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SOCIETY | 6 March, 2026

Queen’s hosted the launch of the Living Observatory of Shared Languages and Identities on the Island of Ireland (LIFELANGS) project, a new research project dedicated to studying the languages and identities shared across different communities.

5 March, 2026

A leading researcher in Violence Against Women and Girls has stressed the vital role of sustained partnership working to translate research into meaningful action.

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SOCIETY | 3 March, 2026

A major new collaborative project exploring the Chinese heritage of Northern Ireland is uncovering voices, histories and lived experiences of Chinese communities across Belfast and beyond.

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HEALTH | 3 March, 2026

Queen’s, as part of the PPI Ignite Network, will play a key role in strengthening capacity and skills for personal and public involvement/public and patient involvement (PPI) in approaches to teaching and research throughout the island of Ireland.

Classroom learning
SOCIETY | 2 March, 2026

A report from the Private Education Policy Forum (PEPF) and co-led by Queen’s suggests that independent schools joining the state sector can maintain strong academic performance, while widening access for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.

HEALTH | 26 February, 2026

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt visited the Centre for Public Health at Queen’s University to see first-hand the life-saving rare disease work carried out by Queen’s researchers alongside their partners across Northern Ireland.

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26 February, 2026

Queen’s University Belfast and University College Dublin signed a new Memorandum of Understanding establishing a strategic cross-border partnership between Momentum One Zero at Queen’s and CeADAR, Ireland’s National Centre for Applied AI at UCD.

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26 February, 2026

The critically endangered Old Irish Goat shares a 3,000-year genetic link with goats living in Ireland during the Late Bronze Age, new research has revealed.

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UNIVERSITY NEWS | 25 February, 2026

Queen’s University Belfast and Queen’s Students’ Union have become the first University and Students’ Union on the island of Ireland to receive official accreditation from Students Organising for Sustainability UK (SOS-UK).

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SOCIETY | 24 February, 2026

A major new study led by the Centre for Children’s Rights at Queen’s is challenging how society understands respect and disrespect in the lives of children and young people - and places their voices at the heart of research.

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23 February, 2026

New research led by Queen’s University Belfast reveals that biting midges, the insects responsible for transmitting bluetongue virus, can survive colder temperatures than previously thought, having implications for the overwintering of the virus.

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STUDENT SAFETY | 17 February, 2026

Queen’s has officially launched the first of two new late-night transport pilots as part of the University’s ongoing commitment to student safety.

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RECOGNITION | 13 February, 2026

Professor Emeritus Christopher McCrudden from the School of Law at Queen’s University Belfast has been awarded the prestigious Royal Irish Academy (RIA) Gold Medal.

BELFAST REGION CITY DEAL | 12 February, 2026

A major new cross-border initiative designed to accelerate digital transformation for manufacturing SMEs across Ireland and Northern Ireland, known as DATUM, was launched today (Thursday 12 February).

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11 February, 2026

Queen’s University Belfast has been awarded the Advance HE Race Equality Charter (REC) Bronze Award, recognising the University’s work in identifying and addressing racial inequalities and its commitment to continuing long‑term cultural change.

10 February, 2026

A former factory worker and Download Festival performer who left school at 16 with one GCSE, and an aspiring West End star have been announced as the first ever Van Morrison Scholarship recipients at Queen’s.

Classroom learning
SOCIETY & CULTURE | 10 February, 2026

A major new study involving Queen’s and led by the University of Stirling will explore how healthy language-learning cultures are built and sustained across Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Ireland.

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5 February, 2026

A Queen’s University researcher is helping to develop the world’s largest ever dataset for severe depression, which will span all four-nations of the UK.

UNIVERSITY NEWS | 4 February, 2026

The President attended a programme of sports at Queen’s University’s Physical Education Centre, bringing together over 100 primary school children from across Belfast as part of the 4 Corners Festival with PeacePlayers Northern Ireland.

Joan Parsons from Queen's is pictured with Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Richard Miles and Sarah Jones from NI Science Festival pictured at the Lanyon Building at Queen's
4 February, 2026

Queen’s University is getting ready to host more than 60 hands-on activities, talks and events during the Northern Ireland Science Festival, which begins next week.

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HEALTH | 4 February, 2026

A new study led by Queen’s University Belfast has revealed that Ireland tops the global league table for its robust and effective National Cancer Control Plan (NCCP).

3 February, 2026

Professor Adele Marshall from the School of Mathematics and Physics at Queen’s has been appointed as a Fellow of the UK Academy for the Mathematical Sciences.

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2 February, 2026

Babies as young as two months old can categorise objects in their brains - much earlier than previously thought - according to new research by scientists at Queen’s University Belfast, Trinity College Dublin and Stanford University.

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ARTS & CULTURE | 2 February, 2026

The Seamus Heaney Centre has announced its first International Visiting Chair for Creative Writing; renowned novelist and playwright, Deborah Levy.

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UNIVERSITY NEWS | 29 January, 2026

Queen’s University Belfast has risen three places and is ranked in the top eight per cent of universities in Europe, according to the latest QS World University rankings.

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HEALTH | 28 January, 2026

Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have found that consuming a diet rich in flavonoids such as berries, apples and citrus fruits, may help people feel happier and more optimistic over time.

HEALTH | 26 January, 2026

The All-Island Cancer Data Forum 2026 convened in Belfast under the eHealth Hub for Cancer, an all-island research programme led by Queen’s and University of Limerick, to advance all-island discussions on data-driven cancer research and innovation.

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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | 23 January, 2026

A new, global study led by Queen’s University Belfast reveals that tropical amphibians have evolved resistance to the most lethal wildlife pathogen recorded to date.

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MARINE BIOLOGY | 22 January, 2026

A new seagrass meadow has been discovered at Strangford Lough by a PhD student from the School of Biological Sciences.

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BELFAST REGION CITY DEAL | 20 January, 2026

Queen’s University along with government, civic, academic, and industry representatives today cut the sod at Belfast’s Titanic Quarter to mark the start of construction on the expanded Momentum One Zero innovation centre.

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UNIVERSITY NEWS | 16 January, 2026

Queen’s University is partnering with Techstars, one of the world’s largest mentoring and funding networks, and Belfast-based Ormeau Labs, to support the growth of high potential, early-stage companies across Northern Ireland.

RESEARCH | 19 January, 2026

Administrative Data Research NI (ADR NI) has secured over £26 million to continue its vital, ground-breaking work until 2031 using linked, administrative data to inform policy and practice and improve the lives of people in Northern Ireland.

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RECOGNITION | 19 January, 2026

A leading Queen’s historian has been elected President of the International Federation for Public History.

Seamus Heaney Centre three publishing Fellows 2026
ARTS & CULTURE | 15 January, 2026

The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s has announced the appointment of Marcella L.A. Prince as its new Publishing Fellow, and Emma Devlin and Matthew Rice as the Ciaran Carson Writing and the City Fellows for 2026.

HEALTH | 15 January, 2026

Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast are playing important roles in Ireland’s first all-island mental health research initiative which has been set up to help combat mental ill health in a more coordinated way across Ireland.

UNIVERSITY NEWS | 14 January, 2026

Queen’s University Belfast has been listed as a participant for the Queen Elizabeth Prizes for Education: USA Exchange 2026. The flagship programme will bring eight UK universities to Washington DC to advance transatlantic academic collaboration.

8 January, 2026

A County Wicklow hillfort has been declared the largest, nucleated settlement in prehistoric Ireland and Britain by researchers at Queen’s.

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SOCIETY | 7 January, 2026

Queen’s is part of a new consortium, Evidence Exchange, which will enable civil and public servants to learn from and connect with research organisations across the UK.

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ARTS & SOCIETY | 5 January, 2026

An academic from Queen’s University Belfast has launched an immersive virtual reality (VR) drama titled ‘The Afters’, designed to educate young people about the importance of sexual consent.

28 January, 2026

A £1.2 million grant from the Wolfson Foundation is set to support the development of a state-of-the-art ophthalmology suite within iREACH Health, accelerating eye research and translation of new treatments into clinical trials.

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UNIVERSITY NEWS | 20 February, 2026

Friday 20 February this year marked Care Day in the UK, celebrating children and young people who have been cared for by foster carers or other family members, and those who live in children’s homes.

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23 February, 2026

Queen’s University Belfast and Ulster Orchestra have marked milestone anniversaries for each institution with an evening of music, poetry readings, and a walk down memory lane exploring the contributions of the University to society.

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4 March, 2026

Queen’s University Belfast has achieved two major milestones, strengthening its position as a leading Global Talent Visa (GTV) institution and reinforcing its ability to attract internationally recognised researchers to Northern Ireland.

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UNIVERSITY NEWS | 5 March, 2026

A topping-out ceremony with construction company, GRAHAM, took place at Queen’s University Belfast’s new eco-friendly accommodation on Belfast’s Dublin Road this week.