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Meet the team

Connecting you to adventure

Our dedicated team are here to keep you updated on the wealth of work and study abroad opportunities available to you. We support outgoing and incoming students to ensure you enjoy and benefit from the experience. 

Donna Beckington

Head of Global Opportunities Team 

Donna is responsible for the strategic direction of Global Opportunities at Queen’s and oversees the work of the team. She is also the European Exchange Institutional Co-ordinator.

Ruairi McGrillen

Global Opportunities Development Officer 

Ruairi is responsible for developing new international opportunities. He also manages the delivery of short programmes and travel scholarships.

Conleth Burns

Global Opportunities Officer

Conleth is responsible for the co-ordination of our Outgoing European/International exchange students programmes.

Caroline Malone Drumm

Global Opportunities Officer

Caroline manages all inbound European students. She is also responsible for European Bilateral Agreements and Systems. 

Richard McFarland

Global Opportunities Officer

Richard is responsible for the co-ordination of our Outgoing European/International exchange students programmes.

Rachel Mulligan

Global Opportunities Officer

Currently on career break

James Clendenning

Global Opportunities Clerical Officer

James provides administrative support for all incoming European Exchange students and outgoing European Study Placement students.

Chris Compton

Global Opportunities Clerical Officer

Chris provides administrative support for incoming Study Abroad students and outgoing European Work Placement students.

To call the Global Opportunities Team from outside the UK, dial +44 28 9097 5255.

Email: goglobal@qub.ac.uk or erasmus@qub.ac.uk for queries about the Erasmus programme