Category: Education

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…

                            Do you have an overdue book?                                                         Or books……….

  The National Student Survey is open to all final year students at QUB and if you click on the image above that will take you through to the survey home page. The deadline for Queen’s students to fill this in is Thursday 30th April ****If you need little bit…

At QUBSU we want to celebrate academic excellence and reward staff, students and Schools for their contribution to assuring and enhancing the quality of education and the student experience at Queen’s. We are grateful to students for volunteering as School Reps, Course/Class Reps and Peer Mentors and we appreciate staff…

  On the 7th of November QUBSU had the privilege of hosting the National Union of Students for their annual Higher Education Policy Day. There were student officers from all across Northern Ireland in attendance on the day and there were even places allocated for School Representatives from QUB. For…

On the 16th October I was very privileged to be asked to speak on a panel at the Responsible Business Conference held by BICS (Business in the Community). The questions were centred on how young people in Northern Ireland think about their future careers and the responsibility of businesses to look…

Hello again, I trust that at the close of week 5 you are keeping well and that studies are in full swing. Remember that if you are having any issues relating to your academic studies there are a host of people who can help you get to the bottom of…

Since I started studying at QUB 6 years ago I have always kept up to date with current affairs at the university, getting involved with Student Council, reading the Gown and listening in to QR when I got the chance. But since the arrival of ‘QUB The Scoop’ it’s never been…