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'''Queen's University Belfast''' is a [[Public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[Belfast|Belfast, Northern Ireland]]. The university received its charter in 1845 as "Queen's College, Belfast" and opened four years later.
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Queen's offers [[academic degree]]s at various levels, with approximately 300 degree programmes available.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080417194848/http://www.qub.ac.uk/home/Education/TeachingQuality/</ref> The current (2021) president and [[Chancellor (education)|vice-chancellor]] is [[Ian Greer (obstetrician)|Ian Greer]]. The annual income of the institution for 2019–20 was £400&nbsp;million of which £88.7&nbsp;million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £372.7&nbsp;million.<ref>https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/FinanceDirectorate/visitors/FileStore-Visitors/financial-statements/Filetoupload,1025850,en.pdf </ref>
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==History==
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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]].<ref>http://www.qub.ac.uk/home/TheUniversity/AboutQueens/HistoryofQueens/}</ref> 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 to encourage higher education for Catholics and [[Presbyterians]], as a counterpart to [[Trinity College, Dublin]], then an almost exclusively [[Anglican]] institution. Queen's College, Belfast, opened in 1849.
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At its opening, it had 23 professors and 195 students.<ref>Moody, T.W.; Beckett, J.C. (1959). Queen's, Belfast 1845–1949 : the history of a university. London: Faber & Faber for the Queen's University of Belfast. p. 661.</ref> Some early students at Queen's University Belfast took [[University of London]] examinations.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20100914105055/http://www.shl.lon.ac.uk/specialcollections/archives/studentrecords.shtml</ref>
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The ''Irish Universities Act, 1908'' dissolved the [[Royal University of Ireland]], which had replaced the Queen's University of Ireland in 1879, and created two separate universities: the current [[National University of Ireland]] and Queen's University of Belfast.
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===Parliamentary representation===
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The university was one of only eight United Kingdom universities to hold a parliamentary seat in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] at Westminster until such representation was abolished in 1950. The university was also [[Queen's University of Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|represented]] in the [[Parliament of Northern Ireland]] from 1920 to 1968, when graduates elected four members.
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== Notable alumni and academics ==
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Queen's has a large number of famous alumni, including former [[president of Ireland]] [[Mary McAleese]]; Nobel Prize winners poet [[Seamus Heaney]] and politician [[David Trimble, Baron Trimble|Lord Trimble]]; former [[Prime Minister of Northern Ireland]] [[Brian Faulkner|Lord Faulkner of Downpatrick]]; Lords Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, [[Brian Hutton, Baron Hutton|Lord Hutton]] and [[Brian Kerr, Baron Kerr of Tonaghmore|Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore]], justice of The Supreme Court of United Kingdom; former Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly [[Lord Alderdice]] and former and current Northern Ireland ministers [[Reg Empey|Sir Reg Empey]], [[Mark Durkan]], [[Nigel Dodds]] and [[Conor Murphy]], and former [[Irish Free State]] minister and prominent [[Sinn Féin]] member [[Eoin MacNeill]]. [[Foreign relations of Ireland|Irish Ambassador]] to [[Nigeria]] [[Sean Hoy]] graduated from Queen's.
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Also Thomas Andrews (1813-1885) was a longtime professor of chemistry at Queen's University of Belfast.
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Other alumni include poet [[Paul Muldoon]]; actors [[Liam Neeson]] and [[Stephen Rea]]; comedian and presenter [[Patrick Kielty]]; novelists [[Patrick Hicks]] and [[Brian McGilloway]]; broadcasters [[Nick Ross]] and [[Annie Mac]]; journalist [[Chris Smith (newsreader)|Chris Smith]]; scientists [[John Stewart Bell]], [[Frank Pantridge]] and [[Thomas Henry Flewett]]. Other alumni include [[John Bodkin Adams]], [[Trevor Ringland]] and [[David Cullen (basketball)|David Cullen]] (2007 winners of the [[Arthur Ashe for Courage Award]]), [[David Case (British officer)|David Case]] ([[Air Commodore]], the highest ranking Black officer in the British Armed forces), [[Tim Collins (British army officer)|Tim Collins]] (former [[Commanding Officer]] of the 1st Battalion, [[Royal Irish Regiment (1992)|Royal Irish Regiment]]), [[Drew Nelson (politician)|Drew Nelson]] former Grand Secretary of the [[Orange Order]], and [[Elizabeth Gould Bell]], the first woman to practice medicine in [[Ulster]].
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Notable academics who have worked at Queen's include [[Paul Bew, Baron Bew]], Sir [[David Bates (physicist)]], Sir [[Bernard Crossland]], [[Tony Hoare]], [[Michael Mann (sociologist)|Michael Mann]], poet and critic [[Philip Hobsbaum]], [[John H. Whyte]] and poet [[Philip Larkin]] was a sub-librarian at the university in the early 1950s.
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Four alumni had very long and distinguished careers in the Far East. [[Sir Robert Hart, 1st Baronet|Sir Robert Hart]] was the Inspector-General of China's [[Imperial Maritime Customs]] for almost 50 years. Sir [[Hiram Shaw Wilkinson]] served in British Consular Service in China and Japan for 40 years retiring as [[Chief Justice]] of the [[British Supreme Court for China and Japan|British Supreme Court for China and Corea]]. Sir [[James Russell (judge)|James Russell]] was [[Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong|Chief Justice of Hong Kong.]] [[John Carey Hall]] served in the [[British Japan Consular Service]] for more than 40 years retiring as consul-general in [[Yokohama]].
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Latest revision as of 01:24, 26 March 2021

Group.png Queen's University Belfast  
(University) WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Queen's University Belfast arms.png
AbbreviationQUB
MottoPro tanto quid retribuamus
Formation1845
Type Public research university
Other nameQUB
Northern Ireland university

Queen's University Belfast is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The university received its charter in 1845 as "Queen's College, Belfast" and opened four years later.

Queen's offers academic degrees at various levels, with approximately 300 degree programmes available.[1] The current (2021) president and vice-chancellor is Ian Greer. The annual income of the institution for 2019–20 was £400 million of which £88.7 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £372.7 million.[2]

History

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.[3] 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 to encourage higher education for Catholics and Presbyterians, as a counterpart to Trinity College, Dublin, then an almost exclusively Anglican institution. Queen's College, Belfast, opened in 1849.

At its opening, it had 23 professors and 195 students.[4] Some early students at Queen's University Belfast took University of London examinations.[5]

The Irish Universities Act, 1908 dissolved the Royal University of Ireland, which had replaced the Queen's University of Ireland in 1879, and created two separate universities: the current National University of Ireland and Queen's University of Belfast.

Parliamentary representation

The university was one of only eight United Kingdom universities to hold a parliamentary seat in the House of Commons at Westminster until such representation was abolished in 1950. The university was also represented in the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1920 to 1968, when graduates elected four members.

Notable alumni and academics

Queen's has a large number of famous alumni, including former president of Ireland Mary McAleese; Nobel Prize winners poet Seamus Heaney and politician Lord Trimble; former Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Lord Faulkner of Downpatrick; Lords Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Lord Hutton and Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore, justice of The Supreme Court of United Kingdom; former Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly Lord Alderdice and former and current Northern Ireland ministers Sir Reg Empey, Mark Durkan, Nigel Dodds and Conor Murphy, and former Irish Free State minister and prominent Sinn Féin member Eoin MacNeill. Irish Ambassador to Nigeria Sean Hoy graduated from Queen's. Also Thomas Andrews (1813-1885) was a longtime professor of chemistry at Queen's University of Belfast. Other alumni include poet Paul Muldoon; actors Liam Neeson and Stephen Rea; comedian and presenter Patrick Kielty; novelists Patrick Hicks and Brian McGilloway; broadcasters Nick Ross and Annie Mac; journalist Chris Smith; scientists John Stewart Bell, Frank Pantridge and Thomas Henry Flewett. Other alumni include John Bodkin Adams, Trevor Ringland and David Cullen (2007 winners of the Arthur Ashe for Courage Award), David Case (Air Commodore, the highest ranking Black officer in the British Armed forces), Tim Collins (former Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment), Drew Nelson former Grand Secretary of the Orange Order, and Elizabeth Gould Bell, the first woman to practice medicine in Ulster.

Notable academics who have worked at Queen's include Paul Bew, Baron Bew, Sir David Bates (physicist), Sir Bernard Crossland, Tony Hoare, Michael Mann, poet and critic Philip Hobsbaum, John H. Whyte and poet Philip Larkin was a sub-librarian at the university in the early 1950s.

Four alumni had very long and distinguished careers in the Far East. Sir Robert Hart was the Inspector-General of China's Imperial Maritime Customs for almost 50 years. Sir Hiram Shaw Wilkinson served in British Consular Service in China and Japan for 40 years retiring as Chief Justice of the British Supreme Court for China and Corea. Sir James Russell was Chief Justice of Hong Kong. John Carey Hall served in the British Japan Consular Service for more than 40 years retiring as consul-general in Yokohama.


 

Employee on Wikispooks

EmployeeJobAppointedEnd
Eric AshbyChancellor19701983

 

Alumni on Wikispooks

PersonBornDiedNationalitySummaryDescription
Patrick Cockburn5 March 1950EireAuthor
Journalist
Diane Dodds16 August 1958UKPolitician
Nigel Dodds20 August 1958UKPolitician
Lawyer		Northern Irish barrister, unionist politician and life peer, who was deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) from June 2008 to May 2021.
Mark Durkan26 June 1960PoliticianWEF NI politician who voted to support mandatory Covid certification
Arlene Foster3 July 1970First Minister of Northern Ireland
Chris Hazzard20 August 1984Politician
H. Montgomery Hyde14 August 190710 August 1989UKAuthor
Spook
Politician
Lawyer		Spooky UK politician and lawyer who attended the first Bilderberg and one more.
Eamonn McCann10 March 1943UK
Irish?		ActivistNorthern Irish journalist, writer and activist. He was one of the organizers of the march against internment without trial which in 1972 gave rise to the events of Bloody Sunday.
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References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080417194848/http://www.qub.ac.uk/home/Education/TeachingQuality/
  2. ↑ https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/FinanceDirectorate/visitors/FileStore-Visitors/financial-statements/Filetoupload,1025850,en.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.qub.ac.uk/home/TheUniversity/AboutQueens/HistoryofQueens/}
  4. ↑ Moody, T.W.; Beckett, J.C. (1959). Queen's, Belfast 1845–1949 : the history of a university. London: Faber & Faber for the Queen's University of Belfast. p. 661.
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100914105055/http://www.shl.lon.ac.uk/specialcollections/archives/studentrecords.shtml
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