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article News story: Queen Mary climbs QS World Rankings
8, May , 2013

A highly-regarded global analysis of almost 3,000 universities ranks 19 subjects taught at Queen Mary, University of London as among the world’s best.

QM Drama students meet HRH the Princess Royal at the opening of ArtsTwo article News story: Drama at Queen Mary ranked first in UK by Complete University Guide
29, April , 2013

Drama at Queen Mary, University of London, has been rated top in the UK in the latest Complete University Guide subject league tables, receiving an overall score of 100/100.

article News story: Queen Mary celebrates the success of its international scholars
31, January , 2013

Queen Mary, University of London played host to students, embassy officials and scholarship body representatives from around the world on Thursday 24 January at a reception celebrating the success of international students who received prestigious scholarships to study in 2013-14.

article News story: ‘First in the family’ university students reach out to young people
31, May , 2013

A new ‘Life Skills Programme’ supported by J.P. Morgan and co-ordinated by leading charity the National Children’s Bureau, Queen Mary, University of London and the University of Roehampton, will tap into the enthusiasm of students who are the first in their family to attend university, and bring them together with young people in their neighbouring communities.

Tejinder Singh Virdee article News story: Higgs boson scientist, medieval scholar and London cultural leaders awarded at Queen Mary graduation
19, July , 2013

A Queen Mary, University of London graduate who helped discover the Higgs boson – the elementary particle believed to be one of the building blocks of the universe – received an honorary doctorate during the university’s Summer Graduation Ceremonies this week.

article News story: Queen Mary among global elite in Shanghai Jiao Tong rankings
19, August , 2013

Queen Mary University of London continues to rank in the UK top 30 and the top one per cent of universities world-wide, according to the 2013 Academic Ranking of World Universities.

article News story: Barts Pathology Museum inspires anatomical art show
9, July , 2013

Anatomical art by figurative painter Geoffrey Harrison will be displayed this August at Barts Pathology Museum, among the medical specimens that inspired his work.

article News story: Queen Mary Marathon runners raise over £15,000 for charity
24, April , 2013

Students and staff from across Queen Mary took part in the London Marathon on Sunday 21 March, raising thousands of pounds for good causes.

article News story: The Making of Queen Mary explored in new history book
2, April , 2013

From its days as a pioneering philanthropic project in the Victorian East End, through multiple mergers, groundbreaking scientific discoveries and massive expansion, the history of Queen Mary, University of London is chronicled in a new book.

article News story: Queen Mary sports clubs to train at Copper Box Arena
27, August , 2013

From September 2013, students at Queen Mary University of London will have access to state-of-the-art sports facilities at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, just 10 minutes by tube from the university’s Mile End campus.

article News story: THE World University Rankings: success for Queen Mary
3, October , 2013

Queen Mary University of London has been named among the top universities in the world in the influential Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2013-14, after rising more than 30 places in one year to 114th position.

article News story: Guardian University Awards shortlists student work experience project
11, December , 2013

A Queen Mary University of London work experience scheme that supports its students and East End charities has been shortlisted in the Guardian University Awards 2014.

article News story: Queen Mary is top Russell Group university in London for student satisfaction
13, August , 2013

Student satisfaction is higher at Queen Mary University of London than at any other big university in the capital for the second year running, according to the latest results of a nationwide survey of final-year undergraduates.

article News story: Death, disease and the female serial killer – New Barts Pathology seminars explore London’s dark side
20, August , 2013

Britain’s first female serial killer and a grim trade in the teeth of corpses are among the macabre topics in the Autumn seminar series at Barts Pathology Museum, part of Queen Mary University of London.

article News story: Significant rise in applications at Queen Mary, University of London
31, January , 2013

Queen Mary, University of London has bucked the national trend and recorded one of the highest rises in applications among UK institutions, according to UCAS statistics.

Water City (2006), part of an oil painting on canvas by local artist Frank Creber article News story: Water City Festival Orchestra celebrates east London’s past, present, and future with show at the iconic People’s Palace
23, January , 2013

A 100-player orchestra takes to the stage at Queen Mary, University of London’s People’s Palace on Sunday 3 February for a concert celebrating east London’s past, present and future.

article News story: Sunday Times Good University Guide 2014: Queen Mary rises up the ranks
23, September , 2013

Economics, Law, Drama and Dentistry at Queen Mary University of London are among the subjects ranked in the UK Top 10, according to The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2014.

article News story: Queen Mary partner school St Paul’s Way rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted
30, April , 2013

Queen Mary, University of London’s partner school, St Paul’s Way Trust in Tower Hamlets, has been described as ‘outstanding’ in all four criteria in its 2013 Ofsted inspection, just months after it was named one of the most improved schools in the UK.

article News story: Cultural impact of London universities celebrated at Inside Out Festival
25, September , 2013

A talk at the National Portrait Gallery on Elizabeth I’s image as the Virgin Queen, a guided walk through a famous Shoreditch slum and a computing magic show at Somerset House are some of the fascinating events featuring academics from Queen Mary University of London in this autumn’s Inside Out Festival.

article News story: Queen Mary climbs global league table
10, September , 2013

A respected league table of the world’s universities has placed Queen Mary University of London in the UK Top 20 and in 115th position globally – up 32 places from 2012.

article News story: London Chamber Orchestra to play People’s Palace official re-opening
5, March , 2013

Famous works by Beethoven and Britten will be played by the London Chamber Orchestra on Wednesday 20 March, in a concert marking the official re-opening of the People’s Palace at Queen Mary, University of London.

article News story: Historic East End organ restored to former glory
28, January , 2013

The original 1936 Rutt organ of the People’s Palace at Queen Mary, University of London, will pipe up once more on Thursday 7 February, following a renovation.

article News story: Queen Mary reopens the People’s Palace – an iconic East End venue
16, January , 2013

When the original People’s Palace opened in 1887, one and a half million people visited the building in just one year, flocking to the east London venue for entertainment, education and recreation. Following a £6m refurbishment project to restore the building and install new technology, Queen Mary, University of London will relaunch the People’s Palace in February 2013 as a venue for both students and the community.

article News story: Coffee House Sessions bring freshly brewed music to Mile End
1, October , 2013

Queen Mary University of London is the only university in the capital to host ‘Coffee House Sessions’ – an exclusive new tour of 40 Students’ Union cafes by the UK’s top young musical talent.

article News story: Congratulations to Queen Mary graduates
15, July , 2013

Queen Mary, University of London staff and students would like to congratulate all new graduates as they receive their degree certificates at Graduation Ceremonies. More than 2,700 students will be graduating from Queen Mary in the sunshine on the Mile End campus this week.

The Floating Cinema, designed by Duggan Morris Architects article News story: ‘Extra-Ordinary’ Floating Cinema to moor at Queen Mary
16, July , 2013

A floating cinema will dock on the Regent’s Canal by Queen Mary, University of London this week, as it gets ready to host a summer film festival celebrating the capital city’s ‘extra-ordinary’ unsung heroes, buildings and neighbourhoods.

article News story: Year on year rise in student applications repeated for 2014
23, December , 2013

Applications to study at Queen Mary University of London are up almost 14 per cent this year, according to the latest statistics released by Ucas.

article News story: Young Sherlock Holmes and Dr Who author to speak at Barts Pathology Museum’s first kids’ event
25, April , 2013

Barts Pathology Museum at Queen Mary, University of London hosts its first event for children on Saturday 18 May, with popular author Andrew Lane discussing his new novel.

article News story: Queen Mary best in London for student experience
25, April , 2013

Queen Mary, University of London has been named as the best university in London for student experience, according to a survey by the UK’s leading higher education magazine, published on Thursday 25 April.

article News story: Secrets of mummification unwrapped for Mother’s Day
14, February , 2013

A leading Egyptologist joins one of the stars of BAFTA winning documentary Mummifying Alan at Barts Pathology Museum on Friday 8 March, to delve into the preservation methods of ancient cultures and the bizarre tradition of Victorian mummy unwrapping parties.

QM spin-out company Chatterbox won the Bruce Dickinson Award for Best Enterprise Activity article News story: Queen Mary public engagement projects celebrated
29, May , 2013

Students and staff at Queen Mary, University of London have been rewarded for their innovative engagement and enterprise activities, events and inventions – from start-up tech companies and charity projects with the elderly to a website celebrating the beauty of maths.

article News story: A Cautionary Tale of Poison, Betrayal and Greed at Barts Pathology Museum
20, May , 2013

Award-winning medical journalist Sandra Hempel is to speak on the use of arsenic in murder, at Barts Pathology Museum on Tuesday 18 June.

article News story: New study reveals big majority of grassroots Tory members opposed to coalition
18, July , 2013

A poll of grassroots Tory members has revealed that two-thirds would have preferred David Cameron to have opted for a minority government or to have called an immediate second general election rather than team up with Nick Clegg to form the coalition that has governed Britain since May 2010.

Whitechapel's medical landmarks - The Royal London Hospital old and new, QM's Blizard Institute and Centre of the Cell article News story: Murder, maladies and medical miracles: Whitechapel’s hospital history remembered in new walking tour
31, October , 2013

Centre of the Cell at Queen Mary University of London - the first science education centre in the world to be located within working biomedical laboratories - has teamed up with a top London tour guide to host an evening walking tour celebrating the East End’s medical history.

article News story: Top Asian fusion restaurant and Fairtrade café join Queen Mary’s Mile End campus
31, January , 2013

A contemporary Fairtrade coffee shop and a new branch of the popular Asian-fusion restaurant Drunken Monkey, are the latest additions to Queen Mary, University of London’s Mile End campus.

article News story: Queen Mary becomes newest member of Research Libraries UK
6, November , 2013

Research Libraries UK (RLUK) – which represents 34 of the leading research libraries in the UK and Ireland – has welcomed Queen Mary University of London as its latest member.

article News story: Lord Mayor’s award for Computer Science student
12, November , 2013

A Queen Mary University of London student has received a scholarship from the Lord Mayor of London, under a pioneering programme aimed at helping students through university in the capital.

article News story: Queen Mary partners with Pakistan's Lahore College for Women
29, October , 2013

Queen Mary University of London and Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) have signed a new agreement to promote women’s higher education in Pakistan, through joint activities and programmes in the fields of Linguistics and English Language Teaching.

article News story: Centre of the Cell hosts half-term Halloween science fun
3, October , 2013

Vicious vampires, microscopic monsters, deadly diseases and an interactive trauma show come to Centre of the Cell, Queen Mary University of London’s science education ‘Pod’ in Whitechapel, this half-term.

article News story: A guide to interviewing
11, December , 2013

Professor Sean Mcconville and Dr Anna Bryson have written a guide book on interviewing. The pair have extensive experience of conducting interviews with people from all walks of life from political offenders to homemakers who have been involved in the Irish Peace Process.

Eric Heinze, Professor of Law article News story: Rights against democracy - recalling International Human Rights Day
10, December , 2013

The 10 December is International Human Rights Day, an event first celebrated 65 years ago. In this blog post, Professor of Law, Eric Heinze gives an insightful look into how human 'rights' have progressed over the centuries.

Anne Smith article News story: £1.1m grant to boost English language skills among refugees and asylum seekers
10, December , 2013

A project spearheaded by a Queen Mary University of London Phd student has been awarded a £1.1m grant to work with refugees, migrants and asylum seekers to learn English and integrate within their new homes.

article News story: Queen Mary academics honoured by Academy of Social Sciences
13, September , 2013

Three Queen Mary University of London academics have been admitted to the UK’s national body for social scientists, in recognition of their distinguished contribution to the field.

article News story: Inspired by the Games, Queen Mary teams up with talented young athletes
19, July , 2013

Queen Mary, University of London is keeping the Olympic and Paralympic legacy alive with the launch of a support programme for Tower Hamlets’ most talented young athletes.

article News story: East London start-ups wanted for £120,000 Queen Mary internship scheme
25, July , 2013

Dozens of start-up businesses in east London are being offered graduate-level intern support, thanks to a new £120,000 student work placement scheme run by Queen Mary, University of London.

article News story: Barts Pathology Museum needs your vote for Museums at Night art prize
19, February , 2013

Barts Pathology Museum at Queen Mary, University of London needs your vote to win funding for a unique show uncovering historical links between dancing and death, from Day of the Dead celebrations to ‘mass hysteria’ and The Dancing Plague of 1518.

Photo credit: Archives de la Ville de Montreal article News story: Dr Clive Gabay on the lasting legacy of Nelson Mandela
6, December , 2013

Nelson Mandela, the South African icon of Anti-Apartheid has died aged 95. Here Dr Clive Gabay, lecturer in politics, talks to Sam Philpott about his lasting legacy.

QM's Joy Hinson speaks at the launch of the Mayor’s Higher Education Award article News story: New £1.26m scheme launched in Tower Hamlets to help hundreds of young people into university
3, July , 2013

Tower Hamlets Council has launched a new scheme to help young people with the cost of attending university. Under the Mayor’s Higher Education Award, 400 students will receive grants totalling £1,500 each.

article News story: Hollywood and the Americanization of British Audiences
9, December , 2013

In this new book, Dr Glancy explores the impact and influence that Hollywood films have had in Britain, and the extent to which their American qualities have been regarded as appealing or alienating.  

article News story: Can an app solve healthcare problems? QM launches student tech competition QHealth
28, May , 2013

Students at Queen Mary, University of London have the chance to solve problems in healthcare and win £1,000 by using their creative ideas and entrepreneurial skills in a new technology competition.

A group of students at the Sichuan student summer camp article News story: Queen Mary students take part in summer school in China
19, August , 2013

Around 20 undergraduate students and four academics from across Queen Mary University of London were among an international group invited to spend three weeks at Sichuan University, which is ranked in the top ten in China.

article News story: Lost 1930s mural by acclaimed London artist discovered at Queen Mary
4, February , 2013

A beautiful 1930s mural by a well known east London artist has been discovered beneath layers of paint at Queen Mary, University of London. The restored work now hangs in the foyer of the People’s Palace at Mile End, which has reopened following £6.3m of renovation work.

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