Queen's University, Belfast

History

Founded in 1845 as Queen's College Belfast, one of three Queen's Universities in Ireland in europe.

Became an separate university in 1908, and is the 9th earliest university in the UK.

Member of the Russell Team.

In the top 1% of worldwide colleges and universities.

The UK-wide 2014 Analysis Quality Structure work out placed Queen’s 8th in the UK for Analysis Strength.

Awarded a 6th Queen's Birthday Award in Feb 2016 in identification of the university's function in defending the on the internet action of enormous amounts of web customers around the globe through the task of employees in its Center for Protected Information Technological advancement, one of Europe’s biggest university online protection research centers. Previous Queen's Birthday Awards have been granted for world-class accomplishment in melanoma research through its control over the North Ireland in europe Extensive Cancer Solutions program, which has seen melanoma success prices in North Ireland in europe move from the bottom of the UK group table to the top, and in natural chemical make up, law, environmental research and palaeoecology.

Queen’s was one of the first colleges and universities in the UK and Ireland in europe to form spin-out organizations, developing QUBIS Ltd twenty six years ago to build a fortune through the commercialisation of research and advancement. QUBIS has been involved in the development of 70 organizations. It remains one of the top organizations in the UK and Ireland in europe championing the impact agenda through the development of tasks and prosperity. Spin-out organizations designed at Queen’s currently have an yearly revenues of over £170m and maintain 1,500 high-value tasks.

As one of the UK’s significant Information Exchange Collaboration (KTP) Universities, Queen’s has helped more than 350 organizations increase their services and products, dealing with organizations across all areas, ranging from multi-nationals to very small firms. Queen’s and Bullivant Taranto Ltd were named as the UK’s Best KTP in 2013’s nationwide KTP Awards.

Queen’s is one of the top organizations in the UK for dealing with the imbalanced representation of women in technology and technological advancement, as demonstrated by its success in the Athena SWAN awards, which acknowledge the commitment of organizations, and technology, technological advancement and technological advancement (SET) departments, to dealing with sex inequalities and improving profession development for women instructors. Queen's hold 10 Athena SWAN retail Awards, such as two Gold, as well as an institutional Silver Award.

Location and Transport

A 15-minute walk from the town centre, the university’s green university gives its name to the attractive Queen’s Quarter, situated between fashionable of nearby Botanic Opportunity and the beautiful Botanic Gardens and Ulster Art gallery.

Modern transportation facilities. All significant UK places within an hour's flying time.

Daily flight tickets to UK and worldwide destinations from the Henry Best Belfast City International airport and the Belfast International International airport.

Regular boat services to Scotland and England.

Entry Requirements

A extensive variety of different credentials is accepted by the school and more information of access specifications and selection criteria are offered in the university’s online course finder.

There is no cap or limit on the quantity of UK or worldwide learners which the school is permitted to admit (except in Medication, Dental care, Nursing and Midwifery, and Public Work).

In regards to A stages, provide qualities generally variety from BBB at A stage to AAA at A-level + A in a 4th AS stage topic. Only Dental care and Medication require a 4th AS stage topic in addition to 3 A stages.

An A* grade is not a requirement for any of our stage programs. However, it may be specified as aspect of an alternative provide and we also use differential provides for some extent programs, based on whether or not candidates are taking a preferred A stage, i.e. one that provides a better preparation for the stage program.

At present the school does not make unconditional provides to any of our candidates, who have not yet finished the credentials required for entrance, but this is kept under review.

The university understands that credentials change across the UK, which will be introduced on a phased foundation, will outcome in candidates introducing with different certification information from 2017 access. Furthermore, we appreciate that the possibilities available to candidates will often be dependent on school/college policy.

Queen’s has extensive information about acknowledging learners with an extensive variety of credentials, many of which are straight line in nature. Based upon on this, we would like to give confidence that we will keep sure all candidates are treated fairly and are not deprived by the changes and choices made by schools/colleges, as appropriate to their individual circumstances.

Further information can be found on our web page, which will be updated regularly as more information become available.

Student Mix

The 23,855 learners registered in the educational year 2014/15 comprise:

Level of study

Undergraduate 79%       Postgraduate 21%

Mode of study

Full Time 74%     Part Time 26%

Domicile

UK 89%      EU 4%        Other 7%

Student gender

Male 44%    Female 56%

Course Flexibility

Modular system: possibilities for school student choice within programs centered on need for properly targeted and consistent programs of research.

Flexibility varies across topics according to specifications of accrediting bodies and nationwide topic standard statements, where applicable.

Queen's provides an extensive variety of possibilities for learners to develop and increase their educational, individual and employability abilities.

Queen’s holds company and provides a powerful program attuned to the needs of learners and companies. As a outcome, abilities growth is included in all Queen’s educational programs to enhance college student employability.

The strategy taken to back up employability is shaped by the topic, but key elements consist of practical possibilities to back up abilities growth, possibilities for perform relevant studying, engagement with companies and/or graduate students and classes targeted on growth and growth of profession control techniques.

Teaching Standards

Queen’s has an excellent record of accomplishment in reviews of educating high quality, with numerous educating awards. Close to 500 employees are guys of the Higher Education and learning Academia.

Queen’s is significantly investing in trainees encounter, a fact shown in great prices of school student fulfillment, finalization and graduate student profession amongst both the undergrad and postgrad communities.

Support for learners has been enhanced by individual training and peer guidance techniques. An graduate students guidance scheme is also offered, with high-achieving graduate students spending one-to-one time with undergraduates and passing on the benefits of their encounter and data.

Students have possibilities to analyze overseas, enhance employability and increasing figures participate in perform relevant possibilities as aspect of their levels.

We cooperate with companies to make sure our program provides our learners for their new professions. These consist of new company partnership levels recognized with key organizations across a variety of areas, developing research, positioning and a graduate student job on finalization.

Research Standards

Queen’s has recognized itself in the leading number of UK research-intensive colleges and universities and is a part of the Russell Team. The UK-wide 2014 Analysis Quality Structure work out placed Queen’s 8th in the UK for Analysis Strength.

Over 75% of research action at Queen’s was assessed to be worldwide excellent or world-leading. 26 of the 28 topic matter presented to REF 2014 were rated in the UK top 20 for research intensity, with 6 of these in the top 10, and 2 in the top 5.

Queen’s came back over 95% of educational employees, which was the 5th biggest percentage of employees came back in the REF 2014.

Queen's is the main thing on research worldwide in places as diverse as Green Chemistry, Protected Information Technological advancement, Meals Security, Collaborative Analysis in the Humanities, Issue Modification, Wellness Sciences and Astrophysics.

Research relationships with significant research groups and multi-national organizations throughout the globe, such as Dubai Healthcare City, the National Cancer Center, Georgetown University and Vanderbilt University in the USA; Petronas in Malaysia; InfoSys and Madras Christian College in Chennai, and the Indian Institution of Technology, Delhi in India; China Healthcare University and Harbin Institution of Technology.

Spin-out organizations designed at Queen’s currently have an yearly revenues of over £170m and maintain 1,500 high-value tasks.

Academic Strengths

Research-oriented environment; educating by people operating at leading side of professions.

The university also has 14 topic matter rated within the top 20 in the UK and 76% of its research classified in the top two categories of globe significant and worldwide excellent (REF 2014).

To make sure its worldwide standing is growing and that its learners are trained by those at the innovative of their field, the school has been actively hiring the world’s top founders and creators, such as the appointment of educational control across all aspects.

Queen’s is rated no.1 in the UK for its contribution in Information Exchange Partnerships with over 40 active tasks across the University, more than any other UK institution.

Undergraduate Courses

Type of Qualification:

All Undergraduate (228)

First Degree (222)

Foundation Degree (3)

LLB (4)

Other Undergraduate (3)

Mode of study:

Full-time (161)

Full-time eventually overseas (23)

Part-time (2)

Sandwich (42)

Browse all undergrad courses

Student Facilities

In the National Student Study 2015, learners indicated extremely great stages of fulfillment (93%) with Learning Sources at Queen’s (i.e. Collection and IT).

Queen’s award-winning McClay Collection provides over 2,000 reader places and housing for 1.5m amounts. The library has achieved Client Solutions Quality, an separate certification of the standard and standard of its customer support, and provides the finest high quality services to learners.

The McClay Library’s excellent design, features and services have been recognized with a Society of College, National and University Collections (SCONUL) Award, presented every several decades to a UK library that best meets the needs of customers.

Queen's is the main thing on using ICT to back up studying and educating. The university's virtual studying atmosphere, Queen's Online, provides each college student with secure on the internet having accessibility to information and materials relating to their specific course components enhancing the chance to learn.

As a consequence of the £1.93m wi-fi university project, learners can easily use our latest-technology wi-fi support throughout the school and across the largest variety of cellular phones.

Disability Services

There are currently 1,959 learners with a variety of neurological, flexibility, studying, mental health insurance coverage other problems registered with Impairment Solutions.

Students can accessibility a variety of assistance based on their individual needs.

Disability Solutions also provides a DSA Needs Evaluation Center and a register of Support Providers for learners who are recommended non-medical assistance.

Further information regarding disability services at Queen's is available by telephoning +44 (0) 2890 975251, by mailing disability.office@qub.ac.uk or by visiting our web page.

Students' Union

The Students’ Collaboration is an exciting hub for trainees body system. In the 2015 National Student Study, Queen's Kids' Collaboration was rated Twelfth amongst colleges and universities in the UK in regards to school student fulfillment with an 81% fulfillment rate.

The Students’ Collaboration provides an extensive variety of social features along with a variety of chill-out places and a person kitchen, meeting rooms for groups and cultures, and several of bars and locations providing a wide program of entertainment. The Students’ Collaboration is also house to a variety of retail units which contains the SU Shop, Blackwell’s Books, Clements Coffee House, SRL Electrics (electrical goods and pc repairs), a hair stylists, and Santander Bank.

The Students’ Collaboration is the representative body system of learners and provides a variety of developing possibilities, essential to students’ employability abilities. For example college student business through company start-up assistance, as well as organized programs, yearly contests, having accessibility to 100 % free company incubation area and the Student Leadership Programme (Inspiring Leaders).The Students’ Collaboration Guidance Center provides 100 % free, separate and private advice to Queen’s learners on an extensive variety of issues.There are possibilities to join over 200 Clubs and Societies at Queen’s and an extensive variety of provide possibilities, such as dealing with over 250 volunteer-involving organizations. Volunteer SU also runs the successful Preparation Clubs effort to back up the neighborhood, as well as the Volunteer Excellency Awards.

Availability of Part-Time Work

Part-time, temporary and holiday perform on-campus, is available through the Queen’s Oncampus Jobshop (part of Careers, Employability and Skills).

A extensive variety of expertise, summer months internships and other holiday possibilities are available to learners through MyFuture and all learners get every week signals of new possibilities. The new MyFuture professions system is utilized at www.qub.ac.uk/myfuture

As aspect of its revolutionary way of ensuring its graduate students have the advantage in the job market, Queen’s also provides a unique Degree Plus program officially identifying abilities acquired during additional curricular perform. Students get the award alongside their stage on graduating.

Enterprise SU, within the Students’ Collaboration, encourages possibilities for additional curricular perform.

Careers Guidance

Careers assistance is delivered impartially and in complete confidence by professionally qualified employees through one-to-one discussions as face-to-face sessions, bookable on the professions system Myfuture or remote accessibility via e-guidance and pre-arranged skype discussions.

A Careers Zone is available at all graduate student, positioning and specialist exhibitions and contains professions professionals and data employees providing one-to-one assistance, sign-posting and employability growth resources.

Careers education and assistance emerged both: on the stage program through consultants’ designed delivery of classes, demonstrations, updates and collaborative action with educational colleagues;centrally through professions programs (including Workplace Study Tours), classes, company demonstrations and networking action with graduate students.

Extra curricular employability enhancement is approved through the Degree Plus Award.

94% of Queen’ graduate students are in profession or further research six months after graduating.

Recent/Prospective New Builds

Transformation of the Queen’s property through an important capital financial commitment program is continuing. Key tasks designed in in recent decades consist of the award-winning McClay Library; the Center for Cancer Analysis and Cell Biology; a new house for the Queen's University Management School and the Bill J. Clinton Leadership Institute; new sports features and the redevelopment of trainees individual Elms Town.

Major tasks designed in 2015 include:

The Graduate School – a new perceptive hub in the University’s ancient Ruby Developing, assisting the colourful postgrad and postdoctoral culture across the University and the significant increases in postgrad trained, postgrad research and postdoctoral numbers;

The Wellcome Wolfson Developing – Center for Trial Medication, an important new section of the developing Institution of Wellness Sciences. The Institution is hiring the world’s best thinkers, founders, researchers and physicians to Queen’s - eventually this will see over 1,000 significant researchers and physicians cooperating on one site;

The last stage of the renovation of the Ashby building recognizing the university’s vision to make an Engineering complex providing educating, research and assistance housing to rival that of the most famous organizations around the globe.

The present program of purchase of the property – a further £350m over the next decade – contains several of tasks that are due for finalization in summer months 2016. These include:

A significant redevelopment in the quadrangle which is due for finalization in summer months 2016 and will give a famous new house for the School of Law and a Student Hub at the heart of the ancient campus;

A new building for Computer Science which will build a high-quality clear building, developing both educating and research, and providing a exciting atmosphere for employees and learners. This is an institutional priority for the school and is carefully arranged with the main concerns set out in the present North Ireland in europe Programme for Government;

The Arithmetic and Science Teaching Center which is stage 2 of the three stage growth program for the School of Arithmetic and Science due for last finalization in summer months 2017.

Other significant tasks at construction stage include:

A new educating and research building for the School of Biological Sciences, such as the Institution for Global Meals Security. The IGFS is a globe leader in nationwide and worldwide efforts to give the world’s growing population with a maintainable safe supply excellent food.

The university is currently progressing an important expansion in its college student individual supply which will provide an additional 1200 learners by 2018.

Notable Alumni

Queen’s has over 160,000 graduate students, spread across the globe. Keeping their contact with the school – and with each other – is all aspect of maintaining an ongoing relationship.

Many of the university’s graduate students are significant figures operating, industry, universities, state policies, the arts and the media, not just in North Ireland in europe, but also around the globe.

They include:

Lord Bob Trimble – Nobel Laureate

Dr Jane McAleese – former President of Ireland

Stephen Rea – Oscar-nominated actor

Annie Mac – BBC Stereo 1 presenter

Bill Neely – Primary Global Reporter for NBC News

Air Commodore Bob Case – RAF

Mike Brown – MD London Underground

Christine Browne – CEO of Popular Aircraft for TUI Travel

Brian Conlon – CEO First Types plc

Manus Cranny – Western markets manager Bloomberg TV

Lord Mark Mawhinney – former Chair of the Traditional Party

Patrick Kielty – TV presenter/comedian

Alan Green – Stereo 5 Live broadcaster

Andrea Begley – winner of The Voice (BBC1)

Karen Hassan – celebrity (The Fall & Hollyoaks)

Dr Eileen McKay – Western Space Agency

Mark Gillan – former Primary Functions Engineer, Williams F1

Lord Mark Kerr – Justice of UK Supreme Court

Professor John Muldoon – Pulitzer Prize-winning poet

Further Details

Address      Queen's University Belfast University Road Belfast North Ireland in europe BT7 1NN

UCAS Code Q75