Bill Gates visits Queen Mary for special Q&A with students 30 January 2019
We were delighted to welcome Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to Queen Mary on Friday 25 January for a wide-ranging Q&A session with students. The conversation explored Bill’s interests in global health, clean energy, technology, philanthropy, innovation and leadership.
Show & Tell returns for 2019 22 January 2019
Show and Tell is back for February 2019 with a series of free inspiring mini talks about studying and working in the arts and humanities.
QMUL Bursary 2018/19 – first instalment to be paid 20 February 22 January 2019
Payments are made into the bank account you have registered with Student Finance. Not sure if you should be receiving the bursary? Read on for further information.
New online application process for the Financial Assistance Fund 2018/19 22 January 2019
You can now apply to the Financial Assistance Fund online.
Upcoming Advice and Counselling personal development workshops 21 January 2019
The Advice and Counselling Service is hosting a number of personal development workshops to help you improve your study habits and overcome study block, grow your confidence in presentations and social situations, and provide practical strategies to help you manage difficulties with sleep. See what's coming up over the next few months.
Going for Gold: Tom Longbottom, Professor Alastair Owens, Emmanuel Nibo 22 January 2019
Going for Gold is a new strategy co-created by staff and students which aims to deliver the vision of an outstanding, all-inclusive world-class education at Queen Mary.
We speak to Tom Longbottom (Students' Union Vice President Barts and the London), Professor Alastair Owens (Head of the School of Geography) and Emmanuel Nibo (Senior Project Manager in Estates and Facilities), who are leading on Going for Gold pillar four to enhance and improve the campus environment, both physically and online.
Vote now for the Octagon in the UK Wedding Venue Awards 2019 21 January 2019
Vote now to help get the Octagon recognised as the Best Historic Wedding Venue 2019
The benefits of budgeting 21 January 2019
Have you planned a budget to check you will have enough money this semester? Budgeting enables you to take control of your money and reduce money stress. Find our how easy it is with guidance from the Advice and Counselling Service.
Student profile: Ben Earl 4 June 2018
Ben Earl was recently announced as part of the 31-man England rugby squad on tour in South Africa during June. He’s a regular fixture of the under-20 team and is signed to Premiership club Saracens. On top of all that, he’s just finishing his second year studying Comparative Literature in the School of Languages, Linguistics and Film. We caught up with him to find out how he manages to juggle all of his commitments.
Welcome back to a new semester at Queen Mary 8 January 2019
Welcome back. We hope that you had a wonderful break and spent time with friends, family or doing the things you enjoy. Time away from your usual busy schedule is healthy, but as we approach the start of a new semester, this is an ideal time to reflect on the past few months and plan what we need to do to achieve our goals in the near future. Here is some useful information to help you get the semester off to a good start.