Queen's Business School

Fancy exploring Belfast and Northern Ireland next summer? Applications are now open for the Queen’s 25 AHSS International Summer School! Get a taste of student life at Queen’s University Belfast alongside students from across the world, and choose from an exciting range of programmes on themes such as Divided Societies, Irish Studies, Leadership, Sustainability, Creative Writing, and Creative Media. To find out more and apply visit https://lnkd.in/ehsHqdCW or contact summerschools@qub.ac.uk

Scholarship Opportunities for Undergraduate and Postgraduate students💫 As we enter a new academic year, we are delighted to announce the availability of a variety of scholarship opportunities for students. Scholarships open for applications include:   🔴The Queen’s Women Graduates’ Scholarship:         Available to female students, normally those who have had a gap of at least five years since attending school, who are enrolled on and are attending a degree, diploma or certificate award-bearing course at the University.    🔴Emily Sarah Montgomery Travel Scholarship & Sir Thomas Dixon Travel Scholarship:       Apply if you’re looking for funding to travel that will occur between 1 September 2024 and 10 January 2025 (outbound travel must have occurred within these dates).      🔴Ulster Gift Fund: Candidates must be people who are serving, or have served in HM Forces, or the children of such people.    If you’d like to find out more about how to apply for these scholarships, click here:   https://lnkd.in/eSQBqhrr #LoveQBS    

Meet Cate Macaulay, a BSc Business Management with Placement student who had a year’s placement with First Derivative. "The award-winning Capital Markets Training Programme (CMTP) allowed me to develop the technical knowledge in areas I was lacking such as Excel and SQL. It was very rewarding to see the progress I made across these programmes and to continuously upskill throughout my time at First Derivative.” Cate gives advice to future placement students: “Networking is key! Push yourself out of your comfort zone as much as you can.” If you are interested in securing a placement like Cate’s, click the link here: https://lnkd.in/dcENRq3H #QBSBusiness

QBS cares about our students opinions! On Friday 18th October all our student reps across various degree programmes had a training day in the Student Hub. This was an opportunity for them to learn more about what it means to be a student rep and how to make the most of being in this role, all whilst being able to make new connections with each other. It’s amazing to see our students show such an interest in ensuring everyone has the best student experience possible. To read more about how to be a student rep, visit: https://ow.ly/uJlf50TU0zh

Splash Projects Day 7🚧💧Project Complete! On Tuesday, we concluded the final day of the Splash Project with CAN (Compass Advocacy Network Ltd). We are so grateful to all our Master Students for taking part in this project and working hard to complete this amazing project in just 7 days for the members of CAN (Compass Advocacy Network Ltd). A generous thank you to the Splash Projects Team, for all their patience and help over the past week and making this experience so enjoyable while helping a great cause. This project would not have happened without the expertise of the Splash Project Team, the dedication of the students, the need from CAN and the organisation of the Splash Committee. Thanks to you all.   Click here to read more about this project: https://lnkd.in/ekZ3_AYf #LoveQBS  

We recently participated in an afternoon tea hosted by the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences for prospective PhD students. In addition to coffee and cake, attendees received valuable information about funding opportunities from sources like NINE, Northern Bridge, and the Department for the Economy (DfE). QBS academic Dr Bibek Bhatta offered guidance and answered questions for those interested in pursuing a PhD at Queen’s Business School. For more details about PhD study, please visit: https://lnkd.in/eSBbUezt

Ru Xeen Tee reflects on her experiences as an international student at Queen’s Business School studying Accounting. Discover why she chose Queen's and how the university has helped them grow both personally and professionally. #LoveQBS #BScAccounting

Does employee mental health affect business success? Join Dr Juliet Hassard for her talk ‘Boosting Business Success through Employee Mental Health & Well-Being’ on Wednesday 5th November as part of the Festival of Social Science 2024. This is free hybrid event which will discuss research on the economic and productivity advantages of investing in employee mental health and well-being, allowing both employers and employees to learn more about the benefits of looking after the mental health of all employees in the workplace. To learn more or sign up now, visit: https://ow.ly/4INl50TRArb

Splash Projects Day 6🚧💧 As project completion is approaching, we had another successful day working at CAN (Compass Advocacy Network Ltd) charity with our Masters Accounting and Finance Students. Lydia added “Giving back to the community is very rewarding in the sense that we are very privileged in what we have, knowing that we can contribute to someone else’s life to make it better is the most rewarding thing”.  Final day and project completion to be shared tomorrow.   If you’re interested in studying a master's here at a Queen's Business School, click this link to read more: https://lnkd.in/e-nbhm8s #LoveQBS 

Meet Caitlin Devlin, a final year Actuarial Science and Risk Management student who took part in a placement with Boal & Co.  Caitlin shares some advice from her placement year: “The main advice I would give to a future student starting a placement would be take in as much as you possibly can. Any knowledge you gain throughout your placement will be beneficial either in your final year of university or your future career.” Read more about securing your placement here:  https://lnkd.in/dcENRq3H #LoveQBS