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Research Impact

Our Science and Engineering research delivers translational impact which is benefiting society, both locally and across the globe.

 

Entrepreneurship, innovation and engagement are an embedded part of our research culture. We seek to maximise impact on our society through tight interactions between academics and industry, governments and non-governmental organisations.

In the 2021 Knowledge Exchange Framework, Queen Mary were placed:

  • in the top 10 per cent of all English universities for ‘research partnerships’
  • in the top 20 per cent for ‘IP and commercialisation’
  • in the top 30 per cent for ‘working with business’ and the ‘working with the public and third sectors’.

Whilst the impact of our research can be immediate, it can also take decades to be nurtured. From commercialisation to policy change, the Faculty of Science and Engineering supports the development of ethical and sustainable impacts.

Within technology and engineering, we currently have 16 active companies within our spinout portfolio.

Discover our impact 

Genetic resistance brings hope for ash trees

Professor Richard Buggs and his team discovered genetic variation that makes some ash trees resistant to the deadly fungal disease, ash dieback.
Genetic resistance brings hope for ash trees

Helping doctors communicate better with patients

Researchers from Queen Mary set out to analyse and improve communication in a clinical setting.
Helping doctors communicate better with patients

'Strengths for the journey' intervention gives hope to children in refugee camps

"Strengths for the Journey" is a positive psychology-based intervention that can be delivered in humanitarian crisis contexts with limited resources.
'Strengths for the journey' intervention gives hope to children in refugee camps

Loggerhead turtle conservation

A Queen Mary research project in Cabo Verde has seen local numbers soar, offering a sustainable way to protect this fascinating species.
Loggerhead turtle conservation

New software helps improve critical decision making

Most mathematical approaches used in risk assessment and critical decision making rely too heavily on 'big data' and statistical analysis.
New software helps improve critical decision making

What’s in the water? Measuring the impact of plastic pollution

How can we accurately measure the impact of all plastics?
What’s in the water? Measuring the impact of plastic pollution
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