Queen’s Gender Initiative

Today, we welcomed staff and students to our annual #Pride Picnic, where we enjoyed good food and drink, music and conversation with friends and colleagues on the front lawn @QUBelfast. #LoveQUBstaff #LoveQUB

What started as one student walking another home has become one of the largest and fastest-growing societies at Queen’s. The Walkie Talkie Girlies are building community, promoting safety and raising awareness about violence against women one step at a time. Read more to…

Our annual Pride Picnic @QUBelfast takes place on 23 July! It's free, accessible and open to all students and staff. Come enjoy some music, entertainment, food trucks, drinks AND maybe a free ice-cream! 🌈 Register here: go.qub.ac.uk/pridepicnic25 #LoveQUBstaff @QUBEqualDiverse

Back in 1882, Queen’s became the first college in Ireland to admit women – and we’re now the only University on the island of Ireland to have a Gold Athena Swan Award. Today, the Women of Queen’s lead across a variety of fields. From a former President of Ireland to student…

Queen's annual Pride Picnic celebration event for @QUBstaff & @QUBStudents is on Wednesday 23 July from 12pm to 2pm, with music, entertainment, food trucks, drinks & an ice-cream cart. Sign up now to receive one of 200 free meal/ice-cream tickets! 🌈 go.qub.ac.uk/pridepicnic25

“For too long, the way women’s bodies are seen at work have been either invisible or told through abstract frameworks that do not reflect the emotional, physical, and logistical complexities women navigate every day. “Being a mother myself, who has experienced some maternal body…

"I wanted to give something back to this charity as a token of my appreciation for all their support and kindness."—Prof Peter Robertson @QUBelfast completed a skydive to raise funds for Friends of the Cancer Centre @FriendsCCNI. 🪂Read on: qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffGat… #LoveQUBstaff

Great work from our colleagues in @QUBbioscience - their 4th consecutive #AthenaSwanGoldAward emphasising our ongoing and outstanding commitment to #GenderEquality Well Done Bio - you are the Best

Congratulations to @QUBbioscience on retaining their prestigious #AthenaSwanGold Award, recognising their ongoing commitment to #GenderEquality!👏 #LoveQUB @AdvanceHE @QUBstaff

Do you know about Period Dignity @QUBelfast? In its 1st year, we've expanded to 50 free provision points, including accessible bathrooms & provided 23,000+ tampons & 1,600+ pads (Nov–May). Restocks are now more frequent in high-use areas. Find out more: bit.ly/3zOc16q

A series of events took place during #RefugeeWeek, bringing @QUBelfast staff and students together - including a special event recognising @QUBelfast becoming a University of Sanctuary. 🔗 See the highlights in pictures: go.qub.ac.uk/refugeeweek25 #LoveQUBstaff

🎉Happy International Women in Engineering Day! 📲Please share how women in STEM are continuing to inspire your workplace, in the comments below or you could email us at [email protected] #WomenInEngineering #WomenInSTEM #ShapeTheWorld #DiversityMark #MarkOfProgress

📣 Final call for @qubstaff to register for the @AdvanceHE 2025/26 Aurora Female Leadership Development Programme! This external leadership ignition programme is designed to empower women to realise their leadership potential. 🔗 Learn more and apply: go.qub.ac.uk/Aurora2526

If you or someone you know needs period products, you can get them for free in libraries across Northern Ireland. Further information is available at: nidirect.gov.uk/articles/free-… @LibrariesNI

Following the success of the inaugural QUB #DiversityEqualityInclusionBelonging (DEIB) Forum, colleagues and students are warmly welcome to attend the June forum on the theme of sense of belonging and microaggressions. For more information, click go.qub.ac.uk/DEIB250624 #LoveQUB

Seminar: 'Gender Differences in Academic Time Use' Guest Speaker: Prof. Maria Bustelo, University Complutense of Madrid, Discussant: Prof. Yvonne Galligan, TU Dublin Teams link: lnkd.in/eG5UsA9c

Your wellbeing is our top priority. Our teams are always supporting the communities in the area, as well as our students and staff. Hopefully you will never need these, but screenshot and save them in your phone, just in case. Trust us, if you need support, you'll be glad…

And I've seen that commitment carried out at University of Sanctuary breakfasts, through city wide engagement with us in the VCSE sector, and in the widening participation work with our young people 👏 Well done @QGI_QUB 🙌