queen Mary University of London’s Malta Campus held its first ever Graduation Ceremony for the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) class of 2022 at the historic Cittadella on the island of Gozo.

Queen Mary student Maria: “It was important to me to go to a university where I would feel at home.”
6 July 2022

Maria accepted a place studying Neuroscience at Queen Mary through Clearing in 2020, after her gap year volunteering was disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Here, Maria opens up on the change of circumstances, studying at Queen Mary, and her advice for students entering Clearing this year.

Meet Kane, the Queen Mary student behind a new STEM internships scheme for Black and Minority Ethnic care-leavers
5 July 2022

Kane Smith, a first-year PhD student who grew up in the care system, has created and is leading a new internship initiative at Queen Mary University of London for BAME care-leavers in Tower Hamlets, providing vital research skills and fuelling their passion for science and health.

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