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9th oldest university in the UK Member of the Russell Group of top research-intensive universities in the UK Queen's is in the top 1% of universities in the world (QS World University Rankings, UNESCO IAU 2013) Queen's is 'Ireland's Oxbridge' (The Sunday Times University Guide 2013) 5 consecutive Times Higher Education Awards (2008– 2012), including Entrepreneurial University of the Year 2009 Mercer.com states lowest living in the UK (Mercer.com 2012) Cited 21 times in the top 20 universities by subject (The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2014) Belfast: one of the world's top 10 destinations (National Geographic Traveler 2012)