‘Bridging the Atlantic: Ireland and the US’ symposium
SOCIETY | 18 November, 2020
Queen’s University Belfast yesterday (Tuesday 17 November) participated in the ‘Bridging the Atlantic: Ireland and the US’ symposium.
Queen’s celebrates 175 years of academic excellence and honours Presidents of the Learned Societies
RECOGNITION | 10 November, 2020
Queen’s is this year celebrating a very special anniversary, with 2020 marking 175 years since the establishment of the Queen's Colleges in Belfast, Cork and Galway and the beginning of the history of Queen’s University Belfast.
Queen’s investigating how social circumstances and adversity impact health outcomes in later life
HEALTH | 9 November, 2020
Researchers from the Centre for Public Health, in collaboration with international partners, have secured a competitive grant to investigate how social circumstances and life adversity impact the epigenome and our health outcomes as we age.
Voting with their feet...American Scholars come to Queen's
LATEST NEWS | 3 November, 2020
On the day that an expected 140 million Americans will finally elect their next President, we celebrate Northern Ireland’s connections with the US by meeting some of the scholarship recipients presently studying at Queen’s.
Queen’s academic and graduates receive Fulbright Awards to research and teach in the US
11 June, 2020
Irish Minister of State for the Diaspora and International Development Ciarán Cannon T.D. has announced the 2020-2021 cohort of Fulbright Irish Awardees at an online celebration today.
Queen’s University hosted virtual conference ‘Sensing Divisions’
SOCIETY | 10 June, 2020
The School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, and the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice at Queen’s recently hosted a virtual conference exploring human divisions in society.
Queen’s academics admitted to the Royal Irish Academy
UNIVERSITY NEWS | 25 May, 2020
Academics from Queen’s have recently been admitted as members of the Royal Irish Academy.
Message from our Chancellor
Queen's Community | 29 April, 2020
WATCH: A video message from our Chancellor, Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, to the Queen's community.
Queen’s Honorary Graduate executive produces ‘One World: Together At Home’ global concert
UNIVERSITY NEWS | 29 April, 2020
Irish-American entrepreneur, businessman and philanthropist, Declan Kelly - Chairman and CEO of global consulting company, Teneo Holdings – was an executive producer of the recent ‘One World: Together at Home’ virtual concert.
Queen’s welcomes Fulbright US Scholars to the Seamus Heaney Centre
27 February, 2020
Queen’s has recently welcomed two Fulbright US Scholars to the Seamus Heaney Centre.
Queen’s celebrates 70th Anniversary of the Helen Ramsey Turtle Scholarship
EDUCATION | 9 January, 2020
Queen’s University Belfast recently celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Helen Ramsey Turtle Scholarship, and launched the 2020 call for scholarship applications.
Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton appointed Chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast
INTERNATIONAL | 2 January, 2020
Queen's University has announced the appointment of Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton as its new Chancellor.
Queen’s Academic Briefs US Colleagues on Brexit
9 December, 2019
Dr Katy Hayward briefs academic and policy audiences on the latest developments on Brexit.
Staff and students celebrate Thanksgiving at Queen’s
28 November, 2019
Staff and students at Queen’s University Belfast recently celebrated Thanksgiving with a special dinner at Riddel Hall.
Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's host showcase event in New York
CULTURE AND ARTS | 29 October, 2019
The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast hosted a showcase event to celebrate fifteen years of the Centre and to introduce new writers and initiatives.
Leading Academic from Belmont University Appointed Writer in Residence at the Seamus Heaney Centre
23 October, 2019
A leading academic from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee has been appointed ‘Writer in Residence for Memoir and Trauma’ at the Seamus Heaney Centre, Queen’s University.
Academics from George Washington University visit Queen’s as part of research colloquium
UNIVERSITY NEWS | 4 October, 2019
Queen’s recently welcomed scholars from George Washington University to explore the uses of the past in divided societies.
Institute of Irish Studies welcomes Dr Brian O’Dwyer
UNIVERSITY NEWS | 25 September, 2019
The Institute of Irish Studies welcomed Irish-American political leader and activist, Dr Brian O’Dwyer, back to Queen’s as part of the institute’s Global Irish Studies initiative.
Queen's Academic in British Academy Debate on Civil Resistance and Terrorism
SOCIETY | 23 September, 2019
Professor Richard English, from the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Internationalisation and Engagement, recently took part in a debate on civil resistance and terrorism at the British Academy.
Queen’s welcomes George Washington University students for new Study Abroad programme
INTERNATIONAL | 11 October, 2019
Queen’s University recently welcomed the first cohort of George Washington University students as part of a new and innovative Study Abroad programme – the Global Bachelor’s Program in Peace and Conflict Studies.
Queen’s academic finds 9/11 survivors help Social Work students in their understanding of trauma
Research | 6 September, 2019
Queen’s academic finds 9/11 survivors significantly help Social Work students in their understanding of trauma at NYU
Queen’s students secure place on US scholarship programme
SOCIETY | 16 August, 2019
Twenty-six students from Queen’s University Belfast are off to study in the USA this month.
Queen’s academic receives Fulbright Award to the US
University News | 20 June, 2019
An academic from Queen’s University has been awarded a UK Fulbright Scholarship award to study the role that US social scientists played in studying race and immigration in post-war Britain.
Eight Queen’s University students selected as part of prestigious Washington Ireland Program
University News | 10 May, 2019
Eight students from Queen’s University will join a group of thirty-one students from across Ireland to spend this summer in the USA as part of the prestigious Washington Ireland Program (WIP).
Queen’s academics named 2019 Island of Ireland Fellow by Eisenhower Fellowships
UNIVERSITY NEWS | 29 March, 2019
Two academics from Queen’s University Belfast have recently been named 2019 Island of Ireland Fellows by Eisenhower Fellowships.