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The Literary & Scientific Society, known as the Literific, is the debating society at the Queen’s University of Belfast. The Literific was founded by E.L. Godkin in 1850, making it the oldest and first student society at Queen’s.
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This House Believes Alternative Culture Is Inherently Political (opens the original)
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Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twenty-seventh 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 ninth entry in the Grand Campus Tourney series of collaborations with fellow student societies, on this occasion being joined by the Alternative Society, and to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Alternative Culture Is Inherently Political". Than
This House Believes F1 Is The Greatest Sport Of All Time (opens the original)
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Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twenty-sixth 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 eighth entry in the Grand Campus Tourney series of collaborations with fellow student societies, on this occasion being joined by the Motor Club, and to discuss the motion, "This House Believes F1 Is The Greatest Sport Of All Time". Thanks for listening!
LitTalk: In Conversation With Alex Maskey (opens the original)
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On Tuesday, 28th April 2026, at 19:00, the Senate Room in the Lanyon Building hosted the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society's ninth and final LitTalk of the 177th Session. The event featured Alex Maskey, former Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly. During the event, attendees had the chance to listen to an interview with Mr. Maskey conducted by Luke Collins, Contributor to The Gown, the student newspaper at Queen's University Belfast. Following the discussion, part
This House Believes Accessibility At The Bar Is Improving (opens the original)
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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". Thanks for listen
History Book Launch (opens the original)
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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. Thanks for listening!
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