Humanities and Social Sciences

Queen Mary financial law experts play key role in international resolution on non-bank finance

Queen Mary University of London financial law experts have helped shape a new international resolution calling for greater scrutiny and transparency of the rapidly growing non-bank financial sector, amid concerns about potential systemic risks.

Queen Mary academic awarded €1.5 million grant to tackle inequalities in higher education

A Queen Mary University of London academic has received a prestigious €1.5 million European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant for a major new research project investigating inequalities in access to higher education. 

Queen Mary receives £25 million in funding to develop next generation of researchers

Queen Mary University of London has received £25 million to fund four multidisciplinary Doctoral Training Programmes (DTPs), reinforcing the University’s strength and excellence in training the next generation of research leaders.

From Queen Mary research to the big screen: De Gaulle biopic becomes a hit in France

A major two-part biopic of Charles de Gaulle, based on an acclaimed biography written by former Queen Mary University of London historian Professor Julian Jackson, is set to arrive in UK cinemas following its success in France.

Blog: A just transition needs more than good intentions

As Europe considers the next phase of its green and digital transition, Dr Giorgos Galanis argues that voluntary commitments alone are not enough to protect workers and communities affected by economic change. Instead, Europe needs a binding legal framework that places fairness at the heart of the transition.

Blog: Ceuta and Melilla: how the colonial legacies of these cities have shaped migration in the region

Parvati Nair, Professor of Hispanic, Cultural and Migration Studies, Queen Mary University of London, has written for The Conversation on 'Ceuta and Melilla: how the colonial legacies of these cities have shaped migration in the region'.

What remains uniquely human about leadership? New book explores leading in an age of AI and uncertainty

As artificial intelligence transforms the way we live and work, what qualities will define the leaders of tomorrow?

Sponsorship is key to progressing the leadership pipeline, but why do only a quarter of these relationships work?

A research report launched today shows that sponsorship is a critical part of progression into senior leadership roles, because it teaches individuals how advancement actually works in practice.

Remembering Professor Sir Roy Goode CBE KC FBA

Queen Mary University of London remembers Professor Sir Roy Goode CBE KC FBA, founder of the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) and one of the world's leading commercial law scholars, whose vision and scholarship established an enduring legacy at the University and across the international legal community.

A new report analysing the imprisonment of protestors in Britain since 2019 argues that courts are increasingly using remand detention, contempt proceedings and lengthy custodial sentences in response to acts of civil disobedience and direct action. 

Blog: Fair Work Agency: How to make the new workplace watchdog bite

New commentary by Professor David Whyte and Professor Ruth Dukes argues the Government’s new Fair Work Agency will struggle to effectively enforce workers’ rights without greater funding, stronger powers and closer collaboration with trade unions.

Industry leaders set out plan to strengthen creative workforce across the Thames Estuary

A major skills summit has set out a clear agenda to overcome unequal access to opportunity and improve how people enter, train and build careers in the creative industries across the Thames Estuary.  

Queen Mary academic Professor Peter Hennessy appointed to Order of the Garter by King Charles

Historian and Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History recognised with one of the UK’s oldest and most prestigious honours on St George’s Day.

New podcast explores why climate law isn’t delivering on climate ambition

Making Climate Law Work, launched today by Queen Mary University of London, examines the gap between climate ambition and enforceable legal action.

Animals are powerful landscape engineers shaping the Earth’s surface

Animals are constantly reshaping the landscapes around them, often in ways that go unnoticed

War in Iran has already produced emissions equivalent to a year of Iceland’s carbon output

New analysis involving Queen Mary researchers estimates more than 5 million tonnes of CO₂e generated in just two weeks of conflict

Queen Mary researchers featured in international exhibition exploring AI and the paradox of agency

Work by the Planetary Portals collective, co-founded by two Queen Mary University of London academics, will feature in a major international exhibition examining the relationship between artificial intelligence, technology and human agency.

Study highlights the hidden climate cost of the Israel–Gaza war

A new study led by Queen Mary University of London estimates that the Israel–Gaza war has generated around 33 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e), highlighting the often-overlooked environmental impact of armed conflict.

New book explores how storytelling and imagination can reshape marketing education

How should marketing be taught at a time when artificial intelligence, automation, and data increasingly shape professional practice?

How charity helped shape Britain after empire

A new book by Matthew Hilton, Professor of Social History at Queen Mary University of London, explores how charity became a central response to global poverty in Britain after the end of empire.

Freshwater ecosystems could play a critical role in climate resilience

Freshwater ecosystems are among the most threatened environments on the planet, yet their role in shaping climate impacts remains poorly understood.

Blog: From principles to practice: what students want from diversity education

These reflections are based on recent research by Dr Tana Licsandru, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, published in the British Journal of Management. Working with colleagues, she examined how business schools can help students translate DEI learning from intention into practice.

Blog: Reform has been warned that defecting Tories will damage its brand – and the first evidence is in

Matthew Barnfield, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary University of London, has written for The Conversation on Reform, Tory defections and early signs of brand damage.

Blog: What’s the point of a space station around the Moon?

Berna Akcali Gur, Convenor of Outer Space Law at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London has written for The Conversation on 'What’s the point of a space station around the Moon?'