Archive for the ‘News’ Category
NEWS: Queen’s Bookshop to close
Friday, June 24th, 2011
After years providing fiction, drama, prose and textbooks to students and the wider community Queen’s Bookshop is set to close its doors on 31 August. Tim Smyth, manager of the bookshop simply said, “It’s the end.”
BY BEN FINCH (more…)
Tags: Ben Finch, Queen's University Bookshop, Tim Smyth
Posted in News | 6 Comments »
NEWS: SU nominated for two NUS awards
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
Queen’s Students’ Union has been shortlisted in two categories for the upcoming annual NUS Awards. The nominations are for Higher Education Students’ Union of the Year and the Equality and Diversity Award.
BY SEAN ASHFORD (more…)
Tags: Gareth McGreevy, Samantha Tan, Sean Ashford
Posted in News | 2 Comments »
Eg Facebook hacked
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
The Eglantine Inn was hacked at 5.30pm on Tuesday 21 June to promote “Nigguh Fridays.”
BY EMMA GALLEN (more…)
Posted in News | 3 Comments »
NEWS: QUB beats Oxbridge but behind UU in Green League
Saturday, June 18th, 2011
The People and Planet Green League have placed Queen’s University Belfast in 53rd position amongst UK universities, with a score of 33 out of 70 for their environmental management and performance. Although Queen’s has placed similarly as in academic university guides, Oxford and Cambridge score much lower, coming in 103rd and 68th respectively. In contrast, University of Ulster is in the top 20, placing 19th with a score of 41.5 and receiving a first class award.
BY EMMA GALLEN (more…)
Tags: Adam McGibbon, Cambridge, Emma Gallen, Gown, green league, Green Party, London School of Economics, LSE, newspaper, Oxbridge, Oxford, People and planet, qub, QUBSU, Queen's, queen's university, Royal Bank of Scotland, student, students, The Gown, UCL, Ulster Bank, University College London
Posted in News | 1 Comment »
NEWS: Peter Gregson Awarded Knighthood
Saturday, June 11th, 2011
Vice Chancellor Peter Gregson has been awarded a knighthood for his services to higher education on the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Professor Gregson said, “It is enormously humbling to receive this honour.”
BY BEN FINCH (more…)
Posted in News | 5 Comments »
NEWS: Alliance HQ targeted as dissidents strike in university area
Friday, May 27th, 2011
Two men were arrested and a viable device was defused in the early hours of Friday morning in an alley opening on Eblana Street, just off University Street. The alley opening lies just behind the headquarters of the Alliance Party. This building also doubles as the constituency office of Anna Lo, MLA.
BY LORCAN MULLEN (more…)
Tags: Adam McGibbon, Gown, Lorcan Mullen, News, newspaper, qub, QUBSU, Queen's, queen's university, student, students, The Gown
Posted in News | 14 Comments »
NEWS: Fire alarm disrupts exams in PEC
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
A fire alarm set off in the PEC has caused disruption for under 1000 students sitting exams on the morning of Tuesday 24 May.
BY SEAN ASHFORD AND EMMA GALLEN (more…)
Tags: Emma Gallen, Nathan Anderson, pec, Sean Ashford
Posted in News | 3 Comments »
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