Queen Mary News
Queen Mary convenes partners to improve growth, skills and innovation across East London 19 March 2026
Yesterday, 18 March, Queen Mary University of London’s East London Civic Action Network (ELCAN) brought leaders from higher education, industry, non-profits, local authority and the City together to define an ambitious, collaborative, and deliverable shared vision for growth, skills and innovation in East London.
Landmark trial on whole blood transfusion published in NEJM17 March 2026
The results of a landmark clinical trial on the use of whole blood transfusions in pre-hospital trauma care have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

12 March 2026
Professor Amrita Ahluwalia is the Dean for Research in Queen Mary University of London’s Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, a pharmacologist and Professor of Vascular Pharmacology. She is also the former editor-in-chief of the British Journal of Pharmacology and inaugural Chair of the Basic and Translational Committee for the International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology.
Queen Mary and New City College enter new partnership 2 March 2026
Last week, Queen Mary University of London signed a Memorandum of Understanding with New City College (NCC), the largest further education provider in the country that is rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.
Queen Mary joins the UK Reproducibility Network26 February 2026
Queen Mary University of London has become an institutional member of the UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN), a national consortium that aims to ensure the UK retains its place as a centre for world-leading research.
Queen Mary is one of UK’s best employers 25 February 2026
Queen Mary University of London is ranked 8th among Russell Group universities and 12th among all education sector employers in the UK’s Best Employers rankings 2026.
Queen Mary graduates targeted by top employers 6 February 2026
Queen Mary University of London remains among the top universities targeted by employers, according to High Fliers Research.
Queen Mary Vice-Principal speaks at QS India Summit 2026 3 February 2026
Dr Philippa Lloyd, Vice-Principal Policy and Strategic Partnerships at Queen Mary University of London, spoke at the QS India Summit 2026 held in Goa as part of an international senior leadership panel on the role of impactful research in nation building.
Queen Mary’s leadership in social mobility recognised by leading charity 8 January 2026
Today (8 January 2026), Queen Mary University of London and its President and Principal, Professor Colin Bailey CBE, were announced as being included in the 2026 Social Mobility List, compiled by the charity Making the Leap.