Queen Mary University of London Pathway College

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

Our reformer heritage informs our conviction that great ideas can and should come from anywhere. It’s an approach that has brought results across the globe, from the communities of east London to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Our community:

The diverse profile of our domestic undergraduate students in London is distinctive for a Russell Group university and any research-leading university across the world:

• 41 per cent are from overseas
• 92 per cent are from state schools
• 75 per cent are BAME
• 49 per cent are the first in their family to enter higher education.

Facts and figures:

Queen Mary University of London is a leading research-intensive university with a difference – one that opens the doors of opportunity to anyone with the potential to succeed. It is a unique place of world-leading research and unparalleled diversity and inclusivity, that lives and breathes its history and heritage and is embedded in the communities it serves.

Key facts:

• Our history dates back to 1785, with the founding of The London Hospital Medical College, England’s first official medical school.
• We are a Russell Group university, operating across five campuses in London and at sites across Europe and Asia.
• In the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, we were ranked 16 in the UK, and 124 globally.
• Our annual income in 2021/22 was £613.3m (excluding capital grants), of which £121.1m was research income (excluding capital grants).

Research and innovation profile:

• Queen Mary is a leading research-intensive university, ranking seventh in the UK for quality of research (92% are internationally excellent or world-leading) in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021).
• We have a strong track record on research spin-outs and student start-ups – one Queen Mary spin-out, ApaTech, sold for $330m in 2010.
• Our BioEnterprises Innovation Centre in Whitechapel supports drug discovery start-ups and has created over 500 science jobs.
• We have partnerships with major industrial firms such as Pfizer, IBM, and Huawei.

Our work in the community:

• We were the first UK university to receive the Platinum Watermark from the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement.
• Our Students’ Union has led campaigns around local issues including housing, antisocial behaviour and road safety.
• Our award-winning Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre, established in 2006, is staffed by volunteer law students who provide free, accessible advice to the public on a range of legal issues.
• We sponsor two local Multi Academy Trust schools, which have both seen rapid improvement in pupil outcomes.

Skills, aspirations and social capital:

• Through the University's recruitment agency, QTemps, students can find placements on or local to campus during or after their degree.
• In 2019, our pioneering BSc in Business Management (Social Change) Degree Apprenticeship, which pairs students with leading charities, received more than 500 applications for 13 places.
• Our research helped to underpin the national movement for the Real Living Wage campaign. We were the first university in the country to be Living Wage accredited.
• We provide dedicated support for refugees, those who have been in local authority care and those who are estranged from their family or carer.

A truly global university:

Queen Mary’s presence in Paris, Malta and Singapore, and its ground-breaking transnational education programme in China, mean that our staff and students collaborate across the world.

Our Global Policy Institute connects Queen Mary researchers with overseas policymakers, industry and academics to ensure our research influences policy solutions worldwide.

We are ranked in the top 20 institutions in the world for international outlook – based on the proportion of international staff and students, citations and internationally co-authored papers (THE 2020).

A leading research-intensive university, Queen Mary was recognised as the most inclusive Russell Group University in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021, demonstrating dual priorities of academic excellence, and embracing diversity and inclusion. We offer over 240 degree programmes, (and are world-leading in areas such as Dentistry, English Language and Literature, Law and Medicine) alongside a vibrant Students’ Union with over 300 sports clubs, societies, and volunteering groups to join and an array of exciting international cities within your reach.

Being part of the Queen Mary community doesn’t end with your degree. Our accomplished and dynamic alumni around the world will welcome you, be it informal gatherings in countries across the world or as a member of an international alumni group.

Admission requirements vary from country to country. Kindly contact our admissions counsellor for more information!