Accelerating innovation and invention

Through a passion for partnership and by investing in the research and industrial ecosystem on and around our campuses, we have become a leader in creating successful new ventures that generate high-quality jobs and sustainable economic growth, across London, the UK and the world. 

Queen Mary is ranked in the top 10 per cent of all English universities for ‘research partnerships’ and ‘public and community engagement’, in the top 20 per cent for ‘IP and commercialisation’ and in the top 30 per cent for ‘working with business’ and the ‘working with the public and third sectors’.

New research in cancer metabolism gives hope to patients with mesothelioma

An innovative therapy developed by Professor Peter Szlosarek and his team offers new hope for mesothelioma patients.

Learn moreStarving a tumour – new research in cancer metabolism gives hope to patients with mesothelioma

Research spotlight

Knowledge in the bank – how tissue banks are advancing precision cancer research

Queen Mary researchers have been instrumental in setting up two national tissue banks to study breast and pancreatic cancer– and the work they are doing with bioinformatics makes the most of the clinical and research data they gather.

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Sustainable materials for climate change

Joe Briscoe is researching how to make solar power generation more efficient, moving from silicon solar cells to those made of perovskite.

Learn moreAerosol-treated perovskites – shedding new light on affordable solar energy
The 100,000 Genomes Project: holding the key to 21st-century healthcare?

This remarkable project sequences 100,000 genomes from circa 85,000 patients affected by rare disorders and cancers – making the UK a world leader in genomic medicine.

Learn moreThe 100,000 Genomes Project: holding the key to 21st-century healthcare?
Improving antenna performance

Yang Hao’s research is looking at the future possibilities of antenna performance, using emerging tuneable materials such as ferroelectrics or nanomaterials like graphene.

Learn moreANIMATE – a new frontier in antenna design