Expert opinion
Blog: Opinion – Brazil 2022: A Constitutional Election in Disguise18 October 2022
Dr Felipe Antunes de Oliveira, Lecturer in Development and Global Governance in the School of Politics and International relations at Queen Mary University of London has written for 'E-International Relations' on the 2022 elections in Brazil.
Blog: Universities can foster more deliberative democracy — starting by empowering students18 October 2022
Dr Jeffrey Kennedy, Lecturer in Criminal Law at Queen Mary University of London, has co-written for The Conversation on "mini-publics" and accessing meaningful, deliberative civic education.
Blog: Making a difference in East London and beyond6 October 2022
Professor Alison Blunt, Deputy Vice-Principal for Impact (Culture, Civic & Community), shares recent news about KEF2 and the National Civic Impact Accelerator (NCIA)
Blog: Keir Starmer’s conference speech offered a clearer ideological position – even more ambition will now be needed29 September 2022
Karl Pike, Lecturer in British Politics/Public Policy in the School of Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary University of London has written for The Conversation on the speech that Kier Starmer gave at the Labour Conference 2022.
Blog: ‘Too afraid to have kids’ – how BirthStrike for Climate lost control of its political message
20 September 2022
Dr Heather McMullen, Lecturer at Queen Mary's Centre for Public Health & Policy, has co-written for The Conversation on her research into Birthstrike and its flaws before the campaign disbanded in 2021.
Blog: Monkeypox may cause neurological damage, including inflammation of the brain – new study12 September 2022
James Brunton Badenoch from Queen Mary University of London has written for The Conversation on a new study on the effects of monkeypox.
Blog: Interdisciplinary research should be central to student experience
8 September 2022
Professor Stephanie Marshall, Vice-Principal (Education) at Queen Mary University of London has written for Times Higher Education on how undergraduates can benefit and contribute to the pipeline of interdisciplinary research.
Blog: Five books you’ll like if you love The Odyssey
25 August 2022
Dr Rachel Bryant Davies, Lecturer in Comparative Literature at Queen Mary University of London, has written for the Conversation on suggested reads inspired by Homer’s Odyssey.
Blog: Monkeypox: an expert explains what gay and bisexual men need to know3 August 2022
Professor Chloe Orkin has written for The Conversation on monkeypox, discussing how it spreads, public health messaging, and the importance of vaccinations.
Blog: US Supreme Court decision on abortion creates ‘patchwork of rights’ based on where you live
8 July 2022
Dr Richard Johnson, Lecturer in US Politics & Policy at Queen Mary University of London has written for The Conversation on the US Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade.
Blog: What the Russian debt default means for Russia and for global financial markets1 July 2022
Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal, Professor of Banking and Finance Law at Queen Mary University of London, has written for the Conversation on the Russian debt default.
Blog: Why UK approach to replacing the Human Rights Act is just as worrying as the replacement itself23 June 2022
Queen Mary's Professor of Human Rights Law, Merris Amos, has written for the Conversation about plans to replace the 1998 Act with a new UK Bill.
Blog: Is a major recession unavoidable? Economists give their views17 June 2022
Professor Brigitte Granville from Queen Mary's School of Business and Management is one of three economists writing for the Conversation on stagflation and the possibility of a recession.
Blog: How to express yourself if you want others to cooperate with you – new research30 May 2022
Professor Devyani Sharma and Zoe Adams from Queen Mary's School of Languages, Linguistics and Film have co-written for The Conversation on new research into interacting in social dilemmas.
Blog: Five tips for young people dealing with long COVID – from a GP
20 May 2022
Dr Dipesh Gopal from Queen Mary's Wolfson Institute of Population Health has written for The Conversation giving advice for young people with long Covid.
Blog: The rights of refugees in Africa are under threat: what can be done
18 May 2022
Professor Parvati Nair from Queen Mary's School of Languages, Linguistics and Film has written for The Conversation on the rights of refugees and the obligations of states.
Blog: There are reasons girls don’t study physics – and they don’t include not liking maths
9 May 2022
Dr Olivia Keenan from Queen Mary's School of Physical and Chemical Sciences has co-written for The Conversation on removing barriers to girls’ participation in physics.
Blog: Local elections: survey gives Labour huge lead in London ahead of vote
4 May 2022
Dr Patrick Diamond, Reader in Public Policy at Queen Mary University of London, has written for The Conversation on the Mile End Institute's polling of the the 2022 local government elections in London.
Blog: Twitter: not even Elon Musk is wealthy enough to bring absolute free speech to the platform – here’s why26 April 2022
Eric Heinze, Professor of Law at Queen Mary University of London has written for The Conversation on Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter and the debate around free speech.
Blog: How the UK’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is 21st-century imperialism22 April 2022
Professor Parvati Nair from Queen Mary's School of Languages, Linguistics and Film has written for The Conversation on the UK's Rwanda asylum seeker policy.
Blog: Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron go head to head: why many French voters will be voting against a candidate rather than for them22 April 2022
Professor Rainbow Murray from Queen Mary's School of Politics and International Relations has written for The Conversation on the upcoming French elections.
Blog: Unexplained wealth orders: how is the British law changing and will it stop dirty money circulating in London?
4 April 2022
Áine Clancy, PhD Candidate in the School of Law at Queen Mary University of London has written for The Conversation on the changes in law to prevent the spread of dirty money.
Blog: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine poses a threat to the control of drug-resistant TB in Europe and the world
4 April 2022
Dr Jessica Potter from Queen Mary's Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry has co-written for The Conversation on Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatening the fight against tuberculosis.
Blog: Relationship help programmes may be more successful for people who have ‘sensitivity’ genes
22 March 2022
Professor Michael Pluess from Queen Mary's School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences has co-written for The Conversation on how genetics impacts therapy and similar relationship courses.
Blog: Regulating content won’t make the internet safer - we have to change the business models21 March 2022
Professor Julia Hörnle, Chair of Internet Law at Queen Mary's Centre for Commercial Law Studies, has written for The Conversation about whether the UK Government's Online Safety Bill can really curb digital harms.
Blog: Animals have evolved to avoid overexploiting their resources – can humans do the same?3 March 2022
Dr Axel Rossberg, Reader in Theoretical Ecology at Queen Mary University of London has written for The Conversation on why predators don't overexploit their prey, based on research published in Ecology Letters.
Blog: How CEG’s data scientists and support team are helping GP teams prevent measles outbreaks using software tools on practice patient records2 March 2022
By Carol Dezateux, Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Data Science at the Clinical Effectiveness Group (CEG), Queen Mary University of London
Blog: Ukraine: world financial markets have not broken sweat since the Russian escalation – why?22 February 2022
Daniele Bianchi, Associate Professor of Finance at Queen Mary University of London, has written for The Conversation on how financial markets are affected by wars and other political events.
Blog: Considering buying a smart device? To protect your security, ask yourself these five questions21 February 2022
Iain Nash, PhD researcher at Queen Mary's Centre for Commercial Law Studies, has written for The Conversation on how smart devices can present security risks.
Blog: Research Highways: celebrating our strengths15 February 2022
By Andrew Livingston
Since I joined Queen Mary in 2019, I have been both excited and fascinated to learn about all of the fantastic research we undertake at Queen Mary, across all three of our faculties. There is no doubt that we are a world-leading research-intensive University.