For 240 years, Queen Mary has been tackling inequalities, changing lives and making new discoveries. The latest KEF results reflect this enduring mission and reflect the University's excellence in knowledge exchange. Read more: tinyurl.com/y3juybef

Ranked 11th in the University Compare Employability Rankings 2026 and 17th in High Fliers Research Graduate Market in 2025 report, our standing reflects the impact of Queen Mary’s comprehensive approach to preparing graduates for successful careers. Find out more: www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2...

Queen Mary is delighted to be a ‘University of the Year’ finalist in the #THEAwards! And we're so proud Professors @larschittka.bsky.social and @alastairhackney.bsky.social have been shortlisted for Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year. @timeshighered.bsky.social tinyurl.com/ebe8yx23

Dark Matter appears to have shaped the cosmos from its earliest moments. Yet despite its profound influence, Dark Matter has never been directly detected. Join astronomer @mattbothwell.com as he explores the evidence leading scientists to this astonishing conclusion.

I loved all the brilliant questions and discussions with the sailors onboard #ScarletLady. There were superb questions about the #CosmicPieChart: What point in the universe does it show, and how does it change over time? We had a great chat about the evolution of #DarkEnergy!

Please join us for an exciting public talk at the Ray Dolby Centre! "The Final Frontier: Black Holes in the Infant Universe" www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-final-...

My academic group at KCL, the Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (CRESTEM), is recruiting a 0.4 lecturer in chemistry education. The role starts in January so has a relatively short application period: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/124385-...

Queen Mary is delighted to be a ‘University of the Year’ finalist in the #THEAwards! And we’re so proud Professors @larschittka.bsky.social and @alastairhackney.bsky.social have been shortlisted for Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year. @timeshighered.bsky.social. tinyurl.com/ebe8yx23

Want to work at the IOP? We’re looking for a Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Programme Manager (FTC). You'll be managing the Physics Inclusion Award, working with key stakeholders and IOP members, and providing EDI advice and guidance. 🗓️ Applications close 21 September. 🔗 bit.ly/45Xslhn

Back home from an extraordinary time as an enrichment lecturer onboard #ScarletLady. It was such a joy to meet the brilliant crew and share a little exploration of the universe with her wonderful sailors - thank you #VirginVoyages for such an amazing opportunity!

For my last lecture of this trip, I loved exploring the search for #LifeInSpace with the wonderful sailors aboard #ScarletLady. Where do you think is the most promising place to search for life beyond Earth? www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrxX...

I had such a great time exploring the #InvisibleUniverse with a fantastic audience on board #ScarletLady. We began with the evidence for #DarkMatter, including gravitational lensing and the #BulletCluster, then focused on #supernovae and the case for #DarkEnergy! youtu.be/gRlSW7a43hU

I loved discussing #SpaceOnScreen on board #ScarletLady. I'm amazed at the lengths some films go to in order to portray the science authentically - sometimes even inspiring new scientific approaches themselves! What's your favourite example of #ScienceOnScreen? www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOe4...

Did you know that #BuzzAldrin took the first ever #SpaceSelfie? www.youtube.com/shorts/x04_i...

I had a brilliant time discussing #SpaceTourism and private space exploration in my first lecture aboard #ScarletLady. Such a great audience - some of them have already seen a #SpaceX #Starship launch! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbs_...

Exciting news! I'm thrilled to be sailing with #VirginVoyages as an enrichment lecturer on #ScarletLady! Over the next 2 weeks, we'll explore #SpaceTourism, #SpaceOnScreen, #DarkMatter & #DarkEnergy, and the #SearchForLife in the universe. So happy to be onboard! #STEM #outreach

Congratulations to IOP President-elect Professor Michele Dougherty CBE on being appointed Astronomer Royal. 👏 Professor Dougherty succeeds IOP Honorary Fellow Lord Martin Rees who has held this prestigious role for an extraordinary 30 years. 🔗 Read the full statement: www.iop.org/about/news/i...

We're taking part in Open House Festival 2025! 🏠 On Sunday 14th September we'll be running two social history tours of our Mile End campus, led by @alastairhackney.bsky.social and Nadia Valman. Booking will open on 20th August ⚡ programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/1432

We're working on building a #ViCEPHEC25 starter pack, which you can find here. Starter packs let you follow a group of people at once. Message if you'd like to be added/removed - this is very much a work in progress. go.bsky.app/FffPieC

Superb talk this afternoon by Dr Mohammed Meah from UEL on a Dragons' Den-style business project competition. Wonderful to hear the students taking ownership of their work, and lots of great advice for our own Dragons' Den-style project on our #AppliedAI programme!

I had a great time at our #OpenDays this week - wonderful to meet prospective students and discuss our new #AppliedAI programme with them. I'm so impressed with how they're already using #AI as a tool to support their education, and excited to see how this develops on our new degree!

I'm overjoyed to share that - thanks to a huge amount of help, support, and encouragement from friends, family, students, and colleagues, #FirstStepsInSpaceTime has just been published! It's been such a joy working with CRC Press on this book, and I'm so excited to share it!

Time is running out to see our Bicentennial Quilt and its Solar System companion piece at Jodrell Bank! 🪐 It will only be on display for 3 more weeks as part of the exhibition A Stitch in Space Time, which celebrates the rich history of space discovery and the cosmic threads that connect us. ⤵️

I had such a great time at the #FestivalOfEducation yesterday - many thanks to Queen Mary Academy and everyone who stopped by my poster! I had some great discussions about small-group activities in large-group teaching sessions, and it was fantastic to hear about the amazing scholarship on #AI

Such a great atmosphere at the #FestivalOfEducation poster session - wonderful to hear about all the amazing scholarship work at Queen Mary!

All set for the poster session at the #FestivalOfEducation - do stop by The Octagon this afternoon if you'd like to chat about small group activities in large group teaching sessions, and the effects on engagement, identity, and outcomes!

Great to be back for Day 2 of the Queen Mary #FestivalOfEducation - a fascinating session on Excellence in #AI in Education. I'll be presenting a poster this afternoon on Small Group Activities in Large Group Teaching sessions, hopefully see you then!

I had such an amazing time this weekend doing outreach at the #LambethCountryShow - together we made over 400 space-time cookies! Thank you so much to EngageQM for supporting the activity, Lambeth Council, our brilliant student ambassadors, and everyone who tried #aBiteOfSpaceTime!

Excited to be on my way back for Day 2 of the #LambethCountryShow - we had some great chats and questions at #aBiteOfSpaceTime on Day 1 - looking forward to more this afternoon! #LCS25

So excited to be at the Lambeth Country Show today! We're all set for A Bite of Space-Time! #LCS25 #LambethCountryShow #aBiteOfSpaceTime

We’re at the inaugural SXSW London conference for the launch of a new report into AI’s impact on the creative workforce, developed in partnership with @bectu.bsky.social @equityuk.bsky.social @wearethemu.bsky.social @societyofauthors.bsky.social @ifow.org and the Turing Institute

Booking places at #ViCEPHEC25 can be done until July 2nd. If you want to join the community in Liverpool this August, make sure you have a ticket! vicephec2025.weebly.com

Very happy to share a #physics #outreach activity I'll be running at the #LambethCountryShow - A Bite of Space-Time! I hope you can join us to decorate a cookie and discover the connections with the theory of relativity! #aBiteOfSpaceTime #LCS25

Excellent #cosmology seminar this week by Dr Paul Shah on supernova lensing and evolving #DarkEnergy - amazing to see a 6σ detection of SN lensing! Paul noted that SN lensing is now comparable to galaxy lensing ~20 years ago - exciting to see what's next!

Are you a mathematics teacher in the UK? Or do you work in a job that requires the regular use of mathematics?

Excited to be visiting PwC to help with #DataScience vivas - looking forward to hearing about the projects that the #DegreeApprentice students have been working on!

Brilliant seminar today at the Centre for Education Research by Dr Eva Galante - great to hear about her work when she was at UEL on teaching skills to support students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds.

Excited to be at the #PhysicsOnFilm event at the Institute of Physics today - looking forward to watching #TheMartian this afternoon and insights from the panel discussion! @instituteofphysics.bsky.social

Great to be back at Department W today for another session of the #AcademicLeadership programme. We had a fascinating session from Dr. Kristian Hibberd about academic reputation. What factors do you think most influence the reputation of a university?

Missed the abstract deadline last Friday? We got a lot of emails asking for a small extension, so we have given a blanket extension. You have one more week! The new deadline is 23:59 this Friday.

#ViCEPHEC25 submissions close TODAY.

🍻New Blog Post🍻 QMUL Pint of Science (@pintofscience.uk) returns to venues across London from 19 to 21 May, and tickets are now on sale! Find out more on our Engagement Blog: www.qmul.ac.uk/publicengage...

🚨 We’re hiring! Queen Mary’s Centre for Public Engagement is looking for a Strategic Engagement Officer (12-month FT, hybrid) to support comms & partnerships across our Engagement Teams. 🗓️ Apply by 21 May 📩 Contact: [email protected] Find out more: bit.ly/3SrnnmE

Only **one week** until abstract submissions for #ViCEPHEC25 close on Friday May 9th! There have been just under 50 submissions so far. Make sure to get yours in before the deadline. forms.microsoft.com/Pages/Respon...

Two weeks until abstract submissions for #ViCEPHEC25 close on Friday May 9th! Available formats: Talks, Lightning Talks, Workshops, Posters, Lab Sessions. Email [email protected] if you need to ask questions before submitting through the portal. forms.microsoft.com/Pages/Respon...

📣 Reminder 📣 Astronomer Royal Lord Martin Rees will be the keynote speaker at the Federation of Astronomical Societies Convention next month. 🔭✨ Titled 'Astronomy Past, Present, and Future', it will take place at The Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, on 31 May. ⤵️

Excellent seminar this afternoon by Dr Nikesh Bajaj on detecting plagiarism in assessed #Jupyter notebooks. We use Jupyter notebooks in our #DataScience #DegreeApprentice programme for #MachineLearning projects, and I'm sure this is going to be a valuable resource!

Our Hubble Space Telescope 35th birthday talk is almost sold out! If you want to come along tomorrow make sure you book your free ticket now. Visit: ras.ac.uk/events-and-m... #PublicTalk #Hubble #Stars

I really enjoyed visiting Department W again today for the next session of the #AcademicLeadership Programme. We had a brilliant session with Amy Marston and Pooja Middleton from Edison Red - I thought it was a great approach to consider the values that we'd like to develop during the programme.

Brilliant seminar this afternoon by Giorgio Chianello on #AI tools for education, learning, and research. Fascinating to see examples of AI tools for assessment, and I was very impressed with @scispace.bsky.social as a tool for research exploration! Try it here: scispace.com