Next week on Wednesday 2nd December from 2:00pm – 4:30pm the School of Sociology, Social Work and Social Policy and Nexus NI are hosting a viewing of the critically acclaimed documentary, The Hunting Ground in the QFT. The event is entirely free for students and afterwards I will be sitting on a panel alongside […]
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Leaders come in many shapes and sizes, and leadership itself can mean many things to different people. Throughout your time here at University you will see leadership in many forms – whether it’s the Vice-Chancellor leading the University, your lecturer leading your class, or your class mate leading a club […]
Student Welfare Action Group or SWAG for short…an abbreviation that I embarrassingly kinda love. These guys are going to be the glue behind all things welfare this year; they’re going to ensure that your SU delivers the best possible welfare campaigns but whilst having a great time in doing so. […]
Welcome Queen’s Fresher’s and Queen’s Veterans alike! You’re in for what is to be a very busy year full of nights out, events, protests, speeches, campaigns and probably a Northern Ireland Assembly Election thrown in somewhere along the lines. There is a multitude of things happening at Queen’s; be it […]
When I was in second year of my undergraduate degree I joined the gym, I had the best intentions of going three times a week and I was going to have fittest and buffest (not a word, I know…) body that QUB Law had ever seen. Fast forward to May […]
In response to ongoing financial pressures on the Higher Education sector in Northern Ireland, the Department for Employment and Learning has launched, “The Big Conversation.” The student movement has a role to play in engaging with the Big Conversation. This briefing outlines the key elements of the process to allow […]
Your School is looking for Course Reps and a School Rep for 2015-16. School and Course Reps are the link between the students and staff in all of the Schools in Queen’s. They listen to the views, opinions and suggestions of students and feed these back to University staff members. They work hard […]
Here are some tips to keep you in tiptop form over the next two weeks… 1) Pace yourself Our Freshers’ events are on for a fortnight. That is up to 14 straight days of partying (or at least heavy socialising). To avoid fresher’s flu, don’t massively overdo it. Try to […]
Top Ten Tips for Surviving Freshers’ Fair Freshers’ Fair promises to be as exciting and hectic as last year with nearly 15,000 people expected to attend the event over the two days. If you’re a committee member of any of our 200+ Clubs and Societies it can be a stressful […]
Well my wonderful students as you will have noticed I am a very consistent blogger but well done to all of you for your achievements this year, particularly those about to graduate. Well done for all the wonderful things you did on top of the degree and thank you for […]