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'Queen's University Belfast' (Irish: 'Ollscoil na BanrÃona, Béal Feirste') is a university in Belfast, Northern Ireland and a member of the Russell Group (a lobby group of major research universities in the United Kingdom). The university's official title, per its charter, is 'Queen's University of Belfast'. The university offers academic degrees at various levels and across a broad subject range. It is particularly strong in the professions: pharmacy, medicine, dentistry, law, accountancy, architecture, engineering as well as pure and applied sciences, the arts and humanities and social sciences. The university's current President and Vice-Chancellor is Professor Peter Gregson, and its Chancellor is the former United States Senator, George Mitchell.
Queen's University (abbreviated to "QUB" and widely known as "Queen's") has its roots in the Belfast Academical Institution, which was founded in 1810 and remains as the Royal Belfast Academical Institution. The present university was first chartered as "Queen's College, Belfast" in 1845, when it was associated with the simultaneously founded Queen's College, Cork and Queen's College, Galway as part of the Queen's University of Ireland -- founded in 1845 to encourage higher education for Catholics and Presbyterians as a counterpart to the Trinity College, Dublin, then an Anglican institution. The ''Irish Universities Act, 1908'' dissolved the Royal University of Ireland and created two separate universities - the current National University of Ireland and the Queen's University of Belfast. At its opening in 1849 as a Queen's College, it had 23 professors and 343 students.
Queen's has been led by a distinguished line of Vice-Chancellors (presidents), including Sir David Keir, Lord Ashby of Brandon, Dr Michael Grant, Sir Arthur Vick, Sir Peter Froggatt served a 10-year term, Sir Gordon Beveridge, and Sir George Bain.
A detailed history is available on the university website.
Main articles: Queen's University of Belfast (UK Parliament constituency)
The university was one of only eight United Kingdom universities to hold a parliamentary seat in the Parliament of the United Kingdom at Westminster until such representation was abolished in 1950. The university was also represented in the now defunct Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1920–1968, where its graduates elected four seats.
Main articles: Queen's University of Belfast (Dáil Éireann constituency)
The university was also a Dáil Éireann constituency between 1918 and 1922.
In addition to the main campus not far from the centre of Belfast, the university has two associated university colleges, these being St Mary's and Stranmillis both also located in Belfast. Although offering a range of degree courses, these colleges primarily provide training for those wishing to enter the teaching profession. The university has formal agreements with other colleges in Northern Ireland and operates several outreach schemes to rural areas.
While the university refers to its main site as a campus,[2] the university's buildings are in fact spread over a number of public streets in South Belfast, centring around University Road, University Square and Stranmillis Road, with other departments located further afield.
Several institutes are also associated with Queen's. Located close to the main campus is the ''Institute of Professional Legal Studies at Queen's'' which offers training to law graduates to enable them to practise as solicitors or barristers in Northern Ireland, England & Wales and the Republic of Ireland.
The ''Institute of Theology'' consists of several colleges with a Christian emphasis, including St Mary's (Catholic), Union Theological College (Presbyterian) as well as Baptist and Methodist colleges in Belfast. In all five colleges teach any programmes with a theological emphasis on behalf of the university; the university may confer theology degrees but cannot teach the subject itself.
Queen's University Belfast was admitted to the prestigious Russell Group of UK research-intensive universities in November 2006 [1],[2].
Independent league tables published by ''The Guardian'' newspaper in 2007 placed the university at number 28 out of 123 institutes of higher education within the United Kingdom, commenting "Queen's is one of the UK's top universities, with a good academic reputation, especially in medicine and engineering".[3] ''The Times'' placed the university at 32 out of 109 ranked universities in its 2007 Good University Guide.[4]
Its sister paper, ''The Sunday Times'' placed Queen's at number 37 of 119 in its University Guide 2006 League Table, up two places from the previous year.[5]
On June 20, 2006 the university announced a £259 million investment programme focusing on facilities, recruitment and research.[6]
Entrants to Queen's have, on average, 359 A/AS-level points and there are currently 5.3 applications per place.[7] The ''Sunday Times'' has described the Queen's admissions policy as "among the most socially inclusive in Britain and Northern Ireland". 99.5 per cent of first degree entrants are from state schools,[8] although this is mainly due to the lack of private schools in Northern Ireland.
The total student population is 24,560, of whom 19,165 are undergraduates and 5,395 postgraduates. Of the undergraduate population, 18,145 are from the UK, 640 from elsewhere in the European Union and 380 are from outside the EU. The figures for postgraduates are 4,115 from the UK, 650 from elsewhere in the EU, and 630 from the rest of the world.1
Queen's provides housing for both undergraduates and postgraduates, although because of the compact size of Northern Ireland many students chose to live at home and commute to the university. In 2005/06, 36 per cent of Queen's students lived in private accommodation within Belfast, 29 per cent lived with parents or guardians, 20 per cent in private accommodation outside of Belfast, and 10 per cent lived in university maintained accommodation.[9]
The university provides accommodation on a 'student village' called Elms Village, located on the Malone Road, south of the main campus, as well as in a number of houses in the South Belfast area, including at College Gardens and on Mount Charles.
The university hosts the annual Belfast Festival at Queen's and the Belfast Film Festival, and in 2007 is holding the Irish Student Drama Association Festival. It runs Northern Ireland's only arthouse cinema, Queen's Film Theatre, and an art gallery, the Naughton Gallery at Queen's, which is a registered museum. The university's Students' Union is located opposite the main campus and has recently had a complete refurbishment. The Union calls its main hall the Mandela Hall (formerly known as the McMordie Hall),[10] which hosts both concerts and Shine, a once weekly but now monthly nightclub.
More than fifty sporting clubs and over 100 non-sporting societies are recognised by the Student's Union Council and therefore eligible to apply for an annual grant from the University.[11] The QUB boathouse, home of Queen's University Belfast Boat Club (QUBBC) and Queen's University of Belfast Ladies Boat Club (QUBLBC), is located on the River Lagan near Stranmillis. The Dragonslayers Gaming Society hosts one of Ireland's largest games conventions, Q-Con, in June of each year.
Queen's has a large number of now-famous alumni, including the poets Seamus Heaney and Paul Muldoon; actors Simon Callow, Liam Neeson and Stephen Rea; scientists John Stewart Bell and Frank Pantridge; politicians Eoin MacNeill, Reg Empey, Nigel Dodds, Lord Brian Hutton and David Trimble; and the current President of Ireland Mary McAleese. Infamous doctor John Bodkin Adams was also a student. Former student and Irish rugby international Trevor Ringland was one of the the 2007 winners of the Arthur Ashe for Courage Award at the ESPY Awards ceremony. Tim Collins, the former Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment also attended the university.
1. Table 0a - All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2005/06
2. See http://www.qub.ac.uk/home/TheUniversity/Location/Maps/MainCampus/, for example.
3. Queen's University, Belfast, ''The Guardian'', 1 May 2007, accessed 3 May 2007
4. Good University Guide, ''The Times'', accessed 16 September 2006
5. The Sunday Times University Guide 2006; accessed September 29th 2006
6. Queen's invests £259 million in 'world-class future', 20 June 2006, accessed 16 September 2006
7. Sunday Times University Guide, Queen's University Belfast, 10 September 2006, accessed 16 January 2007
8. More state pupils in universities
9. The Planning Service, Supplementary Document 1: Housing Market Analysis, Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs): Subject Plan for Belfast City Council Area 2015, p.14, accessed 26 August 2007
10. Queen's University Belfast: Students' Union Redevelopment Appeal
11. Clubs and Societies, Queen's University website; accessed 15 July 2007
★ Education in Northern Ireland
★ List of universities in Northern Ireland
★ List of Queen's University Belfast people
★ Queen's University Belfast
★ Queen's University Belfast Students' Union
'Queen's University Belfast' (Irish: 'Ollscoil na BanrÃona, Béal Feirste') is a university in Belfast, Northern Ireland and a member of the Russell Group (a lobby group of major research universities in the United Kingdom). The university's official title, per its charter, is 'Queen's University of Belfast'. The university offers academic degrees at various levels and across a broad subject range. It is particularly strong in the professions: pharmacy, medicine, dentistry, law, accountancy, architecture, engineering as well as pure and applied sciences, the arts and humanities and social sciences. The university's current President and Vice-Chancellor is Professor Peter Gregson, and its Chancellor is the former United States Senator, George Mitchell.
| Contents |
| History |
| Parliamentary representation |
| Academic |
| Institutes |
| Reputation |
| Admissions and students |
| Student life |
| Housing |
| Cultural life |
| Notable alumni |
| References |
| See also |
| External links |
History
Queen's University (abbreviated to "QUB" and widely known as "Queen's") has its roots in the Belfast Academical Institution, which was founded in 1810 and remains as the Royal Belfast Academical Institution. The present university was first chartered as "Queen's College, Belfast" in 1845, when it was associated with the simultaneously founded Queen's College, Cork and Queen's College, Galway as part of the Queen's University of Ireland -- founded in 1845 to encourage higher education for Catholics and Presbyterians as a counterpart to the Trinity College, Dublin, then an Anglican institution. The ''Irish Universities Act, 1908'' dissolved the Royal University of Ireland and created two separate universities - the current National University of Ireland and the Queen's University of Belfast. At its opening in 1849 as a Queen's College, it had 23 professors and 343 students.
Queen's has been led by a distinguished line of Vice-Chancellors (presidents), including Sir David Keir, Lord Ashby of Brandon, Dr Michael Grant, Sir Arthur Vick, Sir Peter Froggatt served a 10-year term, Sir Gordon Beveridge, and Sir George Bain.
A detailed history is available on the university website.
Parliamentary representation
The Lanyon Building designed by the Belfast architect Sir Charles Lanyon
Main articles: Queen's University of Belfast (UK Parliament constituency)
The university was one of only eight United Kingdom universities to hold a parliamentary seat in the Parliament of the United Kingdom at Westminster until such representation was abolished in 1950. The university was also represented in the now defunct Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1920–1968, where its graduates elected four seats.
Main articles: Queen's University of Belfast (Dáil Éireann constituency)
The university was also a Dáil Éireann constituency between 1918 and 1922.
Academic
In addition to the main campus not far from the centre of Belfast, the university has two associated university colleges, these being St Mary's and Stranmillis both also located in Belfast. Although offering a range of degree courses, these colleges primarily provide training for those wishing to enter the teaching profession. The university has formal agreements with other colleges in Northern Ireland and operates several outreach schemes to rural areas.
While the university refers to its main site as a campus,[2] the university's buildings are in fact spread over a number of public streets in South Belfast, centring around University Road, University Square and Stranmillis Road, with other departments located further afield.
Institutes
Several institutes are also associated with Queen's. Located close to the main campus is the ''Institute of Professional Legal Studies at Queen's'' which offers training to law graduates to enable them to practise as solicitors or barristers in Northern Ireland, England & Wales and the Republic of Ireland.
The ''Institute of Theology'' consists of several colleges with a Christian emphasis, including St Mary's (Catholic), Union Theological College (Presbyterian) as well as Baptist and Methodist colleges in Belfast. In all five colleges teach any programmes with a theological emphasis on behalf of the university; the university may confer theology degrees but cannot teach the subject itself.
Reputation
Queen's University Belfast was admitted to the prestigious Russell Group of UK research-intensive universities in November 2006 [1],[2].
Independent league tables published by ''The Guardian'' newspaper in 2007 placed the university at number 28 out of 123 institutes of higher education within the United Kingdom, commenting "Queen's is one of the UK's top universities, with a good academic reputation, especially in medicine and engineering".[3] ''The Times'' placed the university at 32 out of 109 ranked universities in its 2007 Good University Guide.[4]
Its sister paper, ''The Sunday Times'' placed Queen's at number 37 of 119 in its University Guide 2006 League Table, up two places from the previous year.[5]
On June 20, 2006 the university announced a £259 million investment programme focusing on facilities, recruitment and research.[6]
View from above the university's David Keir Building
Admissions and students
Entrants to Queen's have, on average, 359 A/AS-level points and there are currently 5.3 applications per place.[7] The ''Sunday Times'' has described the Queen's admissions policy as "among the most socially inclusive in Britain and Northern Ireland". 99.5 per cent of first degree entrants are from state schools,[8] although this is mainly due to the lack of private schools in Northern Ireland.
The total student population is 24,560, of whom 19,165 are undergraduates and 5,395 postgraduates. Of the undergraduate population, 18,145 are from the UK, 640 from elsewhere in the European Union and 380 are from outside the EU. The figures for postgraduates are 4,115 from the UK, 650 from elsewhere in the EU, and 630 from the rest of the world.1
Student life
Housing
Queen's provides housing for both undergraduates and postgraduates, although because of the compact size of Northern Ireland many students chose to live at home and commute to the university. In 2005/06, 36 per cent of Queen's students lived in private accommodation within Belfast, 29 per cent lived with parents or guardians, 20 per cent in private accommodation outside of Belfast, and 10 per cent lived in university maintained accommodation.[9]
The university provides accommodation on a 'student village' called Elms Village, located on the Malone Road, south of the main campus, as well as in a number of houses in the South Belfast area, including at College Gardens and on Mount Charles.
Cultural life
The university hosts the annual Belfast Festival at Queen's and the Belfast Film Festival, and in 2007 is holding the Irish Student Drama Association Festival. It runs Northern Ireland's only arthouse cinema, Queen's Film Theatre, and an art gallery, the Naughton Gallery at Queen's, which is a registered museum. The university's Students' Union is located opposite the main campus and has recently had a complete refurbishment. The Union calls its main hall the Mandela Hall (formerly known as the McMordie Hall),[10] which hosts both concerts and Shine, a once weekly but now monthly nightclub.
More than fifty sporting clubs and over 100 non-sporting societies are recognised by the Student's Union Council and therefore eligible to apply for an annual grant from the University.[11] The QUB boathouse, home of Queen's University Belfast Boat Club (QUBBC) and Queen's University of Belfast Ladies Boat Club (QUBLBC), is located on the River Lagan near Stranmillis. The Dragonslayers Gaming Society hosts one of Ireland's largest games conventions, Q-Con, in June of each year.
Notable alumni
Queen's has a large number of now-famous alumni, including the poets Seamus Heaney and Paul Muldoon; actors Simon Callow, Liam Neeson and Stephen Rea; scientists John Stewart Bell and Frank Pantridge; politicians Eoin MacNeill, Reg Empey, Nigel Dodds, Lord Brian Hutton and David Trimble; and the current President of Ireland Mary McAleese. Infamous doctor John Bodkin Adams was also a student. Former student and Irish rugby international Trevor Ringland was one of the the 2007 winners of the Arthur Ashe for Courage Award at the ESPY Awards ceremony. Tim Collins, the former Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment also attended the university.
References
1. Table 0a - All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2005/06
2. See http://www.qub.ac.uk/home/TheUniversity/Location/Maps/MainCampus/, for example.
3. Queen's University, Belfast, ''The Guardian'', 1 May 2007, accessed 3 May 2007
4. Good University Guide, ''The Times'', accessed 16 September 2006
5. The Sunday Times University Guide 2006; accessed September 29th 2006
6. Queen's invests £259 million in 'world-class future', 20 June 2006, accessed 16 September 2006
7. Sunday Times University Guide, Queen's University Belfast, 10 September 2006, accessed 16 January 2007
8. More state pupils in universities
9. The Planning Service, Supplementary Document 1: Housing Market Analysis, Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs): Subject Plan for Belfast City Council Area 2015, p.14, accessed 26 August 2007
10. Queen's University Belfast: Students' Union Redevelopment Appeal
11. Clubs and Societies, Queen's University website; accessed 15 July 2007
See also
★ Education in Northern Ireland
★ List of universities in Northern Ireland
★ List of Queen's University Belfast people
External links
★ Queen's University Belfast
★ Queen's University Belfast Students' Union
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