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UNIVERSITY NEWS | 1 November, 2024

The Northern Ireland Kidney Research Fund has donated the gift for research into kidney disease.

30 October, 2024

Queen’s students have kicked off a telethon fundraising campaign to generate donations to the Queen’s Annual Fund. Over a five-week period, students will engage with graduates and supporters of the University to encourage support for various projects

24 October, 2024

Queen’s largest alumni association will play a key role in uniting the University’s global network of graduates, its newly elected President has said.

22 October, 2024

One of Ireland’s leading human rights defenders has revealed how studying at Queen’s fuelled her pursuit of social justice.

17 October, 2024

Limavady student Caoimhe McGonigle is heading to the US to start an internship with Emerald Isle Immigration Centre (EIIC) in New York.

15 October, 2024

Hundreds of key donors, volunteers and legacy pledgers got together at Queen’s for a thank you event which also marked 25 years of the Queen's University of Belfast Foundation.

8 October, 2024

Queen’s is celebrating 25 years of the Queen’s Foundation which has been a key driver of philanthropy at the University.

2 October, 2024

US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs, Joe Kennedy III, visited the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast to officially open a room named in his honour.

16 September, 2024

The Copty Scholarship is a fully funded scholarship by the the Copty family and Queen’s University Belfast, which today welcomed two scholars to Queen's.

10 September, 2024

Queen’s strong links to London are creating exciting opportunities for students and graduates, a special reception in the City has heard.

20 August, 2024

The studentship has been funded by Kenmare Resources Plc and offers students from Mozambique the opportunity to further their education at the University's School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics.

25 July, 2024

Queen’s has hosted a delegation of Californian politicians and businesspeople showcasing the work of the university and its impact on a global scale.

RECOGNITION | 22 July, 2024

Queen’s University Belfast will send an unprecedented three students to Paris to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The Clinton Scholarship Fund
10 July, 2024

The scholarship is designed to remove financial barriers for local students to undertake study opportunities in the USA during their degree at Queen’s to broaden horizons.

8 July, 2024

Chemical Engineering student Ruairi Forbes has been announced as this year’s recipient of the 2024 Brian Conlon GAA Academy Scholarship at Queen’s.

Jamie Dornan QUB Honorary Graduate
5 July, 2024

Actor Jamie Dornan joined former Queen’s students and Honorary Graduates to congratulate thousands of students taking part in Graduation ceremonies at the University.

3 July, 2024

When physics student Leah Donnelly was told that she had been awarded a £2000 scholarship for her performance in her first year Physics exams at Queen’s, she thought it must be a mistake.

Friend of Seamus Heaney
19 June, 2024

Queen’s alumni David Oliver shares his memories and letters with the newly opened Seamus Heaney Centre.

UNIVERSITY NEWS | 18 June, 2024

The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s has opened a new landmark building that honours the legacy of Seamus Heaney and looks ahead to the future of poetry and creative writing on the island of Ireland. 

30 May, 2024

A group of riders from the Rossi Cyclist Group have raised a massive £41k from a 600km 3-day cycle to fund prostate cancer research at Queen’s. 

21 May, 2024

A new postgraduate scholarship at Queen’s University will offer students from Mozambique the opportunity to further their education at the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics at Queen’s (HAPP).

Queen's graduates Mike and his wife Jewlsey
20 May, 2024

Queen’s Architecture graduate Mike McMahon and his wife Jewlsy Mathews plan to bring the jungle to this year's Chelsea Flower Show.

22 April, 2024

We’ve just published our brand new, digital Lanyon magazine which helps our alumni keep in touch with all things Queen’s.

Creative Writing Workshop
27 March, 2024

Students from Queen’s University are partnering with Fighting Words NI to help local primary school children create their own stories.

29 February, 2024

A scholarship scheme enabling Palestinian students to study for a masters at Queen’s has been extended for a further 5 years.

Walter Wilson Scholarship; Queen's University scholarship
8 February, 2024

Two engineering students at Queen’s will benefit from a new scholarship from Ulster Carpets inspired by the innovation of the former Managing Director Walter Wilson.

1 February, 2024

Managing Director at Equilibria Capital, Garrett Curran, took up the position on 1 January 2024 with Leadership Consultant and Chartered Psychologist Tessa Breslin appointed in November 2023.

22 January, 2024

Queen’s law graduate Aine Doyle has been awarded the Lord Kerr Bar Scholarship. The award will cover the fees of the one-year Bar Trainee course at the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS), amounting to £10,400.

14 December, 2023

KPMG is enhancing its pipeline of diverse talent by providing opportunities for students to study at Queen's Business School.

4 December, 2023

Paralympian and professional wheelchair basketball player, James MacSorley has won the Allstate NI Queen's Graduate of the Year Award for 2023, receiving his award at the University's annual Charter Day Dinner.

29 November, 2023

A number of innovative student and graduate-led businesses are to receive a share of £100,000 in funding from Queen’s University Belfast, as part of its new ‘InQUBate’ initiative.

Prostate Cancer Centre of Excellence
23 October, 2023

Queen’s University Belfast has today made history by launching Ireland’s first independent Prostate Cancer Centre of Excellence.

Alumni networking event; Queen's Alumni
17 October, 2023

A group of Queen’s alumni currently working at Allstate Northern Ireland recently returned to the Queen’s campus for an engaging networking event. The event was hosted at Queen's state-of-the-art Student Centre and Students’ Union at One Elmwood. 

4 October, 2023

The Rugby World Cup has grabbed the attention of sports fans around the globe – and now you can play a part in developing the next generation of top talent.

Gift to the Robin Menary Foundation,
1 October, 2023

Research to develop new treatments for patients facing a brain tumour diagnosis could give hope for the future, a family foundation supporting new work has said. 

Alison Torrens
21 September, 2023

A former art teacher with cancer has said donating her biological samples for medical research and leaving a financial gift in her will is the “best legacy” she can leave.

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