News story: Labour remain on course for success in forthcoming local electionsThe Labour party is set for its best performance in 40 years in the forthcoming local elections, despite a three per cent decline in support, according to a new poll conducted for the Mile End Institute at Queen Mary University of London.
News story: Students visit Kuala Lumpur and Stockholm to tackle major global challengeThis April, 80 students from Queen Mary University of London travelled to either Kuala Lumpur or Stockholm for a four-day programme that explored the global challenge: ‘How do smart cities ensure they are inclusive?’
News story: From medieval to modern: Manuscript digitisation workshop takes placeQueen Mary University of London has joined forces with Cambridge University Library to organise a week-long workshop on digitising medieval manuscripts.
News story: Construction starts on giant ‘nerve cell’ in London’s East EndConstruction has begun on ‘Neuron Pod’ - a striking 23-metre long and 10-metre high free-standing structure which will be used as an informal science learning centre at Queen Mary University of London’s Whitechapel campus.
News story: Technology network awarded funding to capture musculoskeletal degenerationQueen Mary University of London - as part of a group of universities, hospitals and research centres - has been awarded funding to create a network seeking to develop new, high energy imaging methods to capture the dynamic biochemical and biophysical processes in biological samples.
News story: Queen Mary welcomes new Visiting Fellows from around the worldQueen Mary University of London is set to host three British Academy Visiting Fellows from Belgium, Nigeria and Canada.
News story: Genocide against Rohingya in its final stage according to reportThe International State Crime Initiative (ISCI) at Queen Mary University of London reports that the Myanmar Rohingya are now suffering the final stages of genocide. ISCI warns that unless the international community takes urgent, meaningful action, the Myanmar Rohingya will be eliminated.
News story: Competition between males improves resilience against climate changeAnimal species with males who compete intensively for mates might be more resilient to the effects of climate change, according to research by Queen Mary University of London.
News story: Queen Mary staff and students set to run London MarathonMultiple members of staff and students from Queen Mary University of London will run in the 2018 London Marathon on April 22 to raise money for their nominated charities.
News story: Queen Mary awarded funding to establish organ-on-a-chip UK networkQueen Mary University of London has been awarded funding to lead a UK network in the development of ‘Organ-on-a-chip’ devices.
News story: Queen Mary ‘Pint of Science’ brings scientists out of the lab and in to your local pubScientists from Queen Mary University of London will be taking part in the 2018 Pint of Science festival from 14 to 16 May.
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News story: New book release from Dr Yasmin Ibrahim: Calais and its Border PoliticsQueen Mary’s Dr Yasmin Ibrahim has published a new book, "Calais and its Border Politics: From Control to Demolition", with Dr Anita Howarth from Brunel University.
News story: Wildlife haven of Sulawesi much younger than first thought, new research revealsScientists at Queen Mary University of London and Oxford University have shed light on the origins of some of South-East Asia’s most iconic and unique wildlife; the ‘deer-pig’, ‘warty pig’ and the ‘miniature buffalo.’
News story: Queen Mary set to take part in Tate ExchangeQueen Mary University of London is set to take part in Tate Exchange (1 - 6 May 2018) and is organising a week-long set of activities centred on the theme of arts and well-being.
News story: Queen Mary School of Law Shortlisted for Prestigious Pro Bono AwardQueen Mary University of London School of Law, has been shortlisted for the prestigious LawWorks and Attorney General Student Awards 2018, in the category ‘Best Contribution by a Law School.’
News story: Queen Mary academics awarded prestigious British Academy Postdoctoral FellowshipsQueen Mary University of London academics from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences have been awarded British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships for their research. The British Academy is an independent fellowship of world-leading scholars and researchers.
News story: London sees second lowest number of apprenticeship starts, research revealsQueen Mary University of London and The Good Schools Guide have today launched an Apprenticeships Anthology to mark a year since the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy, the largest reform to apprenticeships that the Government has ever made.
News story: Storytelling project for engineers and young east Londoners wins fundingA Queen Mary University of London project which aims to give engineers the skills to create digital stories about how their work can improve the world has received funding from the Ingenious Awards.
News story: Queen Mary academic recognised for political research excellenceA learned organisation, the Political Studies Association (PSA), has awarded Dr Sophie Harman, Reader in International Politics at Queen Mary University of London a prize to recognise achievement by a mid-career scholar.
News story: New project to transform treatment for children with arthritisResearchers from Queen Mary University of London will join a UK-wide effort to drive the development of new treatments for children and young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and its associated eye-inflammation condition, uveitis.
News story: Queen Mary researcher helps develop rollercoaster which charges your phoneA researcher from Queen Mary University of London has used his expertise in energy harvesting applications to help develop a rollercoaster which charges your phone.
News story: Increase in number of places for local medical studentsBarts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry at Queen Mary University of London has been allocated an additional 32 new places for medical students, which will provide new opportunities for students from the local area.
News story: Conference to explore legal challenges facing the games and interactive entertainment industryMore Than Just a Game (MTJG) brings together top legal and gaming experts from around the world to explore emerging challenges in the gaming industry.
News story: Tuberculosis awareness animation launched for World TB DayA new health promotion tool has been launched to inform people about latent tuberculosis (TB) and engage migrant communities with local NHS testing and treatment.
News story: New drug reduces progression of disability in multiple sclerosis A new drug is the first to slow the progression of disability in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis – a severe form of the disease for which there is currently no treatment to prevent progression.
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News story: Dinosaur frills and horns did not evolve for species recognitionThe elaborate frills and horns of a group of dinosaurs including Triceratops and Styracosaurus did not evolve to help species recognise each other, according to researchers at Queen Mary University of London.
News story: Risk of maternal death doubled in pregnant women with anaemiaPregnant women with anaemia are twice as likely to die during or shortly after pregnancy compared to those without the condition, according to a major international study led by Queen Mary University of London of over 300,000 women across 29 countries.
News story: Half of Brazilian women living in London have experienced gender-based violenceFour in every five Brazilian women living in London have experienced Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in their lifetime, with half of them experiencing some form of gender-based violence in London, reveals new research from the People’s Palace Projects, based at Queen Mary University of London, and King’s College London.
News story: Weak hand grip could be sign of a failing heartHand grip strength could be used as a simple measure of heart health, according to new research led by scientists at Queen Mary University of London.
News story: Queen Mary academic wins prestigious translation prizeA translation of 120 Days of Sodom from the original French text to English by a Queen Mary University of London academic has been recognised by the UK’s Society of Authors.
