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GEW24 Panel Discussion: "Entrepreneurship is for Everyone"
21 October 2024
Whether you're a student or academic, a startup founder or simply curious about the entrepreneurial journey, we want to help you succeed.
Join us for an engaging discussion celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week 2024 (GEW24), where we’ll explore how Entrepreneurship is for Everyone.
Queen Mary is four-time nominee in the 2024 QS Reimagine Education Awards
21 October 2024
We’re delighted that four Queen Mary projects have been shortlisted in this year’s QS Reimagine Education Awards: congratulations to all involved!
International Stammering / Stuttering Awareness Day 2024
21 October 2024
International Stammering / Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD) is on Tuesday 22 October 2024. The day raises awareness of issues faced by those who stammer and challenges negative assumptions and stereotypes; including that people who stammer are nervous or less intelligent and the use of stammering in culture for comic purposes.
Intersex Awareness Day 2024
21 October 2024
Intersex Awareness Day is marked on 26 October each year and first took place in 2004.
International Pronouns Day 2024
14 October 2024
International Pronouns Day takes place on the third Wednesday of October each year. The day seeks to make respecting, sharing, and educating about personal pronouns commonplace.
Dyslexia & Dyspraxia Awareness Weeks 2024
8 October 2024
Both Dyslexia Awareness Week and Dyspraxia Awareness Week are taking place from 7-13 October 2024. The dates provide an opportunity to raise awareness of the conditions and to challenge common misconceptions.
National Coming Out Day 2024
8 October 2024
National Coming Out Day (NCOD) is celebrated on 11 October every year to support LGBTQIA+ people to ‘come out of the closet’.
On course for success? Know your subject! Know your course!
7 October 2024
Our QM Elevate team share three tips to know your subject and course better:
The journey has started! How can you build good habits?
30 September 2024
Our QM Elevate team share three tips to help you communicate with confidence in writing and speaking at university.
Bisexual Awareness Week and Bi Visibility Day 2024
16 September 2024
Bisexual Awareness Week, also referred to as Bi Week, takes place annually between 16–23 September, culminating with Bi Visibility Day. The week draws attention to the issues faced by the bisexual (bi) community, including erasure and visibility.
By both celebrating the bi community, while still acknowledging the difficulties and discrimination that bi people continue to face, it is an important opportunity to learn more about the history, culture, community, and current policy priorities of bi communities.