• This House Believes Accessibility At The Bar Is Improving
    Jul 28 2026

    Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twenty-fourth special meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this occasion the House convened to hold the seventh entry in the Grand Campus Tourney series of collaborations with fellow student societies, on this occasion being joined by the Bar Society, and to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Accessibility At The Bar Is Improving".


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  • History Book Launch
    Jul 26 2026

    Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The launch of the official history book of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society, "175 Years of Discourse at Queen's: The Story of the Literific" written by Trust Secretary-Emeritus Ryan Hoey HLM and President-Emeritus Daniel Toft HLM! This event featured an introduction by Ian Marshall OBE, a discussion of the book with the authors, and questions from the audience.


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  • This House Believes Fan Fiction Is Real Literature
    Jul 21 2026

    Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twenty-second special meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this occasion the House convened to hold the sixth entry in the Grand Campus Tourney series of collaborations with fellow student societies, on this occasion being joined by the English Society, and to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Fan Fiction Is Real Literature".


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  • LitTalk: In Conversation With Edwin Poots MLA
    Jul 19 2026

    On Monday, 20th April 2026, at 19:00, 0G/074 in the Lanyon Building hosted the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society's eighth LitTalk of the 177th Session. The event featured Edwin Poots MLA, Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly.


    During the event, attendees had the chance to listen to an interview with Mr. Poots conducted by Daniel Rankin, Deputy Editor of The Gown, the student newspaper at Queen's University Belfast. Following the discussion, participants were given the opportunity to pose questions to Mr. Poots.

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  • This House Believes Men Just Can't Get It Done
    Jul 14 2026

    Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The fourth meeting of the Muriel Campbell Subcommittee for Women and Gender Minorities of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The Subcommittee convened to discuss the motion "This House Believes Men Just Can't It Done".


    Speaking for the Proposition were Emily Carter, TBD, Maeve Gee, and Lyra Morgan-Burst, and speaking for the Opposition were Peggy Mimnagh, TBD, Rosa Ivory, and Cathán Hunter.


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  • Second Extraordinary General Meeting Of The 177th Session
    Jul 12 2026

    Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The second extraordinary general meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to elect the Vice-President and Events Officer for the next academic year.


    Timestamps as follows:


    (00:00:00) Order, order!

    (00:01:30) Constitutional Amendments

    (00:21:49) Election for Vice-President

    (00:50:57) Election for Events Officer

    (01:11:17) Meeting adjourned!


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  • This House Supports Universal Childcare
    Jul 7 2026

    Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The third meeting of the Muriel Campbell Subcommittee for Women and Gender Minorities of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The Subcommittee convened to discuss the motion "This House Supports Universal Childcare".


    Speaking for the Proposition were Eri McCrea, Maeve Gee, and Lyra Morgan-Burst, and speaking for the Opposition were TBD, TBD, and EJ Culleton.


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  • LitTalk: In Conversation With Sam McBride
    Jul 5 2026

    On Monday, 30th March 2026, at 19:00, the Canada Room in the Lanyon Building hosted the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society's seventh LitTalk of the 177th Session. The event featured Sam McBride, Editor of the Belfast Telegraph.

    During the event, attendees had the chance to listen to an interview with Mr. McBride conducted by James Tourish, Events Officer. Following the discussion, participants were given the opportunity to pose questions to Mr. McBride.

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