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Professor Julia Hippisley-Cox appointed as Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Predictive Medicine
24 January 2025

Queen Mary University of London is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Julia Hippisley-Cox as the inaugural Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Predictive Medicine in the Wolfson Institute of Population Health. She will join the University from the beginning of February.

Creatives are concerned about the impact of AI on their jobsCreative industry workers feel job worth and security under threat from AI
23 January 2025

New findings from Queen Mary University of London show that people working in creative industries are worried their jobs are under threat from artificial intelligence (AI) and are calling for improved regulation around its use in creative fields

Blog: Deepfakes and the Law: Why Britain needs stronger protections against technology-facilitated abuse
23 January 2025

As the UK moves to outlaw sexually explicit deepfakes, Professor Julia Hörnle examines the urgent need for stronger legal protections

Queen Mary University of London to lead £1.8M study looking at AI in emergency care
22 January 2025

The University will lead the study which aims to support clinical decision-making with AI insights to enhance emergency life-saving care. 

(L-R) Liam Loftus, Deirdre Costigan MP, Dr John Ford at Evidence Week 2025 Blog: Dr John Ford: How machine learning can inform impactful policies to improve health equity
21 January 2025

Dr John Ford is a Senior Clinical Lecturer in Health Equity in Queen Mary’s Wolfson Institute of Population Health. This week, Dr Ford joins Evidence Week in Parliament to demonstrate how ‘Living Evidence Maps’ can help policy makers find the high-impact ideas within large bodies of evidence.

Bee on lavenderPesticide impacts on bees more complex than expected
15 January 2025

A new study shows distinct effects of neonicotinoid pesticide exposure in different bumble bee body parts, explaining why pesticides have diverse harmful effects and highlighting the need for more sensitive safety testing.

Queen Mary academic contributes to groundbreaking study on Nord Stream methane emissions
15 January 2025

A new study published in Nature reveals the staggering scale of methane emissions caused by the 2022 Nord Stream subsea pipeline explosions.

Blog: Professor Maria Liakata: How to make AI work for the public good
14 January 2025

This comment, authored by Professor Maria Liakata, Professor of Natural Language Processing, explores the opportunities and challenges associated with the large-scale deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across public services in the UK.

Credit: Highwaystarz-PhotographyLate-life depression could be an early indicator of dementia
13 January 2025

A new study examining the connection between depression and dementia provides critical insights into how depression might be both a risk factor for and an early sign of dementia.

Breakthrough study reveals the secrets behind cordierite’s anomalous thermal expansion
13 January 2025

Queen Mary University of London researchers uncover new insights into a high-performance material

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