Queen’s research revenue approaches £60 million across US in past five years
Queen’s University Belfast has secured £57 million in research across the United States during the past five years.
Queen's Vice Chancellor Professor Sir Ian Greer revealed the figure speaking at a major event in Boston entitled ‘Peace, Prosperity and Future Relations: The United States and Ireland, North and South’.
The event was organised in partnership with University College Galway and Boston College, where the event was held, and Professor Sir Ian Greer underlined the proud and long standing history of collaboration and partnership with both universities, especially in the field of Irish studies.
Professor Sir Ian Greer said: “It is 180 years since the Queen’s Colleges in Belfast, Galway and Cork were founded by Queen Victoria in 1845 and throughout that time Queen’s University has been a stable presence through the challenges of wars, famines and pandemics.
“Queen’s has transformed millions of lives – leaving a lasting impact on individuals, communities, and the wider world, and it is partnership with other institutions that has been central to our success. Over the last five years, we have attracted £57 million in research across the US, and in the last three years, we’ve entered into funded research collaborations with more than 120 institutions and organisations in North America.”
Today’s event included former Irish Government Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney who reflected on the impact of Brexit and the impact on the European Union of the USA’s dramatic and deliberate change of policy direction, saying that the America First policy was inward looking and would reduce the US’s influence on the international stage.
Dr Peter McLoughlin, Professor from Queen’s University’s School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics took part in a discussion to provide an academic perspective on Ireland's place in the world following political changes in Washington, alongside Professor Mary Murphy of Boston College, University of Galway’s Professor Niall O’Dochartaigh and Dr Cera Murtagh, of Villanova University.
Former Deputy First Minister Mark Durkan and Lee Reynolds, former Special Advisor to Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster took part in a ‘Practitioners Panel’ discussion alongside Claire Cronin, who was the US Ambassador to Ireland from 2022 to 2025.
The event closed with a fireside chat with Congressman Richard Neal, who has a long standing interest in the peace process and broader Irish affairs.
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