- Student-faculty ratios: 17.2
- Male to female ratio: 55 : 45
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.qub.ac.uk/
- Address: University Road,Belfast, Northern Ireland BT7 1NN,United Kingdom
- Phone: +44 (0)28 9024 5133
Founded in 1845 as Queen's College Belfast, one of three Queen's Colleges in Ireland, it became an independent university in 1908 and is the ninth oldest university in the UK. Today, Queen’s is a member of the Russell Group, combining excellence in research and education with a student-centred ethos. Queen’s is ranked 8th in the UK for Research Intensity with over 75% of its research assessed as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ in REF 2014. Building on its disciplinary excellence, the University has created four new flagship Global Research Institutes which bring leading academics together to tackle some of the greatest global challenges of our time in the areas of: Global Peace, Security and Justice; Cyber Security; Health Sciences; and Food Safety. Named the 24th most international university in the world and ranked 9th in the world for research collaboration, Queen’s is globally connected and networked with strategic partnerships across the world. A partnership with China Medical University has led to the creation of the China Queen’s College (CQC) in Shenyang. Queen’s is one of the UK’s leading institutions for research commercialisation. It has created more than 70 spin-out companies and is in the top 5 in the UK for Intellectual property (IP) commercialisation. It is also ranked number one in the UK for its participation in Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP). External recognition includes the award of the Queen’s Anniversary Prize on six occasions - the most recent being for world-class achievement in global cyber security. The University has also been honoured by Northern Ireland’s first Regius Professorship, awarded by Her Majesty The Queen for excellence in electronics and computer engineering. Based in the heart of Belfast, which was named the best UK city by the Guardian and Observer travel awards 2016, Queen’s is committed to enhancing its historic campus and the surrounding conservation area while providing 21st century facilities for education and research. Over the last 10 years the University has invested £350 million in developing world-class facilities with ambitious plans to invest a further £350 million over the next decade. Global Research Institutes The Institute for Health SciencesThe Senator George J Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and JusticeThe Institute for Global Food SecurityThe Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology With some 24,000 students from over 75 countries, Queen’s University provides a world-class educational experience to students from all backgrounds. Students enjoy being educated by world-leading academics working at the forefront of their disciplines and a significant investment in the student experience has resulted in high levels of student satisfaction and employability rates. The University is situated in Belfast, a modern capital city, known for its welcome, accessibility and affordability. Described by Lonely Planet as a ‘must-see visitor destination’, Belfast is more affordable than every other major student city in the UK and Northern Ireland has been named the safest region in the UK. One of the UK's biggest campus universities, and the 9th oldest, Queen’s blends its proud heritage with cutting edge facilities for the best experience of University life. Over the past ten years, the University has invested significantly to provide world-class facilities for its students and staff. This has included the development of a state-of-the-art Graduate School, which is home to a thriving postgraduate community; the award-winning McClay Library; Computer Science Building; School of Law; and the Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine. The University has also invested in sporting facilities, new purpose built student accommodation in Belfast City Centre and has just announced plans for the development of a world-class Student Centre. To see the full range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, take a look at the Course Finder or download the UG or PG Prospectus. Links Course FinderThe Graduate SchoolFaculty of Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesFaculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesFaculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences International Students Undergraduate StudyPostgraduate Study/MasterplanApplication International students Application UG Application PGAccommodationInternational Scholarships Queen’s University is one of the largest employers in Northern Ireland with some 3,800 staff, including 600 international staff. A university with a global reputation, Queen’s is attracting academics from across the world and currently has staff drawn from over 75 nationalities. They are joining a university that is committed to attracting, retaining and developing the best global talent with an environment that enables all staff to realise their full potential. As well as investing significantly in its campus to provide world-class facilities, the University continues to invest in its staff, providing an extensive range of training and development opportunities. Queen’s is a recipient of the European Commission’s Human Resources Excellence in Research Award, highlighting its commitment to support the career development of researchers. An innovative, welcoming and inclusive place to work, Queen’s is a leader in gender equality and diversity. It was one of the first universities in the UK to receive a Silver Institutional Athena SWAN Award in 2007, and is currently one of only nine institutions to hold this award.
- Total number of students 18,885
- Number of international students 7,318
- Total number of academic staff 1,050
- Number of international staff 414
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 4,090
- Number of master's degrees awarded 1,090
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 320
- Number of research only staff 510
- Number of new undergraduate students 4,265
- Number of new master's students 947
- Number of new doctoral students 321
- Global score 55.2
- Global research reputation #436
- Regional research reputation #287
- Publications #348
- Books #153
- Conferences #421
- Normalized citation impact #299
- Total citations #309
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #301
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #268
- International collaboration #370
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #110
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #311
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #343
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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17.2
No. of students per staff
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55 : 45
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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36%
Percentage of International Students
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17,747
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2012
251-275
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2013
276-300
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2014
251-275
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2015
251-275
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2016
200
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2017
201—250
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2018
201–250
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2019
201–250
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2020
201–250
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Arts & humanities
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2018
151–175
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2019
151–175
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2018
151–175
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2019
126–150
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Engineering & technology
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2018
176–200
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2019
176–200
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Life sciences
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2018
151–175
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2019
126–150
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Physical sciences
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2018
201–250
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2019
201–250
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Social sciences
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2018
251–300
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2019
251–300
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Business & Economics
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2019
201–250
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Computer Science
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2018
151–175
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2019
126–150
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Law
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2019
101–125
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Education
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2019
201–250
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Psychology
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2019
201–250
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European Teaching
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2018
76-100
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51-75
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#357 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 48.7
- Chemistry global research reputation #315
- Chemistry regional research reputation #222
- Chemistry publications #425
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #367
- Chemistry total citations #400
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #410
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #464
- Chemistry international collaboration #368
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #57
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #392
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #442
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#256 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score 54.0
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #303
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation #243
- Clinical Medicine publications #371
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #94
- Clinical Medicine total citations #260
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #241
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #47
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #153
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #71
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #210
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #65
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#282 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 52.1
- Engineering global research reputation #437
- Engineering regional research reputation #164
- Engineering publications #317
- Engineering normalized citation impact #187
- Engineering total citations #284
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #272
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #203
- Engineering international collaboration #202
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #30
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #338
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #369
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#242 Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score 43.5
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation #261
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation #70
- Environment/Ecology total citations #280
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #249
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #164
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration #179
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #17
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #215
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #154
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#376 Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score 26.7
- Materials Science global research reputation #324
- Materials Science regional research reputation #140
- Materials Science publications #526
- Materials Science normalized citation impact #168
- Materials Science total citations #404
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #351
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #102
- Materials Science international collaboration #83
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #6
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #312
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #212
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#220 Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score 39.2
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation #163
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation #68
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications #414
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact #14
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations #247
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #269
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #46
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration #266
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #73
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #207
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #54
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#476 Physics
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- Physics overall score 43.5
- Physics global research reputation #199
- Physics regional research reputation #225
- Physics publications #473
- Physics normalized citation impact #444
- Physics total citations #488
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #466
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #407
- Physics international collaboration #506
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #237
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #454
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #405
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#227 Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score 49.4
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation #206
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation #125
- Plant and Animal Science publications #349
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact #106
- Plant and Animal Science total citations #259
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #201
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #60
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration #205
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #106
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #196
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #144
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#216 Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score 42.6
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation #269
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation #127
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications #180
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact #331
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations #195
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #192
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #319
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration #257
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration #198
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #175
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #217
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#174 Space Science
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- Space Science overall score 31.1
- Space Science global research reputation #145
- Space Science regional research reputation #73
- Space Science publications #110
- Space Science normalized citation impact #170
- Space Science total citations #141
- Space Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #125
- Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #145
- Space Science international collaboration #189
- Space Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #105
- Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #181
- Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #210