The Seamus Heaney Centre has announced Deborah Levy as its first International Visiting Chair for Creative Writing.
A renowned novelist and playwright, Deborah's work is widely translated around the world and she is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
Read more here ➡️ ow.ly/UbBz50Y7AUc
Thomas Andrews National Chemical Landmark
Thomas Andrews Grave
Thomas Andrews
It’s Friday.
Having you been feeling the pressure?
Why not decompress with @niscifest.bsky.social in the coming weeks?
On Friday 13th Feb at 6:30pm @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social a fire side chat to discuss the life and legacy of Thomas Andrews, first Professor of Chemistry and Vice-President.
Image shows an aerial photograph of the Lanyon Building. Above it is white text that reads: CAMPUS UPDATE: WEATHER WARNING
Image shows an aerial photograph of the Lanyon Building. Above it is white text that reads: Your safety and wellbeing are our top priority. That's why the University campus will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday 27 January, due to the amber weather warning across Northern Ireland. Where appropriate and possible, teaching will move online for our students and your School or Centre will be in touch to let you know about the arrangements in your area. Where necessary, some staff will continue to work on campus to carry out crucial roles, delivering and supporting essential services. Student support services will be available remotely and Queen's Accommodation will remain open as normal. The McClay Library will close from 7.00am on Tuesday morning but aims to reopen at 9.00pm that evening. See you back on campus soon!
Your safety and wellbeing are our top priority. That's why the University campus will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday 27 January, due to the amber weather warning across Northern Ireland.
See you back on campus soon!
Image shows a scientist carrying out an experiment, wearing safety googles and a mask and gloves. In the top right-hand corner is white text that reads: Don't miss The NI Science Festival In the bottom left-hand corner is text that reads: #LoveQUB180 and in the bottom right-hand corner is the NI Science Festival logo.
We're counting down the days until @niscifest.bsky.social arrives! 🔬🧬🔭
We're delighted to be involved once again, showcasing how Queen's has been changing your world for the last 180 years.
Click here to view the full programme of events happening across campus ➡️ ow.ly/GHIt50XU0Te
#NISF26
It's a welcome return to the Seamus Heaney Centre for its latest postdoctoral Fellowships for 2026.
Emma Devlin and Matthew Rice have been announced as the Ciaran Carson Writing and the City Fellows, and Marcella L.A. Prince as the new Publishing Fellow.
Read more here ➡️ ow.ly/hlPK50XXTM2
A Bluesky challenge!
We've got so many great heritage/GLAM accounts here now, that some are flying under the radar
From national organisations to niche collections, these active accounts are all (at time of posting) under 500 followers-lowest at 9-how many can we get over 500?
go.bsky.app/U16Nwsw
“I was able to eat a potato out of my hand on the ‘Night of the Big Wind’.”
How did sharing memories of a devastating 19th-century hurricane help Irish people get their pension?
Our social historian, Dr Robyn Atcheson, joins @uk.theconversation.com to explain more ➡️ ow.ly/Vqxa50XSPL1
Image shows the Lanyon Building with a dusting of snow, with plants and foliage in the foreground
It's a beautiful, wintery start to our new semester.
Welcome back, everyone!
#LoveQUB #UniversityLife #NewSemester #Snow #WinterVibes
Title: The last-minute christmas rush at the bookshop. Image: diagram of a small bookshop packed with coloured dots representing people. The various colours represent the following groups: Contentedly browsing customer, Frazzled staff member, Can't find the book they want, Can't remember what they came for, Complete decision paralysis, In the queue to pay, Thinks they're in the queue but aren't, Dozed off in a comfy chair, Waiting to pounce on the comfy chair, Crying child, Crying adult, Vortex of discombobulated shoppers.
“The last-minute christmas rush at the bookshop.” - my latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books
Image shows a black and white side profile photograph of Terrance Hayes. In the bottom left-hand corner is white text that reads: Image Credit: Terrance Hayes by Dirk Skiba
We are delighted to introduce Terrance Hayes as the latest Seamus Heaney International Visiting Poetry Fellow at Queen’s.
Terrance is an award-winning American poet and educator, and Distinguished Silver Professor of Creative Writing at New York University.
Find out more ➡️ ow.ly/fGsY50XA1ST
Congratulations to Dr Kevin Morgan who has been named the winner of the @rsc.org Excellence in Higher Education Prize.
He received the prize for his sustained contributions to making #Chemistry and #ChemicalEngineering more engaging, accessible, and relevant to society.
Amazing work, Dr Morgan!
Photo of clouds in a blue sky taken over the tops of trees
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Looking down into a cloudy valley in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The sky is hazy and pale blue. Low mountains extend to the horizon.
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekTforTelevision #Stunday
#LandscapePhotography
Happy Valley
Passing scenes in Norway
Moods
Fab design!
A blue bird sits on a branch in a red maple tree.
'Blue Bird in Autumn' - Ito Sozan, ca. 1910's.
#JapaneseArt #shinhanga
A waterfall tumbles down the rocky face of a mountainside. Lower Catawba Falls, North Carolina
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforRock
#Waterfalls #LandscapePhotography
An autumnal scene in the Lake District where the trees are reflected in the water.
The call of autumn in Cumbria.
#lakedistrict #cumbria #autumn #landscape #reflections #photography
Close up photograph of purple hydrangeas flowers with water droplets and small blue petals suspended in them.
Hydrangeas hanging on…
Gli alberi che si protendono sul greto di un ruscello, si riflettono nell'acqua.
Two peach coloured rose blossoms, surrounded by dark green foliage. Green and brown shrubs and a sliver of grey autumn sky in the background.
Autumn rose
A Chrysanthemum bush alive with small colorful flowers.
#ColorADay #OrangeSun #Flowers
Chrysanthemums
Beautiful!
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View from cloud height, about 6,600 ft above sea level, looking down at green mountains. Floating grayish-white clouds cast dark shadows on the quiet slopes.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekQforQuiet
#LandscapePhotography
It's very beautiful, Matt! I don't think I'm familiar with this plant. Thank you for sharing! 😀
An unusual orange colored flower believed to be Voodoo Flame Ginger. It has many tubular looking petals that spread outward from the center like a firework.
‘Farbe: Orange’ #FotoVorschlag
#Flowers #Photography
