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Pharmacy has the right prescription for local schools
Queen’s University Belfast has become the first university in the UK to develop an interactive pharmacy-based programme to encourage schoolchildren to engage with science.
Eddie Irvine new Patron of Queen’s Formula Racing
Formula 1 star Eddie Irvine has become the new Patron of Queen’s Formula Racing, a role that will see him work with “the F1 engineers of the future.”
For more information on Queen’s Formula Racing go to www.queens-racing.com For more information on the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering go to www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofMechanicalandAerospaceEngineering
Zoe Salmon's whistle-stop tour of Queen's
TV presenter and Queen's graduate Zoe Salmon takes you on a tour of Queen's during the University's Open Days.
47th Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen's
The programme for the 47th annual Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen's was launched this week.
Known for attracting world famous talent the Festival, which runs between Friday 16 - Saturday 31 October, will feature Russia's Mariinsky Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev, a night of reading by Seamus Heaney and Michael Longley, with the backing music provided by the Ulster Orchestra, and a version of Macbeth performed on stilts and motorbikes.
For a full programme, and online booking, visit the website at www.belfastfestival.com
Liam Neeson awarded honorary doctorate
Actor Liam Neeson, OBE has been awarded an honorary degree in New York from Queen's University Belfast - 38 years after first enrolling at the institution.
Accepting his honorary degree, Dr Neeson said: “My home will always be Northern Ireland. I have often found that no matter where I meet people in the world, there is a path that leads back to Queen’s.
"Queen’s University flies the flag for the arts in Northern Ireland and beyond. It is to be commended on its commitment to the arts sector and in nurturing new talent through its broad range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses."
Blair and Ahern to be honoured for role in Northern Ireland peace process
Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern are to be honoured by Queen’s University at a special graduation ceremony on Thursday 22 May.
The two men, who have each led their countries for more than a decade, are being recognised for the significant contribution they have made to the cause of peace in Northern Ireland.
All about QTV
Find out more about Queen's new online TV station.
Leading the way in university online media services, QTV will showcase the latest news and events from around the campus and promote Queen’s stories through six diverse channels to a world-wide audience.
Degree 'Plus' Graduation equals celebration
As the remainder of this summer's 4,000 graduating students receive their degrees, QTV hears how Degree Plus has helped many of Queen's students secure jobs.
For further information on Summer Graduation 2010, including the chance to see photographs from each day's ceremony, visit the Graduation website.
£7.5M 'global engine' of future technology opens at Queen's
A new £7.5 million international research hub, which will bring major advances in computer hard drives, new and improved sensors and a host of advanced coatings, has been opened at Queen’s by Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster.
Created in partnership with Seagate Technology, new levels of information and data storage will be just one of the groundbreaking potential applications that will be created in new research hub ANSIN.By attracting a wide variety of international companies to ANSIN, it is expected that advances in new medical sensors, security devices and many other areas will also be made possible.Further information on ANSIN is available online at www.ansin.euQueen's holds KTP Awards
The Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Awards took place in Queen’s University’s Whitla Hall on Thursday 18 November.
The Awards highlighted that Northern Ireland companies should tap into the expertise available in the region’s universities and colleges if they want help in outliving the economic downturn.
QTV Monthly bulletin
June's monthly bulletin.
This month we cast an eye back over the Green Awards, the Vice-Chancellor's knighthood and medicial research breakthroughts.
QTV Monthly bulletin - September
September's monthly bulletin.
This month Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Professor Tony Gallagher talks about the news that DEL have plugged the £40m funding gap, we caught up with all the action at Queen's Open Days and we visited the new Queen’s University Management School and Graduate's Executive Education Centre.
QTV Monthly bulletin - November
In this month’s QTV news bulletin we hear from the Vice-Chancellor and David Gibson, who discuss a month of honours for Queen’s University.
Sara Lynch, from Estates, talks about the second annual Green Week at Queen’s and Patrick Morrison from the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences highlights his research into the cancer lowering benefits of regular aspirin intake.
May bulletin
New feature on the QTV news channel - a round up piece detailing the news headlines from the past month.
QTV Monthly bulletin - Winter Graduation
This month's QTV bulletin is a Winter Graduation special.
As well as hearing from lots of our new graduates, you can listen to some of the Chancellor's speech.
QTV Monthly Bulletin - January
This month's edition features Baroness Susan Greenfield and US Ambassador Louis Susman, both of whom delivered talks at the University.
Dr Chris Watson, Queen's Astrophysics Research Centre was interviewed at the Stargazing Live event Jupiter Watch, which was attended by hundreds of members of the public. And student David Galbraith talks about winning the UK's Universities' Brightest Business Brain.
QTV monthly bulletin - February
In this edition Professor Patrick Johnston, Dean of the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, talks about the University receiving a Queen's Anniversary Prize in recognition of its leadership of the Northern Ireland Comprehensive Cancer Services (CCS) programme.
UK Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Dr Vince Cable MP and Arlene Foster MLA, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment were interviewed when they opened the new NIACE building.
Other stories this month include the appointment of the new Chief Executive of QUBIS, Frank Bryan and a new INTO Queen's International Officer, Jalal El-Naser.
Finally QTV attended the annual SWOT Fashion Show arranged by fourth year Medicine and Dentistry students.
QTV monthly bulletin March
This month’s QTV bulletin contains:
- The official opening of the £13m Upper Malone Playing Fields (0:07)
- Coverage of the 2nd world World Cyber Security Technology Research Summit at CSIT (1:01)
- Action from Q3, a family day organised by Widening Participation to promote Maths and Science (1:31)
- Queen’s first student auditors assessing the green impact environmental scheme (2:02
- The Vice-Chancellor’s recent visit to Co.Tyrone (2:27).
QTV Monthly bulletin April
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 initative (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).
Qtv monthly bulletin May
This month's bulletin features:
- At 00:08 hear how Prof Usha Chakravarthy from Queen’s Centre for Vision and Vascular Science is working on a clinical trial, the one-year results of which would indicate the NHS could save over £84M each year
- At 00:50 hear how Queen’s rowers are gearing up to face Cambridge in this year’s Ramada Plaza University Boat Race
- At 1:44 find out who the winners are of this year’s Green Awards, including who took the title of Environmental Champion of the year
- At 2:16 hear why the Communications and External Affairs Office received the ultimate public relations accolade at the recent CIPR Excellence Awards
QTV monthly bulletin June
This month on QTV:
- Queen’s sweeps the board at the 2012 Ramada Plaza University Boat Race (00:12)
- See how the School of Psychology is helping Ulster’s rugby stars improve their tackling technique (01:08)
- Boxing legend Barry McGuigan hails Queen’s facilities ahead of the arrival of the Olympic boxers on campus (01:59)
- EU Social Work students visit Queen’s to learn more about the rights of minorities in Europe (02:20)
- Development and Alumni Relations take the Outstanding Fundraising Team at the Times Higher Leadership and Management Awards (02:55).
QTV Graduation Special 2012
This month's QTV bulletin is a graduation special featuring interviews from Student of the Year Owen McMeel, and honorary graduates Mark Pollock, Brian Conlon and Joanne Stuart OBE.
Riddel Hall opened by Former President
Former President of Ireland Professor Mary McAleese has officially opened Queen’s University’s Riddel Hall campus, which has been transformed into a 21st century portal for the economic development of businesses across the island of Ireland.
£140 million to provide ultimate student experience at Queen's
Queen's launch of an ambitious £140m fundraising campaign dedicated to helping the University provide the ultimate student experience and address some of the greatest challenges facing society today.
The campaign has got off to the best possible start with the University having secured £17½ million from individual donors, businesses, Foundations and Trusts.
Making the announcement Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Peter Gregson said: “The new fundraising campaign is an ambitious goal to raise £140m to provide the ultimate student experience and to invest in those areas in which we globally excel. It is a campaign that will allow Queen’s to continue to make its disproportionate contribution to the success of Northern Ireland. From cybersecurity to the humanities, and from food science to medicine, Queen’s impact and influence on society is exceptional.
“But most importantly the life-changing experience at Queen’s must enable the students of today to become the global citizens of tomorrow and this campaign will help them on that journey.”
