Humanities and Social Sciences

Dr Sydney Calkin awarded Philip Leverhulme Prize for research into global reproductive health and emerging gene-editing technologies

Dr Sydney Calkin, from the Department of Geography in Queen Mary University of London’s School of Society and Environment, has been awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize in recognition of her outstanding contributions to feminist political geography and international research on reproductive justice.

Professor Phoebe Okowa elected Judge of the International Court of Justice

Professor Phoebe Okowa, Professor of Public International Law at the School of Law at Queen Mary University of London, has been elected as a Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by the United Nations General Assembly and the United Nations Security Council.

Blog: ‘Mansplaining’ is different from other criticism – and Rachel Reeves is right to call it out

Louise Ashley, Senior Lecturer in the Sociology of Work, and Elena Doldor, Professor of Leadership and Diversity, both at Queen Mary University of London, have written for The Conversation exploring why ‘mansplaining’ isn’t just criticism, and why Rachel Reeves is right to challenge it.

Queen Mary law student wins Community Impact Award at the inaugural UKCISA We Are International Awards

Gowri Promy Kaprakattu, an international student in the School of Law at Queen Mary University of London, has received the Community Impact Award at the inaugural UKCISA We Are International Awards 2025. She is one of 13 winners selected from more than 420 nominations submitted by over 120 institutions across the UK.

Blog: The Holodomor on screen: how cinema shapes memory of Ukraine’s famine

Jeremy Hicks, Professor of Post-Soviet Cultural History and Film at Queen Mary University of London, has written for The Conversation on how cinema has shaped collective memory of Ukraine’s Holodomor famine.

Industry Leaders share insights with Queen Mary students at the Employer’s Address 2025

The School of Business and Management welcomed students, staff and industry guests on 12 November for The Employer’s Address, an annual event designed to spark conversations between employers and the next generation of talent.

Blog: The Running Man is the most fun you’ll have at the cinema this year

Matt Jacobsen, Senior Lecturer in Film History in the School of Society and Environment, Queen Mary University of London has written for 'The Conversation' on why The Running Man stands out as one of the most entertaining films of the year.

Queen Mary Professor honoured in 2025 Kindness and Leadership Leading Lights list

Professor Ishani Chandrasekara, Professor of Accounting Education and Programme and Progression Lead for the BSc Accountancy (Flying Start) in the School of Business and Management, has been recognised in the 2025 Kindness and Leadership, 50 Leading Lights UK. The initiative celebrates leaders who use kindness to create positive change in their organisations and communities.

Blog: Is a veggie burger still a burger? A linguist explains

Victoria-Elliot, PhD Candidate, Linguistics, Queen Mary University of London has written for 'The Conversation' on Exploring what the term burger really means, and whether veggie versions fit the definition

Blog: Why have relations between civil servants and ministers turned so sour – and can they be repaired?

Patrick Diamond, Professor of Public Policy, Department of Sociology, Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary University of London has written for 'The Conversation' on Why minister–civil service relations have fractured, and what it will take to fix them.

Blog: How wars ravage the environment – and what international law is doing about it

Benjamin Neimark, Reader in Geopolitical Ecology, School of Business and Management at Queen Mary University of London and Kate Mackintosh, Executive Director of the UCLA Law Promise Institute Europe, University of California, Los Angeles has written for 'The Conversation' on the impact of war on the environment and efforts to address it through international law.

School of Law celebrates 60 years

The School of Law marked its 60th anniversary with a celebratory event held at the heart of 240-year -old Queen Mary’s Mile End campus.

Plastic pollution could linger at ocean surfaces for over a century, new research finds

Scientists from the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at Queen Mary University of London have developed a simple model to show how buoyant plastic can settle through the water column and they predict it could take over 100 years to remove plastic waste from the ocean’s surface.

Queen Mary film-maker and neurodiverse collective win BFI and Chanel Filmmaker Award

A collective of autistic artists co-led by Professor Steven Eastwood, Professor of Film Practice at Queen Mary University of London, has won one of this year’s BFI and Chanel Filmmaker Awards: Celebrating Creative Audacity, which recognise film-makers whose work pushes the boundaries of storytelling.

Queen Mary historians’ Cockney Yiddish Podcast wins Independent Podcast Award

A podcast that uncovers London’s hidden Cockney Yiddish culture, hosted by Queen Mary historians Professor Nadia Valman and Dr Vivi Lachs, has won Best Culture Podcast at the Independent Podcast Awards 2025, held at Kings Place in London on 15 October and hosted by comedian Harriet Kemsley.

Queen Mary and Barking and Dagenham Council establish landmark partnership to improve community health

Queen Mary University of London and Barking and Dagenham Council have launched a major new partnership to tackle local health and wellbeing challenges in the community. 

Queen Mary Professor wins Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism

Professor Andrea Brady, from Queen Mary University of London’s School of the Arts, has been awarded the Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism in Memory of Newton Arvin for her book Poetry and Bondage: A History and Theory of Lyric Constraint.

New report highlights British corporate links to environmental destruction in West Papua

A new report from the Centre for Climate Crime and Climate Justice at Queen Mary University of London has been launched in Parliament, drawing attention to the role of British companies and investors in environmental damage and human rights issues in West Papua.

New book investigates the militarisation of British democracy in Iraq and Afghanistan

A new book by Queen Mary University of London academic Professor Paul Dixon explores how senior military leaders, not just politicians, played a decisive role in driving Britain into the Iraq and Afghan wars.

Queen Mary partners on Bengali heritage walk marking 25 years of the Swadhinata Trust

A new local heritage walk celebrating Bengali history in East London will be launched this summer as part of South Asian Heritage Month and to mark the 25th anniversary of the Swadhinata Trust.

New digital resource launched to showcase the contributions of South Asians to British life

A major new digital resource exploring how South Asians have shaped British life over the past two centuries has been launched to mark South Asian Heritage Month 2025.

New international project explores how remittances can boost climate resilience in Africa

Queen Mary researchers join global team to address climate change impacts on food security and livelihoods

Blog: Britain’s plan for defence AI risks the ethical and legal integrity of the military

Elke Schwarz, Professor of Political Theory in the School of Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary University of London has written for 'The Conversation' on how Britain’s plan for defence AI risks the ethical and legal integrity of the military

Blog: England is expanding free school meals – here’s what could happen if they were given to all children

Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay, Professor of Development Economics in the School of Business and Management at Queen Mary University of London has written for 'The Conversation' on what could happen if free school meals were given to all children in England

New study reveals triple disadvantage for workers from lower socio-economic backgrounds

Workers from lower socio-economic backgrounds face a triple disadvantage in the workplace, according to new research by Queen Mary University of London and the Institute for Employment Studies

Pride, Politics and Inclusion: The Transfeminist Agenda Reshaping International Relations

Dr Alexander Stoffel, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Politics and International Relations, is pioneering a transfeminist approach to global politics that centres inclusion, collaboration and the lived realities of trans people

Ground-breaking ceremony marks start of new School of Business and Management building at Queen Mary

An exciting step forward for Queen Mary and the East London community

Action needed to protect our creative future in the age of Generative AI

Launched today at SXSW London, a new report from Queen Mary University of London, the Institute for the Future of Work, and The Alan Turing Institute reveals how Generative AI is already having profound impacts on the UK’s creative economy and calls for urgent action to protect creative workers.

Supporting sustainability in film: Queen Mary academic leads cultural-environmental impact in Argentina

Dr Paula Serafini visited Argentina for Pasturas, a unique film festival focused on transhumance, to present new sustainability tools and pilot a consultancy supporting the festival’s environmental goals

Blog: Moomin merchandise and fashion: 80 years of ultra-savvy marketing that taps into childhood nostalgia

Professor Kiera Vaclavik, Director of the Centre for Childhood Cultures, Queen Mary University of London has written for 'The Conversation' on Moomin merchandise and fashion