Queen Mary University of London (QMUL)

About

Queen Mary University of London is a leading research-intensive university in London, known for its commitment to social justice and inclusivity. It is a member of the Russell Group, a group of leading UK research universities. The university has a global presence, with campuses in London, Paris, Malta, and China, and boasts a diverse student body representing over 170 nationalities. 

Objectives

Queen Mary University of London's main objectives include becoming a highly inclusive university, producing excellent graduates, and disseminating knowledge through teaching, research, and public engagement. 

Main Academic Divisions (Faculties)

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

Reasons to Study at Queen Mary University of London

1. Career Success

   Our primary aim is to provide professionally focused master's programmes which will equip you with industry-relevant skills and knowledge sought after by employers in the UK and overseas. Through engaging seminars and lectures, informed by the cutting-edge research taking place at Queen Mary, we will help you build practical and versatile skills to succeed in your chosen career. 

2. Resource Excellence and Innovation

   Ranked 14th in the world and 5th in the UK for research quality (THE 2024), our globally renowned research stretches across all we do. We’re at the forefront of research into the opportunities and risks of AI. As a member of the prestigious Russell Group were recognised as a leading research-intensive university. You’ll be taught by academics delivering the innovations of tomorrow, and study masters programmes informed by the latest breakthroughs we’ve made.   

3. Exceptional Learning Environment

   We continually invest in our campuses to ensure that all our students have access to the most up-to-date teaching and research facilities. Major campus developments include the iconic Blizard Building, home to some of the largest open-plan laboratories in Europe, and our Dentistry Building, the UK’s first new dental school in forty years. 

   
    

4. Studentship and Bursaries

   We offer a generous support package of funding for students studying a masters at Queen Mary, including our Global Talent and Masters Scholarship worth up to £5,000. There are several other scholarships and bursaries available to students depending on the School and subject they are studying. Find out more.  

   
    

Fees

Admission

Undergraduate Admission Requirement

Entry Requirements vary by course. Check the course page to view the requirements for your course. 

Non-UK Student: We accept a wide range of European and international qualifications in addition to A-levels, the International Baccalaureate and BTEC qualifications. Please visit International Admissions for full details.

If your qualifications are not accepted for direct entry onto this degree, consider applying for a foundation programme.

Find out more about our English language entry requirements, including the types of test we accept and the scores needed for entry to the programme.

You may also be able to meet the English language requirement for your programme by joining a summer pre-sessional programme before starting your degree. 

International: Our students come from over 162 countries and we accept a wide range of international qualifications.  Please see our dedicated pages for international students where you can find our international entry requirements listed by your country or region. 

Postgraduate Admission Requirments

You will need to provide the following documentation as part of your application. This list of documents may vary slightly from course to course.

• Completed application form
• Academic qualifications

Please provide a transcript for your degree study. If you have not yet completed your degree please provide a transcript of your results achieved to date. If you have completed more than one university qualification, please provide a transcript and certificate for both.

• If your degree was awarded by a UK university, please upload a transcript of your marks for each year or an electronic Higher Education Achievement Reports (HEAR).
• If your degree was awarded by an overseas institution, you should supply a transcript of your marks for each year of your studies and a copy of your degree certificate together with a certified translation if the document is not in English. Please note that original documentation will be required before you enrol. International and EU applicants are also advised to include high school transcripts. We accept copies of physical transcripts and degree certificates as well as electronic transcripts and certificates.

Please do not submit originals of certificates or transcripts by post, as the Admissions Office does not have the capacity to securely store such documents.

Verification of qualifications

In order to confirm your offer, we will need to confirm the authenticity of the documents you supply during the application process.

If you are submitting electronic transcripts, we normally use the  an online verification services offered by many universities. If your previous university has an online verification service, please grant QMUL access to this.

Please note that we can't accept digital or electronic certificates/transcripts if your university doesn’t have an online verification service. If we are unable to verify your electronic certificate or transcripts online, our admissions team will liaise with you on additional ways it may be possible to verify your documentation.

If your university doesn't have an online verification service, If you are submitting copies of physical documents, you should upload to your application clear, colour photographs or scans of your original qualification documents (not copies or certified copies). These documents must:

• Confirm that the qualification has been awarded
• Show the date of the award
• Show the final awarded grade
• Referee details. Please provide the contact details of one or two referees on your application as required. You should provide details of an academic referee if you are currently studying, or if you have graduated within the last five years. Professional references may be considered if you have graduated more than five years ago.
  • Your academic referee(s) may already have provided you with a reference that you can use to support any application for study or research that you make. We call these ‘open’ references. Open references will normally only be accepted if they are written on headed paper, provided as a colour copy of the original, and provide the referee’s work contact details.
  •  If you have open references, please upload these at the time of application If you do not have open reference, we will contact your referee(s) via email to supply a reference, preferably electronically. Please note, we can only accept a reference provided by email if it is sent from a university or company email address. References from a personal email address such as 'Yahoo' or 'Hotmail' are not acceptable.
  •  Your referee(s) can also supply a paper reference in response to the reference request email your referee will receive. Paper reference forms should be endorsed by an appropriate institution/company stamp or on official institution/company letterhead, and should be provided as a scanned colour copy of the original.
• Statement of purpose. Your statement of purpose should explain why you want to study your chosen programme and how it will help your future career aspirations. This should typically be one side of A4 paper.
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)/Resume
• English language certificate (if applicable). If English is not your first language, you should provide evidence of English language ability: IELTS, TOEFL, or other acceptable proof. Please see the English Language Requirements section for more details.

How To Apply For Admission

UNDERGRADUATE: 

• Applications for our undergraduate programmes should be made online through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).
• You can choose up to five courses in your UCAS application. You can apply for more than one course offered by a university - just make a separate entry for each choice.
• You can only choose four medicine and dentistry courses in your application but you can add a fifth choice as long as it is a different subject.
• Our institution code is Q50. You'll need this as well as your UCAS course code, which you can find on your chosen course page from the course finder.

Please do not submit originals of certificates or transcripts by post, as the Admissions Office does not have the capacity to securely store such documents.

If you are applying from any of the following regions, please contact the Admissions team to register your interest:

• Crimea Region/Sevastopol
• Cuba
• Iran
• North Korea
• Syria

POSTGRADUATE: 

• Our postgraduate coursefinder contains all the information you need, including programme information, fees, entry requirements and applications links. Please contact us if you have any questions about a course you are interested in.
• Click on the "Apply now" button on the relevant coursefinder page.
• Submission of Supporting Documents
• We encourage you to submit your application early, as some programmes may become full and we will no longer be able to consider applications. You can check our key dates and deadlines, but we will also update the relevant course page in this instance. Students seeking financial support from Research Councils or other award giving bodies are advised to apply early.
• Once you have submitted your application, you will have access to the MySIS applicant portal, where you can upload any further documents and contact the Postgraduate Admissions team if you have any queries about your application.

Find out more about what happens after you apply.
 

Admission Contacts

Email: [email protected]

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Facilities

Accommodation: Experience campus life while living in one of the world’s most exciting cities. We provide a range of affordable accommodation on or near our campuses in Mile End, Whitechapel and Charterhouse Square.

Library: We are dedicated to supporting your academic journey with a wide range of resources and providing exceptional services both online and in our physical spaces.

Accreditations

Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

Vice Chancellor

Academic Staff

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  Professor Stephanie Marshall

  Professor Stephanie Marshall is Vice Principal (Education) As Vice-Principal she led the development of the Education and Student Success Enabling Plan to support Queen Mary’s 2030 Strategy: “Opening the Doors of Opportunity”. Working closely with the n... read more

  etwork of Directors of Education, the roll out of the strategy had a clear focus on diversity, inclusivity and success. Since February 2020, Stephanie has led Queen Mary’s approach to co-creating a blended and mixed-mode education, and is continuing to ensure each and every student is able to benefit from our approach. 
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  Karen Kroger

  Chief Financial Officer Karen joined Queen Mary as Chief Financial Officer in December 2020, with responsibility for finance, strategic planning and the strategy delivery office. Previously she was Finance Director at the Un... read more

  iversity of London.
  
  Karen is a chartered accountant and has held strategic finance roles across higher education and with a number of global third sector organisations, both in London and overseas. At the University of London she developed a new finance strategy to underpin the 2020-2025 strategy, and recently raised new financing. At Save the Children International Karen led the financial integration of the international operations of 17 global Save the Children member organisations.
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  Jonathan Morgan

  Jonathan Morgan Jonathan joined Queen Mary from the University of Roehampton, where he had held the position of Academic Registrar since 2009.

  He holds responsibilities for matters relating to corporate and aca... read more

  demic governance, including the management of academic quality and standards, academic regulation, registry services, admissions, the Student Information System (SIS) and information compliance.

Notable Alumni

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  Peter Mansfield Physicist
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  Romola Garai Actress
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  Peter Hain Politician
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  Kate Williams Historian, Author, and Television Presenter

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