Queen’s University Belfast

I couldn’t rate Queen’s University any less than 5 stars, simply because I work here. The building itself is amazing, the surrounding gardens are beautiful and very well kept. It’s also very close to Botanic gardens which its nice for lunch time walks.
There’s so many places in and around the area to go for a coffee, breakfast or lunch and dinner or drinks, spoilt for choice.

A beautiful architectural statement in Belfast, Queen’s is worth a visit just to explore the grounds. The botanic gardens are also right next door and make for a nice quick stroll. The main building is stunning and feels a bit like Harry Potter with sweeping gothic arches and huge chandeliers visible from outside the large paned windows. There are also some great restaurants nearby like Dean’s.

It is my place of work so I am biased but… what a gorgeous building!
Great place to work and an excellent university :)

As someone who studied at Queen’s for four years and have now been working here for three years, I’ve spent a lot of time in this university! It’s great to study in, work in, and even just visit. Tourists love to see the beautiful décor in the main Lanyon building and it certainly is worth a view with the stunning features. Tours are available, and the little Welcome Centre sells lovely souvenirs and gifts.
I have also been in the Great Hall quite a few times, both during work and also for a friend’s wedding. The room is stunning and shows off the great architecture of the building. The wedding ran smoothly and staff were very attentive. Food was faultless and was very much enjoyed by everyone. The surrounding grassy areas in the quad provide a lovely background for photographs.
Queen’s isn’t just a place for the students, it’s somewhere that everyone can visit and enjoy. If you haven’t visited, I recommend that you do, to see what it has to offer.

The Great Hall is an amazing venue — it’s like stepping into another world. I have been to drinks receptions, fundraisers and experienced a formal tour of it. Breathtakingly beautiful it feels majestic with its chandeliers, wooden paneling and array of paintings on the walls. Should not be missed! I believe it’s a venue which can be hired for special occasions, events and weddings.
Queen’s itself has beautiful Tudor Gothic architecture that is lovely to walk around. Home to the Naughton Gallery and Queen’s Film Theatre and right beside beautiful Botanic Gardens. Visitor tours can be arranged which provide a history of the university — well worth a visit.

I really loved my time at Queens — I was a bit of a chicken and didn’t even know that there were any other universities in the world — as far as I was concerned you did your a-​levels then you went to Queens.
I studied in the arts facility but to be honest I use the word ‘studied’ very loosely — I mostly hung out in the Seamus Heaney library drinking stinking coffee from a machine and stalking boys.
Most of the buildings are very grand and old and cold — I remember having to wrap up warm in the winter lest my brain freeze over in one of the classrooms.
Queens has a great history and attracts students from all over the world. It is placed highly on The Times top university list and I have to say I agree — I had a blast, met loads of people, experienced life, grew up, drank heavily, learned stuff and got a degree and a husband because of the place. In fact I never really thought about this before but Queens has had a huge impact on my life! I’m changing my stars from four to five!

A stunning building and one of the focal points of this area of Belfast.
Queens University was originally opened in 1849 as «Queen’s College, Belfast», but has roots going back to 1810 and the Royal Belfast Academical Institution.
Queen’s is a member of the Russell Group of the UK’s 20 leading research intensive universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association, Universities Ireland and Universities UK.
The university offers academic degrees at various levels and across a broad subject range. There are currently over 300 degree programmes available.
Most Belfasts locals have attended Queens and it has a good deal of Southern Students traveling up to take advantage of their excellent courses.

As a recent graduate from the school of management, I have nothing but warm memories of Queens. Another reviewer here has went on about administrative blunders costing her dear, and whilst that is terrible, it would be in the vast minority of cases, so I would like to focus on the facilities and educational experience on offer.
The different schools of the university are specked in a mile or two radius of the landmark Queen’s building. I was doing accountancy, so the vast majority of my time was spent in the Peter Froggatt Centre, which had good spacious lecture halls and well equipped computer rooms.
Around campus there are good and ample computer facilites on offer in places like the Elmwood Centre and the PFC, they would be your best bet for a computer room these days as the new library is always bunged from about 10am onwards!
The new library is a wonderful building, and they are getting over initial teething problems to improve i for all. The facilities on ofer from the computers to the special collection unit are great and very useful.
For me the Accounting course was run very well, with high quality teachers and relevant, interesting materials in the core modules, it was only when doing unrllated topics that things started to get annoying!
The PEC is also great, if far more pricey now than when I begun, and the students union is also great, with a huge range of clubs and a good range of shops and bars. That hints at the only reason for me that takes a star off the university: QUB’s money grabbing ways. The university is now part of the Russell group, and is seemingly determined to eek as much money from students as they can. Curb this in future Queen’s and you will have an excellent university.

This place is my alma mater, so I have nothing but warm and fuzzies for Queen’s. I can really only appreciate the grounds now that I’ve left, but the Gothic building is really something to marvel at. Plus it’s on the Bank of Ireland £5 note — now that’s fame!
I studied English and History, so I can really only speak for the School of Humanities that they fall under, but I have no complaints. In fact, I loved studying in those schools. The syllabi are varied and challenging, and all the teaching staff are great. Granted, they don’t always have lots of time to pore over details with you, but they give you the tools to work alone, which is the mark of a great teacher.
Queen’s is a very big university, so you can feel a bit anonymous at times, but that’s forgiveable when you get to say you graduated from one of the top unis in the country.

Before I write this, I just want to note that some of the staff in QUB are absolutely lovely and do their best by the students. But overall, QUB is perhaps the most poorly run university in the UK. I have no idea how it acquired its’ Russell Group status as it certainly doesn’t deserve it. My time there, lasting all of 12 months, was a disaster from beginning to end. The first week we were there, an IT meltdown meant that we were all inadvertently put into the wrong courses. So that was fine-​I could handle a mistake. What I could not handle was being told by a member of staff in the School of History ‘Like it or lump it, we can’t fix it’ when the other students and I went to see about being enrolled in the correct courses. What followed over the next 12 months was one admin nightmare after another. When I left, I was advised by QUB that I still did not have to repay my student loan until I was earning over a certain amount. According to the Student Loan Company, that was a lie and I’m currently repaying back a huge bill because I was not correctly advised by people who are paid to advise students on these matters. I cannot express what a terrible university this is. The only thing good to be said about it is the School of English. But even with the wonderful S of E, I would advise anyone considering going to Queens’ to stay well clear.

As a student, I feel I am one of the best people to review this and if you are any way interested in seeing what it is like for some poor people trying to get a degree, Queen’s is one of the most stunning Universities you are ever likely to visit.
Opened in 1849, Queen’s is listed as one of the top 20 universities in the world and whenever you step inside it you really understand why.
The main building is not something you recognise when you are running ten minutes late for class, but it is certainly my favourite building in Belfast. It is probably something I have taken for granted too many times but the architecture is fantastic and the statue of Galileo is inspiring even if all I did was run past it every morning.
Queen’s also open up a multi-​million pound library (McClay Library) for the beginning of the year which is stunning. You can get tours around it which otherwise is left to just students so if you go into the main building and find the shop, they will bring you round the three floors of the library and all around the Queen’s Quarter, pointing out along the way the thousands of hard-​working (!) students.
It may not have the ‘museum-​like’ qualities of the Ulster Museum, but it does give a glimpse into one of the most exciting and thriving universities in Europe.

Its one of the best universities in
has a wide range of activities from a variety of disciplines, including culture & arts, sports, schools based projects, community-​based projects and public affairs.
It also has a good library facility