Congratulations to Green at Queen's Queen's University Belfast 🎓: FINALIST in the 'Climate Action Award' category of the @BITCNI Responsible Business Awards in 2024.

Good luck for the awards on 5 September!

➡️ bitcni.org.uk/awards

#BITCNIAwards #QUBSustainability

Buttercups having their moment in Botanic Meadows, with other wildflowers forming an orderly queue

Great day yesterday at Balmoral Show with colleagues from across Queen's, connecting with the public and NI agri businesses and showcasing the KTP Programme and the exciting #research happening at Queen's University Belfast 🎓

#BalmoralShow #KTP atQUB #QUB #KTP

Our colleagues from QueensMarineLab have their touch tank full showing they grow seaweed and how it is used in feed for pigs 🐷 #Balmoral2024

That’s a wrap for the first day of the #Balmoral2024 show! We’ve had an incredible day, engaging with members of the public, alumni and students. Follow along with us over the next few days for even more #Balmoral2024 stories 🐄🐖🐑

Our sustainability team Green at Queen's is here with their display, asking the question ‘How Bad are Bananas?’ showing how big their carbon footprint is 🍌 play the game and win a plant to take home! #Balmoral2024

The BUG (Belfast's Urban Garden) will be open from 12pm-1pm today 🌻

🍃plant potting
👨‍🌾gardener chats
🥕vegetable planting

📍Belfast Stories site

Maybe bring an umbrella too☔

The Conservation Volunteers NI

The weather won’t stop us today! ☔️😃

Volunteers from @queenssport Queen's Students' Union Handy Helpers, Queen’s Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility and FriendsOftheField are litter picking along the River Lagan as part of Green Month of Community Action! #climateaction #QUBSustainability

Thinking about the next steps after finishing any degree or working in practice and looking to upskill?

Then maybe planning or urban design could be for you..

Register for this informal MSc info session on Tuesday at 1pm here:

qub.ac.uk/campaign/eps/m…

Today, we are formally launching the CoCentre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water.

This CoCentre involves 60+ researchers exploring solutions for climate, biodiversity & water issues on islands of Ireland & GB.

Co-Directors: Yvonne Buckley & Mark Emmerson
Deputy Director: Ed Hawkins

Queen's is partnered with Cyclescheme to offer our staff savings of between 32% - 42% on the cost of a bike and equipment for commuting to work. 💷🚲

👉 go.qub.ac.uk/TfYcycle

#LoveQUBstaff

The Queen's Sport Summer Scheme is back! Open to kids aged 6-14, it's a chance to dive into top-notch sports activities, promoting an active lifestyle, skill development, and fun in a supportive environment.

Queen's Staff & Students, enrol now! ⬇️ queenssummerscheme.com

Green Month of Community Action is here! 💚

Queen's staff, students and local community members are invited to collaborate on green projects across campus during the month of May 🌱♻️🧑‍🌾

Click here for more info: qub.ac.uk/about/sustaina… 🔗 #QUBSustainability #climateaction

'It's not just about fitness, it's about wellbeing and health as well.'

Queen's University Belfast 🎓 helps make gym membership more affordable for Queen's Staff & their families with All-Inclusive, Fitness & Swim Staff Memberships, plus Associate Memberships/Family rates.

👉 go.qub.ac.uk/TfYgym

Interested in how we can make our urban places more green, biodiverse and resilient? Then join the Wild Belfast - Queen's University Belfast 🎓 Making Space for Nature' conference for practitioners and students.

Register at: docs.google.com/forms/d/1NKCjL…

This is the moment we welcomed #Taoiseach Simon Harris TD to Queen's during his first official visit to #NorthernIreland since becoming Ireland's leader.

Watch this space for more updates very soon.

#LoveQUB | #LoveQUB Research | #Ireland | #Belfast | @MerrionStreet |

📢Registration is now open for #AICBRN 's event, happening next month!
🌟Join us in #Belfast Queen's University Belfast 🎓 to explore the island of Ireland as a living lab for tackling the #climate & #biodiversity crises.
🌱Register & sow some seeds for collaborative action: forms.gle/tEGYUYd4vtp8WM…

Join us in Belfast where we’ll be taking a bird's eye view of the #climate & #biodiversity research & policy landscape, across the island of Ireland discussing what works, what doesn’t, and the collaborative actions we can take to tackle these wicked interlinked crises.