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With 8 May marking the anniversary of VE Day, the day that marked the end of World War II, some of  this month’s selection of QMU150 stories look back on the contributions of our community during the First and Second World Wars.  As we write this, we are mindful, of course, that so many people across the world are affected by war at the present time.

  1. QMU During the Two World Wars
  2. Campus Birdlife During the Second World War
  3. Leith Academy in Duke Street
  4. Tour of the New Clermiston Campus
  5. Scarf in Post-1950 College of Domestic Science Colours
  6. The University Mace
  7. QMU and Widening Access to Education
  8. Footage of a Graduation Ceremony from the Late 60s or Early 70s
  9. 2002 Recipient of the Queen's University Prize for Speech Science
  10. Student Champions – Developing Students as Partners
  11. QMUnity Allotment
  12. A Graduate’s Experience in Occupied Jersey During the Second World War

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