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Queen's University Belfast has roots in the Belfast Academical Institution, which was founded in 1810 and which remains as the Royal Belfast Academical Institution. [7] 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 ...
Following the theft in 2004 of £26.5 million in banknotes from Northern Bank's headquarters and cash-handling centre in Belfast, of which approximately £15.5m was current-series Northern Bank issue, the bank announced on 7 January 2005 that it would withdraw almost all of its notes from circulation and replace them with altered designs ...
Belfast International Arts Festival, formerly known as Belfast Festival at Queen's, claims to be the city's longest running international arts event. [1]Originally established in 1962, it was hosted by Queen's University until 2015, after which a new independent organisation (a company limited by guarantee and registered as a charity) was formed.
Sir George Sayers Bain (born 24 February 1939) is a Canadian-British academic and public commissioner. His academic research focuses on industrial relations, and he has also served as president and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast (1998–2004), principal of the London Business School (1989–97), and chair of Warwick Business School (1983–89).
Queen's Students' Union (QSU) is the official representative body for students at Queen's University Belfast. Membership of the union is automatic and currently totals 24,560, making it one of the largest unions on the island of Ireland and in the United Kingdom. [ 2 ]
Stranmillis Students' Union is the SU for Stranmillis University College Belfast, a College of Queen's University, Belfast. The union is a democratic organisation which aims to ensure that every student has the highest quality of education and the most enjoyable student experience during their time at University.
The Tudor Gothic quadrangle of the former Queen's College, Cork was built by Sir Thomas Deane. The Queen's University of Ireland was established formally by royal charter on 3 September 1850, as the degree-awarding university of the Queen's Colleges of Belfast, Cork, and Galway that were established in 1845 "to afford a university education to members of all religious denominations" in Ireland.
The Queen's Film Theatre or QFT is an independent cinema at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland founded in 1968. When first opened, the Queen’s Film Theatre focused mainly on art house, indie and world cinema, playing an important role in the cultural life of Belfast, serving as an important venue for events such as the Belfast Festival at Queen's, the Belfast Film Festival and the ...