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History at Queen's University Belfast is part of one of the Russell Group of research-intensive UK universities and the last National Student Survey scores placed it in the top 15 UK History departments for student satisfaction. Founded in 1845 as Queen's College Belfast, and receiving a full university charter in 1908, Queen's is the second oldest university on the island of Ireland and ninth old
20/05/2026
This groundbreaking public lecture series in global environmental history begins today at 5pm - all welcome!
REMINDER: The 2026 Wiles Lectures in the History of Civilisation will be delivered by Sunil Amrith, Renu and Anand Dhawan Professor of History at Yale University, on the theme 'Towards a History of Repair'.
📍 Emeleus Lecture Theatre, QUB
📅 20–23 May 2026
🕔 Public lectures open to all | Free admission
🖇️Find out more in our bio
15/05/2026
Ancient historiography in the news
14/05/2026
REMINDER: The 2026 Wiles Lectures in the History of Civilisation will be delivered by Sunil Amrith, Renu and Anand Dhawan Professor of History at Yale University, on the theme 'Towards a History of Repair'.
📍 Emeleus Lecture Theatre, QUB
📅 20–23 May 2026
🕔 Public lectures open to all | Free admission
🖇️Find out more in our bio
13/05/2026
08/05/2026
07/05/2026
QUB History Seminar tomorrow (8 May) at 4pm - all welcome. For those wishing to attend this seminar online, please email the below email to request.
Any queries or questions, please email [email protected].
History Seminar: James Orchin James Orchin will present his paper: 'The Remarkably Handsome Bob Wilson: An Irish fortune hunter in Parliament'.
06/05/2026
The 2026 Wiles Lectures in the History of Civilisation will be delivered by Sunil Amrith, Renu and Anand Dhawan Professor of History at Yale University, on the theme 'Towards a History of Repair'.
📍 Emeleus Lecture Theatre, QUB
📅 20–23 May 2026
🕔 Public lectures open to all | Free admission
🖇️Find out more in our bio
06/05/2026
Tom Hulme’s ‘Belfastmen’ launched tonight by Sophie Cooper at No Alibis
22/04/2026
Inaugural Lecture by Professor Olwen Purdue on Friday 15 May at 5pm in the Canada Room, Queen's University Belfast:
'The Journeys we Make, the Stories we Tell, and the Spaces In Between'
The Lecture will be from 5pm to 6pm, followed by a drinks reception.
Register here: https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/happ/Events/InauguralLectureProfessorOlwenPurdue.html
20/04/2026
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgj0e09zy4yo
1926 Census of Northern Ireland: How NI has changed and grown Although NI's 1926 Census forms were lost, surviving data gives a snapshot of society at the time.
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