We offer students the optimum balance of theoretical and practical education to prepare them for successful careers, in a friendly and supportive learning environment. Renowned for relevant research and knowledge exchange work which focuses on making a positive impact on society, we have widely recognised expertise in health & rehabilitation, sustainable business, and creativity & culture.
Relevant courses and placements, top ranking graduate employment statistics, and a great location and campus are just a few of the many reasons to choose QMU, ranked top modern university in Scotland in the Times Good University Guide 2020.
Real students, past and present, share their QMU experience from Year One to Graduation and everything in between.
Our research at QMU is rated world-leading and internationally excellent. Find out more about how our research is improving lives.
Our campus offers a friendly and supportive learning environment, with easy access to Edinburgh life. Discover more about what our beautiful campus has to offer.
A special issue of the journal documenting the response to the mental health and psychosocial wellbe read more
13 November 2019Pupils from Stoneyhill Primary School, Musselburgh, put students from Queen Margaret University’s (Q read more
13 November 2019Queen Margaret University (QMU), Edinburgh, is delighted to announce it will play host to a women's read more
12 November 2019 More NewsWe hold web chats at various points in the year, and a face-to-face postgraduate open event each aut read more
20 November 2019Following on from a successful TEDx event in 2017, the TEDx team are delighted to announce that TEDx read more
22 November 2019Heather Fulton - an MA Arts, Festivals and Cultural Management student at Queen Margaret University read more
08 November 2019Queen Margaret University (QMU) student, Jared Baker, was given the opportunity to study a semester read more
23 October 2019Choosing a university is a big decision. As well as scoping out what kind of courses are on offer, a read more
17 September 2019 More Blogsof our undergraduate leavers are in employment or further study six months after graduation.
(HESA, July 2018)
We were established in 1875 to address pressing social needs and hold true to that vision today.
We are the first and only Scottish university to host a Business Gateway on campus.
We have created 30+ graduate start-ups through our Business Innovation Zone.
of our research is ranked as world leading or internationally excellent.
of our students are from outside the UK.
There are students studying for our degrees with partner organisations in India, Singapore, Nepal, Greece and Egypt.
We are the highest ranked ‘post ’92’ university in Scotland in the Complete University Guide 2020.
('post ’92' refers to institutions granted university status since 1992.)
We are ranked top modern university in Scotland in the Times Good University Guide 2020.
