Taster Events
Our academic schools hold a range of taster events, student panels and alumni discussions throughout the year to give you a taste of the subjects we teach.
School of Business and Management
2026: Challenges and Opportunities in Creative Industries
Tuesday 28 October, 2025, 12 - 1pm
School of Business and Management: Postgraduate Webinar
This session explores the current challenges and opportunities within the sector of business, creativity, and heritage management. Students will see how Queen Mary’s unique programmes prepare them for leadership roles in the cultural and creative economy.
Learn how Queen Mary University of London’s innovative postgraduate programmes - including MA Heritage Management, MA Creative Industries and Art Organisation and MSc Marketing and Creative Industries are preparing students to lead in the dynamic, global creative economy.
Startup Stories: Turning Ideas into Impact
Wednesday 29 October, 2025, 11am - 8pm
School of Business and Management: Postgraduate Webinar
What does it take to launch a successful venture in today’s economy? This session explores entrepreneurship in practice – from scaling start-ups and social enterprises to blockchain and creative innovation. Hear how Queen Mary’s entrepreneurial ecosystem supports students to think differently, test ideas, and lead ventures that matter.
This session highlights the following programmes, MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management and MSc International Marketing and Business Strategies.
Startup Stories: Turning Ideas into Impact
Thursday 30 October, 2025, 1.30 - 2.30pm
School of Business and Management: Postgraduate Webinar
From TikTok virality to global brand campaigns, marketing is more dynamic than ever. This session dives into how businesses capture attention, build trust, and drive sales in the digital age. Students will see how creativity meets analytics, and how studying at Queen Mary offers the perfect platform to launch an international marketing career.
This session is especially relevant for students interested in advancing their careers with one of Queen Mary’s specialised Marketing degrees; MSc Marketing, MSc Marketing & Digital Communications and MSc Marketing and the Creative Industries.
Finance in Flux: Accounting, Risk & the Global Economy
Friday 31 October, 2025, 11am - 12pm
School of Business and Management: Postgraduate Webinar
In a world of shifting markets and regulatory change, finance professionals need new tools and perspectives. This session explores how global finance is adapting – from risk management to sustainability in accounting – and why advanced skills are more vital than ever. Learn how Queen Mary’s finance and accounting programmes prepare you for leadership in a volatile world.
This session is ideal for students considering: MSc Accounting & Finance or MSc Accounting & Management
From London to the World: Building Careers in Global Business
Tuesday 4 November, 2025, 11am - 12pm
School of Business and Management: Postgraduate Webinar
How do businesses thrive across borders in an age of shifting supply chains, new trade blocs, and rising sustainability demands? This session explores what it takes to manage global organisations, build responsible strategies, and lead people across cultures. Students will learn how Queen Mary’s programmes equip them to drive impact in international careers.
This session is ideal for students considering: MSc International Business, MSc Global Business and Sustainability or MSc International Human Resource Management
Future Leaders: Management Skills for a Changing World
Wednesday 5 November, 2025, 11am - 12pm
School of Business and Management: Postgraduate Webinar
Organisations need leaders who can manage uncertainty, inspire teams, and adapt to rapid change. This session highlights the management and leadership skills employers seek - from financial decision-making to strategic agility. Learn how Queen Mary’s master’s programmes prepare graduates to step confidently into managerial roles worldwide.
This session is ideal for students considering: MSc Management or MSc Accounting & Management
AI, Analytics & You: Smarter Business in a Data-Driven Future
Thursday 6 November, 2025, 11am - 12pm
School of Business and Management: Postgraduate Webinar
Data is the new currency of business – but how do you turn it into action? From AI-powered insights to predictive modelling and digital campaign optimisation, this session explores how data is reshaping strategy, marketing, and management. Hear from faculty who bridge advanced analytics with business practice and discover how you can build future-proof skills.
This session is ideal for students considering: MSc Business Analytics, MSc Marketing & Digital Analytics or MSc Digital Marketing
School of the Arts
Comparative Literature: Around the World and Across Media
Monday 10 November, 2025, 5 - 6pm
School of the Arts Taster Session: Comparative Literature
Discover the dynamic global and multimedia approach which Comparative Literature offers. In this interactive online session, we'll explore what Comparative Literature is and look together at notable works which have moved across time, space and media.
This session will be hosted by Prof Kiera Vaclavik, Director of the Centre for Childhood Cultures.
Theatre and Film: Creative Capital
Tuesday 11 November, 2025, 5 - 6pm
School of the Arts Taster Session: Theatre and Film
This Theatre and Film session will highlight London’s role as a global centre of performance and screen culture, providing insight into how our degrees combine rigorous academic study with creative practice. You’ll hear from tutors, engage with current students, and learn how London’s unique cultural landscape can shape your studies.
This session will be hosted by Prof Caoimhe McAvinchey, Professor of Socially Engaged and Contemporary Performance and Dr Guy Westwell, Reader in Film Studies.
Linguistics: What you don't know you know about language
Tuesday 11 November, 2025, 5 - 6pm
School of the Arts Taster Session: Linguistics
What does it mean to know a language? Did you learn everything you know about your language in school? Is knowing English different from knowing Spanish? In this session we will look at some of the surprising answers linguists have given to these and related questions, and learn about the nature of language and what it says about us as humans.
This session will be hosted by Luisa Marti, Reader in Linguistics.
Liberal Arts: Culture, Freedom and the Search for Liberty
Thursday 13 November, 2025, 5 - 6pm
School of the Arts Taster Session: Liberal Arts
In this session, we will use the Statue of Liberty to explore history, politics, poetry and fiction, inviting students to explore how interdisciplinary working can help us develop our critical and compassionate understanding of the world around us. Learn about the value of a Humanities degree to help you connect across cultures, analyse diverse sources, and create new opportunities in the world around you.
This session will be hosted by Dr Andrew Smith, Senior Lecturer in Liberal Arts.
English Literature: Introducing Literary Theory
Monday 17 November, 2025, 5 - 6pm
School of the Arts Taster Session: English Literature
What are the tools that we use to understand literature? If we think that literary texts have meaning, how do we find out what this meaning is? In this session we will explore what the term ‘theory’ might mean—is it something we ‘do’? Is it simply a mode of thinking? We will also explore why it is crucial to our lives as literary scholars, both inside and outside the classroom, because it makes us pay attention to the significance of race, class, and gender, and to ideas about ourselves and others (both conscious and unconscious) that we can find embedded in works of literature.
This session will be hosted by Dr Molly MacDonald, Senior Lecturer in Literary and Critical Theory.
Modern Languages and Culture: Words Travel with History and Cross Borders
Thursday 20 November, 2025, 5 - 6pm
School of the Arts Taster Session: Modern Languages and Culture
'Canales' y 'Sombreros': Words Travel with History and Cross Borders, in this session, we will see how tracing the origin and history of a few words can tell you a lot about international relations, and human failures and successes.
This session will be hosted by Dr Xelo Sanmateu.
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