Queen Mary University of London

The Queen Mary University of London is a leading research-intensive university with a difference. Its history dates back to 1785 and beyond, with each of its four founding institutions established to provide ‚hope and opportunity‚ to under-represented members of society. 

Today, Queen Mary is a global university that remains true to the vision of its founders, committed to opening the doors of opportunity and improving lives locally, nationally, and internationally. With staff and students from over 160 nationalities across its community, it is one of the most diverse higher education institutions in the world, and one whose undergraduate student profile is distinctive for a Russell Group University. 

More than 90 percent of home students come from state schools, with 40 percent of home students being the first in their families to go to university. Around 60 percent of students are BAME (black, Asian, and ethnic minority) and more than 25 percent are from households where annual taxable income is less than 10,000. Research and teaching go hand-in-hand at Queen Mary.

 Outputs across all faculties have informed world-leading highlights, from robotics and AI research and innovation, a groundbreaking gene therapy trial into a hemophilia cure, underpinning advancements in the treatment of cancer and heart disease, to an acclaimed and award-winning biography of Charles de Gaulle. 

University researchers have paved the way in identifying genetic determinants for specific illnesses through sequencing 100,000 whole genomes. An international team of scientists, led by astronomers at Queen Mary, discovered a planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Solar System.