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Blog: What the Russian debt default means for Russia and for global financial markets1 July 2022
Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal, Professor of Banking and Finance Law at Queen Mary University of London, has written for the Conversation on the Russian debt default.
2022 Festival of Communities Sets New Attendance Record1 July 2022
After a two-year hiatus, the Festival of Communities returned with an all-time high of 8,000 people attending for an action-packed two days of activities, workshops, performances and games.
Genomic analysis shows 18,000-year-old-puppy Dogor is a wolf1 July 2022
When Dogor was found in frozen mud in Siberia, scientists couldn't tell if he was a wolf or an early dog.
Professor Sir Mark Caulfield recognised for services to medicine 1 July 2022
Professor Sir Mark Caulfield, Vice Principal for Health at Queen Mary University of London has received an honorary degree from Queen’s University Belfast.
President and Principal of Queen Mary University of London visits Mexico to expand and strengthen partnerships with Mexican Institutions30 June 2022
Professor Colin Bailey, President and Principal of Queen Mary University of London, visited Mexico in early June. He started his busy schedule with a visit to the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC) where he was greeted by the Rector, Professor Daniel Octavio Valdez-Delgadillo, and his senior leadership team before attending a ceremony to sign an agreement between Queen Mary and UABC.
Queen Mary academic to lead interdisciplinary social science partnership29 June 2022
Pietro Panzarasa, Professor of Networks and Innovation at Queen Mary University of London, has been appointed the Director of the London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS DTP).
Seeing the same GP is good for your health, but only half of patients are able to do so29 June 2022
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London found that only half of patients regularly see the same GP, despite increasing evidence that continuity of care between GPs and patients leads to better outcomes.
Celebrated classical singer to perform in FRIDA by Queen Mary’s Paul Edlin28 June 2022
Celebrated classical singer Katie Bray will sing the role of Frida Kahlo in FRIDA by Paul Edlin, Queen Mary’s Director of Music. Katie will perform alongside the East London Music Group on Sunday 10 July 2022 in Queen Mary University of London’s Octagon.
Interrupting the treatment of vulnerable people on immune-suppressing medicines doubles their antibody response to COVID-19 booster vaccination28 June 2022
A major clinical trial, involving researchers from Queen Mary University of London and led by the University of Nottingham, has found that by interrupting the treatment of vulnerable people on long-term immune suppressing medicines for two weeks after a COVID-19 booster vaccination, their antibody response to the jab is doubled.
“It’s never too late to change your mind” says Queen Mary student Harriet27 June 2022
Harriet Spoor, a Politics student, has just completed her first year at Queen Mary University of London. After a late change of direction, Harriet arrived from the Sydney Russell School in Dagenham through Clearing and she is keen to share her experience with students ahead of this year’s Results Day.
Queen Mary business and economics alumni create multi-million company 24 June 2022
Queen Mary alumni who built a multi-million pound business have said the university was key in supporting their entrepreneurial ventures.
Queen Mary scientist wins UKRI fellowship to develop membranes that will advance medicines and vaccines 24 June 2022
Membrane scientist Dr. Zhiwei Jiang has been selected as one of eighty-four of the most promising science and research leaders to win a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships scheme.
Blog: Why UK approach to replacing the Human Rights Act is just as worrying as the replacement itself23 June 2022
Queen Mary's Professor of Human Rights Law, Merris Amos, has written for the Conversation about plans to replace the 1998 Act with a new UK Bill.
Boosting the development and capacity of clinical trials in East London22 June 2022
Research highlights UK pay gap for Caribbean workers on Windrush Day22 June 2022
As the UK marks Windrush Day (22 June), research from Queen Mary University of London and the University of Birmingham for Business In The Community (BITC) reveals troubling trends around race in the workplace, including a persistent pay gap for people from a Caribbean background.
Science and art collide at this year’s Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition21 June 2022
An artwork by Queen Mary University of London cancer researcher, Professor Tyson Valentine Sharp, has been selected for display in Room VIII at the Royal Academy of Art’s prestigious Summer Exhibition.
Blog: Is a major recession unavoidable? Economists give their views17 June 2022
Professor Brigitte Granville from Queen Mary's School of Business and Management is one of three economists writing for the Conversation on stagflation and the possibility of a recession.
Queen Mary University of London researchers join global Cancer Grand Challenges team taking on some of the most challenging forms of cancer16 June 2022
Two researchers from Queen Mary University of London are part of a new world-class team of researchers that has been selected to receive a £20m Cancer Grand Challenges award.
Total methane and CO2 emissions from liquefied natural gas carriers (LNGs) measured for the first time16 June 2022
The study, led by Queen Mary’s Dr Paul Balcombe, provides important data as LNG imports are likely to grow substantially to reduce Europe’s reliance on Russian gas.
Queen Mary receives funding to accelerate bright ideas into global opportunities15 June 2022
Queen Mary University of London has received more than £1 million as part of this year’s Impact Acceleration Account (IAA). UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), a government body responsible for delivering £8 billion research and innovation funding each year, is investing £118 million in the latest round of IAAs to translate research across 64 universities and research organisations.
Queen Mary Science and Engineering researchers awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships to tackle heart irregular heart rhythms and explore turbulence in space plasma15 June 2022
Dr Caroline Roney and Dr Christopher Chen are among 84 promising leaders awarded fellowships totalling £98 million.
Queen Mary’s Legal Advice Centre wins civic engagement award15 June 2022
A free community legal clinic at Queen Mary University of London has won the hotly contested MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship, which recognises exemplary university student civic engagement programmes around the world.
More than a quarter of people with asthma are still over-using rescue inhalers – putting them at increased risk of severe attacks and hospitalisation15 June 2022
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have found that more than a quarter of asthma patients are still over-using inhalers intended for rapid relief of symptoms.
Omicron infection is a poor booster of COVID-19 immunity 14 June 2022
People infected with the Omicron variant show poor immune boosting against future SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to the findings of a study published in the journal Science. The research team, which included researchers from Queen Mary University of London, looked at how the complex patchwork of immunity in the population following vaccination and previous infection influences our future protection against SARS-CoV-2.
Tackling the obesity epidemic with new research on metabolism13 June 2022
Researchers from Queen Mary have been awarded £2.67 million in funding to conduct innovative research in the field of metabolism.
IOM3 awards: Queen Mary scoops up four prizes for engineering and materials science9 June 2022
The School of Engineering and Materials Science goes from strength to strength as researchers pick up four awards and medals from the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3)
Funding success for project to improve sex and gender inclusivity in medical research8 June 2022
Professor Chloe Orkin, Clinical Professor of HIV Medicine at the Blizard Institute, is named as a collaborator on a new project that aims to develop policy on how sex and gender are considered in medical research in the UK.
Queen Mary’s Deputy Vice Principal (Health) recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours2 June 2022
Professor Joanne Martin, also Director of the Blizard Institute and Professor of Pathology at Queen Mary University of London, has received a CBE for services to the NHS and Medical Education in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Levelling up agenda risks levelling down London, warns new research
1 June 2022
The Government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda risks levelling down London and deepening inequalities in the capital, according to research published from Queen Mary University of London and the Centre for London thinktank.
Queen Mary partners with the Faraday Institution to power up redox flow batteries 1 June 2022
Queen Mary’s Dr Ana Jorge Sobrido will lead a project to overcome engineering issues that are currently preventing the wide-spread adoption of redox flow batteries (RFBs).