The World100 Representative
Peter McConkey - Strategic Marketing Manager
Peter is Strategic Marketing Manager at Queen's University Belfast. He is responsible for Strategic Planning, Market Insight, Advertising and Marketing Campaigns to position Queen’s as a global leader in education and research, delivering a world class experience for our students and continuing to drive the future economic growth of Northern Ireland with impact on global society.
Recent News from Queen’s University Belfast
- Queen’s research suggests glaucoma screening could save three million years of blindness in China
Posted: 21 May 2019, 9:25 am - Research team developing “empathic” cars of the future
Posted: 21 May 2019, 12:00 am - Queen's delivers first Positive Peace Leadership Workshop to explore post-conflict resilience
Posted: 17 May 2019, 2:42 pm - Queen’s cyber security expert appointed to UK Artificial Intelligence Council
Posted: 16 May 2019, 1:59 pm - Queen’s University Belfast backs cyber security sector with funding for 40 MSc scholarships
Posted: 15 May 2019, 10:46 am
About Queen's University Belfast
Queen's University Belfast is the UK's ninth oldest university, originally founded as Queen's College in 1845, but with roots tracing as far back as 1810. With more than 170 years of heritage, Queen's combines an international reputation for academic excellence with a life-changing student experience and a culture of innovation.
The University is renowned for its world-class achievements in cancer research, environmental research, paleoecology, law, green chemistry and cyber security.
International Partnerships
Queen's University Belfast enjoys partnerships with a wide range of international institutions and organisations and host a large international community of researchers and students. Throughout the University, their leading research academics are collaborating across disciplines and with outsides agencies and institutions on projects of world significance.
Over the past 10 years, Queen's University has invested over $10m in China-related research in areas such as sustainable energy, information technology, food security and cancer research.
The University is in collaboration with Dubai Healthcare City, with the aim to develop the Mohammed bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, and recently established a major new partnership in China with the China Medical College - Queen's University Joint College (CQC). This joint venture will deliver cutting-edge education in Pharmaceutical Sciences, based in Shenyang.
Notable Research Areas
Besides being a member of the prestigious Russell Group, a collaboration of the UK's 24 leading research intensive universities, the University has received many awards and rankings for its research excellence.
According to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014, Queen's produces internationally leading research, receiving joint 8th place in the UK for its research intensity. Over 75% of research activity at Queen's, particularly within the fields of food security, education, pharmacy, health, modern languages, astrophysics, engineering, cyber security, English and history, was judged to be internationally-excellent or world-leading.
14 of the individual areas of research assessed were ranked in the top 20 within the UK, with six of these in the top ten, and two in the top five.