Queen’s has been shortlisted for a national award to recognise Northern Ireland employers who actively promote equality and diversity within their organisations.

The School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology have achieved silver accreditation against the Investors in People Standard for the next three years.

The Academic Promotions Scheme for 2017 and the ECIT Engineers Promotions Scheme for 2017 are now live.

Northern Ireland’s first Regius Professorship has been bestowed upon Queen’s University’s Professor John McCanny FRS FREng. The prestigious award was conferred by the University’s Chancellor, Thomas J Moran.

An interdisciplinary team based in the School of Law and the Senator George J Mitchell Institute have secured a major AHRC grant for a comparative study of Reparations and Victimhood in Transitional Societies.

Dr Helen Noble, a Lecturer in Health Services Research in Queen’s School of Nursing and Midwifery, has been awarded the 2016 Walls Bursary by the Renal Association.

Four world-class researchers at Queen’s have been recognised for the positive impact of their work at the Vice-Chancellor’s Research Prizes 2016.

Neill Weir, Assistant Estates Manager in Queen’s Estates Services, has successfully completed 250km in seven days in the prestigious Atacama Crossing, a self-supported race across the Atacama desert in Chile.

The Ulster History Circle has unveiled a Blue Plaque at Queen’s in honour of the late Professor AE Muskett.

As part of its commitment to equality and diversity, the University recently launched a new Trans Equality Policy.

The University has launched the first ever institutional all staff awards to celebrate and reward the outstanding work that goes on across Queen's.

An online educational resource commissioned by Queen’s and produced by integrated communications agency Morrow Communications, has been recognised at the prestigious UK Quality in Care (QiC) Diabetes Awards.

A lecturer from the Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology has been recognised for her outstanding leadership.

Queen’s remains one of the leading institutions in the UK for its work on gender equality following the latest round of Athena SWAN Awards.

Queen’s has been named the most family friendly employer in the Education Sector at this year’s Employers for Childcare Awards.

The Queen’s Professor who played a central role in uncovering the truth about the Hillsborough disaster has received the Freedom of the City, alongside unprecedented posthumous awards to the 96 people who died and Kenny and Marina Dalglish.

Liam McLornan, a cleaner from Queen's Estates directorate, has won the Northern Ireland award for Best Cleaning Operative in Education at The British Institute of Cleaning Science Awards 2016.

Professor Isabel Torres of the School of Arts, English and Languages has been shortlisted for the Times Higher Education (THE) Award 2016 for 'Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year'.

Professor Nigel Scollan is one of three new directors appointed to The Oxford Farming Conference board (OFC) in January 2017.

A new partnership between Queen's University and the Ulster Orchestra will see aspiring performers and composers work with professional musicians to mark the Orchestra’s 50th season.

A Queen's University Professor has been awarded a Visiting Fellowship at the world's number one Think Tank, Brookings.

Nine individuals and teams from across the University have received Teaching Awards this year in recognition of their excellence in teaching and learning.

For 20 years, Queen’s Sport has opened its doors to young people across Northern Ireland to take part in their annual summer scheme.

Queen’s Inclusive Employment Scheme, a placement programme for people with a disability, has celebrated another successful year.

Professor Janice Carruthers, Head of the School of Modern Languages, has been appointed by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to a new Leadership Fellowship in Modern Languages.

A leading historian from Queen’s has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy.

A Queen’s lecturer and a PhD student are set to go to the United States on Fulbright Awards.

Professor Isabel Torres, Head of Spanish and Portuguese at Queen’s, has been awarded one of Spain’s highest accolades in recognition of her outstanding scholarly contribution to Spanish literature.

Queen’s has been recognised by the European Commission for its commitment to supporting the personal, professional and career development of its researchers.

Queen’s staff member Tricia Lock has been named ‘Staff Volunteer of the Year’ at the Queen’s Students’ Union Volunteering Excellency Awards, sponsored by KPMG.

Christine Carrothers from Information Services is this year’s ‘Environmental Champion of the Year’.

Professor Usha Chakravarthy, a world-leading authority on eye disease, has been awarded the CBE in the latest Queen’s Birthday honours.

Professor Jack Anderson from the School of Law has been selected as an arbitrator for the UEFA EURO 2016 in France.

A leading academic in Irish and British History and Politics has been appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Internationalisation and Engagement at Queen’s University Belfast.

Queen’s has welcomed the announcement that it has been awarded Northern Ireland’s first Regius Professorship by Her Majesty The Queen.

Professor Ryan Donnelly, Chair in Pharmaceutical Technology in the School of Pharmacy, has been named Controlled Release Society (CRS) Young Investigator of the Year 2016.

The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine has been crowned Project of the Year at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Awards 2016.

Launched by Staff Wellbeing at Queen's in February 2016 to help promote physical, emotional and psychological wellbeing, Queen’s Friday Choir gave an end of term performance on Friday 20 May 2016 in the Great Hall.

Queen’s has been recognised for its use of innovative technologies to make substantial energy savings.

Queen’s has been shortlisted for three awards for the work it is doing to support staff to prioritise their health and wellbeing and embrace positive lifestyle choices.

The Queen’s Students’ Union Education Awards recently recognised the work of individual members of teaching staff, students and schools.

Two Queen's Schools are among the first to receive new Athena SWAN awards covering non-STEMM subjects.

A world-leading expert in animal agriculture and associated supply chains has been appointed Director of Queen’s Institute for Global Food Security. Professor Nigel Scollan will take up the post on 1 September 2016.

Professor Sinéad Morrissey from the School of English has been awarded the EM Forster Award by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

A new work by Professor Piers Hellawell is to be premiered as part of the 2016 BBC Proms at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

Three Queen’s Research Fellows based in the Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation and Social Justice have recently received research awards.

Three Queen’s buildings have been shortlisted in this year’s RIBA Northern Ireland regional awards

Staff Wellbeing has launched a new initiative to get staff singing and improve their wellbeing.

Queen’s welcomed the Chinese Year of the Monkey with a series of events organised by the Language Centre at Queen’s.