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Queen's University Belfast received its royal charter on the 30th of December 1845. This document established it as Queen's College, Belfast alongside two other colleges in Cork and Galway.
Sir Charles Lanyon designed the iconic Lanyon Building that serves as the heart of the current campus. The building features a distinctive Victorian Gothic style visible across University Road and University Square.
The university reported an annual income of £493.8 million for the 2024, 25 financial year. Research grants and contracts contributed £112.4 million to this total figure while expenditure reached £511.5 million during the same period showing a slight deficit.
Former president of Ireland Mary McAleese graduated from Queen's University Belfast. Poet Seamus Heaney received the Nobel Prize after studying at the institution and Lord Trimble also won a Nobel Prize while serving as politician.
The Students' Union building known as One Elmwood opened to students on the 5th of September 2022. This facility replaced older structures that closed in August 2018 to allow construction.