You may have spotted our ‘We listen’ statements around campus, highlighting just a few of the ways in which we have responded to your feedback over the past year.

We’ve been speaking to students to find out what they think of some of these changes and how they will improve their experience at Queen Mary – check out the video. Find out how you can provide feedback and see more of the positive actions we’ve taken this past year by visiting our ‘Tell us’ pages.

Your comments give us the direction we need to improve the student experience at Queen Mary. That’s why we’re always listening out for ways in which we can make your time with us the best it can be.

Look out for Queen Mary’s Student Survey Season from Monday 5 February to use your voice and have your say. 

Queen Mary alumna among 'most influential' UK voices on LinkedIn
Alexandra Galviz, a Queen Mary alumna who graduated with a BA in French in 2013, has been listed as one of LinkedIn’s 12 'top voices' in the UK. She was praised for writing "openly and honestly about issues that many are too afraid to speak or write about publicly".

Professor Richard Bourke awarded prestigious accolade from the Nanovic Institute for European Studies
The Nanovic Institute for European Studies at the University of Notre Dame has awarded the Honourable Mention in the 2018 Laura Shannon Prize to Professor Richard Bourke, Reader in the History of Political Thought in the School of History, for his book Empire & Revolution: The Political Life of Edmund Burke.

A selection of appearances of QMUL staff and students in the media. To submit a story or subscribe to daily updates, email press@qmul.ac.uk.

Health chiefs urged to offer all women £175 genetic test for cancer

Lonely black hole hiding in giant star cluster

Concerns over 'premature' plan to repatriate Rohingya refugees (01:50 to 10:38)

The views expressed in the articles do not reflect those of Queen Mary University of London as an organisation.

Expeditions Fund 2017/18

The Expeditions Fund is now open for applications from continuing undergraduate and postgraduate students who wish to apply for financial help towards travel in the summer vacation. The closing date is Friday 27 April. More details and an application form are available on the website.

Financial Assistance Fund 2017/18

QMUL has funding available for the current academic year to assist students in financial difficulties. Completed application forms for the Financial Assistance Fund should be handed in with all relevant documentation to the Student Enquiry Centre by Friday 6 April at the latest. More information and application forms are available online.

Relaxation – tips from the Advice and Counselling Service

The Advice and Counselling Service has put together some useful advice on techniques for helping you to relax. Find out more.

Personal development workshops from the Advice and Counselling Service

The Advice and Counselling Service are running a series of personal development workshops open to all students. The workshops cover techniques to help overcome study block, growing your confidence, and improving your sleep.
Find out more.

Queen Mary Business Management student Mihai Velciu recently took part in the Queen Mary Confucius Institute China Summer Camp, spending two months in Shanghai learning Mandarin Chinese and exploring all that China has to offer. He shares with us some of the exciting things he got up to, as well as insights into everyday life in China, why he's fallen in love with travelling, and how you can gain international experience too! Read.

If you want to find out more about the Confucius Institute summer camps, then check out this blog written by the students who took part last year. From their day-to-day activities to the excursions they attended, there’s plenty of motivation to sign up.

There’s also a great China Summer Camp video from 2017 available for you to take a look at if you want to see some of the activities that you could be taking part in this summer.

Interested in being a paid Student Consultant on 'Re-imagining Assessment and Feedback for All'?

The Academic Development team is looking for 10 undergraduate students who have an interest in creating change to take part in a project to better understand the factors associated with assessment that may contribute to the attainment gap between white and black and minority ethnic students. The closing date for applications is Sunday 28 January. More.

'China Opportunity' Summer Camp

Are you looking for a great experience this summer? Join Queen Mary’s Confucius Institute on their summer camp in Shanghai from Monday 16 to Sunday 29 July. You’ll learn about the Chinese economy and history, attend cultural performances, study Chinese language, participate in Chinese cultural activities and go on excursions including a weekend in Beijing. There are limited places which will be offered on a first come, first served basis. Find out more.

Interested in learning how to create businesses and projects to improve society?

Careers & Enterprise are offering 60 Queen Mary students and alumni the opportunity to attend the East London Social Hack – a fun, intensive boot camp for creating social enterprises in the space of just one weekend. The event will take place from 4pm, Friday 23 February to 9pm, Sunday 25 February. The deadline for applications is Sunday 28 January. Find out more.

Tell us about your experience of the outdoor Wi-Fi service at Queen Mary for a chance to win a £25 voucher

Did you know that we've recently extended the Wi-Fi coverage to previously unserved areas of the Mile End and Charterhouse Square campuses in response to your feedback? Now IT Services wants to hear about your experience of using the outdoor Wi-Fi service so that we can improve it further. Take this three-minute, anonymous survey by Wednesday 31 January and you'll be in with a chance of winning. Just enter your name and email address at the end to enter – these won’t be linked to your responses. Take the survey now.

Volunteering Week

This week is the Students' Union's first ever Volunteering Week. There will be many opportunities for you to discover and try. If volunteering is one of your New Year’s resolutions, this is the perfect opportunity to find something new.

Discounted Qmotion membership

It’s your last chance to get discounted Qmotion membership with their 'Rest of the Academic Year' offer. If you’re looking to be more active this year, take this offer before it’s gone.

Union Shop relaunch

The Union Shop (previously known as Infusion) relaunches this week. Head down to Godward Square (by Drapers and Qmotion at the Mile End campus) weekdays from 8am–5pm. All Students' Union outlets are still open despite building works in the area. Grab a voucher booklet from the Union Shop or the Students' Union Hub for some extra-special deals this week only.

Queen Mary Students' Union: Volunteering Week 2018 – Monday 22 to Sunday 28 January

London Chamber Orchestra: A brief history of emotions – Friday 26 January, 7pm

Mile End Institute: In Conversation with Jacob Rees-Mogg MP – Thursday 1 February, 6.30–8pm

Food fair, Library Square, Mile End campus – Monday 5 to Friday 9 February, 11.30am–2.30pm

Battersea Arts Centre: Fiction – Tuesday 6 to Thursday 8 February, 7.30–8.30pm and 9–10pm

Sexual Cultures Research Group: Neil Bartlett: Good/Bad – Friday 9 February, 6pm

The Inaugural Lecture of Professor Colin Bailey: The Behaviour of Buildings during a Fire – Why The World Trade Centre 7 Collapsed – Tuesday 20 February, 6.30–7.30pm