Queen's University, Belfast
Queen's University, Belfast - Belfast, Ireland
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Overview
Queen's University is a university in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Queen's University Belfast was chartered in 1845 and opened in 1849 as "Queen's College, Belfast", but has roots going back to 1810 and the Belfast Academical Institution.
Queen's University Belfast is a member of the Russell Group (a lobby group of major research universities in the United Kingdom), the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association, Universities Ireland and Universities UK. Queen's University Belfast offers academic degrees at various levels and across a broad subject range, with over 300 degree programmes available.
Queen's University Belfast combines the best of tradition with a progressive outlook. It is an institution with a world-class academic reputation as reflected in the award of a Queen's Anniversary Prize in 2006, the fourth time Queen's University has been honoured in this way.
Queen's University Belfast is currently investing over £200 million in students, staff and facilities. Our distinctive campus will be further enhanced by the new landmark library, redevelopment of the Elms student village, and major refurbishment of the Physical Education Centre and the Students' Union. Academic developments at Queen's University range from a substantial expansion in Medicine to new postgraduate courses in Governance and Sustainable Development, from the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology to the Sonic Arts Research Centre, and from the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry to novel approaches to "green technology".
Ranking
2001 RAE - In the 2001 RAE, Queen's University Belfast emerged as a major player in international research. Research in 33 units of assessment at Queen's University Belfast is of national and international quality. Sixteen units were rated in the top category - grade five and five-star. In addition, a further three areas within units of assessment were singled out as centres of international excellence - including the Cancer Studies group within Clinical Laboratory Sciences. For further information on Queen's University’s 2001 RAE Performance click here.
Services for International Students
Queen's University Belfast has developed a International Student Guidance Centre which will bring together a range of services offering information, advice and guidance throughout your academic life at Queen’s. The University has brought together under one roof the following services.
Admissions
Student Records
Examinations
Careers
Counselling
Disability
Student Finance
Widening Participation
Learning Development
Accommodation
Queen's University Belfast provides guaranteed accommodation for international students in a wide range of housing in and around the campus.
Queen's University provides housing for both undergraduates and postgraduates, although because of the compact size of Northern Ireland many domestic students chose to live at home and commute to the University. In 2005/06, 36 per cent of Queen's University 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.
Queen's University Belfast provides accommodation on a purpose-built 'student village' called Elms Village, which has its own bar and shop, 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.
Campus
Queen's University is located in Belfast, the capital city of Northern Ireland which is part of the UK. The international media has described Belfast as "Europe's friendliest - and trendiest - regional city" and "one of today's most fashionable places to visit and live". Such high praise is no longer unexpected in a city that is effectively casting off its old troubled image and whose citizens are proud to show off its fresh face to the world. Belfast has a population of almost half a million people - a third of Northern Ireland's population.
Health centre
There is a full range of on-campus Health facilities at Queen's University Belfast with doctors, nurses and dentists. All students have full access to the health centre and all health care fees are fully covered by the National health centre for full time students.
Location
Belfast is easily accessible by air and is served by two airports, George Best Belfast City Airport and Belfast International Airport. Most international students travel to Belfast via London. From London's five airports, there are over 35 flights to Belfast per day. The journey time from London is approximately one hour.