Starting Your Studies

School Induction

All schools will operate an induction programme with events for all students both new and returning. These contain important information about the year ahead as well as useful opportunities to meet key staff and your fellow students. You are expected to attend these events. Please check your email for further details.

Faculties and Schools Contact details

Information Services Support for Students

Students and staff can use the �Ǹ�Թ� Belfast Mobile app to find campus news, buildings on campus, timetables, access library services with a digital barcode and more besides.

You can download the app for both Android and iOS devices. Search for '�Ǹ�Թ� Belfast'

Find out more information about Getting started with the IT systems here

Transition Skills for University

Transition Skills for University, which students can access on Canvas, has been created by the Learning Development Service with input from colleagues in the Student Wellbeing Service, Accessible Learning Support, the Library, University Schools, and students. Transition Skills for University comprises six units of interactive academic skills resources and is intended to support undergraduate students adjust to higher education learning.

Find out more about the Transition Skills for University here.

Academic Induction

Term Dates

Please note that the university publishes its semester dates here.

However, the precise timetable of activity varies between programmes and, due to the nature of the course, some courses have additional teaching/placements/professional practise requirements which fall outside of the normal semester dates.

Academic English Service

Queen’s, in partnership with INTO Queen’s, offers a range of free English Academic English classes for academic purposes for both Undergraduate and Postgraduate international students.

The Academic English Service team work closely with academic staff to ensure the content is relevant, and programmes are tailored to your degree, or to the School in which you study. They are also personalised according to the types of assessments you will complete on your degree programme.

English and academic skills programmes tailored to your degree or school
Generic English and Academic Skills programmes available
Individual Consultations for personal guidance on Academic English and skills
96% satisfaction score from previous students
95% of students surveyed agree that attending these courses helps their performance on their QUB programme.

You will be enrolled automatically on any courses specific to your study area and you can register for the additional generic courses at the beginning of each semester. You will be sent information on all courses when you enrol at Queen’s at the start of your programme.

You can contact them easily via: insessionalinto@qub.ac.uk

Campus and Facilities

�Ǹ�Թ� is at the heart of Belfast's culture, as well as its art and social scenes. We're proud to be part of a bustling, cosmopolitan city boasting a vibrant social life and rich cultural heritage.

Find out all about Student Life in Belfast

Get the campus flyover tour with our video. Find out more here: Campus and facilities | About | �Ǹ�Թ� Belfast (qub.ac.uk)

Familiarise yourself with �Ǹ�Թ� Campus and facilities or experience the campus for yourself with the

Learning and Studying

The Digital Skills Discovery Hub developed at Queen’s allows students to review their digital skills and explore new areas to develop within six different areas of digital capacity.

Explore Queen’s new

Canvas

at Queen’s which is used to support teaching and learning across the University. As a digital learner, Canvas is largely at the centre of all your learning. Face-to-face teaching is complemented by online delivery where appropriate.

Student-teacher interaction is a key part of our learning model. Queen’s offers an authentic university experience through Connected Learning, which means that you will receive a blend of face-to-face teaching and virtual learning. Where it is not possible or optimal to deliver face-to-face teaching, Canvas will provide a full, interactive learning platform.

Turnitin in Canvas

A Central University has been created for Turnitin assignments created and submitted through Canvas. This allows classes, assignments and both staff and student users accounts to be created automatically in Turnitin without the need for any additional effort required by teaching/support staff.

The integration also allows staff and students to create, submit and grade assignments as well as viewing plagiarism reports, grades and feedback without ever having to leave Canvas or login to Turnitin.