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December 2025
UK Annual Bioenergetics Conference
Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability
15 December 2025Location: Arts 2 Lecture Hall and Foyer Join us for the UK Christmas Bioenergetics Meeting on 15th December! Plenary Lecture: Redox Regulation of Photosynthetic Electron Transport by Anja Krieger (CEA, Sacley, France). Have a look at the preliminary programme to find out more. As usual, there is no registration fee. The ... [more]
June 2025
UK Ash Trees Evolve to Resist Dieback
Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability
27 June 2025Research (published in Science) led by Profs Richard Nichols and Richard Buggs has uncovered early-stage signs of natural resistance to ash dieback—a fungal disease expected to kill half of the UK's 80 million ash trees. By comparing the DNA of older trees, present before the fungus arrived in 2012, with younger ... [more]
Old termite mounds help support high insect biodiversity in tropical rainforests
Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability
26 June 2025Imagine wandering through the lush Bornean rainforest, past towering trees and vibrant foliage. You might not give a second thought to termite mounds scattered across the forest floor. But what if we told you these seemingly unassuming structures are bustling metropolises for insects, even long after their original inhabitants have ... [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]
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
The origin and long-distance travels of upside down trees
Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability
15 May 2024The iconic baobabs, also known as upside-down trees, or the tree of life, have much cultural significance, inspiring innumerable arts, folklore, and traditions. The new research published in Nature reveals a remarkable example of species radiation in Madagascar followed by long distance dispersal to Africa and Australia. With speciation, an ... [more]
April 2024
SaeJune Park Leads on Breakthrough in Microplastic Detection using Future Telecommunications Technology
26 April 2024Dr SaeJune Park, a Lecturer in Terahertz (THz) Electronics and the Head of the THz Laboratory in the Centre for Electronics and the Antennas & Electromagnetics Research Group at the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science at Queen Mary University of London, is leading a groundbreaking project to develop novel ... [more]
New study reveals how parasites shape complex food webs
Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability
24 April 2024A new study published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B sheds light on how parasites influence the intricate relationships between predator and prey populations. Researchers from the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Queen Mary University of London have developed a novel analysis to explore how factors like ... [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]