Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast
Ollscoil na Banríona
	Coat of arms
Motto	Latin: Pro tanto quid retribuamus?
Motto in English	For so much, what shall we give back?
Type	Public research university
Established	1810 – R.B.A. Institution; 1845 – Queen's College; 1908 – university status;
Endowment	£70.9 million (2024)
Budget	£474.2 million (2023/24)
Chancellor	Hillary Clinton
Vice-Chancellor	Sir Ian Greer
Academic staff	2,120 (2023/24)
Administrative staff	2,590 (2023/24)
Students	24,930 (2023/24); 21,815 FTE (2023/24)
Undergraduates	17,655 (2023/24)
Postgraduates	7,275 (2023/24)
Other students	2,250 (Colleges)
Location	Belfast, Northern Ireland; 54°35′3″N 5°56′5″W / 54.58417°N 5.93472°W
Campus	Urban
Newspaper	The Gown
Colours	Blue, green and black ;
Nickname	QUB
Affiliations	ACU; EUA; Russell Group; Universities Ireland; Universities UK; Utrecht Network;
Website	qub.ac.uk

The Queen's University of Belfast, commonly known as Queen's University Belfast (Irish: Ollscoil na Banríona; abbreviated Queen's or QUB), is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The university received its charter in 1845 as part of the Queen's University of Ireland and opened four years later, together with University of Galway (as Queen's College, Galway) and University College Cork (as Queen's College, Cork).

Queen's offers approximately 300 academic degree programmes at various levels.^[6] The current president and vice-chancellor is Ian Greer. The annual income of the institution for 2023–24 was £474.2 million, of which £105.2 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £345.9 million.^[1]

Queen's is a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association, Universities UK and Universities Ireland. The university is associated with two Nobel laureates and one Turing Award laureate.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Annual Report 2023–24" (PDF). Queen's University Belfast. p. 92. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
^ "Hillary Clinton appointed chancellor of Queen's University, Belfast". London: BBC News. 2 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Who's working in HE?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Staff numbers by HE provider: HE staff by HE provider and activity standard occupational classification. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Where do HE students study?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Students by HE provider: HE student enrolments by HE provider. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
^ Cite error: The named reference HESA0910 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Teaching Quality". Queen's University Belfast. Archived from the original on 17 April 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2008.

[QUB_Financial_Statement_23/24-1] "Annual Report 2023–24" (PDF). Queen's University Belfast. p. 92. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

[HRC_QUB-2] "Hillary Clinton appointed chancellor of Queen's University, Belfast". London: BBC News. 2 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

[HESA_staff_citation-3] "Who's working in HE?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Staff numbers by HE provider: HE staff by HE provider and activity standard occupational classification. Retrieved 28 January 2025.

[HESA_citation-4] "Where do HE students study?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Students by HE provider: HE student enrolments by HE provider. Retrieved 3 April 2025.

[HESA0910-5] Cite error: The named reference HESA0910 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[6] "Teaching Quality". Queen's University Belfast. Archived from the original on 17 April 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2008.

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