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Facilities and Infrastructure

BRIAN FRIEL THEATRE
Brian Friel Theatre sign
Theatre and Research Centre

Located in the Drama and Film Centre on University Square, the Brian Friel Theatre is a fully equipped 120 seat studio theatre with rehearsal room, dressing rooms, green room and workshop.


THE SONIC LABORATORY
Sonic Lab
Experience 3D Sound

With over 48 loudspeakers the Sonic Lab is a specialist acoustic space designed to provide a unique and exciting listening experience, in fact, the auditory equivalent of an IMAX cinema


FILM STUDIO
Industry Standard Facilities

The Film Studio is an exciting new facility that boasts a broadcast approved LED lighting system with custom made Doughty hoists.  Adjacent film, television editing and grading suites are all connected with a fiber network.


QUEEN'S LANGUAGE CENTRE
three students using computer facilities in the Queen's Language Centre
A state-of-the-art multimedia language centre

The Language Centre provides students throughout the University with language learning facilities unparalleled elsewhere in Britain and Ireland, with a Language Lab (installed with Can-8, Melissi and TRADOS software) and a Private Study area which all university students can use on a 'drop in' basis.


SEAMUS HEANEY CENTRE
Seamus Heaney Centre Entrance
Creativity and History

Established as a Centre for excellence in poetry and research, the Seamus Heaney Centre has, from the beginning also been the home of Creative Writing at Queen's, embracing as Seamus did in his writing lifetime, playwriting, prose, translation and song as well as poetry, criticism as well as practice.


QUEEN'S FILM THEATRE
Queen's Film Theatre QFT Belfast
Unique Student Screening Space

Located in the Drama and Film Centre on University Square, Queen's Film Theatre is a two screen cinema with a combined seating of over 300.  The QFT is used for screening student films as well as undergraduate and postgraduate course films.


COMPUTER FACILITIES
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Computer Labs with Industry Standard Software

Undergraduates at the school have the opportunity to be certified in editing and notations software used in both the Film and Audio Industries.
Learn more about Avid training here


MUSIC FACILITIES
Music Practice Rooms and Instruments

The School has the 8 practice rooms all with pianos and an additional are a suite of four rooms - three performance and one control room for recording.


STUDIO FACILITIES
Recording studio
Broadcast Quality Audio Recording

Seven purpose-built studio spaces designed and acoustically treated by ARUP acoustics.


CONCERT VENUES
Music Performance

Large concert venues that host musical events throughout the year for both students and general public.


FUTURE INVESTMENT
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Media Lab
£2.5 million investment for an interdisciplinary research facility, MediaLab, focusing on virtual production that will help drive R&D for the screen industries and upskill the local sector in Northern Ireland.
The vision for the MediaLab is to draw together existing strengths in film, drama, storytelling and immersive sound and to marry these with the significant expertise in computer science and engineering at Queen’s.

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