Queen’s University Belfast

Queen’s University Belfast as a member of the Russell Group of the UK’s 20 leading research-intensive universities, Queen’s University Belfast is one of the leading universities in the UK and Ireland, providing world-class education underpinned by world-class research.

Founded as Queen’s College in 1845, it became a university in 1908. Today, it is an international centre of research and education rooted at the heart of Northern Ireland.

The university has won the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Further and Higher Education on four occasions  for world-class achievement in green chemistry, environmental research, paleoecology and law.

A hat-trick of prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) Awards further recognizes the University’s contribution to society. Queen’s received the award for Excellence and Innovation in the Arts in 2008, was awarded the title of the UK’s Entrepreneurial University of the Year in 2009 and won the Outstanding Engineering Research Team of the Year category in 2010.

With more than 17,000 students and 3,500 staff, it is a dynamic and diverse institution, a magnet for inward investment, a patron of the arts and a global player in areas ranging from cancer studies to sustainability, and from pharmaceuticals to creative writing.

 

Location

Belfast, North Ireland (UK)

 

School & Faculty

  • The Institute for Health Sciences
  • The Senator George J Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice
  • The Institute for Global Food Security
  • The Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology

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Rankings

Ranking Subjects/ Topics Resource
206th University in the World QS World University Ranking 2025
25th Top University in the UK The Complete University Guide 2025
35th Pharmacy and Pharmacology in the World QS World University Ranking 2024
51st Nursing in the World QS World University Ranking 2024
101st Law in the World QS World University Ranking 2024
126th Arts and Humanities in the World Times Higher Education 2024
151st Architecture and Built Environment in the World Times Higher Education 2024
151st Engineering in the World Times Higher Education 2024
2nd Dentistry in the UK The Guardian University Guide 2024
2nd Social Work in the UK The Complete University Guide 2025
3rd Food Science in the UK The Complete University Guide 2025
3rd Information Technology & Systems in the UK The Complete University Guide 2025
5th Accounting & Finance in the UK The Complete University Guide 2025
6th Electrical and electronic engineering in the UK The Guardian University Guide 2024
9th Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering in The UK The Complete University Guide 2025