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Applications invited for PhD studentships
16 December, 2019
2020 NCRI Cancer Conference comes to Belfast
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Queen’s University Belfast has a proud tradition in Cancer Research and its translation into improving the lives of our citizens, locally, nationally and internationally.
QUB launches new Forensic Medicine & Legal Process short course
19 November, 2019
EXCITING PARTNERSHSIP CONTINUES BETWEEEN QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY BELFAST AND MBRU
11 October, 2019
Queen’s University Belfast has a long and proud history of working with institutions and partners across the globe.
Queen's staff recognised for their research on UK and European platforms
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Congratulations to following staff members who have won the various awards below;
Dr Karl Butterworth receives prestige Michael Fry Research Award
Awards | 30 May, 2019
Congratulations to Dr Karl Butterworth from the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology has won a highly prestigious international award from the Radiation Research Society in the United States.
Queen's researchers recognised as most influential researchers who study diabetes complications
Special Recognition | 11 February, 2019
Congratulations to Queen’s University research experts who were named in the UK’s top 25 most influential researchers who study diabetes complications.
Family history inspires Queen’s University Belfast researcher to tackle oesophageal cancer
Research | 6 February, 2019
A leading scientist from Queen’s University Belfast has been awarded over £855,000 from Cancer Research UK to find new ways to prevent oesophageal cancer and improve survival rates.
New approach to bowel cancer analysis could lead to better prognosis for patients
Queen’s University Belfast experts | 17 December, 2018
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have discovered a new way to analyse bowel cancer tumours, which could lead to more personalised treatments and better prognosis for patients.
LGBT+ Suicide in Northern Ireland: What do we know, what do we need to know?
Events | 10 October, 2018
€8.8m investment in health research trials to benefit people’s health and wellbeing
24 September, 2018
People from both sides of the border will benefit from new health and social care research trials thanks to a new Cross-Border Healthcare Intervention Trials in Ireland Network (CHITIN).
World Sight Day and Pan-Ireland Ophthalmic Conference 2018
Events | 14 September, 2018
Queen’s University Belfast is delighted to announce two special events taking place in October 2018 to celebrate World Sight Day which provide a platform to promote the advancement of knowledge and treatment of diabetic eye disease and AMD.
Queen's to host AIMday Big Data, AI and the One Health Agenda
13 August, 2018
Queen’s University Belfast will hosting AIMday Big Data, AI and the One Health Agenda on Friday 19th October 2018 at Riddel Hall, Queen’s University Belfast.
Summer Graduation - Tell your story
8 May, 2018
Are you graduating and have an interesting story to tell?
Researcher from Queen’s publishes groundbreaking plan to end bowel cancer
12 January, 2018
A groundbreaking report, led by Professor Mark Lawler, Chair in Translational Cancer Genomics at Queen’s highlights a plan to end bowel cancer, the second most common cause of cancer death in Europe.
New precision medicine centre of excellence will improve patient treatment
4 December, 2017
A £10million Centre of Excellence in Precision Medicine has been launched by Invest Northern Ireland and Queen’s University Belfast.
Wellcome-HRB Irish Clinical Academic Training (ICAT) PhD Fellowships
18 September, 2017
ICAT seeks to appoint 8 qualified and ambitious medical graduates who aspire to become the next generation of clinical academic leaders. Applications must be submitted by 16.00 GMT, 31 October 2017
Clinical Academic Training Opportunities
27 January, 2017
Specialist Training Posts with Academic Training Opportunities at Queen’s University
Wellcome/ HRB Irish Clinical Academic Training PhD Fellowships
11 November, 2016
ICAT seeks to appoint the first cohort of 8 well qualified and ambitious medical graduates who aspire to become the next generation of clinical academic leaders.
BELFAST AND LONDON RESEARCHERS JOIN FORCES TO EMBARK ON ‘PIONEERING’ PROSTATE CANCER STUDY
HEALTH | 29 August, 2016
Researchers from Queen’s University and the Institute of Cancer Research in London have received a grant of over £819,000 from Prostate Cancer UK to test a new potential treatment for advanced prostate cancer.
QUEEN’S RESEARCHERS IN £2 MILLION BID TO REVERSE THE DAMAGE OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
23 August, 2016
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have begun a £2 million research programme to investigate reversing the damage caused by Multiple Sclerosis.
New study reveals impact of city design on physical activity levels in India
21 June, 2016
An international research team, led by public health experts at Queen’s University Belfast, have conducted the first ever study into the impact of the built environment on levels of exercise and physical activity among people in India.
QUEEN’S RESEARCHERS DISCOVER HEART DRUG COULD REDUCE DIABETES RELATED BLINDNESS
14 June, 2016
Researchers at Queen's University Belfast and University College London have discovered that a drug, originally developed to treat cardiovascular disease, has the potential to reduce diabetes related blindness.
Dentistry at Queen’s is Ranked 1st in UK
1 June, 2016
Dentistry at Queen’s University Belfast is now ranked as the top Dentistry course in the UK. The latest Guardian rankings have announced that Dentistry at Queen’s has moved to 1st place after ranking 2nd in previous years.
QUEEN’S RESEARCHERS IN €2.25M INTERNATIONAL PROJECT TO TACKLE DIABETES-RELATED BLINDNESS
World-leading researchers from Queen’s University Belfast are among a team of scientists from the USA and Ireland who are collaborating to develop a novel treatment for diabetes-related blindness.
A WORLD’S FIRST TRIAL
14 March, 2016
QUB in world’s first trial of new treatment for prostate cancer
€50m programme to develop new antibiotic treatments
Researchers at Queen’s are leading a €50 million, Europe-wide, project to develop new drug treatments that could improve the lives of patients with cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis.
Cancer Survival Rates
14 March, 2016
Release of the cancer incidence and survival statistics for Northern Ireland 2010-2014