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Teaching and Learning

Learning at Queen Mary is about pursuing a subject you love in an environment designed to inspire you.

Image of student looking through a microscope during an experiment.

Our specialist modules and research projects empower you to tailor your education and develop expertise in the topics that interest you. At the same time, research-led content will stretch you to master fundamental principles and get you up to date on the latest thinking. 

The School has been ranked first in London for overall satisfaction the last five years running in the National Student Survey (NSS 2014-2018).

You will learn through a combination of lectures, laboratory sessions and tutorial classes, spending about 20 hours a week on these classes. The rest of your week is made up of independent learning. A full week is about 30-40 hours of study in total.

Explore your learning environment below: 

Teaching Facilities

Our state-of-the-art teaching facilities are a perfact match of our world-class teaching.

Laboratory

First-hand experience with course concepts with the opportunity to explore methods used by scientists.

Lectures

Oral presentation and the diffusion of knowledge to complement and clarify course material and facilitating communication.

Tutorials

Ranging from instructions to complete a tasks to interactive problem solving sessions.

The Module Directory

The Module Directory provides information on all taught modules offered by Queen Mary during the academic year

Research projects

The Research projects is a great way to further your interest and specialism.
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