Region: Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

• Queen's University Belfast has a record of academic achievements which stretches back more than 150 years.

  Founded by Queen Victoria, the Queen's educational institution in Ireland was designed to be a non-denominational alternative to Trinity College Dublin which was controlled by the Anglican Church.

  Queen's is a member of the Russell Group of the UK's 20 leading research-intensive universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association, Universities Ireland, and Universities UK. Being one of the top universities in the UK, Queen's University Belfast offers academic degrees at various levels and across a broad subject range, with over 300-degree programs available.

  The university was founded in 1845 as Queen's College Belfast and became an independent institution in 1908. The university is ranked 198th in the world according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023 and it is a member of the Russell Group of UK research-intensive universities. Also, it combines excellence in research and education with a student-centered ethos. Since 1845, its world-leading researchers, pioneering students, and inspirational alumni have been making a difference in society in Belfast and across the world. Some of our renowned graduates include Nobel Prize winner Seamus Heaney, ‘Northern Ireland’s Einstein’ John Stewart Bell, and the father of emergency medicine James Francis Pantridge.