Queen’s University Belfast Set to Be Demolished to Make Room for More Student Accommodation.
QUB recently announced that the university building would be demolished and remodelled, providing 500 new student flats
Read More
QUBSU
Are We Getting Our Money’s Worth?
By Sean Colligan A recurring thought in my mind and surely in the minds of many other students across campus, studying everything
Read More
Follow the Money: A Look at Society Funding
Sean Colligan takes a close look at the distribution of society funding.
Read More
Drink Spiking in Belfast: Are We Really Safe?
Dáracha McGlynn comments on Belfast’s new drink-spiking initiative.
Read More
Living a Double Life: How Today’s students Are Balancing University and Part-Time Work
Eve Walker talks about the impossible balance students face in order to simply live whilst studying.
Read More
Do the SU Elections Even Matter?
On the Eve of the 2026 Student Elections Sean Colligan gives a scathing review of this ‘psuedo-democracy’.
Read More
Cost-of-Living for Students in Belfast: How Queen’s Is Supporting Its Students
Sean Colligan looks at the Cost of Living Crisis throughout the UK and compares QUB to its counterparts across the Irish Sea
Read More
The Right to Protest and not be Expelled: QUB Dismisses Investigation Against Palestine Assembly Protestor
Threatened with expulsion for a Palestinian protest, Saoirse Wagner has been acquitted of claims put against her by QUB according to the QUB Palestine Assembly.
Read More
Surviving Exam Season at the McClay Library: A Student Guide
Ellen Lundy gives her guide to studying in the McClay this exam season.
Read MoreFirst Impressions from a Fresher
Terence Metcalf writes on their first impressions of QUB as a new student.
Read MoreGet To Know The FemSoc
Editor-in-Chief, Rory Morrow, recalls his evening at FemSoc’s first event of the year.
Read More
STUDENT REFERENDUM 2021
QUBSU have announced a proposed referendum on whether or not the Union should support the proposed strike action at the end of this calendar year.
Read More
The Upcoming Strike Ballots: A Necessary Discussion
By commission of the Editor-in-Chief, Current Affairs Editor, Sean Mulryan, offers another perspective with regard to the upcoming strike action balloting.
Read More
Students’ Unions Questions: What Do Northern Ireland’s Students’ Representatives Have To Say?
Editor-in-Chief, Aidan Lomas, reports on the lack of leadership from QUBSU and UUSU in the run up to strike action balloting this month.
Read More
Climate Emergency: SU Votes for Carbon-Neutral Campus
Conor Reid, Contributor. Last Monday, Queen’s University’s Students’ Union held a council meeting and passed a motion to enact a
Read More
Motion for Palestinian solidarity just passes with VP Education Hannah Niblock dissociating
By Liam Cassidy, @cashdee News editor At a recent meeting, Student Council passed a motion that mandates lobbying the University
Read More
Student Election Jargon – What Does It All Mean?
By Amy Slack, Features Editor If The Gown’s recent posts and articles haven’t already made abundantly clear, it’s election season
Read More
Meet the Candidates: VP Welfare
Find out a little about the candidates running for VP Welfare. Voting takes place on QoL next week (3rd-5th March).
Read More
Meet the Candidate: VP Education
Find out a little about the candidate running for VP Education. Voting takes place on QoL next week (3rd-5th March).
Read More
Meet the Candidates: VP Community
Find out a little about the candidates running for VP Community. Voting takes place on QoL next week (3rd-5th March). Paul
Read More
Meet the Candidate: Clubs and Societies
Find out a little about the candidate running for VP Clubs and Societies. Voting takes place on QoL next week
Read More
Queen’s Socialist students call referendum for strike
By Niamh Mc Govern, News Editor, @mcgovern_niamh QUB Student’s Union has been petitioned to put a referendum to students next
Read More
Meet the Candidates: Campaigns and Communications
Find out a little about the candidates running for VP Campaigns and Communications. Voting takes place on QoL next week
Read More
Meet the Candidates: QUBSU President
Find out a little about the candidates running for SU President. Voting takes place on QoL next week (3rd-5th March).
Read More
Meet the Candidates: VP Equality and Diversity
Find out a little about the candidates running for VP Equality and Diversity. Voting takes place on QoL next week (3rd-5th
Read More
Nudity, Pirates and Propaganda: QUBSU election videos through the years
By The Gown team, @thegownqub As we approach the Student Leader elections 2015, The Gown looks back at some of
Read More
Nominations for QUBSU Student Leader Elections 2015 open
By Kylie Noble, Editor, @Noble_Kylie Nominations for election to the seven student officer positions in QUBSU have opened as of
Read More
Special Meeting of SU Council to be held to consider impact of cuts
By the Gown team, @thegownqub Last month The Gown revealed via a leaked email, that the SU leadership are considering five options
Read More
The Hood, Friday 14th November 2014
The Hood is the Gown’s anonymous whistleblower cum satirist. Founded in 1976 by a generous donation from the Sir Humphrey
Read MoreFirst meeting of SU Council 6 November
By Kylie Noble, editor @noble_kylie The inaugural meeting of the 2014-2015 Student Council will take place on Thursday 6 November
Read MoreCouncil in Solidarity with Marking Boycott
Queen’s University’s Student Council has voted to uphold a motion of solidarity with staff members affiliated with the University and
Read MoreNUS-USI QUBSU Election Blooper
BY MEGAN LIDDY AND FIACHRA O’MAOLCRAOIBHE On Monday night, the evening before polling began, avid social media users watched an
Read MoreOpinion Piece: “Queen’s Students: Support Staff Strike Action”
The following opinion piece is based on the personal beliefs of its author, and does not necessarily reflect the views
Read MoreQUB Representatives Witness Historic Belfast Speech by US President Barack Obama
“There was a time people couldn’t have imagined Northern Ireland hosting a gathering of world leaders”, reflected Barack Obama during
Read More97% in Favour of Halt to Outsourcing as ‘Save Student Jobs’ Referendum is Held
History has been made this week as nearly 1400 students voted in Thursday’s referendum to ‘Save Student Jobs’. Of the
Read MoreVP Campaigns and Communications Speaks Out on ‘Save Student Jobs’ Referendum
Connor Daly, Vice President Campaigns and Communications, has spoken out for the first time on tomorrow’s referendum on the planned
Read MorePromotional Video Asks Students to ‘Vote to Make History’ in Build-Up to Referendum
The ‘Save Student Jobs’ campaign – behind this Thursday’s referendum on the outsourcing of QUBSU security positions to private firm
Read MoreCampaign to ‘Save Student Jobs’ Attracts Media Attention Ahead of Referendum
free credit score.com With less than a week to go until Queen’s students have the opportunity to vote as part
Read MoreG4S Speak Out as Campaign Behind Referendum Gathers Momentum
As the campaign behind a referendum on plans to outsource Student’s Union jobs to private firm G4S gathers momentum, G4S
Read MorePreview of Referendum as Campaign to ‘Save Student Jobs’ Continues
The Gown can exclusively reveal the content of the ‘Save Our Student Jobs’ referendum. A student-wide referendum will be held
Read More