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Released: 18-Oct-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Queen’s Wins Tripartite £4.6 Million Award as Part of Global Project to Tackle Colorectal Cancer
Queen's University Belfast

Queen’s University Belfast has been successful in a £4.6m tripartite grant award to tackle the third most common cancer, colorectal cancer.

Released: 29-Sep-2017 4:05 AM EDT
Queen’s University Research Highlights Inequality for a Quarter of Cancer Patients
Queen's University Belfast

Advances in health care are providing cancer patients with longer lives and a better quality of life. However, a study published in the British Journal of Cancer by researchers at Queen’s University Belfast and The Belfast Trust highlights that 25% of all cancer patients are known as having a ‘rare’ form of cancer and won’t benefit from these advances in medical care, mainly due to the way funding in cancer research is prioritized.

Released: 13-Sep-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Queen’s Award Honorary Professorship to Declan Kelly
Queen's University Belfast

Queen’s University Belfast have awarded Irish-American entrepreneur, businessman and philanthropist Declan Kelly, Chairman and CEO of global consulting company, Teneo Holdings an Honorary Professorship at Queen’s Management School.

Released: 7-Sep-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Queen’s University Belfast Research Team Discovers ‘Rubber Material’ That Could Lead to Scratch-Proof Paint
Queen's University Belfast

A group of researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have discovered a stretchy miracle material that could be used to create highly resistant smart devices and scratch-proof paint for cars.

28-Aug-2017 2:00 PM EDT
Researchers at Queen’s University and The Belfast Trust Tackle Meningitis
Queen's University Belfast

Meningitis and Meningococcal septicaemia (Meningococcal Disease) is caused by a deadly bacteria that can kill in hours. Meningococcal disease is notoriously difficult to diagnose as initial symptoms mimic those of common colds. Researchers at Queen’s University and The Belfast Trust are working to improve testing to prevent unnecessary deaths while at the same time reducing the number of children treated unnecessarily ‘just in case.’

Released: 26-Jul-2017 8:05 AM EDT
Future Doctors Spend ‘A Day in the Life’ of a Skin Cancer Patient
Queen's University Belfast

All too frequently doctors are faced with the challenge of breaking bad news to patients. A new research study by Queen’s University Belfast suggests that techniques allowing medical students to ‘walk in the shoes’ of a patient may better prepare them as future doctors.

Released: 26-Jul-2017 7:05 AM EDT
Queen’s University Belfast Researcher Turning Dirty Tinfoil Into Biofuel Catalyst
Queen's University Belfast

A researcher at Queen’s University Belfast has discovered a way to convert dirty aluminium foil into a biofuel catalyst, which could help to solve global waste and energy problems.

19-Jul-2017 9:00 AM EDT
Queen’s Study Finds That Young People Want More Say When It Comes to GCSEs
Queen's University Belfast

A new research study by Queen’s University Belfast has found that students in Northern Ireland and Wales want more choice and fairness when it comes to their GCSE experience, including the subject selection process and the pressure to take on particular academic subjects.

Released: 7-Jul-2017 6:05 AM EDT
Queen’s University Photography Exhibition Shows the Changing Face of Belfast
Queen's University Belfast

The Queen’s University Belfast led ‘Belfast Self-Portrait’ exhibition will today (Friday 7 July) officially open to the public at the Ulster Museum, Belfast.

Released: 20-Jun-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Queen’s University Scientist Warns of Asteroid Danger
Queen's University Belfast

A leading astrophysicist from Queen’s University Belfast has warned that an asteroid strike is just a matter of time.

Released: 15-Jun-2017 9:05 AM EDT
Queen’s University Belfast to Lead EU-China Collaboration to Tackle Food Fraud
Queen's University Belfast

The Institute for Global Food Security at Queen’s University Belfast will lead one of the world’s largest food safety projects across Europe and China.

Released: 14-Jun-2017 1:00 AM EDT
Breakthrough by Queen’s University Paves Way for Smaller Electronic Devices
Queen's University Belfast

Queen’s University Belfast researchers have discovered a new way to create extremely thin electrically conducting sheets, which could revolutionise the tiny electronic devices that control everything from smart phones to banking and medical technology.

31-May-2017 10:00 AM EDT
Queen’s University Belfast Researcher Leads International Team to ‘Miracle Material’ Discovery That Could End Cracked Smart Devices
Queen's University Belfast

A Queen’s University researcher has led an international team of scientists to the discovery of a new material, which could finally bring an end to the misery of cracked smartphone and tablet screens.

30-May-2017 11:15 AM EDT
Queen’s Researchers Make Breakthrough Discovery in Fight Against Bowel Cancer
Queen's University Belfast

New research led by Queen’s University Belfast has discovered how a genomic approach to understanding bowel (colorectal) cancer could improve the prognosis and quality of life for patients.

Released: 31-May-2017 4:05 AM EDT
Queen’s Led International Research Network to Explore Role of Early Childhood Development in Peacebuilding and Social Cohesion
Queen's University Belfast

An international research network, led by the Centre for Evidence and Social Innovation (CESI) at Queen’s University Belfast, in partnership with UNICEF, Yale, Harvard and New York University (NYU), has been launched today (Wednesday 31 May) to support the development and evaluation of early childhood development (ECD) services in low and middle income countries.

 
Released: 24-May-2017 5:00 PM EDT
How Sharing Cancer Data Can Save Lives
Queen's University Belfast

Global leaders in cancer research have called for the worldwide sharing of cancer data to save lives. The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health argue how the ‘freeing of data’ for a disease that knows no borders will enable researchers to find better treatments that increase survival and improve quality of life for cancer patients

Released: 18-May-2017 9:05 AM EDT
Queen’s University Belfast Co-Lead One of World’s Biggest Trials in Respiratory Health
Queen's University Belfast

A new technology – ‘dialysis for the lungs’ – which could save thousands of lives in Intensive Care Units is being taken forward by researchers at Queen’s University Belfast in one of the biggest clinical trials in the world in the area of respiratory failure.

Released: 15-May-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Queen’s Hosts Mini MBA in Management and Leadership for Second Year
Queen's University Belfast

Queen’s University Belfast has launched its Mini MBA for the second year running, which will give participants an insight into today’s modern business world.

   
4-May-2017 2:00 PM EDT
Queen’s Research Shows Illegal Levels of Arsenic Found in Baby Foods
Queen's University Belfast

Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have found that almost half of baby rice food products contain illegal levels of inorganic arsenic despite new regulations set by the EU.

Released: 18-Apr-2017 6:05 AM EDT
Researchers From Queen’s Awarded ESRC Grants to Explore the Impact of Brexit in Northern Ireland
Queen's University Belfast

Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have been awarded Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Brexit Priority Grants, for research into the impact and consequences of Brexit in Northern Ireland.

Released: 8-Apr-2017 6:05 AM EDT
Queen's Partners with CMI to Develop Future-Ready Postgraduates
Queen's University Belfast

The Graduate School at Queen’s University has recently gained accreditation as a skills development provider for the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).

Released: 7-Apr-2017 9:00 AM EDT
Queen’s and AWARE Collaborate on a New Online Support Service for Adults with Depression in Northern Ireland
Queen's University Belfast

Queen’s University Belfast and AWARE, the national depression charity for Northern Ireland, announce a new online support service for adults with depression to mark World Health Day (Friday 7 April).

3-Apr-2017 10:00 AM EDT
Scientist Discovers Neptune's Journey During Early Planet Formation Was "Smooth and Calm"
Queen's University Belfast

A Queen’s University Belfast expert has made a major discovery on the formation of icy bodies within the Kuiper Belt, unlocking unique evidence that Neptune’s movement during early planet formation was a “smooth and calm” journey.

29-Mar-2017 2:00 AM EDT
Queen’s University Launches the Visual Voices of the Prisons Memory Archive
Queen's University Belfast

Queen’s University launch The Visual Voices of the Prison Memory Archive project.

Released: 27-Mar-2017 6:05 AM EDT
Queen’s Research Discovers Vitamins Could Help Treat Cystic Fibrosis
Queen's University Belfast

Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have discovered why antibiotics for treating people with cystic fibrosis are becoming less effective and how fat soluble vitamins might offer a viable solution

Released: 24-Mar-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Nanoparticle Paves the Way for New Triple Negative Breast Cancer Drug
Queen's University Belfast

A potential new drug to tackle the highly aggressive ‘triple negative’ breast cancer – and a nanoparticle to deliver it directly into the cancer cells – has been developed by UK researchers.

Released: 14-Mar-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Queen’s University Researchers Make Major Brain Repair Discovery in Fight Against Multiple Sclerosis
Queen's University Belfast

Queen’s University Belfast scientists have discovered that specific cells from the immune system are key players in brain repair – a fundamental breakthrough that could revolutionise the treatment of debilitating neurological disorders such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

Released: 14-Mar-2017 7:05 AM EDT
Queen’s Architecture Students Bring Animation and Innovation to Urban Village Areas Across Northern Ireland
Queen's University Belfast

Architecture students from Queen’s University Belfast animated the streets of local communities throughout the five Urban Village areas in Northern Ireland for Street Society 2017.

Released: 28-Feb-2017 5:05 AM EST
Queen’s Researchers Collaborate with Guide Dogs NI to Pioneer New Study for Children with Sight Loss
Queen's University Belfast

Researchers from Queen's University Belfast collaborate with Guide Dogs NI on a new research study to understand the impact of sight loss on how early movement develops in children with a vision impairment.

   
Released: 16-Feb-2017 6:05 AM EST
Queen’s Researchers Make Breakthrough in Fight Against Superbug
Queen's University Belfast

Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have discovered why a lethal superbug is so resistant to the last line antibiotic meaning potential treatments could now be developed to fight the killer infection.

Released: 9-Feb-2017 6:05 AM EST
International Team of Researchers Develop New Model for Earlier Treatments for AMD
Queen's University Belfast

An international team of researchers from Queen’s University Belfast, University College London and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA have developed a cell culture model that could help to develop earlier treatment strategies for age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Released: 8-Feb-2017 11:05 AM EST
Queen’s University Spearheads UK Collaboration with Top Chinese Engineering Institutions
Queen's University Belfast

A group of UK Russell Group Universities, led by Queen’s University Belfast, has been selected to build major collaborations with the top ten engineering institutions in China.

Released: 6-Feb-2017 5:05 AM EST
Experts Reveal Hidden Dangers Behind Supplements
Queen's University Belfast

Many herbal supplements contain hidden pharmaceutical ingredients that could be causing serious health risks, according to a team of experts from Queen’s University Belfast, Kingston University London and LGC.

Released: 31-Jan-2017 11:05 AM EST
Queen’s University Belfast Expert Leads International Study to Improve Safety of Carbon Fibre Aircraft and Vehicles
Queen's University Belfast

Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have developed state-of-the-art simulation tools which will help to improve the safety of the latest generation of carbon fibre airplanes, formula one racing cars and future lightweight family cars.

Released: 19-Dec-2016 9:05 AM EST
Astronomers Release Largest Digital Survey of the Visible Universe
Queen's University Belfast

The world’s largest digital survey of the visible Universe, mapping billions of stars and galaxies, has been publicly released.

Released: 7-Dec-2016 4:05 AM EST
Queen’s University Belfast Expert Leading €4m Bid to Reduce Impact of Chemicals on Long-Term Health
Queen's University Belfast

A Queen’s University Belfast expert is leading a €4m international initiative to investigate whether natural toxins and manmade chemicals are creating potentially dangerous mixtures that affect our natural hormones and cause major illnesses such as cancer, obesity, diabetes or infertility.

   
Released: 24-Nov-2016 7:05 AM EST
US Embassy and Queen’s University Belfast Partner for International Teacher Exchange Programme
Queen's University Belfast

The U.S. Consul General in Northern Ireland, Daniel Lawton, has met with Queen’s University Belfast Vice-Chancellor, Professor Patrick Johnston, to launch the first ever international teacher exchange between shared education schools in Northern Ireland and schools in Los Angeles.

Released: 21-Nov-2016 8:05 AM EST
Queen’s University Belfast to Tackle Global Food Challenges Through Major New Partnership
Queen's University Belfast

Queen’s University Belfast’s Institute for Global Food Security will play a key role in a new leading partnership which will tackle the global challenge of feeding the world’s growing population, as well as enabling the University to access up to €400 million in funding.

Released: 17-Nov-2016 6:05 AM EST
Queen’s Researcher Explores Best Treatments for Glaucoma
Queen's University Belfast

Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast together with University of St Andrews and Aberdeen have found that the procedure used to remove cataracts is more successful than current standard treatments with laser in treating Primary Angle-Closure Glaucoma – a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide.

Released: 7-Sep-2016 5:05 AM EDT
Superbugs under the microscope as international experts gather at Queen’s University Belfast
Queen's University Belfast

Scientists from across Europe who are leading the fight against superbugs will gather at Queen’s University Belfast next week (14-15 September 2016).

Released: 22-Aug-2016 5:05 AM EDT
New Theory Could Lead to New Generation of Energy Friendly Optoelectronics
Queen's University Belfast

Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast and ETH Zurich, Switzerland, have created a new theoretical framework which could help physicists and device engineers design better optoelectronics, leading to less heat generation and power consumption in electronic devices which source, detect, and control light.

Released: 14-Jun-2016 4:05 AM EDT
Queen’s Researchers Discover Heart Drug Could Reduce Diabetes Related Blindness
Queen's University Belfast

Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast and University College London have discovered that a drug, originally developed to treat cardiovascular disease, has the potential to reduce diabetes related blindness.

Released: 2-Jun-2016 10:05 AM EDT
20,000 People Helping to Discover New Tests and Treatments for Diabetic Kidney Disease in £3.7M Project
Queen's University Belfast

Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast are to examine DNA samples from 20,000 people with diabetes to help identify the genetic factors in diabetic kidney disease, the leading cause of kidney failure worldwide.

18-May-2016 7:05 PM EDT
Queen’s University Belfast Astronomers’ Starring Role in First Movie of the Universe
Queen's University Belfast

The Science and Technology Facilities Council today (Thursday 19 May) confirmed that Queen’s Astrophysics Research Centre will play a leading role in the UK’s participation in the Large Synpotic Survey Telescope (LSSC) project.

Released: 15-May-2016 7:05 PM EDT
Big Data Can Save Lives, Says Leading Queen’s University Cancer Expert
Queen's University Belfast

The sharing of genetic information from millions of cancer patients around the world could be key to revolutionising cancer prevention and care, according to a leading cancer expert from Queen’s University Belfast.

Released: 12-May-2016 5:05 AM EDT
Queen’s Scientists Develop New Treatment to Prolong Life of Those with Cystic Fibrosis
Queen's University Belfast

Scientists at Queen’s University Belfast have discovered a new molecule which has the potential to prolong the life of individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF).

Released: 28-Apr-2016 5:05 AM EDT
Queen’s Researchers in €2.25m International Project to Tackle Diabetes-Related Blindness
Queen's University Belfast

World-leading researchers from Queen’s University Belfast are among a team of scientists from the USA and Ireland who are collaborating to develop a novel treatment for diabetes-related blindness.

Released: 27-Apr-2016 5:05 AM EDT
Experts Call for Increased Action on Protecting Those with Food Allergies
Queen's University Belfast

Professor Elliott founder Queen’s University Belfast's Institute for Global Food Security, is co-author of a paper published in The Royal Society of Chemistry’s journal Analyst, outlining a strategy to close the gaps in current processes for detecting and measuring allergens – substances in foods that can trigger an allergic reaction. The publication comes during the UK’s Allergy Awareness Week


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