Lanyon News
![](/home/media/Senator Mitchell-Feature-Version-4-750x350.jpg)
Pivotal to Peace - Empowered by Education. When Queen’s marked the 25th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, Senator George Mitchell’s speech captured hearts and minds. One year on, he reflects on the life journey that brought him there.
![](/home/media/Untitled design (7)-750x350.jpg)
Unleashing economic potential. The success of Northern Ireland’s peace process has created huge opportunities – and Queen’s is at the heart of it all.
![](/home/media/Going Straight 801x374px (1)-750x350.jpg)
Professor Shadd Maruna thinks so, but his work on ‘desistance’ from crime suggests we need a new approach.
![](/home/media/Untitled design (46)-750x350.png)
This year, one of Queen’s oldest societies, the Dragonslayers, celebrates its 40th anniversary. That’s 40 years of gaming, dressing up – and an annual convention that today attracts more than 10,000 visitors and raises thousands of pounds for charity
![](/home/media/Simulation Pic 1 801x374-750x350.jpg)
The inter-professional simulation centre – InterSim – is giving Queen’s students a vital and unique edge.
![](/home/media/Philanthropy 801 x 374px-750x350.jpg)
Truly life-changing: the Queen’s Foundation ensures your generous donations are put to the very best use.
![](/home/media/Media,1768500,smxx-750x350.jpg)
Laugh, giggle, cake! Comedian Emer Maguire and Music student Daisy Johnston talk Battenberg, mansplaining and why saying ‘yes’ can often be the start of something truly amazing.
![](/home/media/Media,1772933,smxx-750x350.jpg)
The world needs NI to be a beacon of hope now more than ever, so I look forward to the day that ‘hope’ and ‘history’ rhyme.
![](/home/media/Media,1767238,smxx-750x350.jpg)
We all need hope. Sometimes it's to be found in the most unlikely places.
![](/home/media/Media,1764861,smxx-750x350.jpg)
Getting inside an animal’s mind is crucial to understanding evolution, says Dr Gareth Arnott.
![](/home/media/Media,1767296,smxx-750x350.jpg)
Professor Nick Laird says forget relevance - we need poetry to express and inhabit our own humanity.
![](/home/media/Media,1767294,smxx-750x350.jpg)
Professor Gosia Swadźba-Kwaśny and Professor John Holbrey have big ideas for recycling.
![](/home/media/Media,2105619,smxx-750x350.jpg)
Carl Frampton, two-weight former world champion boxer, and second year Aoife Major find they have more in common than just a sweet tooth.
![](/home/media/Media,2105620,smxx-750x350.jpg)
Funding for Northern Ireland universities has been cut by almost half in just 10 years. The consequences will be long-lasting.
![](/home/media/Media,2105623,smxx-750x350.jpg)
In 2017, Professor Stephen Smartt tracked a ripple in space. What happened next changed the world
![](/home/media/Media,2105634,smxx-750x350.jpg)
SWOT (Students Working Overseas Trust ) was set up to raise money for essential medical supplies. Almost 40 years later, their annual fashion show is one of the biggest events on campus.
![](/home/media/Media,2105627,smxx-750x350.jpg)
Can culture survive climate change? Professor Caroline Malone reckons we should ask the Neolithics.
![](/home/media/Media,2105629,smxx-750x350.jpg)
Professor Ruth Hunter and the greenway project that will transform the lives of future generations