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Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL) (until recently Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London and still called that in its charter and occasionally still abbreviated to QMW) is the fourth 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 School of Medicine and Dentistry.Queen Mary's origins are in the mergers over the years of four older colleges: Queen Mary College, Westfield College, St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College and the London Hospital Medical College. Queen Mary was formally admitted to the University of London in 1915. Although teaching had begun at the London Hospital Medical College in 1785, it was not part of QMUL until 1995.
It is a research university, with a strong international reputation, and over 20 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. The main site is located in Mile End in the East End of London.
1 Famous alumni
- Dr Thomas Barnardo - Children's philanthropist
- Graham Chapman - Monty Python star
- Sir Peter Mansfield - Nobel Prize winner
- Peter Hain - Labour MP and Leader of the House of Commons
- Bruce Dickinson - Member of Iron MaidenIron maiden is also the name for a medieval torture device. Iron Maiden is a heavy metal band from east London, England, which was formed in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris, formerly a member of Gypsy's Kiss and Smiler. Iron Maiden is considered to be one of
- Bernard ButlerBernard Butler (Born East London, 1970) first achieved fame in 1992 as the guitarist with Suede, at the time an instant phenomenon in the UK. He co-wrote and played "guitars and things" on every track until 1994, when he left Suede over personal tensions - Indie guitarist
- Ruth Prawer JhabvalaRuth Prawer Jhabvala (born May 7, 1927) is an Academy Award winning screenwriter. She was born in Cologne, Germany of Polish parents. Her parents emigrated to Britain in 1939. She has been writing or co-writing movies since her first work, The Householder - Novelist and Academy Award winning screenwriter
- Lord Robert WinstonRobert Maurice Lipson Winston, Baron Winston (born 15 July 1940) is a British scientist and politician. He achieved prominence in the media as an expert in human fertility, and was one of the pioneers of in vitro fertilisation. He was made a life peer in - Pioneer of in vitro fertilisationIn vitro fertilisation IVF is a technique whereby egg cells are fertilised outside the mother's body in cases where conception is impossible through normal intercourse. In vitro" is Latin for "in glass", referring to the test tubes. The technique was deve
- Sir Malcolm BradburySir Malcolm Bradbury September 7, 1932 November 27, 2000, was an British author and academic. Born into a working class family in Sheffield, and educated at the University of Leicester, Queen Mary College, London, and the University of Manchester, Malcolm - Novelist
- Sir Roy Strong - Historian
- Sir John Meurig Thomas - Chemist
- The Baroness FalkenderMarcia Matilda Falkender, Baroness Falkender (born March 10, 1932) is a British Labour politician, being first the private secretary for, and then the political secretary and head of political office to, Harold Wilson. She is thought to have been one of t - Politician
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