School Of Social Sciences, Education And Social Work

SSESW Welcomes New PGCE Bursary Scheme to Address Teacher Shortages

Initial Teacher Education | 24 September, 2025

The School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work welcomes the announcement of a new bursary scheme aimed at tackling teacher shortages in key post-primary subjects across Northern Ireland.

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LIFELANGS: A Living Observatory of Shared Languages and Identities

12 August, 2025

LIFELANGS is one of four North-South cross-border research projects selected to receive up to €4 million over a four-year period.

A woman with long black hair and wearing graduation robes, standing in front of the Lanyon building, a red-bricked building.

South African graduate balances motherhood and study to achieve childhood dream

2 July, 2025

Nelisiwe Shabalala, from Johannesburg, is graduating today with a degree in Sociology, having balanced the demands of university life with motherhood and caring responsibilities as a mature international student.

Graduate Jamie-Lee Beggs with daughter Freya outside Queen's gates

Determined Bangor mum and full-time carer graduates after years of dedication and hard work

2 July, 2025

Jamie-Lee Beggs, from Bangor, graduated with a degree in Social Policy with Quantitative Methods from Queen’s, having balanced her studies with being a full-time carer to her daughter Freya, who has autism and learning disabilities.