Welcome to the Summer 2012 edition of Queen’s Now

It has been an award-winning month for the University: the Communications and External Affairs Office won a CIPR Excellence Award; Development and Alumni Relations was named as the Outstanding University Fundraising Team of the Year at the Times Higher Leadership and Management Awards; the Elms Village won a European Award for its waste reduction activities; and the Estates Directorate scooped a number of RSUA and RICS awards for its building projects.

In this month's edition, we find out who has been named Graduate and Student of the Year, take a look at the role of Student Services in Graduation and hear about the latest research taking place at ANSIN.

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 Watch a round up of the latest news in this month's QTV News Bulletin.