Queen's University Belfast is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The university's official title, per its charter, is the Queen's University of Belfast. It is often referred to simply as Queen's, or by the abbreviation QUB. The university was chartered in 1845, and opened in 1849 as "Queen's College, Belfast", but has roots going back to 1810 and the Royal Belfast Academical Institution.




Queen's is a member of the Russell Group of the UK's 20 leading research intensive universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association, Universities Ireland and Universities UK. The university offers academic degrees at various levels and across a broad subject range, with over 300 degree programmes available.

Schools
Academics at Queen's are organized into twenty schools across three faculties.
  • School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering ,School of Education, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science , School of English, School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology, School of History and Anthropology, School of Languages, Literatures and Performing Arts , School of Law, Queen's University Management School , School of Mathematics and Physics, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering , School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences , School of Music and Sonic Arts , School of Nursing and Midwifery , School of Pharmacy , School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering , School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy , School of Psychology, School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work, School of Biological Sciences




Several institutes are also associated with Queen's :
 - Institute of Professional Legal Studies at Queen's  - The Institute of Theology

Queen's University Belfast was admitted to the Russell Group of UK research-intensive universities in November 2006. In the prestigious 2010 QS World University Rankings, Queen's University Belfast was ranked 197th moving up 4 places from 2009. This places the University on a trajectory well short of reaching the target set by Vice-Chancellor Peter Gregson of being a "Global Top 100" by 2013.