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House of Lords Alumni Reception 2016
250 alumni and their guests, senior staff and students enjoyed a late summer’s evening of tours, drinks and canapés at our first House of Lords reception on 8 September. Hosted by Lord Peter Hennessy, the occasion was described by one alumna as “a super occasion in a wonderful setting.” View some photos.
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New Earth-like planet found around nearest star
An international team of scientists, led by astronomers from the School of Physics and Astronomy, have identified a new Earth-like planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, our nearest star. The planet, Proxima b, may well be the closest possible home for life outside the Solar System. Read more and watch a video.
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QMUL continues to rank top in London among Russell Group universities for student satisfaction
The results of the 2016 National Student Survey place QMUL fourth in London with 84% of our students reporting that they were satisfied with the quality of their course. Subjects including Dentistry, Film, History, Law, Medicine and Physics ranked in the top three in London.
£6.5m grant to launch new heart disease Biomedical Research Centre
World-leading researchers at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry and Barts Health NHS Trust have been awarded £6.5m from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to provide a ‘one stop’ integrated discovery science and treatment centre in the heart of London to research cardiovascular disease.
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New mobile app combats food waste
Devinder Pharar and Harbhinder Sandhu, who both graduated in Economics from QMUL, are launching a new iOS app called Snappetite. Add ingredients, shake your phone and all potential culinary options are provided. Snappetite has already won a variety of awards and recently became an official partner of the United Nations Save Food initiative. It will soon also be supporting community projects around the world with the aim of combating food poverty. Visit the website to learn more about their venture.
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Alumna pens three novels
Following graduation, Cherloria Smith (Politics) completed a masters at City, University of London. After undergoing numerous surgeries due to her cerebral palsy, the support for which she says was immeasurable at QMUL, Cherloria now works in the immigration department of the Government Legal Department. This enables her to indulge in her other passion, writing. To date, she has written three novels: Terreya’s Journey, Elihuru and Legacy: Search for the Demona Stone.
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More news:
Fulbright award for alumnus
Professor Andrew Proctor (Biology and Chemistry, 1975), Professor of Food Science at the University of Arkansas in the United States, is the recipient of a Fulbright award. The award enabled Professor Proctor to spend a term as the Fulbright-NAWI Graz Visiting Professor in the Natural Sciences at Graz University of Technology, Austria in late 2015.
2016 graduation stories
Robot start-ups, a bump in the road to graduation, dating app dissertations, and a ceremony worth the wait - read a selection of stories from this summer’s graduation ceremonies and send in yours!
Did you receive your copy of QMA/BLC?
We hope you enjoyed reading QMA/BLC, which was sent to you over the summer. Your feedback is very welcome and do let us know if you would prefer to receive future issues by email. To ensure you receive future issues in your preferred format, please keep your contact details up-to-date by registering with our Alumni Portal or by getting in touch.
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Your kindness is helping even more people this year
Alumni like you are very supportive. Thanks to you, we can give out even more bursaries, scholarships and project funding this year, meaning more students will get the help they need. At least 60 students will soon be opening emails telling them they’ll receive scholarships or bursaries this year. Imagine the smiles when they read those emails. They’ll be feeling the weight come off their shoulders thanks to your kindness. And alumni like you have also made possible around 40 projects which give our students vital skills and experience, opening up new opportunities. That means even more bright futures. Your donations make an amazing difference. You can make a gift here. Thank you!
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More ways to get involved:
Call for Alumni mentors
QMentoring is a great way to support a current undergraduate student, and we are now preparing for our third round with the Faculty of Science and Engineering and our second for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. QMentors, drawn from our alumni community and employer contacts, volunteer 1-3 hours per month via face-to-face, email or Skype contact. Read more about the scheme and watch a 90 second video. If you are interested in becoming a mentor or if you have any questions, please contact qmentoring@qmul.ac.uk.
Are you a graduate of Engineering and Materials Science or Biological and Chemical Sciences?
We are looking for alumni from the Schools of Engineering and Materials Science and Biological and Chemical Sciences who would be willing to be profiled in marketing materials. If you graduated within the last 10 years, please complete a profile. For more information, please contact Dean Gonsalves, Faculty Marketing Manager (Science and Engineering).
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Forthcoming events
For more information about the above events, contact alumni@qmul.ac.uk.
Bespoke Reunions
If you would like help organising a reunion for your classmates, please read our helpful guide and get in touch to discuss your plans.
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Invest in QMUL spinouts
QMUL has a strong record of creating and developing spinout companies from its research activities. From orthopaedic materials company Apatech, that was sold in 2010 for $330m, to hVIVO and Actual Experience, two AIM-listed companies with a current combined market capitalisation of over £200m, Queen Mary Innovation (QMI) is committed to the creation of new exciting enterprises generated by its academics and students. Plans are being developed for a new QMUL Spinout Investment Fund that will offer alumni the opportunity to invest in the development of scientific, technological and creative innovations. The Fund will seek to invest under conditions providing the significant tax reliefs for individual investors offered by the EIS and SEIS Schemes. Investors may also have the opportunity to become more directly involved in the development of the new enterprises. Contact Dr Graeme Brown, Director of Technology Transfer, QMI.
Did you complete your degree in 2012-13?
You may recall completing a questionnaire as part of the Higher Education Statistics Agency’s (HESA) Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey six months after you completed your studies. There is now another opportunity for some of you to let us know what you have been doing since you graduated. IFF Research, on behalf of HESA, is conducting a survey (the ‘DLHE Longitudinal Survey’) and they may get in touch with you soon. Any information you provide will help in reviewing and promoting courses and giving current students an insight into early career progression, as well as providing input to government policy development and review. If you are contacted by IFF Research (by email, post or telephone), please take a moment to complete the survey. The results will be available online next summer. Find out more.
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