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June 2025

Ash-dieback signpost in Marden Park wood (Credit: Paul Figg, Kew Gardens)

UK Ash Trees Evolve to Resist Dieback

Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability

27 June 2025

Research (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]

Lead author Jiri Tuma with a Dicuspiditermes termite mound.

Old termite mounds help support high insect biodiversity in tropical rainforests

Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability

26 June 2025

Imagine 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

NASA engineer and Queen Mary alumnus Dr Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu recorded a speech for the event (Credit: Akram Alomainy)

A Night of Science and Engineering: exploring Tomorrow's World at Queen Mary

Faculty of Science and Engineering

24 February 2025

Queen 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]