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Queen Mary’s leadership in social mobility recognised by leading charity

Professor Bailey is one of just 14 people named in the Social Mobility List as a ‘Mover and Shaker’, a title he shares ...
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Queen Mary staff and alumni recognised in 2026 New Year Honours

Professor Christopher Tredwin, Martin Uden, Dr Alexander Rhys, and Professor Frances Wall, all alumni of Queen Mary ...
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Study shows dual use of cigarettes and vapes can reduce risks of smoking and help smokers quit

The study examined data from a large trial, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and Cancer Research UK (CRUK), which followed 886 adult smokers over one year.
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Queen Mary academics receive €8 million funding from European Research Council

These highly competitive grants had over 3,000 applicants this year. They are awarded to provide support to exceptionally talented, mid-career researchers with a strong track-record of delivering ...
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Research first to show humans have remote touch “seventh sense” like sandpipers

This is the first time this sense has been observed in humans. Human touch is typically understood as a proximal sense, limited to what we physically touch. However, recent findings in animal sensory ...
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Professor Phoebe Okowa elected Judge of the International Court of Justice

Her election followed several rounds of voting in New York, where she secured the required majorities in both UN bodies. She will serve the remainder of the current term which concludes in February ...
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Plastic pollution could linger at ocean surfaces for over a century, new research finds

Scientists from the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at Queen Mary University of London have developed a simple model to show how buoyant plastic can settle through the water column ...
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People with sensitive personalities more likely to experience mental health problems

New research, led by Queen Mary University of London and published on Saturday 16th August in the journal Clinical Psychological Science, has revealed highly sensitive people (HSP) are more likely to ...
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New digital resource launched to showcase the contributions of South Asians to British life

South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories is a freely accessible website that brings together over 750 entries and 30 newly recorded oral histories. The site features digitised archival materials, ...
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Queen Mary marks 240th year at Founders’ Day event

The Founders’ Day event was a chance to recognise and celebrate the research and education excellence of Queen Mary today, and to remember the history and heritage that has cultivated this success ...
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Pioneering space probe reveals secrets of mysterious solar barrier

The solar atmosphere, or corona, is far hotter than the Sun's surface, a paradox that has puzzled scientists for decades. Furthermore, the constant outflow of plasma and magnetic fields from the Sun, ...
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British ash woodland is evolving resistance to ash dieback

Scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Queen Mary University of London have discovered that a new generation of ash trees, growing naturally in woodland, is showing greater resistance to the ...