Funding of £894,500 from legacy gifts received from friends and alumni of Queen’s is being used to help fund the new Student Centre at the University, set to open in 2021/22. 

The new centre is part of the University’s strategic priority to create world-class facilities for students. It will create a new integrated student facility, which will accommodate support, advice, representational, developmental, and commercial services provided by the University and the Students’ Union. 

Replacing the Students’ Union (SU) building that opened in 1967 and went through major refurbishment in 2005, the new centre will include vibrant social and commercial spaces such as the SU Shop, the SU Bar, a Mandela Hall entertainment venue, and state-of-the-art facilities for clubs and societies, alongside university services related offices, and meeting and interview rooms.

Felix O’Hare, which will build the scheme, has already been involved with major Queen’s University projects, including the School of Law, a development which forms a key part of the University’s £350m investment to transform the campus into world-class facilities for staff and pupils.

The Centre underlines the University’s commitment to further invest in our students to enhance their experience and create world-class facilities.  It will also make a significant contribution to Belfast’s ongoing local development plan in line with the Belfast Agenda. 

Click here to see a short video of the Students' Union being demolished in January 2020...