News & Updates

St Mary’s University College welcomed HSC NI Foster Care staff and a foster carer to raise awareness about fostering and its positive impact on children and young people. The event highlighted opportunities for involvement and announced a follow-up session on trauma and ACEs in January.

CSTS hosted an RSE training at St Mary’s University College, introducing Living Love, a new digital resource for Catholic post-primary schools that promotes a values-based approach to relationships and sexuality education.

St Mary’s College hosted a vibrant Trad Session to raise funds for Medical Aid for Palestine. The event featured music, dance, and strong community spirit, highlighting solidarity and compassion amid the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Staff, students, and supporters came together to make the day a memorable success.

Year 2 World Around Us students took part in a highly interactive and enjoyable Trócaire workshop facilitated by Development Education Officer, Laura Rio Fernández.

Queen’s University Belfast marked the opening of Ukrainian Week with a special event at the Great Hall, featuring a new partnership with the Global Coalition of Ukrainian Studies and discussions on the challenges facing Ukraine’s education system amid the war.

Professor Katalin Tabi, Head of International Affairs from our partner university Apor Vilmos Katolikus Föiskola (Budapest, Hungary) paid a visit to the College to meet a group of students who are going to study there in the Spring Semester.

Primary 4 pupils from a local Irish-Medium school, Gaelscoil na bhFál, visited St Mary’s University College recently to take part in Art workshops.

Final-year students from St Mary’s University College are taking part in an exciting collaborative art initiative with the Ulster Museum and Art UK titled Our Art, Our Place, Our Voice.

As part of a week of activities and events to help our students with their mental health organised by the Students' Union, a variety of furry, feathered and even scaly animals visited the St Mary's campus for a day.

The annual St Mary’s International Summer School provided a fantastic promotion of Belfast, delivering a positive story about the diversity and inclusivity of life in the city in a very authentic way to an audience of students and faculty from universities in the USA.