News around the Faculty
Indian students begin new journey at Queen’s University Belfast
4 December, 2019
A group of seven students from Tezpur in the Assam region of India have travelled to Queen’s University Belfast to begin a new chapter of their lives after they were awarded government of India sponsored places to complete their PhDs.
International Collaboration Options for EPS
20 July, 2018
Representatives from Sohar University Oman, and Orpic visited Queen’s University Belfast today to discuss potential collaboration projects with the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences.
Queen’s University Belfast welcomes Chinese students for engineering summer school
1 August, 2018
Around 200 students from seven institutions in China have arrived at Queen’s for a summer school with the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences.
Scholarship for Year-Long Study in China Announced
Two scholarships are being offered to provide the opportunity for any level 2 UG student from across the Faculty of EPS to study at Beijing Institute of Technology for 1 year.
EPS in the News
Queen’s-led collaboration confirms discovery of new minimoons in next decade
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 23 November, 2020
A Queen’s University Belfast-led global collaboration which detected only the second minimoon ever recorded earlier this year has confirmed that many more will be found in the next decade.
Queen’s Researchers Awarded Future Leaders Fellowships from UKRI
University News | 15 October, 2020
Two researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have been awarded Future Leaders Fellowships as part of a £109 million investment from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
Queen’s academic awarded Belfast Ambassador Medal
BUSINESS | 2 October, 2020
Dr M. Satish Kumar, Director for Internationalisation in the School of Natural and Built Environment at Queen’s, has been awarded a Belfast Ambassador Medal for his ‘standout contribution’ to the city of Belfast.
Queen’s Professor receives national award for research impact
SCIENCE | 2 October, 2020
A Queen’s research project, the Northern Ireland Veterans Health & Wellbeing Study (NIVHWS), has been awarded the Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) ‘Lord Ashcroft Research Award’ for innovation in the conduct of the research and potential for future impact
Research reveals more than a quarter of people felt lonely during the COVID-19 lockdown
SCIENCE | 30 September, 2020
Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have found that more than a quarter of people felt lonely during the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown.
Queen’s associate wins National KTP Awards
TECHNOLOGY | 29 September, 2020
Emanuele Scarabino, an associate with Queen’s University Belfast and IG Masonry Support, was crowned winner of the ‘Engineering Excellence’ category at the National Knowledge Transfer Team (KTP) Awards, hosted by the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN).