Queen's University Belfast
United Kingdom
Queen's University Belfast is a prestigious public research university and a member of the Russell Group. It is one of the UK's oldest universities and the only Russell Group institution in Northern Ireland. It is renowned for its world-leading research, historic campus, and comprehensive academic portfolio, with particular strengths in medicine, health sciences, engineering, law, the arts, and humanities.
University Overview
Founded in 1845 as Queen's College Belfast, it opened in 1849 and was one of three Queen's Colleges in Ireland. It became an independent university in 1908 as The Queen's University of Belfast, receiving its own Royal Charter. It was a founding college of the federal Queen's University of Ireland. Its iconic Lanyon Building, designed by Sir Charles Lanyon, opened in 1849. The university has a distinguished history of research and innovation, including pivotal contributions to the development of chemotherapy, wireless radio, and the discovery of the glucose isomerase enzyme. It shortened its name to Queen's University Belfast in 1999.
