Queen Mary University of London is one of the UK’s leading global universities, highly rated for teaching, research and innovation, combined with diversity and impact on social mobility.
We are a Russell Group University, situated in the heart of the East End of London, with a history dating back to 1785 and with staff and students from over 160 countries. We have a strong reputation for disciplinary and multi-disciplinary excellence, attracting world-leading staff, high-quality students and generating extensive relationships with local, national and international leading organisations.
In the UK’s 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021), Queen Mary was ranked joint 7th in the UK for the quality of its research. Queen Mary’s strong REF performance is set in the context of its commitment to research and educational excellence, coupled with an unrivalled commitment to social justice and social mobility.
In the augural Knowledge Exchange Framework published by Research England, Queen Mary was placed 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’.
We embrace equality, inclusion and diversity, which have been core to our University for more than 200 years. In our Strategy 2030 we have articulated our ambition to be the most inclusive university of its kind, anywhere. This ambition was validated in 2021, when Queen Mary was declared the most inclusive Russell Group university.
The Faculty of Science and Engineering is committed to excellence in research and innovation, and to delivering an exceptional education and student experience across all of our disciplines.
The Faculty’s research profile is on a rapid upward trajectory. Our research income has more than doubled over the last two years and our performance in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021) was excellent. Our research is recognised all over the world with 97 per cent of science and engineering research output rated as internationally excellent with strong performances in all units of assessment, including Engineering (ranked 2nd in the UK for outputs and 7th overall) and Computer Science and Informatics (ranked 1st in the UK for impact and 8th overall).
We are collaborative, welcoming, and proud of our achievements, and ambitious to establish Queen Mary as one of the leading institutions for science and engineering in the World.
Within the Faculty we have over 60 independent fellowship holders funded by UKRI, ERC, Royal Society, Royal Academy of Engineering and Leverhulme Trust and many large collaborative grants.
The Faculty invests significant funding in research facilities, equipment and PhD students supporting our research staff. We have a thriving population of over 900 PhD students including various Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs), Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs) and EU Innovative Training Networks. The University has recently invested approximately £200M in capital infrastructure including:
Our high quality, supportive and stimulating research environment attracts and nurtures talent from across the world.
The Faculty has five academic Schools offering comprehensive and diverse taught programmes. Our schools host and support over 13,500 students, approximately 400 academic staff, and 1,000 research, technical, professional services, and other support staff.