Queen Mary, University of London

Overview

Queen Mary, University of London (known as Queen Mary and Westfield College until 2000, and still officially named as such in its charter) is the third largest college of the University of London. It is organised into four faculties: Arts; Engineering and Mathematical Sciences; Law and Social Sciences; and Natural Sciences, in addition to Barts and the London Schoolof Medicine and Dentistry. The College is a research university, with over 80% of research staff working in departments where research is of international or national excellence (RAE 2001). It has a strong international reputation, with 24 per cent of students coming from over 100 countries. Queen Mary incorporates several leading international research units such as the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, the Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Biomedical Materials, as well as many centres for medical and dental teaching and research. In particular the University is very highly rated for Law, Medicine and Dentistry. Queen Mary is known for student employability: The Sunday Times ranked it second highest in the UK for graduate starting salaries after the London School of Economics.

Ranking

Queen Mary was ranked 100th in The Times Higher Educational Suppliment rankings of higher education institutions worldwide in 2004, but moved down to joint 112th place in 2005, alongside Humboldt University of Berlin In 2006, it had moved back up to be joint 99th, but moved down again in 2007 to the world's 149th best higher education institution, along with City University of Hong Kong. The Times Higher Education Supplement's peer review-based separate table for the top 100 international Universities in Arts and Humanities subjects included Queen Mary in joint 21st place in the world, alongside University College London. The Shanghai Jiao Tong University's 2007 Academic ranking of World Universities placed it 57 - 80 in Europe and 151 - 201 globally, putting it level with LSE, Durham and St. Andrews. The 2007CHE- ExcellenceRanking, examining the academic performance of graduate programs in natural sciences, placed Queen Mary in the European top group for biology and physics. In addition, The Guardian Newspaper's League Tables placed it 12th in the UK in 2005, 42nd by The Times, 28th in 2006. Queen Mary has also been ranked the sixth best UK university for student employability - with the second highest UK graduate starting salary. In the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise, it achieved the highest possible rating of 5*, which is very rarely granted, for Law; Linguistics; and Iberian and Latin American Languages. Moreover, it was given the second highest rating of 5, still indicating international excellence, for Clinical Dentistry; Physics; Pure Mathematics; Statistics and Operational Research; Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering; Metallurgy and Materials; Geography; Economics and Econometrics; English Language and Literature; French; German, Dutch and Scandinavian Languages; Russian, Slavonic and East European Languages; and History. Over 80 per cent of its research staff is working in departments where research is of international or national excellence. In 2006, the Guardian University Guide ranked QMUL top in the country for Physics.

Services for International Students

Queen Mary has a long history of welcoming students from around the world. Over the years many thousands of international students have graduated from Queen Mary and gone on to pursue successful careers in their chosen fields.

Why Study at Queen Mary?

1. A University of London degree – recognized all over the world
2. A beautiful and fully-integrated campus set in the heart of London
3. A multi-cultural environment with students from 100+ countries and links with major international institutions

Accommodation

One of the bonuses of being a student at Queen Mary is the wide variety of reasonably priced accommodation available, both on campus and in the local area. From halls of residence to self-catered flats and privately owned houses, finding the right place to live couldn’t be easier.
With the completion of the award-winning Westfield Student Village, the College now has a total of over 2000 on-campus rooms, making it the largest self-contained student campus in London. The Village has a restaurant, launderette, central reception and 24 hour security on one site, creating a really lively community for students to enjoy.

Campus

Mile End In the heart of London's East End, this integrated teaching, research and residential campus has an unexpectedly quiet academic environment. With state of the art facilities, 2,000 accommodation spaces and a vibrant student culture, Mile End is not only a place to study but also to socialise.
Whitechapel Based in east London, the campus is situated behind the Royal London Hospital in a multi-ethnic community and home to Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Charterhouse Square Based in the City of London close to the Barbican, this campus is home to the Genome Centre and Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine. West Smithfield Based in the City of London within the historic St Bartholomew's Hospital. This campus is five minutes walk from St Paul's Cathedral.
Lincoln’s Inn Fields The Postgraduate Law Centre at Lincoln's Inn Fields is the new home of the Centre for Commercial Law Studies and a base for LLM teaching and postgraduate research students.
URL: www.qmul.ac.uk