Environment

Queen’s researchers, who have been awarded funding for one of eight projects to explore new and different ways of making, using and recycling plastic waste, are to create a sustainable ‘circular economy’ to keep resources in use for as long as possible.

Health

A first-time ‘at home’ eye test involving checks that run on an iPod touch is to be trialled in UK, which could benefit patients and result in huge financial and time savings for the NHS.

Health

Writing recently in The Conversation, three Queen's academics have warned about the possibility of widespread malnutrition and other ‘hidden hunger’ dangers of a vegan diet.

University News

A life-saving medical device invented by Professor Frank Pantridge is listed among the ‘UK’s Best Breakthroughs’ for having a significant impact on people’s everyday lives.

University News

Launched 20 years ago, the NI Environmental Benchmarking Survey 2018 – which measures organisations against sector peers based on environmental management and performance in key areas – has awarded Queen’s Platinum status.  

Graduate News

The latest work by Queen’s graduate and former member of University staff Dr Sophie Hillan – a collection of short stories entitled The Cocktail Hour – has been published.  

Society

Extending the right to vote in 1918 in Britain and Ireland did not cause Sinn Féin’s subsequent electoral victory as previously thought, a new research study from Queen’s has found.

Association News

During a major trip to Asia, Queen’s Vice-Chancellor has formally marked the launch of a new alumni association in China, where the University currently has over 2,000 alumni.

Health

Researchers at Queen’s and King’s College London have evaluated data from 29 countries to analyse cancer research activity and its impact.

Graduate News

Queen’s graduate Seán Hoy, (BAgr 1985) is to take over as the new Ambassador of Ireland to Brazil (1 December 2018).  

Graduate News

Queen’s 2009 BA Management and Business graduate Jude Clarke of the Irish International Immigrant Center (IIIC), is currently making arrangements for a networking event in Belfast on 18 December for J-1 visa alumni.

Graduate News

A 2004 MEng graduate, who has set up and manages a number of very successful internet businesses, talks to the December eGraduate about his time at Queen’s and his career since.  

Society

A publication which highlights how local public opinion has changed since 1998 has been launched to mark 20 years of the Northern Ireland Life and Times survey series.

Graduate News

Lisa McGee, BA Drama 2002 and creator of the smash sitcom Derry Girls, has been presented with the coveted First Trust Bank Queen’s Graduate of the Year Award.

Science

A partnership between Queen’s and Aberdeen universities has received £5m from the Natural Environment Research Council, to fund 100 new PhD opportunities.

Science and Technology

Queen's researchers have developed a process to prevent ice from building up on planes which is quicker and more efficient than conventional anti-icing systems.

Community

The Prime Minister Theresa May paid a whistle-stop visit to Queen’s University on the first day of her two-week promotion of the EU Withdrawal Agreement ahead of the crucial House of Commons Brexit vote on 11 December.

Technology

A Queen’s led consortium of nine UK Russell Group universities has met members of the Chinese Excellence League Group of Universities to discuss strategic engagement and collaboration in higher education, between universities in the UK and China.

Graduate News

A documentary filmed and edited by Queen’s graduate Zoe Tweedy (MA 2018) is to receive its public premiere on Sunday 2 December at the Crescent Arts Centre in Belfast.

Technology

It’s back. If you need someone to demystify drones or decipher cyber security then ‘An Evening with Tech 2018’ on 28 November is one Queen’s festive event you won’t want to miss!

Community

Senior academic staff from Queen’s are set to take part in two separate peace related conferences in Yale University to mark 20 years since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.

University News

Queen's University contributes almost £2bn to the UK economy, according to London Economics, one of Europe’s leading specialist policy and economics consultancies.

Graduate News 

Double Queen’s graduate Dr John Tan Teng Hwang, who is Head of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at UCSI University in Malaysia, has been awarded the Paul Fletcher Medal by the Institution of Engineering and Technology.

Health

Queen’s University, the Public Health Agency and the Department of Health have come together for a one day ‘partnership’ symposium to share best practice and learning on homelessness.

University News 

Queen’s University Belfast is the first organisation in the UK to be awarded a Gold standard in Cycling UK’s Cycle Friendly Employer accreditation.

Society

An overhaul of how traffic accidents are reported could lead to improved safety campaigns and fewer deaths on our roads, the latest research has revealed.

Health

New research from the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences at Queen’s shows that calcified nodules in the eye increase the risk for progression to advanced AMD by more than six times.

Arts and Culture

The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s has announced the appointment of Iain Archer, Lucy Caldwell and Lisa McGee as the Seamus Heaney Centre Fellows for 2018-19.

Graduate News

Accounting graduate Eoin McMullan, who serves as a member of Senate, Chair of Convocation and Treasurer of the QGA, is this year’s Alumni Volunteer of the Year. 

Health

A consortium which includes Queen’s University Belfast, and which is focusing on breast, prostate, lung and colon cancers, has been awarded £14m in government funding.

Society

Why has belief in limbo – somewhere between heaven and hell in Roman Catholic theology – waned? Queen’s research sheds light on where those not condemned to eternal punishment, but deprived of a place in heaven, are said to dwell.

Technology

A number of leading international organisations are to take part in a roundtable panel discussion at Queen’s which will explore issues in the field of women in music technology.

Graduate News

Belfast-based Mathematics graduate Les Black (BSc 1994), has swapped a career in London in data analysis to pursue a lifelong dream of becoming a professional artist.   

Student News

One of the top Leaving Certificate students in Ireland, who this month started studying an Aerospace Engineering degree at Queen’s, was recently awarded a Naughton Scholarship.

Health

Microbes in our guts could be sending out the wrong message – causing the human defence system to turn on its own cells by mistake – according to a ground-breaking discovery made by Queen’s researchers.

Graduate News

Graduates will have a chance to make their voices heard at the Annual Meeting of Convocation on 15 November.

Health

An innovative approach to improving the sexual health of a frequently marginalised section of society has earned three awards for the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Queen’s.

Society

The new Belfast Region City Deal, funding for which was confirmed in this week’s Budget, represents an unprecedented collaboration between Queen’s and Ulster University.

Graduate News

A new online retail facility has been launched by Queen’s Welcome Centre, offering graduates around the world a chance to rekindle and celebrate their memories of life at the University – plus a special discount on all purchases!   

Association News

Another hugely successful evening at The Gate Theatre – preceded by dinner in Chapter One Restaurant – was organised by QUAD, Queen’s alumni association in Dublin, on 17 October.

Health

Dr Emma Kerr, a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences at Queen’s, is encouraging people to ‘Stand Up To Cancer’ to help save lives.

Society

Prime Minister Teresa Theresa May has confirmed the appointment of Professor Lord Paul Bew –  Queen’s Professor of Irish Politics – as Chair of the House of Lords Appointments Commission.

Science

Severely poor oral health caused by smoking has been revealed as part of an international study of the remains of Irish Famine victims.

Graduate News

A group of BSc Economics graduates from the late 1980s held a class reunion in Belfast last weekend to mark 30 years since they left University.

Philanthropy

Queen’s annual ‘thank you’ lunch was held on Saturday 20 October in the Isdell Courtyard at Riddel Hall, when the University’s top donors gathered to hear how their support was impacting on students.

Arts and Culture

As QFT celebrates its 50th anniversary, film reviewer, freelance writer and Queen's graduate Caitlain Rafferty takes a look at Queen’s Film Theatre past and present. 

Student News

A Law student from Belfast – Niamh Mackin – has picked up the prestigious title of Study USA Student of the Year 2018.

Science and technology

Queen’s has been awarded a grant to design and build software for SOXS, a state-of-the-art device to be installed in the European Southern Observatory in Chile.

Society

Just 30 per cent of Irish people believe that Pope Francis did enough to address clerical abuse during his recent visit to Ireland – according to Queen’s research.

Global Challenges Debates

Queen’s graduates, students and staff are invited to a public debate entitled ‘Is War between Science and Religion Inevitable?’ the next in the University’s Global Challenges Debates Series.

Health

Backed by funding from The Health Foundation, Queen’s University is joining forces with HSCNI Business Services Organisation (BSO) to explore the routes to cancer diagnosis and how they link with patient outcomes.

Society

The ability to devise and deliver environmental policies that suit local circumstances will be eroded after Brexit, according to research from Queen’s.

Health 

EXPERTS WARN BREXIT WILL HARM UK CANCER RESEARCH AND THE HEALTH OF CITIZENS

Brexit will have substantial ramifications for UK cancer research and for the future health of society, according to the latest joint study.

Society

In addition to the health benefits of breastfeeding, research from Queen’s suggests it may also have a significant impact on an individual’s lifetime earnings.

Graduate News 

Queen’s engineering graduate Jerry Brown, BSc 1982, PhD 1986, has received a Chinese Friendship Award, the highest recognition given to foreign experts by The People's Republic of China.

Graduate News

The winner of the 2018 First Trust Bank Queen’s Graduate of the Year is Lisa McGee, BA Drama 2002 – the creator, writer and executive producer of the comedy Derry Girls.

University News

In front of a packed Sir William Whitla Hall this week, and in an event seen by over a quarter of a million people around the world, Former US Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton was presented with an honorary LLD by Queen’s.

Graduate News

The 2018 edition of Queen’s alumni magazine – The Graduate – has been published and is currently making its way to over 140,000 graduates around the world!

Health

The European Cancer Patient’s Bill of Rights, an initiative originally devised at Queen’s, has won a prestigious European award.

Society

Graduates, staff and members of the public unable to attend the all-day Public Consultation event at Queen’s on 27 September, can still view the plans – and give their feedback – on the proposals for the new Student Centre at the University.

University News

Hillary Clinton, former Secretary of State and First Lady of the United States, is to receive an honorary LLD from Queen’s in October.

Arts and culture

It’s lights, camera, action for QFT50 – a celebration of fifty years of Queen’s Film Theatre – which starts this Friday (5 October), offering over thirty screenings, events and a special exhibition of artefacts and memorabilia, which runs until the end of October.

Graduate News

Catch up on all the latest news from Queen’s – including details of how you can join First Trust Bank Queen’s Graduate of the Year, Lisa McGee, at this year’s Charter Day Dinner – in the October issue of the eGraduate.

Graduate News

Rebecca McKinney, a 2008 Queen’s Law graduate with a passion for fashion and broadcasting, has been appointed Ambassador for #YouthEmpowered and is  encouraging 18-30 year olds to sign up for online self-empowerment courses.

Graduate News

Graduates of Queen’s are invited to feedback their views on university reputation as part of a worldwide survey to help improve the student experience for future generations.

Graduate News

Writer, lecturer, social justice activist and Queen’s graduate Dr Aidan Donaldson, has published a new book examining the modern-day beatitudes outlined by Pope Francis almost two years ago.

Graduate News

Queen’s is calling on graduates of the Class of 2018 to sign up to receive regular email updates about events and reunions, stories about fellow alumni and all the latest research and other news from the University.

Society

As part of the UK Festival of Social Science, Queen’s will be leading a series of events in Belfast, to demonstrate how social science research has an impact on business, the public sector and civil society.

Graduate News

Queen’s graduate Philip Doyle, along with fellow rower Ronan Byrne, finished in a highly respectful 5th place in the A/B Semi-final of the Men’s Double Sculls at the 2018 World Rowing Championships earlier this month in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

Science

A team of marine biologists led by Queen's has discovered that basking sharks, hundreds of which are found off the shores of Ireland, can jump as fast and as high out of the water as the predatory great white shark.

University News

Queen’s Pro-Vice Chancellor and three-time graduate of the University, Professor David Jones, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in recognition of his ‘outstanding and continuing contributions to the profession’.

Health

Sir Paul Nurse, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physiology in 2001, will today (Friday 14 September) officially open the Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine at Queen’s.

Education

With the autumn nights approaching, Queen's University has revealed its latest Open Learning Short Course programme, which is promising a range of classes for everyone.

Public lecture

The Chief Executives’ Club at Queen’s, in association with the University’s Management School, are to host the second annual Declan Kelly Teneo Leadership Lecture, to be given by Ms Ursula Burns.

Society

Research by Queen’s, Ulster University and the Committee on the Administration of Justice finds that Northern Ireland will require a special arrangement to avoid Brexit threatening the peace process and weakening human rights and equality.

Science

Queen’s researchers raising awareness of the maths learning disorder dyscalculia in children maintain that many who have the condition are not being diagnosed.

Health

Researchers at Queen’s have discovered a process that targets and kills cancer cells, offering the hope of improved survival rates for bowel cancer patients.

Arts and Culture

Future Screens NI – a new collaboration involving Queen's, Ulster University, and the local creative industries sector – has the potential to generate £6 billion and create 3,000 jobs over the next five years, says its partners.

Association News 

Queen’s University Alumni Association, Malaysia (QUAAM) members met for a busy weekend of activities as part of the Association’s 2018 Annual General Meeting in the Meru Valley Golf Resort in the Perak.

Health

Queen’s University and Swansea University have been selected as part of a £54m initiative to work with NHS partners, and with other Universities across the UK, to advance health research.

Graduate News 

Born in the USSR by Queen’s graduate Rob McQuiston, is the far from stuffy story of the Northern Ireland development agency's management of international healthcare projects.

University News

Queen’s and Ulster University are to work to support employability, embed skills and to invigorate the economy as part of the Belfast Region City Deal.

Graduate News

Have you, or someone you know, who has studied at Queen’s University Belfast, gone on to achieve exceptional success? If so, get ready to apply or nominate for the Study UK Alumni Awards 2019, from 4 September!

Science

A Queen’s research project, which aims to continue to improve gender initiatives by gaining an insight into the potential barriers to equality, has received funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.

Graduate News

Two Queen’s graduates - Joan McCoy and Áine Glackin - who work at White Ink Architects in Belfast, have recently been appointed to new roles within the local construction and building sector.

Society

A renowned panel of international scholars, policy leaders and practitioners gathered at Queen’s (23-24 August) to discuss new strategies for addressing global conflicts.

University News

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), has announced places for 335 postgraduate students studying 28 different disciplines at UK universities which are part of the Northern Bridge Consortium.

Graduate News

Alan Jones, a 1987 Queen’s graduate and Senior Lecturer in the School of the Built Environment at the University, has been elected the next President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). 

Graduate News

Apolitical’s inaugural list of the World’s 100 Most Influential People in Digital Government includes a 1995 Queen’s medical graduate, Dr Janil Puthucheary.

Health

A clinical trial currently being carried out at Queen’s University is offering prostate sufferers the prospect of a shorter treatment period and a reduced chance of radiation harming other healthy tissue.

Event

Jen O’Malley Dillon – former Deputy Campaign Manager for President Barack Obama and consultant to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada – is to speak at Queen’s.  

CAMPUS news

Blackwell’s Bookshop, which has served thousands of students and academics at Queen’s for the past 6 years, is moving to new premises on University Road.

University News

The death has been announced of Queen’s Chancellor Dr Tom Moran in New York following a short illness. A book of condolences has been opened at the University.

Business

Offering local companies and organisations the chance to keep abreast of change and to participate in topical discussion issues for over 25 years, Queen’s CEC is open for businesses!

University

Professor Ian Greer has taken up post (01 August) as the 13th President and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's, describing it as the 'start of a new journey'.   

International

QUEEN'S WELCOMES CHINESE STUDENTS FOR SUMMER SCHOOL 

A summer school, which includes three engineering programmes and visits to a number of local engineering and manufacturing firms and which will help to strengthen already close links between Queen's and seven institutions in China, is now underway.  

Global peace

The University of Chicago and Queen’s University Belfast are bringing together international leaders to discuss experiences of violent conflict and strategies for peace building as part of the 20th year anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

Graduate News

County Monaghan born Declan McBennett – a BA History & Politics (1994) graduate who now lives in Armagh – has recently taken up the role of RTÉ Head of Sport.

Global research

A trial lead by a top academic at Queen’s University has resulted in the largest ever recorded productivity increase from any health intervention – thanks to glasses!

University

Professor Robin Hickey (PhD, 2009) has been appointed as the new head of the School of Law in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Queen’s.

Graduate News

Queen’s graduates wishing to share their latest news – new job, new baby or new home – with their fellow alumni, are being invited to submit stories for the Class Notes section of the forthcoming issue of The Graduate magazine.

Cyber security

The Centre for Secure Information Technologies based at Queen’s has announced Kildare based start-up Tixserve - a paperless ticket fulfilment platform - as the newest addition to its associate membership programme.

Environment

A Queen’s researcher is working with an Indian community to transform the world’s largest and oldest inhabited river island into a plastic-free zone, in a bid to save its heritage.

Graduate News

A letter written almost 45 years ago by Seamus Heaney has been delivered to its rightful recipient – lifelong friend and fellow Queen’s graduate Dr Sophia Hillan – thanks to Twitter!

University

VIRTUAL TOUR OF QUEEN’S CAMPUS

For an interactive tour around Queen’s click on the link above and visit the Lanyon Building, the Physical Education Centre (PEC), The Graduate School and Queen’s accommodation at Elms Village. Then why not venture into Belfast city centre, take a walk around Botanic Gardens or along the Lagan towpath. 

Food Security

The IGFS, one of Queen’s flagship Global Research Institutes, has appointed two leading veterinary surgeons to take forward the Institute’s work in ensuring the global safety of food and the feeding of a growing population. 

Arts and Culture

Poems about wild plants, berries and mushrooms not to mention charms for warding off danger, are featured in Useful Verses by Richard Osmond, winner of the First Collection Poetry Prize from the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s.

Student News

A County Down student who set up an award-winning robotics society, and spent a month in Nepal helping to build homes for earthquake victims, has received the 2018 First Trust Bank Queen’s Student of the Year Award.

Research

Narcissists are more likely to be successful, according to the latest research from Queen’s, with psychologists saying their annoying sense of superiority gives them a ‘mental toughness’.

Cyber security

A new cyber innovation centre, which will be partly delivered by CSIT at Queen's, has been officially opened and has welcomed the first cohort of innovative UK-based cyber security businesses.

Health

While the combined risk of cancer or death is lowest in light drinkers, the latest research from Queen’s suggests that the rates of some cancers increase with each additional alcoholic drink per week consumed.

Graduate News

A top trainee solicitor who graduated from Queen’s with an LLB in 2016, and earlier this week from the IPLS, has picked up 4 major local law exam prizes.

University

For a chance to take a quick look around Queen’s click on the link above to join our campus tour visiting the historic Lanyon Building, the award-winning McClay Library, the Physical Education Centre (PEC), and Elms Village Accommodation. 

Science

Ancient seafloor environments have thrown up new evidence suggesting that extensive ice sheets covered much of the UK and Ireland from 2.5m years ago – over 1m years earlier than previously thought!

Student experience 

Enterprise SU and The Graduate School have secured £50k from Santander Universities, to facilitate the delivery of a range of projects across campus – including a Festival of Entrepreneurship – in the next academic year.

Health

A cutting-edge nanotechnology cancer treatment currently being pioneered at Queen’s could also be used to tackle deadly pneumonia infections.

Community

A major report by researchers from Queen’s, reveals that residents in Ireland – north and south – living in directly affected areas share a common priority for the border to remain as ‘seamless’ and ‘frictionless’ as it is today.

Student News

Five students from Queen’s University, each with proven track records of community service, are currently in the US as part of the 2018 Washington Ireland Programme.

Technology

A new state-of-the-art game-changing facility officially opened at Queen’s will be key to enabling enhanced competitiveness in Northern Ireland manufacturing.

Society

The 2018 Global Peace Index – the world’s leading measure of global peacefulness – will be launched tomorrow (14 June, 6pm-8pm) at Queen’s Management School at Riddel Hall.

University News

The QS University World Rankings issued this week have listed Queen’s in the Top 200 (No.180) of worldwide universities for 2019 – after a climb of 22 places on last year!

Student News

Ingenuity, hard work and passion will help a group of Queen’s mechanical engineering students take on 100 universities around Silverstone – the home of Formula 1 – next month.

Outreach

Up to 200 young people will get a chance to develop and expand their knowledge of coding skills at the sixth annual Kainos CodeCamp to be held at Queen’s in July.

Society

The day-to-day practices of Northern Ireland’s mother and baby homes and the infamous Magdalene laundries are to be the subject of a joint university research project commissioned by the DoH.

Cyber security

A brand new state-of-the-art research lab at the Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) at Queen’s, will address global challenges within the cyber security industry. 

Graduate News

The Channel 4 hit Derry Girls has picked up two gongs at the 2018 Irish Film and Television Academy Awards for writer and creator – and Queen’s graduate – Lisa McGee!

UNIVERSITY NEWS

Congratulations to the six academics from Queen’s recently elected members of the Royal Irish Academy – the all-Ireland body that promotes study and excellence in the sciences, public service, humanities and social sciences.

Community

Queen’s University and the Department of Health are to host a major lecture on 12 June to help mark the 70th birthday of the National Health Service.

Society

Young people from urban and more deprived areas across Northern Ireland had significantly lower perceptions and experiences of fairness in treatment by the PSNI, according to latest report from Queen’s researchers.

Graduate News

A number of events and activities have been organised to mark the ‘last hurrah’ for Queen’s Students’ Union building on University Road, including an ‘all ticket’ reunion on Thursday 14 June.

Society

The Former First Minister of Northern Ireland Mr Peter Robinson (2008-16), and the former Speaker of the NI Assembly Mitchel McLaughlin (2015-16), have been awarded Honorary Professorships by Queen’s University.

Society

A new report by academics at Queen’s suggests that 61 per cent of people in Northern Ireland want the UK to remain in the European Union's single market and customs union.

Student News

A first-year law student at Queen’s University – Morven Ross – has seen off tough competition to win a 2-week trip to visit Herbert Smith Freehills’ Sydney and Melbourne offices.

Health

The internationally renowned researcher Juliette Legler, Professor of Toxicology and Head of Toxicology at the Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences in Utrecht University, is to give an IGFS lecture on the possible role of chemicals in obesity.

Graduate News

Queen’s University 1989 alum, Stephen Clarke, CEO WH Smith, is the latest graduate to speak in the Thought Leaders: Inspire series at The Graduate School at the University this week (Thursday 31 May).

Graduate and Student News

Nominations close at midday this Friday (1st June) for the 2018 First Trust Bank Queen’s Graduate and Student of the Year Awards. If someone you know has made a ‘huge contribution’ please let us know!

Health

Over 600 food-security experts from all over the world – hosted by the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen's – are gathering in Belfast this week for a major summit on how to feed a growing global population.

Business

Queen’s University and AFBI have announced a new alliance to develop the next generation of leaders and experts in agri-food and bioscience, to adapt to new challenges and to boost the Northern Ireland economy.

Scholarships

In April, the University celebrated students who had been awarded scholarships and prizes over the 2017/18 academic year at a special presentation ceremony supported by the Queen's Annual Fund.

Society

The Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn MP made his first official visit to Northern Ireland today (Thursday 24 May) as Leader of the Labour Party, when he delivered a public lecture at Queen’s University.

Graduate News

The May 25 deadline has finally arrived for Queen’s graduates and supporters to 'opt in' to continue receiving regular email updates from the Development and Alumni Relations Office about events and reunions,  the latest University news and research and ongoing fundraising activities.

Society

The former Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Mitchel McLaughlin (2015-16), has been awarded an Honorary Professorship by Queen’s University.

University News

President Michael D. Higgins is to deliver the 6th Annual Harri Holkeri Lecture at Queen’s on 29 May, in honour of the peacebuilding efforts of the late former Finnish Prime Minister.

Society

The Former First Minister of Northern Ireland Mr Peter Robinson (2008-16), has been awarded an Honorary Professorship by Queen’s University.

Business

Queen’s University and AFBI have announced a new alliance to develop the next generation of leaders and experts in agri-food and bioscience, to adapt to new challenges and to boost the Northern Ireland economy.

Student news

Queen’s PhD student Jiawen Sun, who has been working for the three years to create an algorithm which can efficiently analyse graph-structured data, has developed software that can rapidly detect insurance fraud.

Food and drink

An innovative and unique idea to bring integrity back to the craft beer industry which has been developed by two Queen’s graduates using the latest blockchain technology, is to be launched at the forthcoming Global Food Summit.

Student News

Queen’s AFC ended a 108-year drought on Tuesday 8 May when they triumphed 4-1 at Windsor Park against Dundela in the Match Intermediate Cup Final.

HeaLTh

Researchers at Queen’s, working closely with local company Fusion Antibodies plc, have secured a prestigious MRC award to develop a new antibody drug for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

Food

Professor Chris Elliott, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the School of Biological Sciences and founder of the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s, gave a major keynote address on food fraud in Zurich last month.

Cyber Security

Ten new jobs are on the way at Queen’s Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) to help meet the demands of the rapidly growing local cyber security industry.

Graduate News

Belfast-born Queen’s medical graduate Dr Gabriel Scally (MB BCh BAO, 1978), has been appointed to look into the cervical cancer crisis which is currently raging in the Irish health system.

Science

An exhibition exploring mankind’s understanding of the cosmos in the Middle Ages, which has been curated by staff from Queen’s, will open this week (2 May) in the Ulster Museum.

Community

A decade-on-decade decrease in people moving home is likely to have implications for social and labour market mobility, according to the latest research from Queen’s University.

Association News

Two exceptional PhD students have been presented with scholarships by the QGA (Queen’s Graduates’ Association) at the QGA’s annual President’s Drinks Reception (02 May) held at First Trust Bank.

Graduate News

MA in Modern Literary Studies graduate Aidan Conway has just published his first crime-thriller novel in paperback, with the second in the Detective Rossi series due later in the year.

Student News

A group of engineers from Northern Ireland – including two civil engineering students from Queen’s – are packing up to go to Rwanda to help build a suspension bridge providing safe access across the Giwsi River.

Graduate News

Fiona Ross, a 2008 Queen’s LLM graduate, has been appointed Chair of Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ), the state owned corporation responsible for public transport in Ireland.

International

Dr Rajnish Kumar from the University’s Management School, has hosted a major international 'Network and Games' conference at Queen’s.

Health

Over 700 food-security experts from all over the world will be gathering in Belfast from 28-31 May 2018 - for a major summit on how to feed a growing global population - to be hosted by the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen's.

Culture and Arts

Myra Zepf, the Children’s Writing Fellow for Northern Ireland who is based at the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry at Queen’s, has hosted the final event in her Head over Heels creative writing project for primary school children.

Graduate News

Queen’s University is calling on its graduates to 'opt in' to continue receiving regular email updates about alumni events and reunions, their fellow graduates, the latest University research and ongoing fundraising from their alma mater. 

Technology

A new research lab has been opened by US electronics firm Keysight Technologies, Inc., at Queen's School of Electronics, Computer Science and Information Technology (ECIT), which will enable hundreds of scientists to look at subjects such as 5G and mobile phone technology.

Food

A new cutting-edge research facility is to be set up at Queen’s University to investigate plasmas which could be key in the fight against anti-microbial resistance (AMR).

Society

A major research paper looking at the impact of Brexit to date and its implications for Northern Ireland and Scotland, argues that Brexit has contributed to political polarisation in both remain-supporting areas.

Student News

Gerard Armstrong, a Partner in local law firm Carson McDowell, visited Queen’s University Belfast recently to reveal details of the company’s package of support for the University’s law students.

Health

Almost one fifth of women reported a history of mental disorder during pregnancy, according to the latest study from Queen’s, one of the largest of its kind ever.

Cyber Security

CSIT, the Centre for Secure Information Technologies at Queen’s, has been selected to partner with Plexal and Deloitte to deliver a £13.5 million cyber innovation centre in London.

Graduate News

Liam Hannon, a 2007 Queen’s Medical graduate who now lives in Australia, has achieved a rare ‘double’.

Graduate News

A 1969 BSc graduate, Dr Alan Winter, has been appointed the first innovation commissioner in the Canadian province of British Columbia, aimed at promoting BC’s technology sector at home and abroad.

Science

The invention of porous liquids, which can be applied in a host of processes such as the removal of impurities from natural gas, has resulted in the setting up of a new Queen’s spin out company.

Health

A new study by IGFS researchers at Queen’s has revealed that certain chemicals used in the bacon curing process could lead to an elevated risk of cancer.

Association News

The 2018 Students' Union President's Award for Student Achievement, which was sponsored by the Queen's Graduates' Association (QGA), has been presented to three rowing students who helped save the life of a man who fell into the River Lagan.  

Student News

Three Queen’s law students have won a prestigious annual legal competition which is part of the international humanitarian law focus of the Irish Red Cross.

Graduate News

Queen’s 2006 BSc Zoology graduate, Dr Sharon Doake, may well have one of the most unusual jobs in the world – that of listening and looking out for whales!

Community

Former US President Bill Clinton, who was among the key figures responsible for the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, attended an historic reunion at Queen’s University on Tuesday 10 April to mark the accord's 20th Anniversary.

Science

A leading manufacturer of mechanical seals - AESSEAL - and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), have made a major donation to Queen’s to benefit female research students, postdoctoral researchers and academics in engineering.

Community

Former US President Bill Clinton is to join key figures from the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement period at Queen’s University on Tuesday 10 April for a ‘sold out’ event to mark its 20th Anniversary.

Graduate News

A Queen’s MA Irish Studies graduate, Jessica Toops, has set up a professional genealogy service for anyone wanting to trace their family roots in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Health

Queen’s School of Nursing and Midwifery has come up with an inventive new way to encourage a positive approach to sexual health in Northern Ireland’s prisons.

Health

Patients with bowel cancer can look forward to receiving a more tailored disease management plan based on the specific biology of their tumour, thanks to the latest research carried out at Queen’s.

Health

EU laws introduced two years ago to address the levels of inorganic arsenic in baby food should be revised to ensure lower concentrations, say researchers at Queen’s.

International

Hosted by ECIT – the University’s world-renowned electronics institute – Queen’s is set to host two major conferences this year focusing on the latest computer systems and scalable computing.

Society

A Queen’s researcher has developed an interactive map of Ireland which shows how the Great Irish Famine transformed Ireland during the nineteenth century.

International Conference

Details have been announced of the third International Conference on Women and Leadership in a Changing World, which will take place in Belfast on 21-22 May 2018.

Graduate News

Anthony Davey, BA Politics & English 1993, has been appointed CEO of Farrow & Ball – the world-famous paint and wallpaper maker based in Dorset – and will take up his new role at the end of April.

Science

Ground-breaking DNA analysis by researchers from Queen’s has revealed that people first inhabited Malta almost 8,000 years ago – 700 years earlier than had previously been thought.

Health

The Northern Ireland Cancer Registry (NICR) - which is operated by Queen's University Belfast - has released the latest update on cancer incidence trends and survival statistics for the period 2012-16.

Health

A study of patients who experience confusion after joint replacement surgery may be in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease – or could be more likely to develop dementia in the future – according to Queen’s researchers.

Science

A team of international researchers lead by Queen’s University has discovered that the tiger shark, which is second only to the great white in recorded attacks on humans, has an optimum sea temperature for feeding in.

Health

Queen’s School of Nursing and Midwifery has moved into the Top 50 in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject.

Science

Scientists at Queen's have made a ground-breaking discovery that may be key to how the sun heats its atmosphere, cracking a decades-old mystery.

Education

A new full-time Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme has been launched at Queen’s to address the increasing demand from local employers for business school graduates.

sOCiEty

Key figures from the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement period are set to gather at Queen’s next month for a ‘sold out’ event to mark its 20th Anniversary.

Health

Queen’s researchers are set to explore whether certain gene markers in the blood could be used to identify coronary heart disease thereby improving the lives of patients through better treatment, care strategies and survival.

University

Queen’s University has named 15 leading figures from the world of business, science, sport, academia and the arts as Honorary Graduates for 2018.

Research

A Queen’s researcher is hoping to explore the earliest ceramic traditions of Malta thanks to a Marie Curie Fellowship which will enable her to spend 2-years working in the central Mediterranean archipelago.  

Research

Dr Neil Buchanan from the Centre for Wireless Innovation at Queen’s has picked up a Gold Prize at the inaugural Mobile World Scholar Challenge announced today (19 February).

Event

Leading local financial services company FinTrU – in association with Queen’s Management School – is to host the whistleblower and ‘Lucifer’s Banker’ author as part of a lecture series on key issues in the financial services industry.    

Health

An international consortium which includes Queen’s, has been granted over $10m to develop a microarray patch which it is hoped will lower the chances of infection for those at very high risk of HIV.

Queen's Foundation

Donor News – the Queen’s University review of philanthropic support during 2017 – is on its way to over 8,000 donors and volunteers worldwide who have supported the University in the last 12 months.

Student News

Queen's medical students hope to raise thousands of £££s in the annual SWOT Fashion Show on Monday 5 March in the Sir William Whitla Hall at the University!

Graduate News

The booming voice of The X Factor - Queen’s graduate, Peter Dickson (BA Psychology, 1979) - made a return visit to his alma mater today (14 February) for a lunchtime Q&A at SARC – the University’s Sonic Arts Research Centre.

Health

Could a treatment for arthritis be repurposed for those at risk of developing dementia? Dr Bernadette McGuiness from Queen's is part of £400k research team trying to find out.

Health

Queen’s University has been selected as one of six sites across the UK to drive advances in precision medicine and public health as part of a £54m initiative.

Graduate News

Considering postgraduate research? The Meet the Faculty Showcase offers a golden opportunity to meet world-leading researchers from right across Queen’s University and to find out about the latest opportunities on offer for 2018 intake.

Society

Queen’s graduates, students and staff are invited to a public debate entitled 'Human Rights in an Age of Trump and Brexit’, the latest in the University’s ‘Global Challenge Debates Series’.

Science

'Oumuamua – the first interstellar visitor to our solar system – probably impacted with another asteroid before it was violently thrown into interstellar space, where it has been tumbling chaotically ever since, according to Queen’s researchers.

Sport

Three top Queen’s athletes are preparing to head ‘down under’ as part of Team NI for this year’s Commonwealth Games, which will take place from 4-15 April on Australia’s Gold Coast.

Research

Researchers have called for greater education and the implementation of mitigation measures to counter the problem of agricultural ammonia emissions.

Research

A team of experts from the UK, including Dr Gianluca Sarri from the School of Mathematics and Physics at Queen’s, has been observing strange things with light and electrons.

International

Northern Ireland-born, The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada, is to deliver the 2018 Eaton Lecture on Friday 16 February.  

Society

The rise of the Mafia in Southern Italy may have had more to do with lemons than political instability, according to the latest research from Queen’s Management School.

Graduate News

In one of the highest achievements in living memory for a Queen’s Architecture graduate, Luca Garoli (Class of 2017), has been highly commended in the latest RIBA awards.

Culture and Arts

Queen’s has announced the appointment of Joan Parsons as Head of Queen’s Film Theatre, in the year that the University’s – and Northern Ireland’s - independent cinema celebrates its 50^th birthday.

University News

A reception to mark the connection between Northern Ireland and UNESCO – and to acknowledge the opening of the 5th UK UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN Network Colloquium at Queen’s – has been held in Belfast.

Science and Technology

A new type of ‘high-definition’, which would allow for one billion colours (64 times more than the average TV) should be available in three years, thanks to Queen’s researchers who have been working as part of an international team.

Graduate News

Congratulations to Queen’s languages graduate, Dr Lorraine Sterritt, who is set to become the next President of the US college of Saint Michael’s, in Vermont.

University News

The next President and Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s will be Professor Ian Greer, the University announced today. Born and educated in Scotland, Professor Greer is currently Vice President of The University of Manchester and succeeds the late Professor Patrick Johnston, who died last June.

Graduate News

The creative force behind the latest Channel 4 television hit – Derry Girls – is Queen’s 2002 Drama graduate, Lisa McGee, who based the hilarious programme on her childhood growing up in pre-ceasefire Derry.

Arts & Culture

The Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry at Queen’s has announced the appointment of its inaugural three Fellows – Jo Baker, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, and Peter Wilson, better known as Duke Special.

Science

By recreating the first mini version of a gamma ray burst in a laboratory, Queen’s scientist Dr Gianluca Sarri has opened up a new way to investigate gamma ray properties and, potentially, may even unlock some of the mysteries around aliens.

Graduate News

The Adopt-A-Bench programme at Queen’s offers the opportunity to have a personal and tangible place on campus to commemorate a loved one or celebrate a special event or achievement. Graduate Yvonne Goss shares her reasons for adopting a bench at the University.

Graduate News

Jenny Lister, a 2006 Queen’s Arts graduate (Stranmillis), is celebrating winning a prestigious award from the Royal Astronomical Society for her work inspiring primary school children in STEM subjects.

Research

Whether stepping down stairs or reaching for food, domestic cats have a preference for which paw they put forward first, according to the latest research from Queen’s, which shows females favouring their right and males their left.

Research

A Queen’s University scientist has helped uncover what caused a mass mortality event in which 200,000 saiga antelopes died in 2015 in the remote Steppe Grassland of Central Asia and which left the world baffled.

Research

A new specialised centre examining bio and marine-based power, which will produce vital cross-border research and make a major impact on the renewable energy sector in Northern Ireland, Ireland and Scotland, has been officially opened.

Science

Experts from a consortium of European universities, including Queen’s, are to test one of the core principles of quantum mechanics – the physical laws that allow microscopic particles to be in two places at once.

Graduate News

To discover more about postgraduate research opportunities at Queen’s – and to hear from employers on why Queen’s students have the edge – don’t miss the forthcoming Postgraduate Research Event on Wednesday 24 January!

Health

A blueprint for ending bowel cancer, almost 50,000 new cases of which are diagnosed each year in the UK, has been published by Professor Mark Lawler.

Graduate News

Few individuals have made such a wide-ranging contribution to local government, health, politics, sport, culture and Queen’s University governance, as alumnus Dr Maurice Hayes, who died on 23 December 2017.

University News

Over 100 people from Northern Ireland, including several graduates and a number of individuals with connections to Queen’s University, were honoured in the Queen's New Year Honours list for 2018.

Graduate News

The latest book from the 2008 First Trust Bank Queen’s Graduate of the Year – which tells the tale of a brave mother cheetah and her family – has been published.

Health

A new type of skin technology, which could offer a solution to the worldwide antibiotic resistance crisis, is currently being developed by researchers at Queen’s.

Health

Funding of almost £2m secured by the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen’s will bring together the local agri-food industry and scientists in an unprecedented partnership.

Graduate News

Queen’s BA English 1973 alum and 2001 Honorary Graduate Paul Muldoon, has been approved by Queen Elizabeth for the award of Her Majesty’s Gold Medal for Poetry for 2017.

Science

Oumuamua – the first alien object to visit our solar system – is wrapped in a strange organic coat, Queen’s scientists have revealed.

Business

Queen’s Management School has designed, delivered and launched a new MBA programme for participants with postgraduate and relevant work experience seeking to enhance their career progression.

Society

A study by Queen’s researchers has suggested that Northern Ireland would benefit from a single overarching organisation like a refugee council to support the integration of asylum seekers and refugees into society.

Culture and Arts

New York based poet Mark Doty has been appointed as the first Seamus Heaney International Visiting Poetry Fellow and will be based at the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry at Queen’s.

Health

A new £10million medicine centre, which will focus on improving personalised treatment for cancer patients, has been launched by Invest Northern Ireland and Queen’s.

Technology

Queen’s University and professional services company PwC have announced that a flagship national technology degree apprenticeship will be extended to Northern Ireland.

Graduate News

Queen’s graduate Ciara Mackey got more than she bargained for when she checked into her hotel in London, in what has been described as the most ambitious ‘Unexpected Star of the Show’ surprise ever!  

Environment

An oriental plane tree of ancient Greek descent based at Queen’s and Belfast City Hospital has been declared the Woodland Trust’s Northern Ireland ‘Tree of the Year’.

Graduate News

Johann Muldoon MBE, a BSc Architecture graduate, was announced as the First Trust Bank Queen’s Graduate of the Year 2017 at the Charter Day Dinner on Friday 24 November.

Graduate News

Sean Hunt, a leading figure in the world of finance in the UK, has been named as the First Trust Bank Queen’s Alumni Volunteer of the Year for 2017, for his work with Queen’s City Leaders.

Graduate News

Victoria Cartmill, a Queen’s 2015 BSc graduate in food quality, safety and nutrition, has been included in the list of ‘Top New Talent’ for 2017 by The Grocer magazine.

Graduate News

A string quartet, journalist Mark Simpson, the First Trust Bank Queen’s Graduate and Alumni Volunteer of the Year Awards, and an address by the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University, helped ensure the 2017 Charter Day Dinner was a huge success. 

Health

The preliminary findings of the latest NICOLA Study has found that a quarter of all participants – and over half of those aged over 75 – live alone, which could have serious health implications for people here.

Society

Brexit poses deep risks for the 1998 Good Friday Agreement – the foundation of the peace process in Northern Ireland – according to experts from Queen’s.

Society

Flags, bonfires and other expressions of cultural identity continue to divide opinion in Northern Ireland, according to the latest ARK report from Queen’s and UU.

Graduate News

The ever popular QUAD night out to the Lassus Scholars Christmas Concert, led by eminent Queen’s graduate Dr Ite O’Donovan, is confirmed for Wednesday 13 December.

Research and Innovation

Phion Therapeutics, founded by Professor Helen McCarthy from Queen’s School of Pharmacy, has been crowned the Overall Winner of the 2017 InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition.

Technology

RISE – the Research Institute in Secure Hardware and Embedded Systems – has been opened at Queen’s University, aiming to improve hardware security and reduce vulnerability to cyber threats.

Health

Leading the way in the fast-changing world of global healthcare, academics from Queen’s University are taking part in a major European congress taking place this week in Belfast.

Graduate news

Queen’s graduates and their friends living and working in New York have been invited to an exclusive networking evening in the Union League Club on 30 November.

Graduate News

The 2017 edition of Queen’s alumni magazine – The Graduate – has been circulated to over 137,000 graduates worldwide, all of whom have a chance to win a luxury overnight stay in Belfast!

International

A wireless communications system which can withstand earthquakes and hurricanes has won a top award for Queen’s ECIT researcher, Dr Trung Duong.

Student News

A 22-year-old Accounting student who spent a year studying business in Pennsylvania, has been named Study USA Student of the Year, an initiative run by the British Council Northern Ireland.

Society

In another first, Queen’s University has formally launched a Social Charter, which underlines the University’s relevance, its commitment to the community and its local and global impact.

Graduate News

Queen’s graduate John Gracey (BSc 1994) has joined Options, a global provider of financial technology managed services, as VP Cybersecurity.

Health

Researchers at Queen’s have found that treatment for antibiotic resistant microbes – which pose a serious global threat to human health – could lie within our own bodies.

Health

Over 30 researchers and doctoral students, including a number from Queen’s, are to work together to better understand COPD – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Student News

Five high performing Queen’s Electrical and Electronic engineering students were recently awarded lucrative NIE Networks’ Scholarships which include financial support, mentoring and invaluable experience within the power industry.

CULTURE AND ARTS

Queen’s University is set to celebrate the humanities by hosting Northern Ireland’s first ever Being Human hub as part of the UK-wide 2017 Being Human Festival.

Science and technology

A team of astronomers from Finland, Sweden, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Chile, and the US – led by Queen’s University – have discovered a new type of fiery explosion in a distant galaxy.

Philanthropy

Queen’s annual ‘thank you’ lunch was held on Saturday 4 November in the Isdell Courtyard at Riddel Hall, when the University’s top donors gathered to hear how their support was enabling the University achieve its goals.

Community

Brexit is already impacting on local communities in the North/South border area, according to a new report from Queen’s Centre for International Borders Research.

Culture and Arts

A Queen’s historian is launching a new biography on John Owen, one of the most important religious leaders in the Puritan Revolution and an advisor to Oliver Cromwell.

Graduate News

Founder of Women Who Code UK and current Deloitte technology consultant Sheree Atcheson, is in the running for Young Business Woman of the Year in Northern Ireland.

Staff news

Queen’s Emeritus Professor Phil Scraton, lead researcher of the Hillsborough Independent Panel, has been sharing his Desert Island Discs with Kirsty Young on BBC Radio 4.

Health

Queen's researchers have been awarded £1.4m to co-lead a "game changing" study to extend the lives of patients with terminal prostate cancer.

Health

Researchers from Queen’s are working with global partners to determine if high intensity aerobic and resistance training alongside the ‘standard’ psycho-social support offered to prostate cancer patients will lead to increased overall survival.

Science

Queen’s astronomers are part of an international group of researchers who have discovered the existence of a monster planet, challenging conceptions of how planets are formed.

PHILANTHROPY

Will to Give Week 2017 (6-12 November), organised by a consortium of local charities including Queen’s Foundation, aims to encourage people to consider leaving a legacy to their favourite charity. 

Research

Queen’s University Belfast - through the Gibson Trust funded Gibson Institute - has been awarded £88,000 from Invest NI via the Agri-Food Quest Funding Scheme.

Science and Technology

A team of scientists led by an academic from Queen’s Astrophysics Research Centre is studying a new visitor to our solar system – the first known comet or asteroid to arrive from another star.

Graduate News

A 1989 Queen’s Economics graduate, Dr Dushni Weerakoon, has been appointed to the top role at the Sri Lankan economic think tank, the Institute of Policy Studies.

Student news

The first cohort of 15 Lloyd's Scholars, who can look forward to high-level networking, personal mentoring and cash bursaries of £1,000 each have been welcomed to Queen’s.  

Science and Technology

A researcher at Queen’s who is helping to solve the global problem of communicating during a natural disaster, has been shortlisted for a prestigious international prize.

HEALTH

Researchers at the CCRCB at Queen’s have undertaken the world’s largest study to better understand the biology of prostate cancer tumours, using a test developed by Almac Diagnostics, which has its headquarters in Craigavon, Northern Ireland.

Research

A prestigious US-Ireland partnership, which includes Queen’s University, has been awarded £4.6m for research to develop new approaches to diagnose and treat colorectal cancer.

SCIENCE

An international team led by Professor Stephen Smartt has proved that a burst of gravitational waves came from a smash-up of two neutron stars.

Culture AND Arts

Queen’s is set to pilot a public-facing writing programme at the end of October in partnership with the John O'Connor Writing School.

Business

The Trading Room at Queen’s Management School has announced leading financial services company FinTrU – which employs over 200 people in Belfast – as its new sponsorship partner.

Culture and Arts

A new creative writing project for P6 primary school children in Northern Ireland entitled ‘Head over Heels’, has been launched by Children’s Writing Fellow Myra Zepf.

Graduate News

The 2017 edition of Queen’s alumni magazine – The Graduate – has been published and is currently making its way to over 137,000 graduates around the world!

BUSINESS

Antrim-based Kilwaughter Minerals Ltd, one of Northern Ireland’s leading manufacturers, is getting behind Queen’s Pathway Opportunity Programme, the University’s widening participation scheme.

Student News

A Queen’s Executive MBA student has fought off stiff competition from over 2,000 UK challengers to win a prestigious Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Award for her business, BellaMoon.

Graduate News

Queen’s graduates are being invited to apply for tickets to join the studio audience for the next Spotlight Special on BBC NI on Tuesday 24 October.

Society

New research by Queen’s carried out in partnership with six other UK-based universities, has found significant inequalities in child welfare across the UK.

Corporate

After lengthy consideration which involved extensive research and consultation with staff and students over 18 months, Queen’s has launched its new brand identity.

Research

Technology developed at Queen’s School of Pharmacy by Professor Helen McCarthy that is set to transform the way drugs are delivered to cancer patients, has been named overall winner at the 2017 Invent Awards from Connect at Catalyst Inc.

Research

A joint research project which aims to meet growing consumer demand for energy through the development of storage solutions specifically for renewable energies, has been launched at an event at Queen’s.

International

Belfast is set for a £4m economic uplift when it hosts a major international conference in 2021, thanks to a pitch led by Professor Brian Falzon from Queen’s.

Research

Up to a quarter of all cancer patients – those with a ‘rare’ form of the disease – are failing to benefit from advances in medical care, according to the latest Queen’s study.

Graduate news

Queen’s graduates are being invited to take part in a short online survey to give their views on university reputation. And those who do so have a chance to win a £100 Amazon voucher!

Graduate News

Queen’s Master’s graduate Elizabeth Reapy has received further recognition for her debut novel Red Dirt, by winning the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, 2017.

Research

The Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology at Queen’s has welcomed the Duchess of Gloucester, who paid a visit to the University’s internationally renowned Movember Centre of Excellence today (22 September).

International

The Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s is set to launch a joint e-learning initiative with Waters Corporation to help ensure and deliver safe, sustainable and authentic food around the world.

International

The Queen's Graduates' Association (QGA) hosted over 60 international students for a traditional Belfast breakfast on Saturday 16 September as part of the University's welcome week. 

University

A tree on the University site that can trace its roots back to Greece where Hippocrates reputedly taught medicine over 2,600 years ago, is in the regional 'Tree of the Year' final. 

Research

Queen's University scientists have designed a new flexible, organic battery that could transform the rigid devices that power-up medical implants and mobile phones.

Student news

Two Queen’s students spent 8 weeks over the summer as interns in the Belfast office of leading law firm Herbert Smith Freehills, as part of a ground-breaking partnership with the University.

Health

New research from Queen’s and the NI Cancer Network Lung Cancer Group has unveiled the changing patterns of lung cancer, including a dramatic increase in the occurrences in women.

Philanthropy

Queen’s University is to receive $192,000 over a two-year period to fund courses for 140 GCSE computing teachers, thanks to a gift from the CME Group Foundation.

Global Research Institute

Producing enough food to feed the world’s ever-growing population was the topic under discussion at Queen’s, in the first of a new Global Challenges Debates Series.  

Health

Trainee midwives at Queen’s University Belfast will be the first in the UK to use a new birthing simulator through the pregnancy process from scan to birth.  

Research

Dr Neale Gibson, from Queen’s School of Mathematics and Physics, and a team of international researchers at the European Southern Observatory, have detected titanium oxide in an exoplanet atmosphere for the first time.

Honorary Award

The founder of the US-NI Mentorship Programme – US businessman and honorary Queen’s graduate – Declan Kelly, has received an Honorary Professorship at the University’s Management School.

Research

Aliens – if they exist – on at least nine planets beyond our solar system would be ideally placed to detect and observe the Earth, researchers at Queen’s have shown.

Teaching

The winner of the 2016/17 Robin Harland Prize – which recognises the work of GP tutors and their practice teams in training and preparing future doctors – has been announced.

Research

A group of researchers from Queen’s have pioneered a material that could be used to create flexible and unbreakable smart devices, as well as anticorrosion, scratch-proof paint for cars.

Research

A new study has found that aspirin could reverse the effects of tooth decay – and reduce the need for fillings – by helping teeth to 'self-repair'.

Graduate News

The lucky winner of the Queen's Affinity MasterCard 25th anniversary prize draw – for a weekend for two at the Merchant Hotel in Belfast – has been announced!

Academia

Professor of Comparative Politics, Yvonne Galligan has been appointed to a prestigious UK body set up to promote equality and diversity in academia.

Health

Researchers at Queen’s University, in partnership with the Belfast Trust have developed a one hour diagnostic test for Meningococcal Septicaemia which could prove a lifesaver.

Business

Northern Ireland’s key forum for business debate – the Chief Executives’ Club (CEC) at Queen’s – which offers high-level networking and access to national and international thought leaders at the University, is celebrating 25 years...and is open for membership!

Graduate News

Mike Brown MVO, Commissioner of Transport for London, has visited the innovative William Wright Technology Centre (W-Tech), part of Queen’s School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

Mature students

Higher education is for everyone – regardless of age. Every year thousands of mature adults take the opportunity to develop themselves, and their careers, through higher education in the UK.

Graduate News

The United Nations (UN) has appointed Queen’s graduate Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, an internationally acclaimed expert on conflict resolution and gender-based violence in conflict, to a new human rights position.

Research

Funding of £790,000 provided by local blood cancer research charity Leukaemia and Lymphoma NI, will create two new posts at Queen's University.

Society

Writing in The Conversation, Professor John Garry from the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics at Queen's, examines the latest government position papers published this week.

Research

A ground-breaking technique to transform dirty aluminium foil into a key biofuel catalyst which could help solve two major global waste and energy problems, has been developed at Queen's.

Research

New research by Queen’s University hopes to go some way in helping Team Sky make history at this year’s Vuelta a España.

University News

Queen's Senate has approved plans for the development of a new world-class Student Centre - including a new Students' Union facility - on the site of the current SU building.

Health

A ground-breaking £2m trial involving Queen’s and three other leading UK universities, is underway to test whether a common blood pressure drug could halt or slow doen the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

Graduate News

Yvonne McNamara, who graduated with a BSc in Computer Science from Queen's in 1995, has been appointed Vistatec’s Chief Operations Officer.

Graduate News

A graduate who spent 30 years living, teaching and taking photographs in northern Canada, has gifted photos of The Beatles - taken while he was at Queen's - to the Public Records Office.

Research

EU cross-border funding of almost £9m will enable Queen's University to research renewable energy capacity in Britain and Ireland.

Graduate News

Named in the Irish squad currently hoping for glory in the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup are two Queen’s graduates – one an engineer, the other a doctor.

Community

Students

Medical students at Queen's have been asked to wear temporary 'cancer tattoos' to give them an insight into living with melanoma and to help them better prepare as future doctors.

Society

The 'Belfast Self-Portrait' exhibition, a partnership between Queen's, CastleCourt Shopping Centre and the Ulster Museum, will open to the public on Friday 7 July 2017. 

University

The Irish Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar is to deliver a Public Lecture entitled ‘The Future of Relationships North and South’ at Queen’s University on Friday 4 August.

Research

Research involving 1,600 young people in Northern Ireland and Wales has raised concerns that they are not adequately consulted about GCSE subject choices and specifications.

Honorary graduates

Earlier this month, Queen's awarded honorary degrees to 12 well-known and high achieving individuals from sport, the arts, industry and academia.

Research

Queen's has been awarded a £2m grant from the National Institute for Health Research to set up a global research group to promote sustainable development and social cohesion in countries impacted by ethnic divisions and political violence.

University News

Queen's was 'doubly' represented at Buckingham Palace recently when two of the University's leading academics formally received their New Year's Honours.

Student News

The winner of the 2017 First Trust Bank Queen's Student of the Year Award is Nursing PhD student Gary Mitchell from Killinchy in County Down.

Association News

The Queen's University Association, London (QUAL), held its combined Annual Lecture and President's Summer Drinks reception at King's College London on the Strand in June. 

Graduate News

With Summer Graduation now behind us, we want to know what you loved most about your time at Queen's. Whatever it is - and no matter when you attended University - let us know and we'll tell the world.

Association News

The Univesity's alumni chapter in New York hosted a 'farewell' Summer Solstice Reception for the outgoing Irish Consul General Barbara Jones on Tuesday 20 June.

Graduate News

Just weeks after she claimed the Best Woman Architect in Europe award, Queen's BSc graduate Johann Muldoon became the first female in the profession in Northern Ireland to be awarded an MBE for her contribution to architecture and to business.

Arts

Academics from Queen's University are to lead a scholar-artist open workshop on Restoration versions of The Tempest at Shakespeare's Globe in London next month.

Association News

The second annual QGA President's Drinks Reception - and handover of scholarship awards - took place at the University Branch of First Trust Bank in May.

Society

Since the Grenfell Tower fire on 14 June which claimed the lives of at least 79 people, demands have been growing for a wide-ranging public inquiry.

University News

Tributes have been paid to Professor Patrick Johnston, President and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's, who died suddenly on Sunday 04 June, by the University's Foundation Board, the Friends of Queen's in the United States and by the City Leadership Group in London.

University News

Over 100 people representing a broad cross-section of Northern Ireland society have been recognised in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours list, including three members of Queen's University academic staff.

Science

Once the domain of sci-fi writers and movie makers, now a leading astrophysicist from Queen's University has warned that an asteroid strike may just be a matter of time.

Society

Queen's has helped develop Caring for Carers, a new online resource to help those supporting family and friends who are terminally ill. 

International

The Institute for Global Food Security at Queen's and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Chris Elliott, are leading a major €10m EU-China project to improve food safety and to tackle food fraud.
 

Society

Soapbox Science is returning to Belfast, showcasing eminent female scientists - primarily from Queen's - who will be getting up on a soapbox to tell the world about their work!

Research

The creation by Queen's researchers of unique 2D sheets, a tiny fraction of the width of a human hair, could significantly advance the construction and capabilities of electronic devices used every day in smart phones, banking and medical technology. 

Graduate News

An EU-backed ‘Renewable Engine’ Project involving Queen’s University, South West College, IT Sligo, Manufacturing NI, Action Renewables and Mid-Ulster Council is on the hunt for 12 tech-savvy PhD innovators.

University News

Queen's has published an obituary for Professor Patrick Johnston, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University from March 2014 until his untimely death on 04 June.

Graduate News

A Queen's BSc graduate has picked up the prestigious Best Woman Architect accolade at the 2017 Women in Construction and Engineering Awards in London.

Technology

A Queen's University researcher has led an international team of scientists to the discovery of a new material, which could finally bring an end to the problem of cracked smartphone and tablet screens.

Research

New research led by Queen's University has discovered how a genomic approach to understanding bowel cancer could improve the prognosis and quality of life for patients. 

Society

An international research network led by Queen's, has been launched to support the development and evaluation of early childhood development services.

Graduate News

Queen's University has been presented with a film biography and archive of the late John Alexander Sinton VC - the first Irish medic to be awarded the Victoria Cross - a graduate who later served as a member of Senate and Pro-Chancellor of the University.

University News

European Union undergraduates, including students from the Republic of Ireland, could be charged international tuition fees at Queen's, once the UK withdraws from the EU.

Science

A team of Irish-based researchers, including a number from Queen's, has been given the go-ahead by the European Space Agency to develop and launch Ireland's first satellite.

University News

Queen's University has opened a Book of Condolence for graduates, staff, students and friends of the University to pay their respects to Professor Patrick Johnston.

University News

Details have been released by Queen's University of the funeral arrangements for Professor Patrick Johnston, who died on Sunday 04 June.

University News

With a deep sense of shock and loss the University announces the untimely and sudden death of its President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Patrick Johnston.

Graduate News

Scientists Professor Peter Gallagher and Professor  Emma Teeling - both Queen's graduates - have been invested as Chevaliers des Palmes Académiques (Knights of the Order of Academic Palms) at a special ceremony in Dublin.

Research

A coalition of global leaders in cancer research, led by Professor Mark Lawler from CCRCB at Queen's, has called for the worldwide sharing of cancer data to increase survival for cancer patients.

Graduate News

The Irish Cabinet has approved a 12-member review commission - which includes ex-Queen's lecturer and PhD graduate Dr Vicky Conway - to carry out an extensive review of the Gardaí.

Research

Invest Northern Ireland has awarded the Centre for Secure Information Technologies at Queen's £5.5m of assistance to support the next stage of its research strategy.

Corporate

Queen's is to hold an interactive showcase in Belfast City Hall on Tuesday 30 May 2017, to highlight the impact of the University makes on the city.

Research

A new technology which could save thousands of lives in Intensive Care Units is being developed by Queen's researchers in one of the biggest respiratory failure clinical trials in the world.

Law and Justice

Queen's Emeritus Professor Phil Scraton received a standing ovation at the BAFTAs last weekend (14 May) in acknowledgement for the role he played in the documentary, Hillsborough, which won the 'best single documentary' award.

Business

Queen's University is to host its very successful 'Mini MBA' for a second year, which will give participants a highly impactful grounding in management and leadership in today's business world.

Corporate

Following discussions with the Students' Union, Queen's has updated its investment policy and reinforced its commitment to environmental sustainability by joining other universities across the globe in aspiring to disinvest from fossil fuels.  

Students and research

A major tripartite agreement has been signed by Queen's University, Ulster University and BBC Northern Ireland aimed at supporting research, stimulating innovation and creating student placements.

Graduate and Student News

Nominations are being sought for the 2017 First Trust Bank Queen's Graduate and Student of the Year Awards. Submissions for those who have made a 'huge contribution' must be received by 5pm on Monday 12 June.

Technology

Details of a new partnership with Direct Line and confirmation that the local cyber security sector is on course to generate £60m in salaries each year, have been revealed at a major industry summit at Queen's.

Arts and Culture

A County Down Irish language author Myra Zepf has been appointed the inaugural Children's Writing Fellow, in honour of the late Queen's graduate and Nobel Laureate, Seamus Heaney. 

Science

Professor Chris Elliott, PVC for the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences, has been awarded the 2017 Royal Society of Chemistry Theophilus Redwood Award.

Research

Nearly 75 per cent of rice-based products marketed for infants contain more than the standard level of arsenic stipulated by EU law - with 50 per cent containing an illegal amount - according to the latest Queen's research.  

Philanthropy

The Director of Development and Alumni Relations at Queen's University Belfast, Norma Sinte, will be exploring the Stewardship of Major Donors, as part of Philanthropy Fortnight 2017. 

INTERNATIONAL

The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice at Queen's is set to welcome the former Finnish President Tarja Halonen to deliver the annual Harri Holkeri Lecture.

Event news

The prestigious 2017 Wiles Lectures at Queen's will be delivered by Professor Miri Rubin of Queen Mary University of London, from 17-20 May.

Scholarships

The availability of scholarships is often a critical factor in the decision of which university to choose. Scholarships help change the world, providing students with a chance to gain the lifelong benefits of a Queen's education.

Alumni sport

Queen's University has recognised and celebrated its British and Irish Lions - past and present - at a unique Gala Dinner in the Sir William Whitla Hall. 

Graduate News

A 1971 Queen's graduate, Colin McClatchie, has been appointed a Public Interest Member for the Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland (ICAS).

RESEARCH

Twenty five research project grants - including two to Queen's - have been awarded to universities as part of an initiative entitled 'The UK in a Changing Europe'. 

International

A Queen's led Russell Group consortium - the first such partnership of its kind - has met with the top nine engineering research institutions in China to improve research and teaching in the country.

STUDENTS

Six Queen's students, out of almost 400 applications from 19 universities and colleges, have gained a place on the twelve month Washington Ireland Programme. 

Students

Queen's has launched a Pathway to Opportunities programme for talented young people from Northern Ireland who have the ability to study at the University but who may require additional support and encouragement to reach their full potential.

Society

To mark World Health Day on Friday 07 April, Queen's University and AWARE have announced a new peer-led support service for adults with depression. 

Postgraduate News

The Graduate School at Queen's has recently gained accreditation as a skills development provider for the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).

University News

Dr Thomas J. Moran, Chancellor of Queen's University, is to receive an honorary degree from Manhattan College, his alma mater in New York.

world

The 2017 Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice guest lecture, 'Inside the Trump White House', will be given by Niall Stanage, columnist for The Hill.

Society

A team of researchers led by Queen's academic Professor Kieran McEvoy, has published a proposal to help break the Stormont stand-off over legacy and national security issues.

Research

A Queen's academic, who led an international project named Col-Ossos, has made a major discovery concerning the formation of Neptune, the eigth and farthest known planet from the Sun in our Solar System.

University News

Queen's Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT), has successfully retained its 'Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research' status.

University News

An iconic, world-class £14m Computer Science hub has been opened at Queen's University which will support the expansion of computer science in Northern Ireland.

Scholarships

Scholarships change lives, providing talented and deserving students with the chance to gain the lieflong benefits of a Queen's education.

GRADUATE NEWS

Stephen Sexton, a two-times Queen's graduate and a current PhD student in the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry, has picked up first prize in the prestigious National Poetry Competition for his poem The Curfew.    

Brexit

On the day that PM Theresa May triggered Article 50 signifying the start of the UK's exit from the EU, Queen's along with other local bodies, have published an open letter seeking clarity on how Northern Ireland will be represented in negotiations. 

Graduate News

A new book has been published by Queen's graduate Dr Rozana Huq giving insights from employees and managers and highlighting the positive and negative aspects of employee empowerment.

Research

A collaborative project between Queen's and UU has led to the discovery of a potential new drug to treat 'triple negative' breast cancer and a nanoparticle to deliver it directly into the cancer cells.

Graduate News

Queen's medical graduate Tuck Goh is to hold a special photographic exhibition entitled 'Please be seated...' in the Ulster Hospital, Dundonald starting in May.

STUDENTS

The latest Times Higher Education UK Student Experience Survey ranks Queen's as one of the best in the United Kingdom for atmosphere, social life and quality of lectures!

Postgraduate study

Have you got a master plan? Could a postgrad be your next move? Be part of the audience with The Graduate School at Queen's on Thursday 30 March and find out if postgraduate study could kick-start your career.

Students

Students at the China Queen's College in Shenyang were among those saying thanks to Santander Universities UK for funding scholarships, travel bursaries and internships.

Employability

The co-founder and Chief Executive of WANdisco, which is recruiting software engineers for its Belfast office, has singled out the quality of Northern Ireland graduates and the range of degree courses on offer at Queen's.

Students

Queen's students have been animating the streets of local communities throughout the five Urban Village areas in Northern Ireland for the annual Street Society 'live' project.

Research

Queen's scientists have discovered that specific cells from the immune system are key players in brain repair, a breakthrough that could revolutionise the treatment of debilitating neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis (MS).

Graduate News

Queen's graduate Kris Meeke picked up his fourth World Rally Championship win in bizarre circumstances this weekend, having survived a dramatic 'detour' via a spectator car park in the closing stages.

Research

Culture and Arts

A new Children's Writing Fellowship, created by the Arts Council NI and the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry at Queen's in memory of the University's most notable graduate and former staff member, will promote creativity and reading for pleasure.

Honorary Graduates

Details of Queen's Honorary Graduate 'Class of 2017' have been released, and the list includes well-known names from the world of sport, captains of industry, leading academics and public servants.

Society

Writing in The Conversation, Professor John Garry from the Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation and Social Justice at Queen's, considers the outcome and aftermath of the 2017 NI Assembly election. 

International

Professor Meric Gertler, President of the University of Toronto, will deliver the 2017 Eaton Lecture on 23 March. The prestigious annual event is organised by the Chief Executives' Club at Queen's in association with the Centre of Canadian Studies.

Graduate News

The CBI has announced that Queen's graduate Trevor Lockhart, Group Chief Executive of Fane Valley Co-operative, is to become thier new Vice Chair in Northern Ireland.

Research

A study carried out by Queen's has revealed that children living in the most deprived areas of Northern Ireland were six times more likely to be put on the child protection register and four times more likely to be in looked after care.

Research

Staff from Queen's and Guide Dogs NI have conducted research to help understand the impact of sight loss on the development of early movement skills in children with a vision impairment.

Health

Queen's University experts have joined forces with leading academics from across the UK to explore the risks facing cancer care, treatment and research in a post-Brexit world.

Students

Over 600 Queen's students are expected to move more - thanks to a partnership with Active Belfast and funding secured by the University's Development and Alumni Relations Office.

Society

Writing in The Conversation, David Phinnemore Professor of European Politics at Queen's, examines the UK's likely association with Europe, post-Brexit.

STUDENTS

Enactus, the Queen's student led society which uses entrepreneurship to empower individuals to make a real difference in their communities, has received funding for its KickStart programme.

Society

The Living Legacies 1914-18 centre at Queen's University has received a second tranche of funding which will enable it to work with additional community groups.

SPORT

Hundreds of runners are expected to take part in the ever-popular Deep RiverRock Queen's 5k 'Race Round the River' which will take place on 29 March.

Health

Researchers at Queen's have discovered why a lethal superbug - klebsiella pneumonia - is so resistant to last line antibiotics, paving the way for new treatments to fight the killer infection.

Society

Men and young adults in Northern Ireland have a shortage of skills when it comes to cooking and planning meals, according to new research led by Queen's University.  

Graduate News

A Fermanagh-born Queen's Environmental Planning graduate currently working in Geneva, Switzerland is in the running for the 2017 Irish Echo '40 Under 40' People's Choice Award. 

Society

Professor Chris Elliott, Faculty Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Medicine, Health and Life Sciences, is to deliver the 2017 City Food Lecture at the Guildhall in London on Tuesday 21 February.

Graduate News

Fermanagh man Chris McCreery, BA Political Science and Government 2006, is the driving force behind the 2017 NI Science festival, which starts this Thursday and runs until 26 February.

Research

Graduates and members of the public are being invited to Queen's Research Impact Showcase - and the launch of The DNA of Innovation: Volume VI - on Thursday 16 February, as part of the 2017 NI Science Festival.

Health

An international team of researchers from Queen's, UCL and the University of Alabama at Birmingham have developed a cell culture model that could lead to earlier treatment strategies for AMD.

International

A cluster of UK Russell Group Universities led by Queen's, has been selected to build major collaborations with the top ten engineering institutions in China.  

Health

Researchers at Queen's, who have made a further breakthrough in lowering dangerous levels of arsenic in rice, have been discussing the results on BBC2's Trust Me, I'm a Doctor.

Employability

Lloyds Banking Group has joined forces with the University to launch the Lloyds Scholars programme in Northern Ireland, offering a range of support to 15 Queen's undergraduates.

HEALTH

A researcher from Queen's is among a team which has concluded that many herbal supplements contain hidden unlicensed pharmaceutical ingredients that could endanger people's health.

Queen's Foundation

Donor News - the Queen's Foundation's review of philanthropic backing for the University in 2016 - is on its way! The annual publication is dedicated to all those donors and volunteers who have supported Queen's in the last 12 months.

Graduate News

Queen's graduate Paul Muldoon (BA English, 1973), is to receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Pennsylvania in May.

Research

Researchers at Queen's have developed ground-breaking simulation tools which will help improve the safety of carbon fibre airplanes and family cars.

Health

The Northern Ireland Molecular Pathology Laboratory (NIMPL) at Queen's is to collaborate with Lisburn-based Cirdan Imaging on a major multi-million pound R&D project for the precision medicine market. 

Graduate news

Queen's University Rugby Club will host a Gala Dinner on Friday 21 April 2017 in the Sir William Whitla Hall to celebrate the 20 players who have represented the University and the British and Irish Lions.

Health

A project which will establish a world-class cluster of researchers, including a number from Queen's, to address the causes, treatment and potential prevention of COPD, has attracted over €7m of EU funding. 

Graduate News

Retired Appeal Court judge, the Queen's 1968 graduate Sir Patrick Coghlin, will chair a public inquiry into the controversial Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme.

University

Queen's University has been shortlisted for the inaugural Northern Ireland Equality and Diversity Awards, which will be presented in March.

Graduate news

Regional recruitment company Cpl Solutions International, which is led by Queen's alumna Ms Áine Brolly, is creating job opportunities across Northern Ireland for graduates.

GRADUATE NEWS

The trustees of the Ireland Chair of Poetry recently named Queen's graduate Dr Erin Halliday as the recipient of the 2016 'Poet of Promise' bursary.

Europe

Queen's has published an EU Exit Institutional Position Paper setting out the key issues arising from the June 2016 referendum result which will impact on the University.

Health

A European-wide initiative aiming to tackle the global problem of cancer, advance knowledge and save lives, has been launched by a group led by Professor Mark Lawler (CCRCB).

Society

Queen's University has recevied £264k from the NSPCC and the Economic and Social Research Council to deliver a project which will help children living with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

University news

Regius Professor John McCanny, Director of Queen's Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology, has received a Knighthood for services to higher education and economic development.

Graduate News

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commissioner Kieran FitzGerald, who was left wheelchair-bound after suffering a fall while on holidays in Spain last summer, is to be re-appointed for a second five-year term.

Science and technology

A major discovery with the potential to revoluntionise the development of the tiny eclectonic devices that control everything from smart phones to transport, and from banking to medical technology, has been made by Queen's scientists.

Corporate

Queen's University has signed a further 3-year agreement with Santander Universities UK which will see the Bank and the University working together on placements, internships and other initiatives with local SMEs and charities until 2020. 

Fundraising

Students, staff and donors gathered for the Queen's Annual Fund (QAF) dispersal ceremony in the Great Hall at the University on 13 December, where they were welcomed by the new Chairman of the Queen's Foundation Board, Jim Rutherford.

Science and technology

Astronomers at Queen's are part of an international team that has solved the mystery of an extraordinarily brilliant point of light seen in a distant galaxy.

University News

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

Scholarships

Queen's is to offer two full scholarships to students who have sought refuge in the UK, and who will be starting full-time undergraduate studies at the University in September 2017.

Graduation

Life-long Shankill community development campaigner - and Queen's 1973 history graduate - Jackie Redpath MBE, has been awarded an honorary degree by his alma mater.

Health

A €4m international initiative to investigate if natural toxins and man-made chemicals are impacting on our long-term health is being led by a Queen's toxins expert.

International

Thanks to an initiative called HOST, Queen's graduates can now be part of the special memories of visiting international students and find out a little more about overseas cultures.

Fundraising

Over 70 donors to medical research at Queen's joined academic and fundraising staff for the annual Medical 'Thank You' Christmas reception in the Canada Room.

Health

Those with breast cancer in Northern Ireland - and researchers at Queen's - are set to benefit from a new state-of-the-art 3D breast imaging system, the first of its kind available to NHS patients here. 

Health

Queen's has recevied funding for an initiative which will be co-produced by people with dementia, to explore 'empowerment' in relation to services for those diagnosed with the disorder.

Graduate News

A magician, a piper, Queen's Musical Theatre Society, an award-winning wildlife photographer, the First Trust Bank Queen's Graduate of the Year and the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, all helped to make the 2016 Charter Day Dinner hugely enjoyable. 

League Tables

Queen's has been ranked in the Top 25 of UK universities for the best 'ready-for-work' graduates, according to a survey published by Times Higher Education.

International

Queen's has launched the first ever international teacher exchange between shared education schools in Northern Ireland and schools in Los Angeles.

World

Queen's Institute for Global Food Security is to play a key role in EIT Food, a new EU backed partnership which will tackle the global challenge of feeding the world's growing population.  

Science and Technology

Almost 40,000 people are currently employed in the so-called 'knowledge economy' in Northern Ireland, which is half way to the target which has been set of 80,000 high earning jobs by 2030.

Society

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

Graduate News

A Queen's MA in Creative Writing alumna from County Mayo has picked up the prestigious Sunday Independent  Newcomer of the Year award for her book, Red Dirt.

Society

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

Postgraduate

A Postgraduate Degree from Queen's University could enable you to make a global impact on society! Sign up today for the next Postgraduate Research Open Evening at the University on 29 November 2016 to find out more.

Health

Research carried out at Queen's shows that combining a drug used to treat bowel cancer with an inhibitor can offer hope to patients who currently do not respond to the drug.

Society

A study carried out by Queen's and Bournemouth University has found that music therapy may help reduce depression and boost self-esteem in children and teens being treated for emotional or behavioural problems.

Business

An innovation technology transfer programme run by the William J Clinton Leadership Institute at Queen's, which enables SMEs to employ science, engineering and technology graduates, has received £500k in renewed funding.

Student news

Students and staff have been celebrating an ROI of 5.65% by the Queen's Student Managed Fund, just seven months after the launch of the real money fund.

International

Vice-Chancellors from the UK's Russell Group universities, including Professor Patrick Johnston, have signed an agreement with their counterparts in China to work together to secure funding for future collaborations. 

Science and Technology

As the Wrights Group marks its 70th anniversary year, a new facility named after one of the company's founders has been established at Queen's, the William Wright Technology Centre.

International

Clinicians training in Northern Ireland will be able to develop specialist skills thanks to a linkup between Queen's and the Princess Margaret Centre in Canada. 
  

Graduate News

Naomi Long, a 1994 Civil Engineering graduates, has taken over the reins of the Alliance Party, succeeding fellow Queen's graduate, David Ford who held the office for 15 years.  

Society

It is hoped that a new Brexit Resource Guide published by Queen's University will help in the understanding of issues relating to the UK's withdrawal from the EU.

News

The 2016 edition of Queen's alumni magazine - The Graduate  - has been published and mailed to almost 135,000 graduates worldwide!

Graduate News

A Queen's graduate who began his career at the English Grassland Research Institute near Okehampton in Devon, is to take over at AFBI - the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute based in Belfast.

Health

A discovery which provides a new way of explaining how immune cells are targeted to certain breast tumours, has been made by Northern Ireland researchers.

Graduate News

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed two Queen's graduates - HHJ Ms Elizabeth McCaffrey and HHJ Mr Neil Rafferty QC - as County Court Judges in Northern Ireland.

Science and technology

Professor Alan Fitzsimmons from Queen's Astrophysics Research Centre takes a look back at Rosetta - a mission which 'boldly went' where none had gone before. 

Graduate news

A new book by graduate Dominic O'Reilly, which tells the story of the Catholic Chaplaincy at Queen's is to be launched next week (04 October).

International

Queen's international healthcare partner in Dubai - the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences - has welcomed its first group of medical students.

World health

Queen's medic, Professor Mark Lawler, has addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York on the important role precision and personalised health plays in improving disease outcomes.

Society

Professor Phil Scraton, who campaigned tirelessly on behalf of the families who lost loved ones in the Hillsborough Disaster in 1989, has been awarded the Freedom of the City of Liverpool.

International

The Queen's Graduates' Association (QGA) hosted over 50 international students for a traditional Belfast breakfast on Saturday as part of the University's welcome week. 

University News

Stormont's First and deputy First Ministers were among guests who attended the official opening of Queen's new £20 million School of law on Friday 16 September.

Graduate News

Dr Orlaigh Quinn, who holds a Doctorate in Governance from Queen's, has landed a top government role in Dublin. 

International

An initiative that will enable Queen's students to develop their employability skills on an international stage has been launched by Belfast's Lord Mayor.

Health

Researchers at Queen's Centre for Public Health have contributed to a major global study which reveals new hypertension and blood pressure genes.

Research

Agriculture, the environment, chronic kidney disease, population genomics and thermoelectric materials research at Queen's are all set to benefit from £3.6m funding.

Health

A global survey launched by Queen's is trying to find out if dogs can help save the lives of those with epilepsy.

Graduate News

Computer Science graduate and mum-of-four Debbie Craig has developed a software platform called 'Boop' to help those living with autism.

Open Learning

With the autumn nights approaching, Queen's has revealed its latest open Learning Short Course Programme, which is promising something for everyone.

Business

Queen's is joining with Women in Business for two international conferences to highlight the role of women in leadership across the public and private sectors.

Research

Research into combatting multidrug-resistant microbes (aka superbugs) will be all the talk at a conference to be held at Queen's next week.

Health

Queen's is to test a new treatment which could help men who currently don't respond well to existing prostate cancer treatments.

Fundraising

Siblings Robbie and Katie Martin will tackle the world's favourite half marathon - the Great North Run - this Sunday, 11 September - in memory of their father, John.

Graduate News

President Barack Obama has appointed Andrew Biggs, a 1990 BA Philosophy graduate, to the US Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico.

Students

Queen's has issued advice to students who will receive their A-Level results today (Thursday 18 August). 

Culture and Arts

Queen's has announced a new creative partnership with the Ulster Orchestra that will enable the University's music students to work more closely with professional performers.

Fundraising

The Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology at Queen's has received £13,000 from local dairy cattle breed club Holstein NI. 

SOCIETY

One of Queen's top political scientists, Professor Beverley Milton-Edwards, has been awarded a Visiting Fellowship at the Washington DC based 'think tank' Brookings.

Culture and Arts

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

Alumni news

Tributes have been paid to Robert Dunbar, Queen’s graduate and former children’s author who died in July. Illustration by Laureate na nÓg, PJ Lynch.

Sport

Two current Queen's students and a recent graduate of the University are on the plane to Rio for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad. 

Academia

Professor Janice Carruthers, Head of the School of Modern languages at Queen's has been appointed to a UK Leadership Fellowship in Modern Languages.

Society

The Senator George J Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice at Queen's has secured a major research award from the Arts and Humanities Research Council.  

Academia

A leading historian from Queen's, Professor Sean Connolly, is one of 42 distinguished academics to be elected into Fellowship of the British Academy. 

Graduate News

A Queen's 1987 MBA graduate originally from Co Derry, is set to take over the controls at Ford Motor Company in South America. 

Health

Researchers at Queen's have begun a £2m research programme to investigate reversing the damage caused by Multiple Sclerosis.

Health

Queen's is asking men in Northern Ireland to share their experiences of prostate cancer and to give their feedback on how it has affected their lives.   

Culture and Arts

Professor Isabel Torres, chair of Spanish Golden Age literature, who specialises in the poetry of that era, has been elected to the Royal Spanish Academy. 

Business

The first ever Mini MBA hosted by The William J Clinton Leadership Institute and sponsored by Allstate NI, is taking place at Queen's this week.

Graduate News

The British Chambers of Commerce has announced the appointment of BDO NI Partner and Queen’s BSSc graduate, Francis Martin, as its new President.

Latest news

The winner of the 2016 First Trust Bank Queen's Student of the Year is Computer Science MEng student Diane Murdock from Co Down.

UK and EU referendum

In the light of the UK's vote to leave the European Union (EU), the University has issued a statement for students, staff and graduates and for those considering coming to Queen's.

GRADUATION 2016

Leaders from business, science, the arts from Northern Ireland and around the world are among those to receive honorary degrees in the coming week.

Science

Work is underway on a new £39m School of Biological Sciences at Queen's which will support the agri-food sector in Northern Ireland.

Community

Inspiring the next generation of computer coders in Northern Ireland is about to get a lot easier thanks to Queen's Code Camp and the Caterpillar Foundation. 

University

Former Queen's Chancellor, Senator George Mitchell, is returning to Belfast to launch the second of the University's Global Research Institutes.

Europe

As the UK goes to the polls to take one of the most significant decisions in its history, David Phinnemore, Professor of European Politics at Queen's, considers if it really is a 'once in a lifetime' event. 

International

An international team led by experts at Queen's, has conducted the first ever study into the impact of the built environment on levels of exercise among people in India.

 

University News

A new and innovative 5-year partnership between the University's School of Law and legal firm Herbert Smith Freehills has been announced.

International

A 1985 Queen's BSc Economics graduate originally from Belfast has been appointed to one of the biggest jobs in global accountancy.

Philanthropy

Queen's annual donor 'thank you' event was held on 11 June, when friends and supporters of the University also celebrated the conclusion of the Beyond Campaign. 

Fundraising

Celebrating Beyond, a brochure marking the conclusion and wide-ranging impact of the University's successful Beyond Campaign, has been published by Queen's Foundation. 
 

International

Queen's has appointed Professor Richard English as the new Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Internationalisation and Engagement. 

Arts and Culture

A PhD student, who already has two degrees from Queen's, has picked up a major Royal Television Society Award in London for his film Fractured City. 

Graduate News

Zoology graduate sets up elephant sanctuary in Thailand 

A Queen's 2013 BSc Zoology graduate from Co Tyrone has taken the unusual step of setting up an elephant sanctuary in Northern Thailand. 

UNIVERSITY NEWS

Queen's University has received one of only twelve Regius Professorships announced to mark the Queen's 90th birthday.

STUDENT NEWS

The 2016 University Boat Race this Saturday (June 11), will see 18 crews from around the island of Ireland take to the River Lagan from Queen's 'new look' £1.2m Boathouse.

Graduate News

A Co Down entrepreneur and Queen's graduate, Connaire McGreevy, has picked up his third prestigious business award in just over 6 months. 

Research

His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has officially launched Queen's first Global Research Institute at the NI Science Park. 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Queen's has received funding to lead the UK's involvement in the creation of the first motion picture of the Universe which is being dubbed the 'greatest movie ever made'.  

Graduate News

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has announced that Professor Ron Perrott will receive the ACM's prestigious Distinguished Service Award. 

MANAGEMENT

APPOINTMENT

FOOD SAFETY EXPERT APPOINTED TO LEAD IGFS

An alumnus of Portora Royal School in Enniskillen has been appointed Director of the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen's. 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Health

A €2.25m US-Ireland R&D partnership involving Queen’s scientists is hoping to reverse diabetes-related blindness.

BUSINESS

Queen’s is the UK leader for intellectual property commercialisation, according to a recent survey.

FUNDRAISING

A pedigree calf has been auctioned in support of breast cancer research at the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology at Queen's.

GRADUATE NEWS

Former member of University staff Professor Roy Crawford - who has three degrees from  Queen's - has received an honorary award in New Zealand

CROSSING THE ALPS

Microbiologists in the Institute for Global Food Security and School of Biological Sciences at Queen's may have answered a 2000-year enigma - where did Hannibal cross the Alps?

RESEARCH

Queen's has joined forces with a number of charities, and specialist provider Hubbub, to develop and host a crowdfunding website to promote small scale pilot research projects.