News & Updates

Celebrating 125 years of teacher education with a vibrant gathering of music educators, fostering creativity, collaboration, and community engagement.

Our St Mary's student Cara McMahon is currently studying at Manhattan University as part of the Study USA programme. She shares her incredible experience of living in New York City.

Dr Magdi Ahmed visited St Mary’s College to speak on the devastating impact of Sudan’s civil war, highlighting its global and generational consequences. His lecture also marked the launch of his new book, The Circles of Oppression

St Mary’s University College hosted the launch of the revised “Catholic Ethos and Values: A Framework for Self-Reflection”, organised by the Down and Connor Catholic Schools’ Support Service (CSSS).

Rev. Ashraf Tannous shares a powerful perspective on the Palestinian Christian experience amid the Holy Land crisis, highlighting interfaith education, peacebuilding, and his journey from Jerusalem to Bethlehem and beyond.

The sound of the St Colmcille Bell at St Mary’s carried across the Falls Road and into the wider Belfast community on Tuesday morning, 14 October 2025, as Professor Peter Finn, Principal of St Mary’s University College, and Students’ Union President, Caoilte Hamill, together announced the official beginning of the College’s 125th anniversary year.

Together with five university partners from Ukraine, Poland and the USA, the College has entered into a consortium agreement to formally establish the ‘Education Development in Ukraine – in War and Peace’ (EDUWAP) project.

The College was pleased to welcome Fr Hyab, representing the Eritrean Coptic Church in Belfast. He met members of staff and students to discuss ongoing initiatives between the Eritrean community and St Mary’s.

St Mary's students are invited to apply to part of the cohort of 50-60 students from Northern Ireland to participate in the Study USA programme and spend a full academic year at a US college or university.