Queen's University Belfast
- United Kingdom
- Founded 1845
Overview
The Queen's University of Belfast, commonly known as Queen's University Belfast, is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. 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 and University College Cork.
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Key facts
| Founded | 1845Source: Wikidata (opens in a new tab) |
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| Main location | BelfastSource: Wikidata. Other campuses may not be listed. (opens in a new tab) |
| Students | 24,560 (year not stated)Source: Wikidata. Can be out of date. (opens in a new tab) |
| Staff | 1,600 (year not stated)Source: Wikidata. Can be out of date. (opens in a new tab) |
| Website | qub.ac.uk (opens in a new tab) |
| Official account (opens in a new tab) |
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People who studied here
- Seamus Heaney (opens in a new tab)Irish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer (1939–2013)
- Liam Neeson (opens in a new tab)actor from Northern Ireland (born 1952)
- Mary McAleese (opens in a new tab)8th President of Ireland
- David Trimble (opens in a new tab)First Minister of Northern Ireland from 1998 to 2002
- Ciarán Hinds (opens in a new tab)Northern Irish actor
- John Stewart Bell (opens in a new tab)Northern Irish physicist (1928–1990)
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