Ulster University is delighted to be a partner of the Belfast Learning Festival which is taking place from 9 – 13 April 2025.
The theme for this year’s Festival is ‘Creating Connections’ which aims to promote the idea that learning is a lifelong journey, encouraging individuals of all ages to connect with new knowledge, skills and each other.
With 130 free events over five days across the city, Belfast Learning Festival shares the joy of learning through free classes, demonstrations, performances, talks, tours and workshops.
Ulster University Events
This year, Ulster University staff have organised a variety of events to interest all learners in the community.
Majella Clancy: Matter out of Place Exhibit
- 6 March - 10 April 2025
- 9.30am - 5.30pm
- at Ulster University Belfast Campus Art Gallery, Entrance Block BC
This exhibition brings together ideas around the gendered body, its relationship to motherhood and material making. Clancy draws from life, building up a lexicon of experiential references which are then foregrounded through her painting and printmaking practice.
LEGO: Building Connections
- 9 April 2025
- 9.30am - 12pm
- Ulster University Belfast Campus
Have fun as you explore the world of LEGO and take on STEM challenges! Aimed at primary school aged children, this engaging and fun session demonstrates how we can use LEGO to support future educational outcomes and make new friends.
This is a private event for schools.
Ulster University Belfast Campus Tour
- 9 April 2025
- Tours take place at 10am, 11am, 1pm and 2pm
- Ulster University Belfast Campus
This is an opportunity for members of the public to take a tour of Ulster University, the Times Higher Education University of the Year (UK and Ireland).
Project Poster Presentations
– Celebrating Innovation and Excellence
- 9 April 2025
- 11am - 2pm
- Ulster University Belfast Campus
School of Engineering, Ulster University’s Final Year Project Poster Presentations! Students showcase innovative research across STEM.
Breaking Barriers: Women in STEM: Alumni Stories
- 10 April 2025
- 10am - 1pm
- Ulster University Belfast Campus
Join us at Ulster University to celebrate women in STEM! Alumni panel, student poster presentations, and networking.
Only Hope & The Escape Artist
- 10 April 2025
- 4pm – 5pm
- 2 Royal Avenue
Set against the backdrop of the Ukrainian conflict, two young women share their personal experience of war, displacement and survival.
Blaschúrsa Gaeilge - Irish Taster course
- 11 April 2025
- 10am - 2pm
- Ulster University Belfast Campus BD-01-023
Learn how Irish works, pick up some useful phrases and meet new people.
Belfast Learning Festival 2025: The Great Learning Adventure
- 12 April 2025
- 11am - 1pm
- Ulster University Belfast Campus
Get ready for an awesome learning experience at Belfast Learning Festival 2025: The Great Learning Adventure!
Whether you're a seasoned learner or just starting your journey, this event will offer a diverse range of activities to spark your curiosity and expand your horizons.
The event will include interactive activities for parents and children to learn more about child development research, including research on the development of language, memory, mathematics and the fundamentals of movement.
Find out more:
For further information on the Belfast Learning Festival, visit www.belfastcity.gov.uk/BelfastLearningFestival