News
November 2025
Research work in the Centre for Brain and Behaviour explores the pathways from neurodivergent traits to mental health outcomes.
Faculty of Science and Engineering
9 November 2025To mark UK Disability History Month, which runs from November 20 to December 20, we showcase the research of Giorgia Michelini, a senior lecturer in the Centre for Brain and Behaviour. Dr Michelini leads research on the lived experience of neurodivergent adolescents and young adults from diverse ethnic backgrounds, in collaboration with ... [more]
October 2025
The Official Launch of the Centre for Brain and Behaviour
Centre for Brain and Behaviour
13 October 2025The Centre for Brain and Behaviour (CBB) held an official launch event "Mind, Tech, and Wellbeing" in Octagon, QMUL, on the 29th September, 2025. Attended by more than 100 staff members, PhD students, and external guests from psychology and neuroscience-related industries, charities and science media, the event provided an opportunity to celebrate ... [more]
September 2025
Positive Balance project team wins prestigious international award for dancer wellbeing programme
Centre for Brain and Behaviour
18 September 2025We are delighted to announce that Rosie Davis, a PhD student from the School of Biological and Behavioural sciences (Dr Versace lab) has been selected as one of only three recipients of the Linda & William Hamilton Annual Dance Wellness Symposium, which will take place at the International Association for Dance ... [more]
August 2025
Centre for Electronics Team Advances Fall Prevention with Radar-Enabled Home Monitoring
7 August 2025A multidisciplinary team from Queen Mary University of London's Centre for Electronics has co-authored a groundbreaking study that could transform how we prevent falls among older adults. The paper, "Reimagining falls prevention with insights from systems mapping on the use of millimetre-wave radar for remote health monitoring," published in Scientific ... [more]
May 2025
Climate change fuelling mental health crisis in areas most affected by climate crisis
Centre for Brain and Behaviour
27 May 2025Climate change is not just an environmental issue — it's a mental health crisis impacting adolescent wellbeing right now in areas most affected by climate change, according to new research from Queen Mary University. The authors of the study published in the 'Journal of Climate Change and Health' have called for ... [more]
April 2025
Bumblebees Reveal a Smart Shortcut for Visual Recognition
Centre for Brain and Behaviour
14 April 2025New research led by Queen Mary University of London uncovers how bees use active scanning to solve visual tasks—offering insights for bio-inspired AI and robotics. Bumblebees may have tiny brains, but when it comes to visual problem-solving, they punch well above their weight. A new study published in eLife ... [more]
March 2025
The art of well-being: group activities shown to ease depression and anxiety in older adults
Centre for Brain and Behaviour
5 March 2025A new study led by Queen Mary University of London researchers, reveals that group arts interventions – such as painting, music, or dance – can significantly reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety among older adults. The findings, published in Nature Mental Health, offer a compelling case for the benefits of shared creative ... [more]
February 2025
A Night of Science and Engineering: exploring Tomorrow's World at Queen Mary
Faculty of Science and Engineering
24 February 2025Queen Mary University of London's third annual Night of Science and Engineering brought together leading industry partners, researchers, academics, policymakers, and the public for an evening of discovery, innovation, and collaboration. Held in the historic Octagon venue on 20 Feb, this year's event, themed 'Tomorrow's World', showcased groundbreaking research that is ... [more]
October 2024
Screen-free bedtimes boost toddler sleep, new research shows
Centre for Brain and Behaviour
21 October 2024It is widely acknowledged that poor sleep in early childhood is associated with negative outcomes, including health issues, developmental delays, and behavioural challenges. The Bedtime Boost study, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, is the first RCT to support paediatric advice recommending the reduction of toddler screen time before sleep. Researchers ... [more]
September 2024
Beyond labels: A new framework for neurodiversity and mental health
Centre for Brain and Behaviour
16 September 2024A groundbreaking article published in the leading psychiatry journal World Psychiatry challenges the traditional approach to diagnosing neurodivergent conditions (also known as "neurodevelopmental disorders" in the medical literature), such as autism, ADHD, and learning disabilities. The research introduces a new transdiagnostic framework that views these conditions as points on a ... [more]
Animating Minds project receives UKRI funding at Queen Mary
Centre for Brain and Behaviour
5 September 2024Professor Rachael Bedford at Queen Mary's School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences is co-lead on a new £1.16 million UKRI Cross Research Council grant to launch the ambitious Animating Minds project. This project is an international multi-site collaboration in collaboration with project lead Professor Tim Smith from the Creative Computing Institute, ... [more]
August 2024
Queen Mary University of London seeks 30 new academics in AI, Machine Learning and Computer Science
Faculty of Science and Engineering
26 August 2024Queen Mary University of London is renowned for its cutting-edge research, ranked 14th in the world and 5th in the UK for the quality of our research (THE World University Rankings 2024) and in the top 100 universities worldwide according to the US News & World Report rankings. Home to world-renowned researchers, Queen ... [more]
May 2024
Queen Mary Faculty of Science and Engineering sweeps top honours at Research and Innovation Awards ceremony
Faculty of Science and Engineering
8 May 2024The Faculty of Science and Engineering at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is celebrating a night of triumph after taking home three awards at the annual Queen Mary Research and Innovation (R&I) Awards ceremony held in The Barbican Centre, London. The Queen Mary R&I Awards celebrate the ... [more]
Advance in understanding spatial navigation: walls, not floors, define space
Centre for Brain and Behaviour
7 May 2024New research published in Current Biology sheds light on how animals create and maintain internal spatial maps based on their surroundings. The study, led by Dr Guifen Chen from Queen Mary University of London, delves into the brains of mice navigating a two-dimensional virtual reality (VR) environment, revealing the surprising ... [more]
Elif Dogu wins Best Paper Award at ICT4AWE 2024 for her Work on Novel Falls Risk Screening Tool Based on Millimetre-Wave Radar
1 May 2024Many congratulations to Dr Elif Dogu who received the Best Paper Award at The 10th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health (ICT4AWE) that took place in Angers (France) between 28 and 30 April 2024. Elif and the multidisciplinary team at the Centre for Electronics led by ... [more]
March 2024
A Night of Science and Engineering: Queen Mary showcases cutting-edge research and innovation
Faculty of Science and Engineering
3 March 2024Queen Mary University of London held its second annual Night of Science and Engineering last evening at the university's Octagon venue. The event brought together over 200 leading industry partners, researchers, academics, policymakers, and the public, for an evening of exploration, engagement, and celebration of Queen Mary's Faculty of Science and ... [more]
New video celebrating Queen Mary's outstanding science and engineering
Faculty of Science and Engineering
1 March 2024A new video has been released featuring academic staff, post doctural research assistants and PhD students talking about the amazing science and engineering that they undertake at Queen Mary University of London and how this is underpinned by our diversity and core values. [more]