Ulster University

Ulster University, known in Irish as Ollscoil Uladh and legally as the University of Ulster, is a multi-campus public research university in Northern Ireland, the largest university in the region and the second-largest on the island of Ireland.阿尔斯特大学（爱尔兰语：Ollscoil Uladh）法定名称为「阿尔斯特大学」，是北爱尔兰一所多校区的公立研究型大学，为该地区规模最大的大学，也是爱尔兰岛上第二大的大学。

Established in 1865 as Magee College, the university took its modern form in 1984 after the merger of the New University of Ulster, founded in 1968, and Ulster Polytechnic, incorporating its four Northern Irish campuses under one banner.该校于 1865 年以「麦基学院」之名创办，1984 年由 1968 年成立的新阿尔斯特大学与阿尔斯特理工学院合并而成，确立现代形态，并将四个北爱尔兰校区整合于同一旗号之下。

In the QS World University Rankings 2027 Ulster University is placed 595th in the world, and it has more than 27,000 students and 2,700 staff across its campuses, being a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association, Universities Ireland and Universities UK.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，阿尔斯特大学位列全球第 595 位；其各校区共有逾 27,000 名学生与 2,700 名教职员工，是英联邦大学协会、欧洲大学协会、爱尔兰大学联盟与英国大学联盟成员。

History

• Magee College was founded in Derry in 1865 as a Presbyterian training college and was named after Martha Magee, whose endowment supported its creation.麦基学院于 1865 年在德里创办，是一所长老会培训学院，以捐资支持其创建的玛莎·麦基（Martha Magee）命名。
• Magee was associated with the Royal University of Ireland, which existed between 1880 and 1908, and afterwards with the University of Dublin and Queen's Belfast.麦基学院曾与 1880 至 1908 年间存在的爱尔兰皇家大学相关联，其后又与都柏林大学及贝尔法斯特女王学院相关联。
• In 1953 Magee University College was formed and it became independent of the University of Dublin, though it had long hoped to become a full university.1953 年，麦基大学学院成立，并从都柏林大学独立出来；不过它长期希望成为一所完整的大学。
• In 1963 the Government of Northern Ireland appointed a committee chaired by Sir John Lockwood, Master of Birkbeck College in London, to review university and higher technical education in the province.1963 年，北爱尔兰政府任命由伦敦伯贝克学院院长约翰·洛克伍德爵士（Sir John Lockwood）领导的委员会，审查该地区的大学与高等技术教育。
• The Lockwood Report recommended a greenfield university in Coleraine and criticised Magee's cramped site and what it called an eccentric and barely workable administration, a decision that was deeply controversial.洛克伍德报告建议在科尔雷因新建一所「绿地大学」，并批评麦基校址局促、管理「古怪且难以运作」，这一决定极具争议。
• Many nationalists suggested the unionist government favoured a unionist-majority area over nationalist-majority Derry, and the resulting disgruntlement fed the Northern Ireland civil rights movement which helped spark the Troubles.许多民族主义者认为，联合派政府偏袒联合派占多数的地区，而非民族派占多数的德里；由此产生的不满助推了北爱尔兰民权运动，并成为「北爱尔兰问题」的导火索之一。
• The New University of Ulster enrolled its first students at Coleraine in 1968, and Magee was not closed but incorporated into it, the new institution obtaining a charter in 1970.新阿尔斯特大学于 1968 年在科尔雷因招收首批学生；麦基学院并未关闭，而是并入其中，这所新机构于 1970 年获得特许状。
• Following a review of higher education in Northern Ireland chaired by Sir Henry Chilver in 1982, the Northern Ireland Office decided to merge the New University of Ulster with Ulster Polytechnic in Jordanstown.在 1982 年由亨利·奇尔弗爵士（Sir Henry Chilver）主持的北爱尔兰高等教育审查之后，北爱尔兰事务部决定将新阿尔斯特大学与位于乔丹斯敦的阿尔斯特理工学院合并。
• The New University of Ulster's charter was surrendered and the merged University of Ulster, dropping the word "New" from its name, received its charter on 1 October 1984.新阿尔斯特大学的特许状被交回，合并后的阿尔斯特大学（名称中去掉「新」字）于 1984 年 10 月 1 日获得特许状。
• The merged university incorporated four campuses, located in Belfast, Coleraine, Derry, where Magee College stood, and Jordanstown.合并后的大学整合了四个校区，分别位于贝尔法斯特、科尔雷因、麦基学院所在的德里，以及乔丹斯敦。
• The Belfast School of Art and Design, founded in 1849, later became part of the university, giving it one of the oldest art schools in the British Isles.创立于 1849 年的贝尔法斯特艺术与设计学院后来成为该校的一部分，使其拥有一所英伦诸岛最古老的艺术学院。
• Campus One, the virtual campus of the university, was launched on 8 October 2001 and successfully facilitated the provision of undergraduate and postgraduate courses by distance learning.该校的虚拟校区「一号校区」（Campus One）于 2001 年 10 月 8 日启用，成功实现了本科与研究生课程的远程教学。
• In 2008 the Portrush site of the School of Hotel, Leisure and Tourism closed, and its courses were relocated to the Coleraine and the newly developed Belfast campuses.2008 年，酒店、休闲与旅游学院位于波特拉什的校区关闭，其课程迁往科尔雷因以及新建的贝尔法斯特校区。
• In 2009 the university launched a new Master of Pharmacy course at Coleraine, extending its provision in the health sciences.2009 年，该校在科尔雷因开设新的药学硕士（MPharm）课程，扩展了其在健康科学领域的教学。
• In July 2011, in cooperation with Zhejiang University of Media and Communications, the Confucius Institute at Ulster University was developed as part of a network promoting Chinese language and culture.2011 年 7 月，该校与浙江传媒学院合作建立了阿尔斯特大学孔子学院，作为推广汉语与中国文化的网络的一部分。
• In autumn 2011 the Vice-Chancellor Barnett announced financial restructuring aimed at reducing staff numbers from 3,150 to 3,000, prompting a formal dispute with the University and College Union in April 2012.2011 年秋，校长巴尼特（Barnett）宣布财政重组，目标是将员工人数从 3,150 人减至 3,000 人，从而引发 2012 年 4 月与大学与学院工会的正式争议。
• In 2015 the UK Government reduced higher-education funding by 8.2 per cent, and Ulster announced its intention of cutting over 200 jobs and 250 student places in 2015-16.2015 年，英国政府将高等教育拨款削减 8.2%，阿尔斯特大学随即宣布计划在 2015 至 2016 年度裁减逾 200 个岗位与 250 个学生名额。
• The first phase of the redevelopment of the Belfast campus opened in 2015, the first students were welcomed to the new campus in September 2021 and it was fully completed for the 2022/23 academic year.贝尔法斯特校区改建的第一期于 2015 年启用，新校区于 2021 年 9 月迎来首批学生，并在 2022 至 2023 学年全面完工。
• By 2024 around 15,000 students and staff were based in Belfast's city centre, making the campus one of Northern Ireland's largest-ever urban developments.到 2024 年，约 15,000 名学生与教职员工入驻贝尔法斯特市中心校区，使其成为北爱尔兰历史上规模最大的城市开发项目之一。
• The university rebranded as Ulster University in October 2014, adopting a revised visual identity, although its legal name remained the University of Ulster.该校于 2014 年 10 月重塑品牌为「阿尔斯特大学」，采用新的视觉识别系统，但其法定名称仍为「阿尔斯特大学」（University of Ulster）。
• In 2018 City University College was established in Qatar and entered an affiliation agreement with Ulster in 2019, in 2024 it was officially recognised as City University Qatar and relocated from Doha to Lusail.2018 年，城市大学学院在卡塔尔成立，并于 2019 年与阿尔斯特大学签订附属协议；2024 年，该校被正式认定为一所大学，更名为「卡塔尔城市大学」，并从多哈迁至卢赛尔。
• On 20 June 2023 the Government of Ireland announced that it was providing approximately 45 million euros in funding to Ulster University.2023 年 6 月 20 日，爱尔兰政府宣布向阿尔斯特大学提供约 4,500 万欧元的资金。

Academics

• Ulster University has four faculties — Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment, Life and Health Sciences, and the Ulster University Business School.阿尔斯特大学设有四个学部——艺术、人文与社会科学部，计算、工程与建筑环境部，生命与健康科学部，以及阿尔斯特大学商学院。
• The university's course provision is the largest in Northern Ireland, covering arts, business, engineering, information technology, life and health sciences, management and social sciences, and most courses include a period of industrial or professional placement.该校的课程设置规模为北爱尔兰之最，涵盖艺术、商科、工程、信息技术、生命与健康科学、管理与社会科学的领域，且大多数课程包含一段工业或专业实习。
• There are fifteen research institutes at the university, including the Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, the Transitional Justice Institute, the Arts and Humanities Research Institute and the Institute of Nursing and Health Research.该校设有十五个研究所，包括生物医学科学研究所、转型正义研究所、艺术与人文研究所以及护理与健康研究所。
• In the Research Excellence Framework 2014 exercise, 72 per cent of the university's research activity was assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent.在 2014 年的「研究卓越框架」评估中，该校 72% 的研究活动被评为「世界领先」或「国际优秀」。
• Biomedical sciences degrees were introduced at Coleraine in 1980, and the subject was ranked first in the United Kingdom in three successive Research Assessment Exercises in 1996, 2001 and 2008.科尔雷因于 1980 年开设生物医学科学学位；该学科在 1996 年、2001 年与 2008 年三次连续的研究评估中均位列英国第一。
• In 2002, £14.5 million was awarded under the Support Programme for University Research to establish the Centre for Molecular Biosciences at Coleraine.2002 年，在「大学研究支持计划」下获得 1,450 万英镑拨款，用于在科尔雷因建立分子生物科学中心。
• The establishment of research institutes in 2002 and 2003, and the receipt of over £40 million through the Support Programme for University Research funded jointly by Atlantic Philanthropies and the Northern Ireland Department for Employment and Learning, further enhanced research performance.该校在 2002 与 2003 年设立多个研究所，并通过由大西洋慈善基金会与北爱尔兰就业与学习部共同资助的「大学研究支持计划」获得逾 4,000 万英镑，进一步提升了研究表现。
• The Belfast School of Art, inaugurated as the Belfast School of Art and Design in 1849, is one of the oldest art schools in the British Isles and continues to anchor the university's creative provision.贝尔法斯特艺术学院前身为 1849 年创立的贝尔法斯特艺术与设计学院，是英伦诸岛最古老的艺术学院之一，至今仍是该校创意学科的核心。
• The Coleraine campus teaches biomedical sciences, environmental science and geography, pharmacy, psychology, the humanities, film and journalism, travel and tourism and teacher training.科尔雷因校区开设生物医学科学、环境科学与地理学、药学、心理学、人文学科、电影与新闻学、旅游与酒店管理以及教师培训等专业。
• In spring 2015 a new £5.1 million teaching block was completed at Coleraine, and later that year a new Faculty of Arts building opened following a £6.75 million investment, housing a digital media archive and radio and television studios.2015 年春，科尔雷因校区一座耗资 510 万英镑的新教学楼竣工；同年晚些时候，在 675 万英镑投资下新建的人文学部大楼启用，内设数字媒体档案馆以及广播与电视演播室。
• The Jordanstown campus has a strong profile in business, engineering, construction, social sciences including law, communication and academic disciplines relating to the science and coaching of sport, and is home to the Sports Institute of Northern Ireland.乔丹斯敦校区在商科、工程、建筑、社会科学（含法学）、传播学以及与体育科学和教练相关的学科方面实力突出，并且是北爱尔兰体育学院的所在地。
• The Magee campus hosts the Intelligent Systems Research Centre, the Foyle Arts Building and the Centre for Engineering and Renewable Energy, which offers a wide range of engineering courses.麦基校区设有智能系统研究中心、福伊尔艺术楼以及提供多种工程课程的工程与可再生能源中心。
• Ulster was among the first universities to offer degree-level programmes through its previous Campus One programme and was selected by the European Commission to deliver the world's first Higher Educational Programme in Hydrogen Safety Engineering.阿尔斯特大学是最早通过其「一号校区」项目提供学位课程的大学之一，并被欧盟委员会选中开设全球首个氢安全工程高等教育项目。
• The university's students' union, formed in 1984, operates as a not-for-profit charitable membership organisation and reportedly had approximately 25,000 student members as of 2025.该校学生会成立于 1984 年，以非营利慈善会员组织的身份运作，据报道截至 2025 年约有 25,000 名学生会员。
• Undergraduate tuition fees differ across the United Kingdom, standing at £9,250 in England but only £4,030 in Northern Ireland, a gap that shaped the university's finances.英国各地本科学费不一：英格兰为 9,250 英镑，而北爱尔兰仅为 4,030 英镑，这一差距影响了该校的财务状况。
• Ulster's courses have a strong vocational element, and the university has expanded its offerings in media, film and emerging technologies to align with Northern Ireland's growing creative sector.阿尔斯特大学的课程具有很强的职业导向，并扩展了媒体、电影与新兴技术领域的课程，以顺应北爱尔兰不断壮大的创意产业。

Campus

• The university has three distinct campuses across Northern Ireland — Belfast, Coleraine and Derry, the last centred on Magee — alongside the Jordanstown sports village and branch campuses in London and Birmingham.该校在北爱尔兰拥有三个各具特色的校区——贝尔法斯特、科尔雷因与德里（以麦基校区为中心），此外还有乔丹斯敦体育村以及伦敦与伯明翰的分校区。
• The Belfast campus is in the city's Cathedral Quarter, the artistic and cultural centre, and is home to the university's School of Art, originally inaugurated as the Belfast School of Art and Design in 1849.贝尔法斯特校区位于该市的大教堂区，这里是艺术与文化中心，校区内设有该校艺术学院，其前身为 1849 年创立的贝尔法斯特艺术与设计学院。
• The award-winning Law Clinic is based at the Belfast campus and offers free legal advice on social security and employment law, while the campus teaches accounting, architecture, business, computing, engineering and digital animation.屡获殊荣的法律诊所设于贝尔法斯特校区，就社会保障与就业法提供免费法律咨询；该校区还教授会计、建筑、商科、计算机、工程与数字动画等专业。
• The Coleraine campus lies on the banks of the River Bann with views towards the North Coast and the County Donegal hills, and teaches biomedical sciences, pharmacy, psychology and journalism among other subjects.科尔雷因校区坐落于班恩河畔，可远眺北海岸与多尼戈尔郡的丘陵，教授生物医学科学、药学、心理学与新闻学等专业。
• The Jordanstown campus, often called UUJ, is a 114-acre site located seven miles north of Belfast city centre at the foot of the Antrim Hills, and it was formerly the site of the Ulster College of Physical Education.乔丹斯敦校区常被称为 UUJ，占地 114 英亩，位于贝尔法斯特市中心以北七英里、安特里姆山脚下，其前身为阿尔斯特体育学院所在地。
• The Jordanstown campus is the largest university campus, with buildings mostly arranged around a central mall with on-site stores and services, and it houses the Sports Institute of Northern Ireland.乔丹斯敦校区是该校最大的校区，建筑大多围绕一个中央林荫广场布置，配有校内商店与服务设施，并且是北爱尔兰体育学院的所在地。
• The Magee campus in the city of Derry comprises a mixture of historic and new buildings in a Victorian residential area and has a student residential village, a library and the Intelligent Systems Research Centre.位于德里市的麦基校区由维多利亚时代住宅区中的历史建筑与新建筑共同组成，设有学生住宿村、图书馆以及智能系统研究中心。
• The university operates two branch campuses in England with QA Higher Education — the London campus in Holborn and the Birmingham campus in the Centre City Tower — offering courses in business, finance and computing, and it partners on City University Qatar in Lusail.该校与 QA 高等教育集团在英格兰合作运营两个分校区——位于霍尔本的伦敦校区与位于市中心大厦的伯明翰校区，开设商科、金融与计算机课程；此外还在卢赛尔合作开办卡塔尔城市大学。

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 Ulster University is placed 595th in the world.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，阿尔斯特大学位列全球第 595 位。
• The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 place Ulster University in the 651-700 band globally.2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名将阿尔斯特大学列入全球 651 至 700 区间。
• In the U.S. News Best Global Universities edition of 2026-2027 Ulster University is ranked 991st in the world.在 2026 至 2027 年版美国新闻最佳全球大学排名中，阿尔斯特大学位列世界第 991 位。^[1]
• The Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026 places Ulster University in the 801-900 band worldwide.2026 年软科世界大学学术排名将阿尔斯特大学列入全球 801 至 900 区间。
• Ulster University was awarded UK and Ireland University of the Year at the Times Higher Education Awards in 2024, and it was shortlisted for Sunday Times University of the Year back in 2001.阿尔斯特大学在 2024 年泰晤士高等教育大奖中荣获「英国与爱尔兰年度大学」，并早在 2001 年即入围《星期日泰晤士报》年度大学候选名单。
• Ulster was ranked first in the United Kingdom in 2024 and second in 2025 in the StudentCrowd awards, and 97 per cent of its graduates are in work or further study according to the Graduate Outcomes survey.阿尔斯特大学在 StudentCrowd 评选中 2024 年位列英国第一、2025 年位列第二；据毕业生去向调查，其 97% 的毕业生已就业或继续深造。
• The institution is ranked among the top 150 global institutions under 50 years of age in the Times Higher Education 150 Under 50 World University Rankings, and placed 401-500 in the THE World University Rankings in 2016.该校在《泰晤士高等教育》「创校五十年以下全球 150 强」排名中位列其中；在 2016 年的泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中则位于 401 至 500 区间。
• In the 2018 National Student Survey Ulster recorded 87 per cent satisfaction, ranking 23rd out of 154 UK universities.在 2018 年全国学生调查中，阿尔斯特大学的满意度为 87%，在 154 所英国大学中排名第 23 位。
• OpenAlex attributes 42,092 research works and 2,318,826 citations to Ulster University, with particular strength in biomedical sciences, nursing and law.OpenAlex 为阿尔斯特大学收录 42,092 篇研究成果、被引 2,318,826 次，尤以生物医学科学、护理学与法学见长。
• The Research Excellence Framework 2014 identified the institution as one of the top five universities in the United Kingdom for research in law, biomedical sciences, nursing and art and design.2014 年「研究卓越框架」将该校列为英国在法学、生物医学科学、护理学以及艺术与设计领域研究排名前五的大学之一。

Student life

• Ulster University has no formal Latin motto, its stated core values are Integrity, Inclusion, Collaboration and Enhancing Potential.阿尔斯特大学没有正式拉丁校训；其明确的核心价值观为「诚信、包容、协作与激发潜能」。
• The students' union, formed in 1984, operates as a not-for-profit charitable membership organisation and reportedly had approximately 25,000 student members as of 2025.该校学生会成立于 1984 年，以非营利慈善会员组织的身份运作，据报道截至 2025 年约有 25,000 名学生会员。
• Ulster University F.C. compete in the Northern Amateur Football League, and the university's Rugby Club plays in the Provincial North league.阿尔斯特大学足球俱乐部参加北爱尔兰业余足球联赛，其橄榄球俱乐部则参加「北省联赛」。
• The university's Gaelic football club has won the Sigerson Cup, the top championship for Irish university teams, six times since joining the competition in 1985.该校盖尔式足球队自 1985 年参加赛事以来，已六次夺得「西格森杯」（Sigerson Cup）——爱尔兰大学球队的最高锦标赛冠军。
• Ulster's men's basketball team participated in the Super League in the 2023-24 season, and the university competes in British Universities and Colleges Sport and Student Sport Ireland events.阿尔斯特大学男子篮球队参加了 2023 至 2024 赛季的「超级联赛」；该校还参加英国大学与学院体育及爱尔兰学生体育的赛事。
• Sport plays a significant part in the life of the Jordanstown campus, and the Sports Institute of Northern Ireland, a partnership between the university and Sport Northern Ireland, trains most of Northern Ireland's elite athletes there.体育在乔丹斯敦校区的生活中占有重要地位；由该校与北爱尔兰体育局合作设立的北爱尔兰体育学院，在此训练北爱尔兰大多数精英运动员。
• The refusal to site a new university in Derry under the Lockwood Report fed the Northern Ireland civil rights movement, a legacy that continues to shape the university's regional engagement.洛克伍德报告拒绝在德里设立新大学，这一决定助推了北爱尔兰民权运动，其影响至今仍塑造着该校对地方的参与。
• The Confucius Institute at Ulster University, developed with Zhejiang University of Media and Communications, promotes and teaches Chinese language and culture and facilitates cultural exchange aimed at fostering trade links with China.阿尔斯特大学孔子学院与浙江传媒学院合作建立，推广并教授汉语与中国文化，促进文化交流，以增进与中国的经贸联系。

Notable people

• Martha Magee was the benefactor after whom Magee College was named, her endowment supporting its founding in 1865.玛莎·麦基（Martha Magee）是麦基学院所纪念的捐助人，其捐款支持了该学院 1865 年的创建。
• Sir Derek Birley was the founding vice-chancellor of the University of Ulster, serving from 1983 to 1991.德里克·伯利爵士（Sir Derek Birley）是阿尔斯特大学首任校长（副校长），任期为 1983 至 1991 年。
• Gerry McKenna, a biomedical scientist and geneticist, served as Vice-Chancellor from 1999 to 2006 and was elected to the Royal Irish Academy.生物医学科学家、遗传学家格里·麦肯纳（Gerry McKenna）于 1999 至 2006 年担任副校长，并当选爱尔兰皇家学会院士。
• Mark Durkan, a former deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, is among the university's alumni.北爱尔兰前副首席部长马克·杜尔坎（Mark Durkan）是该校校友之一。
• The MPs Kate Hoey, Gregory Campbell, Michelle Gildernew and Roberta Blackman-Woods are alumni, as are the members of the Northern Ireland Assembly Alban Maginness, Basil McCrea and Seán Neeson.英国下院议员凯特·霍伊（Kate Hoey）、格雷戈里·坎贝尔（Gregory Campbell）、米歇尔·吉尔德纽（Michelle Gildernew）与罗伯塔·布莱克曼-伍兹（Roberta Blackman-Woods）均为该校校友；北爱尔兰议会议员阿尔班·马金尼斯（Alban Maginness）、巴兹尔·麦克雷（Basil McCrea）与肖恩·尼森（Seán Neeson）亦然。
• James Nesbitt, the actor, served as Chancellor of the university from 2010 to 2021, and the artist Colin Davidson has held the office since 2021.演员詹姆斯·内斯比特（James Nesbitt）于 2010 至 2021 年担任该校校监；艺术家科林·戴维森（Colin Davidson）自 2021 年起接任此职。
• The poet Seamus Heaney received an honorary degree from the university, as did the writers Brian Friel, Frank McGuinness and Colm Tóibín.诗人谢默斯·希尼（Seamus Heaney）获该校荣誉学位；作家布赖恩·弗里尔（Brian Friel）、弗兰克·麦吉尼斯（Frank McGuinness）与科尔姆·托宾（Colm Tóibín）亦然。
• Bill Clinton, former President of the United States, and Hillary Clinton, former US Secretary of State, are among the recipients of the university's honorary degrees.美国前总统比尔·克林顿（Bill Clinton）与美国前国务卿希拉里·克林顿（Hillary Clinton）均为该校荣誉学位的获得者。
• John Hume, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 1998 and a leading figure in Northern Irish politics, received an honorary degree from Ulster University.1998 年诺贝尔和平奖得主、北爱尔兰政坛重要人物约翰·休姆（John Hume）获阿尔斯特大学授予荣誉学位。
• The actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the singer Van Morrison are among other recipients of honorary degrees from the university.演员阿诺德·施瓦辛格（Arnold Schwarzenegger）与歌手范·莫里森（Van Morrison）也是该校荣誉学位的获得者。
• The musician Enya and the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi also received honorary degrees, reflecting the university's wide international honours.音乐家恩雅（Enya）与诺贝尔和平奖得主昂山素季（Aung San Suu Kyi）也获授荣誉学位，体现该校国际荣誉授予之广泛。