Queen's University Belfast

See a wave tank in action and discover how it supports renewable technology research. Meet staff and students, then get close to local marine and freshwater life, including starfish, terrapins and lion fish. Learn about local marine habitats and how to help conserve them.

A professor of Modern Irish History and British-Irish Relations examines Edward Heath and the early years of the Northern Ireland Troubles, 1968-1975, in a free hybrid seminar. Join in person or remotely after registering via TicketSource.

Explore how African resources, markets and connections helped build modern Belfast, and how the city’s botanic garden, zoo and missionary organisations shaped views of Africa. This in-person inaugural lecture is followed by a drinks reception.

Hear Professor Asonzeh Ukah of the University of Cape Town unpack “Miracle Cities” through ethnographic research in Lagos and Kampala. Explore how religious organisations shape urban life through real estate, infrastructure, ritual and networks of power.

Get subject-specific teaching and careers guidance from university academics, alongside mentoring and workshops designed to show you what higher education is really like. Each pathway includes a compulsory summer school.

Choose a two-week placement or five-day experience to work hands-on in a lab alongside researchers, applying classroom learning to real research projects. You’ll meet research and industry professionals and explore research career pathways through supervised practical lab work.