Queen's University

Principal Emeritus Karen Hitchcock, the first woman to serve as Queen's Principal and Vice-Chancellor, passed away on July 10.

Welcome to Dr. Patrick Deane, who is now officially Queen's 21st Principal and Vice-Chancellor.
(Photo: Bernard Clark)

The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, recently visited Queen’s to make a major national funding announcement in support of graduate and post-doctoral research. Read more and watch a video of the announcement here.

Thank you to Vasundhara, MSc Physics for this beautiful photo of Spring sunset at Mitchell hall, May 21, 2019

An interdisciplinary “green” team of researchers from Queen’s received the prestigious 2019 NSERC Brockhouse Canada Prize from the Right Honourable Julie Payettte, Governor General of Canada, at a ceremony at Rideau Hall on May 9. More photos

Agnes Etherington Art Centre unveils Head of an Old Man with Curly Hair – a 1659 painting by legendary artist Rembrandt, rarely seen by the public. Linda and Daniel Bader donated the piece to the museum in memory of Daniel’s late father and Queen’s alumnus, Alfred Bader.