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Queen Mary University of London is a leading research-intensive university with a difference - one that opens the doors of opportunity to anyone with the potential to succeed.

Key facts

  • Our history dates back to 1785, with the founding of The London Hospital Medical College, England’s first official medical school. 
  • We are a Russell Group university, operating across five campuses in London and at sites across Europe and Asia.
  • In the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, we were ranked 16 in the UK, and 124 globally. 
  • Our annual income in 2022/23 was £666.3m (excluding capital grants), of which £133.8m was research income (excluding capital grants).

Research and innovation profile

  • For the quality of its research, the University is ranked 14th in the world and 5th in the UK according to the THE World University Ranking 2024, and joint 7th in the UK according to the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF2021).
  • We have a strong track record on research spin-outs and student start-ups – one Queen Mary spin-out, ApaTech, sold for $330m in 2010.
  • Our BioEnterprises Innovation Centre in Whitechapel supports drug discovery start-ups and has created over 500 science jobs.
  • We have partnerships with major industrial firms such as Pfizer, IBM, and Huawei.
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