Not only do you make friends for life while you are a student at Queen’s, as an Old Member you also become part of a great network of interesting people all over the world and in all sorts of professions.
Tap into this great resource for exchange and inspiration by joining our Social Media groups on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram, and keep up to date with what’s new in College at the same time.
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The Network aims to promote equality and inclusion and to celebrate success. It enables Queen’s members to connect for advice and support for career development, including sharing opportunities for volunteering and work experience such as placements and internships, via a dedicated LinkedIn group.
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Music for a Summer’s Evening
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The Woman You Become: Book Launch
Miles with meaning: 4 ultra-marathons in 3 days for MND research
Teaching Fellowship in Economics
Food Service Assistant
What’s for lunch?
- Soup, salads, sandwiches, pasta and sauces,
jacket potatoes and fillings, Local Vegetables
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Piri Piri Chicken with Crispy Garlic Kale
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Cauliflower Wings, Buffalo Sauce
Congratulations to Schwarz-Taylor Chair of German Language and Literature Professor Karen Leeder, who has won the 2025 Griffin Prize for Poetry with her translation of Durs Grünbein’s ‘Psyche Running: Selected Poems 2005-2022’ (Seagull Books, 2024).
Prof Leeder said: 'This is so important for the visibility of translation and I could not be more delighted to see this fantastic volume up there with the greats.'
📖 Read more about the prize and her work:
🔗 ow.ly/PYN350W6jp6
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“What’s happening today is not new.”
Junior Research Fellow Dr Shamara Wettimuny explores how forgotten histories continue to shape Sri Lanka’s present. From revisiting silenced voices of 1915 to reforming history education today, her work draws vital links between the past and the politics of now.
📖 Read the full interview: Past as Prologue, how forgotten histories shape the present
🔗 ow.ly/mhvI50W4MKS
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We’re delighted to share that Queen’s graduate student Taha Almasri (DPhil in Law) delivered an address to the International Law Commission during the plenary ceremony of its 76th session in Geneva. Representing the Africa region at the International Law Seminar, Taha engaged with the Commission’s current programme and special rapporteurs on pressing legal issues.
🗨️ “It was a distinct honour to address the Commission and a real pleasure to participate in the Seminar,” said Taha.
🔗 Read more: ow.ly/4rjh50W3WVS
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🎽 Miles with Meaning 🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️
Queen’s students Harry Kyd (Biochemistry, 2021) and Jack Harper-Hill (Materials Science, 2023), along with their friend Tom from St Hilda’s, are taking on an extraordinary challenge this week: running four ultramarathons in three days to support Motor Neurone Disease (MND) research / MND Association.
The trio will cover approximately 200km along the Thames from Oxford to London, finishing at Big Ben. Join us in cheering them on!
🔗 Read more about their challenge and how to contribute: ow.ly/HhX450W2oz4
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