Senate, the governing body of Queen’s University Belfast, is seeking to appoint two new independent members to University Pro-Chancellor roles, as well as one Lay Member, while also creating a reserve list for future lay member appointments, from 1 August 2025.

Applications are invited from individuals with a record of successful leadership within a public, private or third sector organisation, who are passionate about supporting an internationally competitive, research-intensive and diverse University.

• Further information, including how to apply, is available here.

The Conference and Events team are seeking staff volunteers to help out at Summer Graduation, taking place from Thursday 26 June to Friday 4 July. Staff are required to assist with ushering guests to their seats in the Whitla Hall. Volunteers can offer to help at one or more ceremonies.

• Find out more and apply here.

The University is currently advertising the following positions internally:

• 25/112595 – Research Officer, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
• 25/112658 - Sustainability Officer, BRCD AMIC
• 25/112613 - Marketing Executive, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
• 25/112639 - Head of Postgraduate Student Services, Student and Campus Experience
• 25/112649 - Learning and Development Officer, BRCD AMIC
• 25/112654 – Head of People and Culture Digital Systems and Analytics, People and Culture
• 25/112655 – Head of Employee Relations, People and Culture
• 25/112656 – Head of People Services, People and Culture
• 25/112663 - Assistant Director and Head of Faculty Operations, Faculty Office MHLS
• 25/112635 – Quality Enhancement and Standards Officer, Directorate of Academic Services

For planning, the Staff Round Up Summer schedule will begin from Monday 7 July. Summer editions will issue fortnightly as follows:

• Monday 7 July
• Monday 21 July
• Monday 4 August
• Monday 18 August

The Staff Round Up will resume its weekly schedule from Monday 1 September.

As part of the University’s ongoing commitment to supporting managers across Queen’s in leading their teams through change, we’re pleased to launch the Leading Change Toolkit.

Clear and consistent communication is at the heart of successful change. To support this, the Change Toolkit offers practical resources, tips, and guidance to help managers facilitate open dialogue, encourage active listening, and promote meaningful engagement throughout the change journey.

In line with Government legislation introduced in 2012, all employers are required to automatically re-enrol eligible workers into a workplace pension scheme every three years. This process is called pension re-enrolment and will take place on 31 July 2025.

If you are not currently enrolled in one of the University’s pension schemes and you meet the eligibility criteria listed below, you will be automatically re-enrolled on 31 July 2025, and a pension contribution will be deducted from your pay on that date. 

• Every Wednesdays at 1:15pm  for a 20-minute walk
• Meet at the front of the Lanyon Building

Queen’s staff can now access up to 20 per cent savings on a wide range of Dell products through Dell’s Exclusive Discount Scheme.

This Dell Advantage offer is available to all staff with a Queen’s work email address until August 2025. After this date, staff will need to request new vouchers, limited to two requests per year.

As part of the University’s commitment to fostering an inclusive, accessible, and supportive workplace, we’re pleased to announce that all Queen’s staff – and their families – now have free access to Read&Write for Work. 

Originally developed to assist neurodivergent users – including those with dyslexia – Read&Write for Work offers a suite of discreet, user-friendly tools to help individuals of all abilities with reading, writing, and communication.

• Learn more and download the software today. 

The University has officially launched its Annual Sustainability Report, showcasing the successes and achievements of staff, students, and the local community in sustainability efforts throughout 2023-24.

• Click here to read the full report.

The current Co-Chairs of iRise – the University's Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network – are completing their term. Expressions of Interest are now invited for the two Co-Chair positions, which opens a development opportunity for new colleagues to be involved in the network.

• Staff interested in the roles are asked to please complete this form before close of business on Friday 20 June.

Applications are invited for the Queen’s University Teaching Awards 2025. The closing date for receipt of applications is 4.00pm on Thursday 31 July 2025. Queries can be directed to Liz McDowell on e.mcdowell@qub.ac.uk.

• Full details are available on the Centre for Educational Development (CED) website.

Nominations are now open for the PDC Postdoc Awards 2025. These awards aim to recognise postdoctoral contributions to research, citizenship and outreach, and support.

All staff are encouraged to nominate Queen's postdoctoral researchers who have excelled in their contributions to each of these categories. Nominations close on Monday 30 June at 11.59pm.

• Find out more on the PDC Postdoc Awards webpage.

A reminder that staff leaving the University must return all university-issued IT equipment prior to their employment end date. This includes, but is not limited to: 

• Laptops, desktops, and monitors 
• Mobile devices, such as phones or tablets 
• Peripheral hardware, including monitors, headphones, keyboards, mice, docking stations and power supply 
• Storage devices such as external hard drives or USB drives 

The equipment should be returned to the IT Helpdesk or to a designated IT Officer.

Recent posts from Queen's Policy Engagement (QPol):

• The Serendipity of Science: COVID's Silver Lining, by Professor Mark Lawler
• New policy paper - Non-recent Institutional Abuses – what might ‘justice’ look like?, by Professor Anne-Marie McAlinden
• How does where we live impact our health and how we age?, by Dr Niamh O’Kane and Professor Ruth Hunter
• Saving the National Cancer Plan: The triumph of evidence over opinion by Professor Mark Lawler
• Exploited Children Need Help, Not Handcuffs by Megan Phair from Invisible Traffick

The Conversation is a news website featuring articles by academics, often republished to global media outlets. Articles by Queen's academics published in The Conversation have been read by 12.5 million people internationally. Read the latest:

• Russia is facing fresh sanctions, but Putin is used to dealing with a struggling economy, by Dr Yerzhan Tokbolat and Dr Moldir Mukan
• Quantum computers could crack the security codes used by satellites – they need future-proofing, by Panagiotis (Panos) Vlachos

Read the latest staff news stories on the Staff News and Community Gateway:

• New inclusive software now available for all Queen's staff and their families 
• Queen’s founder wins top prize in UK women’s entrepreneurship final
• Olympic rower top of the class at Queen’s University Blues Awards
• Millions of new solar system objects to be found and “filmed in technicolour” – new studies predict
• Carl Frampton joins the celebration as pupils graduate from Queen’s Sports Programme
• In Pictures: Queen's hosts Boardroom Breakfast with Diversity Mark

Queen's Staff Blog provides a space for staff to share their reflections, knowledge and experiences, and build a connected University community. 

Recent Staff Blogs:

• BLOG: Carers Week Reflections: My Experience as a Staff Carer at Queen's. Jill Kilner, Senior Technician, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, shares her personal experience of caring for both her mum and dad, and the invaluable support she has received through Queen’s Carers Network, CONNECT.
• BLOG: Carers Week Reflections: My Experience as a Staff Carer at Queen's. Dr Abbie Edgar, Researcher Development Consultant in the Thomas J. Moran Graduate School, shares her personal and heartfelt reflections on her role as a carer for her mum, and the support she has received from Queen's Carers Network, CONNECT.
• BLOG: Going to greater heights for Friends of the Cancer Centre. Professor Peter Robertson, Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion), shares with us his experience of a charity skydive and the vital work of Friends of the Cancer Centre.

• Profile: School of Nursing and Midwifery Staff Forum Representative, Lynne Marsh. 

The Communications Office is hosting a female-only, virtual training session with The Conversation UK on Wednesday 25 June from 10.30am to 12.30pm.

Open to all female academics/researchers across the three faculty areas, this interactive session will be led by one of the editors who will take you through what The Conversation is, its origins and aims, what it does, and why.

• Please register here.*
• Join the session here.

Watch the AI Hub's AI Case Studies of Queen's staff.

• View and use AI Self-Help Guides on the AI Hub;
• Find recordings of the AI Hub's AI Building Blocks sessions;
• Listen to Jisc's Beyond the Technology Podcast, featuring Queen's.

The June 2025 edition of the Mitchell Institute Newsletter is now available. Staff can sign up to receive the monthly newsletter here.

Staff are invited to the following events. Find out more and register at the links below:

• Lecture: What Feminists Reveal When They Investigate Masculinities: The Case of Military ‘Manpower’, Tuesday 17 June, 6.00pm to 7.30pm, Canada Room and Council Chamber, Lanyon Building
• Conference: Reforming Legal and Policy Responses to Investigating and Prosecuting Sexual Violence, Thursday 19 and Friday 20 June, 9.30am to 4.30pm, The Great Hall

Queen’s is proud to launch the Collaborative Industry Clinical Research Award, a new initiative created to support early career clinical academics working at the interface of academia, industry, and healthcare.

The awards aim to recognise innovation and industry collaboration, encouraging researchers to bridge the gap between research and real-world impact.

Applications are now open to early career researchers within 10 years of appointment who can demonstrate growing successful collaboration with an industry partner in delivering research/ clinical trials.​

• For more details on how to apply, please click here. Applications must be submitted by 12.00pm on 26 August 2025. ​

Following the success of the inaugural QUB Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Forum in March 2025, the upcoming event will take place on Tuesday 24 June 2025
from 1.00 - 3.30pm in the Auditorium, McClay Library.

• Register here.

Details of ongoing works being carried out across the University campus can be found on the Estates Directorate webpage.

This week’s new and returning films at Queen’s Film Theatre, your cinema on campus.

• Cal
• Tornado

• Who are your Postdoc Representatives: Established in 2022, the PDC Representatives' Network includes postdoctoral researchers and academic staff from Schools across all three Faculties of the University. The network is currently seeking additional postdoctoral representation from Schools within the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (AHSS). Postdoctoral researchers interested in representing their School are encouraged to contact Dr Lisa Douglas, PDC Officer at: l.douglas@qub.ac.uk
• Postdoc Showcase 2025 - Voices of the Future: Postdocs Shaping Tomorrow. 26 September, 09:30 – 18:00, in the Canada Room/Council Chamber and The Great Hall, Lanyon Building. Registration and abstract submissions now open!  

The Safety Training programme for this academic year is available on the University Safety Service Training webpage. The full range of courses can be booked via iTrent Employee Self-Service.

Training sessions for June are given below. All sessions are in person.