International Day of Disabled People 2020: celebrating our disabled community at Queen Mary 30 November 2020
This Thursday, 3 December is the International Day of Disabled People (IDoDP, or International Day of Persons with Disabilities). To mark this important day at Queen Mary, some of our wonderful disabled students and staff are creating role model profiles, to share a bit about themselves, their experiences, and what they want the Queen Mary community to know about disability and disabled people.
Are you a student parent? Financial support is available 30 November 2020
You could be eligible for a non-repayable grant of £500.
Noticeboard - week beginning 23 November 24 November 2020
Don’t miss this week’s notices: Be a local hero and you could win £500, Tick the Box campaign for care experienced students, become a Digital Champion to support isolated residents, find out about absence from the UK due to Coronavirus and applying to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS), listen to the new Mile End Institute podcast.
Health Data in Practice PhD Programme - applications open 24 November 2020
Applications are invited for places on the Wellcome Trust-funded ‘Health Data in Practice’ PhD Programme at Queen Mary.
Help keep Tower Hamlets SAFE 17 November 2020
The Campaign Company is working with Tower Hamlets Council to carry out research with young adults (19-34). If you live, work or study in the borough they want to hear about your experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2020 16 November 2020
On Friday 20 November we mark Transgender Day of Remembrance, observed internationally every year to remember those trans people who have been killed as a result of transphobia and violence.
Trans Awareness Week 2020 at Queen Mary 16 November 2020
This week is Trans Awareness Week (13-19 November) and it is an opportunity to raise awareness of the experiences and challenges faced by trans and gender non-conforming people and increase the visibility of this diverse community.
Estranged Students Solidarity Week 23 November 2020
Are you not in contact with family? This is referred to as ‘estrangement’. It’s Estranged Students Solidarity Week this week, 23-27 November!
Santander Online Self-Development Programme for undergraduate students 1 January 2020
Queen Mary University of London students can now apply for an eight-week Santander Student Online Development Programme.
Santander Universities UK has been a university partner since 2011 and has supported Queen Mary and its students excel in education, employment and entrepreneurship. Santander recently joined forces with Sporting Edge – a high performance consultancy that blends powerful insights with proven psychology – to run a new and exciting learning experience for 19 students from Queen Mary.
Those who complete the programme stand the chance to win one of four £10,000 development grants awarded across all participating universities.
Please note: As we are expecting a high volume of applications, we will use random selection to put 19 students forward. Only those who are successful will be contacted by 1 December 2020.
Please see the following document for more information on the Programme:
Santander Online Self-Development Programme information [PDF 71KB]
Should you have any questions, please email mehzabin.rahman@qmul.ac.uk.
Covid-19 Q&A for Queen Mary students - a session with Public Health Tower Hamlets 16 November 2020
Public Health Tower Hamlets and Student and Academic Services would like to invite you to a Covid-19 information session for Queen Mary students on Wednesday 25 November.