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In Pictures: Summer Graduation 2023

6 July, 2023

Summer Graduation 2023 took place from Thursday 29 June to and Thursday 6 July.

aerial view of Queen's quadrangle, showing summer graduation marquee and guests

The ceremonies and garden parties, set in the beautiful and historic Quadrangle of the Lanyon Building, required the support of a large number of colleagues working together across all Schools and Directorates, and are an important demonstration of how much we care about our students.

Collette Caldwell at her last Queen's University Belfast graduation — Colette Caldwell, Campus Food and Drink, at her last Queen's University Belfast graduations before her retirement

male graduate smiling at graduation guest and girlfriend — Anthony McNutt is celebrating graduating with a Combined Master's degree in Maths with his girlfriend Chloe Devine. Anthony is looking forward to starting at Kainos this month.

new International female graduate holding a bouquet of flowers and flanked by female friends on Queen's front lawn — Srriya Jawahar from Malaysia graduated from Queen's University Belfast with a degree in Law. Srriya is pictured with her sister Gittanjali and mum Vimala.

female Actuarial Science graduate with her family of actuaries — Ciara Mullan, from Carrickmore in Co Tyrone, is graduating with a First Class Honours BSc in Actuarial Science and Risk Management from Queen's Management School. Pictured here with her parents and brothers.

male and female graduates smiling under a yellow umbrella — Friends Emma Colgan from Bushmills and Alex Hughes from Wales graduate with a degree in Psychology.

Brian Horgan, Campus Food and Drink, with his son Finn at QUB summer graduations outside the Lanyon Building — Brian Horgan, Head of Campus Food and Drink, pictured with his son Finn who came to help at Summer Graduations.

male wheelchair user celebrating his graduation success — Mark Finney, from Moira celebrated graduating with a degree in Psychology from Queen's University Belfast.

two young female student catering staff pouring sparkling refreshment into glasses in the graduation marquee — Student members of catering staff pouring sparkling refreshment for guests in the graduation marquee

Jack Crane in graduation gown and guests wearing Panama hats — Professor Jack Crane from Queen's University pictured with Cyril King and Paul Mo.

International female graduates posing with friends — L-R: Haneen Alsaleh, Linna Alesry who graduated in Accounting, Batool Alkamel who graduated in Accounting, and Lee Xyanying celebrating their success at the front of the Lanyon Building.

two male graduates jumping in the air in celebration on Queen's University Belfast front lawn — Lucas Da Silva with Keegan Haynes who graduated with a degree in Finance and Accounting at Queen's.

three male graduates smiling and clinking glasses — Alexander Scott, Nick Cooke and George Chambers celebrate as they graduate together from the School of Mathematics and Physics

male graduate in traditional Scottish kilt and sporran celebrating with wife and children outside the Lanyon Building — Callum Urquhart graduated from Queen's with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsych). He's pictured with wife Orla and children Lachlan, Ailbhe and Finn.

Nathalie Trott in graduation gown — Nathalie Trott, Director of Alumni Engagement And Philanthropy, enjoying Summer Graduation 2023.

male International graduate and friend at summer graduations — Muhammad Rayhan Maryo from Indonesia graduated from Queen's with a degree in Architecture. He is pictured with his friend, Murphy Chen.

two male International students celebrating outside the Lanyon Building — Friends Fransico Do Regoneto Mok, from East Timor and Mohamed Mahaad, from Somalia celebrated graduating with degrees in Psychology from Queen's University Belfast.

male graduate holding graduation programme or certificate up in the air — Colm Murney from Rostrevor is pictured celebrating his graduation with a Master's in Education and Leadership from Queen's University Belfast.

Members of Campus Food and Drink staff smiling at the marquee bar — Members of Campus Food and Drink student staff smiling at the marquee bar in Queen's quadrangle.

International student graduating with family in colourful attire — Olaoluwatofunmi Owolabi is pictured with family as he graduates with a degree in Medicine.

new Chinese female graduate holding bouquet of flowers and graduation teddy bear — Yue Liu from Shanghai pictured in Chinese traditional dress as she graduates from the School of Mathematics and Physics at Queen's.

three female graduates celebrating with sparkling refreshment — Friends Anna-Ruth Creighton from Antrim, Sallie Morrin from Belfast, and Katie McCaughey from Belfast celebrated graduating with a degree in Geography from Queen's.

group of School of Nursing and Midwifery staff in graduation gowns outside the Lanyon Building — Staff from the School of Nursing and Midwifery in graduation gowns outside the Lanyon Building.

young female graduate smiling to camera — Sarah Marie Callaghan from Buncrana in Co. Donegal celebrated graduating with a degree in Psychology from Queen's University Belfast.

female student catering staff member handing a glass of sparkling refreshment to a new female graduate in the graduation marquee — Student member of catering staff hands a glass of sparkling refreshment to a new female graduate.

female graduate celebrating with her parents at summer graduations — Former Miss Northern Ireland, Anna Leith, graduated from Queen's University Belfast. Anna is pictured with dad Christopher and mum Jane.

Dilay Appelt and mum — Dilay Appelt celebrates her graduation with her mum, Aydan as she graduates with a degree in Biomedical Sciences.

female graduate celebrating graduation success with her family in front of the War Memorial, Queen's University Belfast — Paulina Begier celebrated graduating from Queen's University Belfast with a degree in Social Work. Paulina is pictured with her family.

Claire Baxter and son, Joe — Claire Baxter, Head of Eventus and Culture and Arts at Queen's, pictured with her son Joe.

Aidan Doyle from Castlewellan celebrates with his family as he graduates with a degree in medicine.

female graduate posing with her family at graduation — Mercedez Faustin Clenaghan enrolled at Queen’s along her mother Monella Baptiste who graduated last year. Mercedez is celebrating her own graduation this year along with her mum, dad, brother and aunt.

new male graduate smiling and giving the thumbs up outside Queen's Lanyon Building — Timothy Moore, from Ballyclare graduated with a degree in Law from Queen's University Belfast.

young male graduate celebrating with his parents, with strawberries and cream and sparkling refreshment — David Service from Jordanstown celebrated graduating from Queen's University Belfast with a degree in Law. He is pictured with his mum Catherine and dad David.

Professor Joe O'Sullivan and guests at Summer graduations 2023 — Professor Joe O'Sullivan with girlfriend, Cathy, and mum at Summer graduations 2023.

Queen's Security Team pose outside the Whitla Hall — Members of Queen's Security Team looking after graduations outside the Whitla Hall.

group of Architecture graduates — A group of friends graduate with degrees in Architecture, Pictured left to right are Rose Rogers, Marcus Di Fai Tan, Kimberly Yap, Tee Swee Joong, Sinéad Cromie.

aerial view of Lanyon Building, Queen's University Belfast, and surrounds, showing academic procession and graduation marquees - summer graduations 2023 — Aerial view of the Lanyon Building, Queen's University Belfast, and surrounds, showing academic procession and graduation marquees at Summer Graduation 2023.

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