Hello everyone,
Exam time! The Students' Union are out in force, with the 'Are Ye Well?' team out and about in the library with cups of tea and a shoulder to cry on!
Exam time is here, but the summer isn't too far behind it and with that comes the stresses of finding a new house. SU Lets, the only Students' Union approved lettings agency, has now opened in the SU building. People are knocking their door down looking for houses to rent (which is the way it should be!).
Us students aren't the only ones with finals this week, so the Heineken Cup and Champions League Finals will be shown in the Speakeasy on Saturday.
See you soon, and best of luck with your exams. Remember - if you need help with ANYTHING, get in touch!
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Contents
Students' Union
Union News
- SU Lets Now Open
- Final Years - Use Your Student Experience Bursary!
- NUS Extra - 50% of Spotify & more discounts!
- Lunch in the Speakeasy
- Pay Day Loans Complaints
- International Student Calculator
- Important Announcement regarding CHAPTERONE bookshop
- Root and Branch
Entertainment
- Connected - Mondays @ the Union
- Good Friday - Fridays @ the Union
- Heineken Cup & Champions League Final
- The Big Speakeasy Quiz
- Mental Midweek Music Quiz - Win £100 Every Week!
- The Higgins Room - Snooker & Pool
- Live Music @ Your Union
- Radar Live - Thu 24 May - Free Gig!
- QUBSU-ENTS.COM
Campus News
- John Ruskin Prize
- Win With Endsleigh's Fantime Friday
- Proto Research
- Library 24hr Opening
- Vice Chancellor's Blog
- Santander
- New Internet Connection for Queen's Accommodation
- Careers, Employability and Skills
- The Eaton Lecture
- Queen’s University Management School Postgraduate Open Evening
- Add To Student Stuff
SU Lets Now Open
Thursday 19 April 2012 was the official opening of SU Lets, the only Students' Union approved lettings agency!
SU Lets is an ethical lettings agency, run in association with local estate agent Morton Pinpoint, that provides high-quality accommodation from good landlords. It is the only place that the Students’ Union will recommend to students for housing in the private rental sector. The properties on offer have to meet a high-quality “Accommodation Code” decided by the Union, simple and fair tenancy agreements are provided, and deposits are protected.
If you are looking for accommodation from today onwards, whether you’re a first year or a final year, then we recommend you call into SU Lets!
The SU Lets office is in the Students’ Union foyer, just past Medicare.
You can also contact them on:
info@sulets.net 02890 231000 www.sulets.net
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NUS Extra - more discounts!
If you've already got your NUS Extra card you can claim your 50% Spotify discount right away. If you don't, then head over to nus.org.uk and get one! There are over 140 online and high street discounts available, including:
- Amazon - 5% off
- Superdrug - 10% off
- Pizza Hut - 20% off
- Pizza Express - 20% off
- ASOS.com - 10% off
- CrossCountry Trains - 10% off
- Staples - 10% off
- New Look - 10% off
- Oasis - 10% off
- Odeon Cinemas - 25% off the student price
- JJB Sports - 10% off
- Game - various offers
- Orange - free SIM and £10 credit
- Ticketmaster - various offers
Better yet, exclusively for Queen's Students, you can pick up a Enjoy Ireland Card absolutely free - giving you even more discount power! Just ask when you collect your new NUS Extra Card, or email us if you want to claim one for a card already collected.
Payday Loans Complaints
Final Years - use your Student Experience Bursary!
Once you graduate, you will no longer have access to the Student Experience Bursary funds on you Queen's smart card. So use it or lose it! Any unspent money will be transferred to the Student Hardship Fund to help next year's students, so don't worry if you don't. You can check your current funds on Queen's Online.
You can spend your bursary in these locations.
But if you really love the Union, why not throw a few electronic pennies our way by stocking up on stationery for your exams! All profits made in the SU Shop are reinvested in to the Students' Union.
International Student Calculator
International Student Calculator: The easiest way for international students to manage their money
The International Student Calculator is a free online tool to help international students manage their money during their studies. First developed by UKCISA and national education charity Brightside in 2008, the International Student Calculator has now relaunched with a fresh new look and improved navigation. Designed to be used by international students both before they arrive and during their time in the UK, the International Student Calculator is the quickest and easiest way for students to find out about funding, build a budget and discover the real cost of living and studying in the UK.
It features:
- an interactive budget builder to help students work out their income and expenditure, which students can save and update at any time
- important advice about essentials like getting insurance and NHS treatment
- case studies of other international students sharing their money-saving tips
If you are an international student and would like to speak to someone in confidence about budgeting or money issues, please contact Debbie Forsey. Money Management Adviser in the Students’ Union Advice Centre, T: 02890971166 E: d.forsey@qub.ac.uk
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Have You Left Books In Chapter One?
The Students’ Union second hand bookshop, Chapter One, ceased trading in April 2010. Root and Branch
A fantastic way to improve your green impact is to trade directly with local organic farmers, the Root & Branch Organic Box Scheme delivers fresh, seasonal, local organic produce direct to your door or to a local hub centre (Queen’s Students’ Union foyer) every Tuesday) saving you carbon miles and money off your bill.
As part of our ongoing commitment to growing the local green economy and promoting fair trade, this week we are offering new customers a further 25% off their first order to encourage greener, healthier eating at Queen’s.
To receive your discount visit www.rootandbranchorganic.com, submit your order and then quote 'green' in the promo code box.
If you would prefer to pick your own produce,take 2mins out of your busy daily routine to drop by the Root & Branch Organic Stall at the Queen’s Students’ Union on Tuesday and pick yourself a healthy snack or better yet let us help you come up with the perfect recipe for local organic produce to cook for your dinner, there's nothing like the look of a fresh crunchy apple or the smell of freshly dug carrots and potatoes to get the taste buds watering.
To introduce this new Box scheme service Root & Organic will also be at the Students’ Union on Friday 9th March from 9.30am when you can also collect your pre ordered vegetable box in time for the weekend.
Our stall is operated by Queen’s students for students & staff at Queen’s and will be open,10am-2.30pm every Tuesday offering 20% Student Discount and the freshest Local Organic Fruit, Veg, Eggs, Preserves you can find.
You deserve the best, we make it affordable and available to you either at our stall or through our FREE delivery service.
For more information on where the produce comes from and for home deliveries visit www.rootandbranchorganic.com
You can follow all thats happening at, www.facebook.com/RootAndBranchOrganic or www.twitter.com/RootAndBranchO
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The Higgins Room - Snooker & Pool @ Queen's Students' Union
The latest addition to the Students' Union bars is our newly refurbished Snooker & Pool Room. Located on the first floor of the Union, next to the Speakeasy; The Higgins Room has a full bar, HD TVs, sound system, visuals, 7 pool tables and 2 full-sized snooker tables.It is open 7 days a week from 12pm. Enjoy! Top of page
Live Music @ Your Union
Tickets on sale from Queen's Students' Union Box Office (QUBSU Reception). Booking fees apply elsewhere.
Full information available at www.qubsu-ents.com. For telephone enquiries contact QUBSU Reception, 028 90 97 3726.
Also available from www.ticketmaster.ie and all Ticketmaster outlets. 24 hour ticketline - 0844 277 4455.
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Radar Live - Thursday 24 May - FREE GIG!
Free Entry//Drink PromosGascan Ruckus aren't very subtle, they arent very tactful and they don't beat around the bush. What they are is visceral, frantic and angry. Playing sheer punk rock recalling the likes of The Flatliners and The Bronx.
2011 was a hectic year with a first single release under their belts and a UK tour completed including a sought after show at Liverpool Sound City Festival, and a support slot with Dinosaur Pile-Up. Gascan Ruckus are chomping at the bit for more.
With a second single release and UK tour in the sack, be prepared for an injection of punk rock goodness designed to cure all ailments and provide you with your daily requirement of Vitamin RIFF!
Fox Jaw Bounty Hunter
Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters from Limerick City, is made up of four gentleman; Ronan Mitchell (vox/guitar/keys), Morgan Nolan (guitar/b.vox/keys), Shane Serrano (drums/b.vox/clarinet) and Sean O’Mahony (bass/b.vox). Despite their ages, they have many years experience in the world music scene, churning out music to the masses, from punk rock and metal to traditional Irish. In late 2007, after years of touring with their past bands, they found themselves together in a practice room, collectively-minded, agreeing that they had exhausted their current projects.
Undefeated and heavily inspired, they created Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters; a rock and roll band with a seductive and gloomy sound, ignoring all trends of the current music scene. A band with a long and varied list of influences that blend and create songs from unstoppable head bopping to horror harmonies and sublime silence.
Event Horses
Forming at the break of April 2010 Event Horses have already become a hot tip within the Northern Ireland music scene following some high profile showcasing gigs including opening the Mainstage at Glasgowbury 2011. With the critically acclaimed Debut EP Faces, Event Horses are a force of nature not to be taken lightly Top of page
QUBSU-ENTS.COM - Your Guide To Entertainment at Your Union
Check out the new look website www.qubsu-ents.com for tickets, information on upcoming gigs, photo galleries, artist biographies and much more!
International Students Society Movie Night
This is a quick reminder about our monthly movie night.
Our movie night will be held this Friday 11th May at 7:30pm.
The venue is The Space Room 2 upstairs in the Students' Union.
Also note that the movie is 102 min long .There will be plenty of snacks available so just sit back and enjoy the movie.
- Queen's International Student Society
Top of pageChanges to Academic Costume Collections
Usually at Graduation times the Academic Costume Collections are from the South Dining Hall.
As and from Summer 2012 this will no longer be the case.
The new collection point will be from Level 1, Administration Building.
An online PDF campus map can be viewed here.
The entrance to the collection point will be through the new doors facing onto the Car Park at the rear of the Administration Building. A large sign with Academic Costume Service will be above these doors. After their graduation ceremony students should return their costumes to this point. (The renovations to this area are currently underway and will be complete in time for July graduation.)
Top of pageQTV - April Edition
The April edition of QTV is available here.
This month's QTV bulletin contains:
· Chinese visit to Queen's to sign Medical University Partnership (0.14)
· Olympic legend Sir Steve Redgrave launching a new rowing initiative (1.09)
· SU Lets, the groundbreaking student accommodation service, opens (1.34)
· Queen's awarded Silver Institutional Award at Athena SWAN Charter Awards (2.00)
· Child protection conference, attended by Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Edwin Poots MLA, announces UK-wide increase in number of children identified as needing protection (2.34).
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Win with Endsleigh's Fantime Friday!
Give the thumbs up to a prize EVERY Friday with Fantime Friday from Endsleigh. Simply become a fan of our Facebook Page and then register for your ticket – we’re giving away the latest in gadgets and technology, and even bundles of cash!
You can have your say on the latest hype in gadget trends, capabilities and design, then get involved in our weekly polls and review our handy hints and tips about the latest technology – even offer your own advice!
Join Fantime Friday at www.facebook.com/endsleigh today for your chance to win.
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Library 24hr Opening
Twenty four hour opening for the second semester will begin in the McClay Library on Sunday 22 April and run until 5.30pm on Saturday 2 June. During this period:
The McClay Library will remain open overnight every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening.
On Sundays, the Library will open at 12 noon and the building will remain open all week until 1.00am on Saturday mornings. It will then re-open at 6.00am on Saturdays and close on Sunday mornings at 1.00am before reopening at midday.
Only members with a valid Queen’s card will be admitted. Students who have forgotten their card will not be able to obtain a day-pass outside ‘normal’ staffed hours (i.e. before 9.30pm Monday - Thursday, before 8.00pm on Friday and before 5.00pm on Saturday and Sunday). Security staff are unable to issue day passes.
Note - the Library is closed on Monday 7 May so the building will close at 1.00am on Monday 7 May and reopen at 8.00am on Tuesday 8 May.
As this is the busiest time of the year in the Library, it is particularly important that everyone shares the responsibility for making sure that a suitable study environment is maintained at all times to the benefit of the entire student population. The main points to remember are summarised below.
Access to the Library
Your Queen’s student card is for your exclusive use and you must not allow others to use it to access the Library. Each year we receive complaints that non-Queen’s students are able to access the Library when demand is at its peak. This can only happen if Queen’s students lend their cards to others who are not entitled to use the facility. If a non-Queen’s student is discovered carrying a Queen’s card, the card will be confiscated and disciplinary action taken against the Queen’s student. Please do not take the risk of having your studies disrupted in this way at such a critical time of year.
Noise
The Library is divided into zones (whisper and silent study). The location of these zones is well signposted and you are asked to respect them and behave appropriately in each.
Mobile phones should routinely be set to silent and used only in stairwells. Please also be aware of the disturbance which can be caused by music from personal earphones and keep the volume low.
During this pre-examination period we will continue to offer a trial Noise Alert Service in the Whisper Zones and Silent Study Areas of the McClay Library. Please e-mail noise.mcclay@qub.ac.uk or complete the online form at http://go.qub.ac.uk/bnbbc indicating your floor as well as the location on that floor and providing a brief description of the problem you are experiencing. A member of staff will visit the location you are working in as soon as possible. This service operates during Library during staffed hours (i.e. Monday-Friday 9.00am-9.30pm; Saturday 10.00am-5.00pm and Sunday 12.00-5.00pm).
Food & Drink
While we are happy for you to have drinks with secure lids (both hot and cold) in any area of the Library (except the Special Collections Reading Room), food should only be eaten in the student lounge area on the ground floor.
Reserving Seats
To ensure that study and PC spaces are fully utilised at all times, spaces should not be left unoccupied for more than 30 minutes. If a PC is left idle for 30 minutes, it will log out automatically. If you will be away for more than 30 minutes, you must logout completely, save your work and take your belongings with you.
To give feedback email library@qub.ac.uk
Top of pageVice Chancellor's Blog
To view the Vice-Chancellor's latest video post on his blog, visit http://blogs.qub.ac.uk/vcblog
The blog focuses on the four key strategic priorities identified in the Corporate Plan: student experience, research recognition, sustainability and internationalisation.
This month's video post looks at 'research'.
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Santander
The Santander Student Current Account:
We'll give you £50 if you open a Student Current Account between 16 April and 30 June 2012.
Our Student Current Account is designed to help you through university.
Offering you an Arranged Overdraft and pays you credit interest on balances up to £500. For more details or to apply contact Colm Quinn at the Santander branch in the Students’ Union or on email: Colm.Quinn@santander.co.uk
Top of pageNew Internet Connection for Queen's Accommodation
Queen’s is delighted to announce that Ask4 will be providing fibre-optic broadband to all University student accommodation from September 2012.
This important project reflects the University’s forward thinking on the changing needs of students and our commitment to meeting student expectations.
Included in the standard Accommodation fee will be: a dedicated 10Mb per second wired connection (without getting too technical, this is a significant increase on current speeds); wireless in each student bedroom; ‘freeview’ television channels on your computer; and internet telephony.
In addition, previous limitations which restricted online game playing will be removed in the new service. Students can also choose to upgrade their package at anytime to gain enhanced features such as more bandwidth or additional television channels. More details about this exciting new service can be found on the Accommodation web site www.stayatqueens.com.
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Careers, Employability and Skills
Looking for expert advice on how to plan ahead for that all important transition from Queen's to graduate employment or further study?
Look at what Careers, Employability and Skills can do to help support you in making the right decision. Whether you know what you want to do, or whether you have absolutely no idea, come see us to get clued in on your options – especially if you are one of the latter.
Keep up to date will all Careers news including events, fairs, employers on campus and potential graduate jobs by going to www.qub.ac.uk/careers
To access the Careers, Employability and Skills student newsletter please click here
Keep up to date will all Careers news by joining us on Twitter and Facebook or by checking out our Student Careers Blog
Or, if you require further help get in touch with us at:
Careers, Employability and Skills
Student Guidance Centre
Queen’s University Belfast
University Road
Belfast, BT7 1NN
t: 028 9097 2727
Top of pageThe Eaton Lecture
Queen’s University Management School Postgraduate Open Evening
Register online: http://www.qub.ac.uk/mgt/openevents/
This event will provide prospective postgraduate students with the opportunity to talk to programme directors, lecturers and current students about the range of postgraduate taught and research programmes on offer.
Date and time:Thursday 28 June 2012, 5.30 – 8.00 pm (presentation commencing 6.30 pm)
Venue:Queen’s University Management School
Queen’s University Belfast
Teaching and Conferencing Block
Riddel Hall, 185 Stranmillis Road, Belfast, BT9 5EE
Please refer to letter K on the Campus Map
Online registration:http://www.qub.ac.uk/mgt/openevents/
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