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6 December, 2024

"Northern Ireland has all the right ingredients to succeed—we just need to collaborate better." Paul Murnaghan shares his vision for unlocking the region's potential as he takes on the role of Chair of the Industry Advisory Board.

13 November, 2024

To celebrate National Engineering Day, we spoke with four inspiring engineers, who shared their unique journeys, impactful projects, and advice for those stepping into the engineering world.

8 October, 2024

Queen’s University Belfast secures funding from DAERA as part of the US-Ireland R&D Partnership Programme to use AI for improving piglet survival rates by monitoring feeding patterns and enhancing husbandry practices.

30 September, 2024

Queen’s secures £6.25m from UKRI to transform UK supply chains in food, minerals, and fashion, led by Dr Hangfei Guo from Queen’s Business School with engineers housed at the M1.0 Innovation Centre.

10 May, 2024

Dr Stephen McCabe has been appointed Interim Executive Director of Momentum One Zero, a £70m innovation centre being delivered by Queen’s University under Belfast Region City Deal.

7 March, 2024

The Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) is delighted to welcome Minister Baker and Viscount Camrose as part of their visit to Belfast for CyberNI Week celebrations.

Professor Máire O'Neill Joins Leadership Team of UKRI AI Project

Professor Máire O'Neill, ECIT Director and a distinguished Queen's University faculty member, has taken on a leadership role in a prominent EPSRC AI project that has received £31 million in funding to develop Responsible & Trustworthy AI.

Dr Paul Miller announced as Interim Director for GII

An Interim Director has been appointed for the new £58m Global Innovation Institute (GII), which will be based at Queen’s University Belfast and completed in the next three years.

KTP - Paul Millar and Cirdan
30 November, 2022

A partnership between Queen’s University Belfast and Cirdan has been recognised by Innovate UK as the ‘Best Knowledge Transfer Partnership’ of 2022 out of 800 UK wide projects for its exceptional achievements and real-world impact.

Farming machine GII
30 November, 2022

The Global Innovation Institute (GII) has announced over £100,000 funding for a pilot project to drive multidisciplinary activity between academics and industry or other external partners.

Nusrat Ghani MP visit
11 October, 2022

Nusrat Ghani MP learns about the world class research and developments at ECIT.

20 January, 2023

The Global Innovation Institute (GII) has announced over £100,000 funding for a pilot project to drive multidisciplinary activity between academics and industry or other external partners.

10 August, 2022

Nadhim Zahawi, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has visited Queen’s University to celebrate Northern Ireland’s exceptionally strong cybersecurity sector.

Group of academics at ECIT Summit
17 May, 2022

A new £58 million Global Innovation Institute (GII) is on course to open in Belfast by 2025, Queen’s University has revealed.