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.

Dr Caoimhe Archibald, Northern Ireland’s Minister for the Economy, joined Queen’s University Belfast on a high-profile delegation visit to China to further strengthen education and trade links between China and Northern Ireland.

Queen’s University Belfast today hosted an event to mark Ukrainian Week in the United Kingdom, concluding in the signing of a new partnership agreement between Queen’s and the Global Coalition of Ukrainian Studies.

Two staff from the School of Natural and Built Environment - Dr Faris Elghaish and Dr Tara Brooks - recently travelled to Cairo to collaborate with academic colleagues at the British University in Egypt (BUE).

Queen’s, Belmont University, and Fisk University recently collaborated on the ‘Peace Summit 2025’ in Nashville, reflecting on the lessons of the past and honouring the victories and sacrifices in the ongoing fight for justice and equality.

Professor Jonathan Coulter and Dr Emma McErlean from the School of Pharmacy at Queen’s have visited the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, working to build on existing partnerships and establish new collaborative opportunities.

Queen’s hosted an event on ‘Policing and Politics in Divided Societies’ with guest speakers Dr Barbara Stephenson and Sir Hugh Orde.