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This is a list of notable alumni and staff of
Ulster University , and its predecessors, including the University of Ulster, New University of Ulster, Ulster Polytechnic, Belfast School of Art and Design and
Magee College (asterisk * indicates deceased).
Academics
Gerry McKenna , biologist
Notable academics who have had positions at the university include:
Antony Alcock , historian and Ulster Unionist politician
Walter Allen (1911–1995), Professor of English, novelist and literary critic
John Anderson , head of the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and co-founder of HeartSine® Technologies Inc.
[1]
Stephen William Boyd , Professor of Tourism
Brice Dickson , former Professor of Law; first Chief Commissioner of the
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
John Loughlin , Emeritus Fellow,
St Edmund's College ,
University of Cambridge
Richard Lynn , former professor emeritus of psychology (title withdrawn)
Declan McGonagle , Professor of Art; the only curator, to date, to be nominated for the
Turner Prize (1987)
Gerry McKenna MRIA; Dean of Science, Pro Vice Chancellor (Research), Vice Chancellor and President, University of Ulster; Senior Vice President, Royal Irish Academy
Monica McWilliams , academic, peace activist, human rights defender and former politician
Denis Moloney , lawyer
Fabian Monds , CBE, BBC Governor with responsibility for Northern Ireland
Brian Norton , president of
Dublin Institute of Technology ; solar energy technologist
Kim L. O'Neill , professor of microbiology at
Brigham Young University
Neil Shawcross , artist and portrait painter
James Simmons , poet
Andrew Waterman , poet
Robert Anthony Welch (1947–2014), MRIA, literature, former dean of the faculty of arts
Notable alumni
Academics
Alison Kitson , nurse and academic
Simon Kitson , historian
Pat Loughrey , warden of
Goldsmiths ,
University of London
Gerry McKenna
MRIA ; Dean of Science, Pro Vice Chancellor (Research), Vice Chancellor and President,
University of Ulster ; Senior Vice President,
Royal Irish Academy
Calum Neill , psychoanalyst
Steve Nimmons , information technologist and industry commentator
Terri Scott , first female president of
Institute of Technology, Sligo (ITS)
Ailsa A. Welch , nutritional epidemiologist
[2]
Artists and photographers
Arthur Armstrong (1924–1996), painter who worked in a Cubist style*
Basil Blackshaw , artist,
Royal Ulster Academy
Doris Blair , artist
Christine Borland , artist
Muriel Brandt (1909-1981), painter of mural decorations, portraits and landscapes*
John Byrne , performance and multimedia artist
[3]
Duncan Campbell , nominated for the 2014
Turner Prize ; 2008 winner of the
Bâloise Prize
William Conor OBE (1881-1968), Belfast-born artist*
Jack Coulter , artist
Colin Davidson , artist,
Royal Ulster Academy
Willie Doherty , visual artist, twice nominated for the Turner Prize
Micky Donnelly , painter
Rita Duffy , artist
[4]
[5]
Oliver Jeffers
Mary Fitzpatrick , photographer
Rowel Friers (1920-1998), cartoonist, illustrator, painter and lithographer*
Maurice Harron , sculptor
Seán Hillen , artist whose work includes collages and the creative use of photographs
Oliver Jeffers , artist, designer, illustrator and writer
John Kindness , artist
John Long , artist, painter, lecturer, member of the
Royal Hibernian Academy
John Luke , artist
Gladys Maccabe MBE, artist
Mary McIntyre , artist and academic
Eva McKee , craftswomen and designer
Frank McKelvey (1895–1974), painter from Belfast*
Colin Middleton MBE (1910–1983), artist and surrealist*
Claire Morgan , sculptor and artist
Albert Morrow (1863-1927), illustrator, poster designer and cartoonist*
Conor Murphy , Sinn Féin MLA
Martin Parr , British photographer and former President of Magnum Photo Agency*
Susan Philipsz , Scottish artist, winner of the 2010 Turner Prize
[6]
Peter Richards , artist, curator and director of the Golden Thread Gallery in Belfast since 2002
Markey Robinson (1918-1999), painter and sculptor*
William Scott (1913–1989), artist*
Paul Seawright 's Valley , taken in
Afghanistan in 2002. Courtesy
Imperial War Museum , London.
Paul Seawright , official war artist
Dermot Seymour , artist; member of
Aosdána
[7]
[8]
David Sherry , artist
[9]
Victor Sloan MBE, artist
Stephen Snoddy , gallery director
Andre Stitt , artist, academic
Cathy Wilkes , artist, 2008
Turner Prize nominee
Ross Wilson , sculptor
Film and media
Omid Djalili , 2010 Tribeca TFF Shankbone
Gerry Anderson , radio and television personality*
Neil Brittain , television presenter and journalist,
UTV
Aidan Browne , television presenter; actor; senior lecturer in Performing Arts at the
Belfast Metropolitan College
Omid Djalili , comedian
Stuart Graham , actor
Martin O'Hagan (1950–2001), investigative journalist*
Michael Riley , film producer and CEO of London-based production company
Sterling Pictures
Lalor Roddy , actor
Caroline St John-Brooks (1947-2003), journalist and academic*
[10]
Arshad Sharif , investigative journalist and anchor person
Music
Michael Alcorn , composer and current Director of the School of Music and Sonic Arts at
Queen's University Belfast
[11]
David Holmes , DJ, musician and composer
Brian Irvine , composer
Gary Lightbody , singer, songwriter and frontman of
Snow Patrol
David Lyttle , musician, producer, songwriter, composer and record label owner
[12]
Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin ,
Traditional Irish singer-songwriter
Ian Wilson , composer
Politicians
Eileen Bell , former MLA for North Down;Former Deputy Leader of the
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Roberta Carol Blackman-Woods ,
Labour Party , MP for
City of Durham since 2005
Dominic Bradley ,
Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) MLA for
Newry and Armagh
Gregory Campbell ,
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MP for East Londonderry
Gerry Carroll ,
People Before Profit (PBP) MLA for
West Belfast
John Dallat , SDLP, MLA and former
Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Mark Durkan , Former leader of the
Social Democratic and Labour Party ; Former
Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
Sean Farren , former SDLP MLA for
North Antrim
Michelle Gildernew ,
Sinn Féin , MP for
Fermanagh and South Tyrone ; former MLA and Minister of Agriculture Rural Development 2007-11 in the Northern Ireland Executive
Paul Givan , DUP MLA for
Lagan Valley since 2010; Former
First Minister of Northern Ireland
Kate Hoey , Labour Party, MP for Vauxhall
Cecilia Keaveney , former
Fianna Fáil politician;
Teachta Dála (TD) for
Donegal North-East , 1996-2007; Senator, 2007-2011
Dolores Kelly , SDLP, MLA for
Upper Bann since 2003; Deputy Leader of the SDLP since 2011
Alban Maginness , SDLP, MP
David McClarty , MLA, Independent Unionist; Former
Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Basil McCrea , leader of the Unionist Party
NI21 ; member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Rebecca Ndjoze-Ojo , Namibian politician;
SWAPO member of the National Assembly; Deputy Minister of Education since 2005
Seán Neeson , former leader of the
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland ;Former member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Brian Ó Domhnaill , Fianna Fáil politician and member of
Seanad Éireann since 2007
[13]
Sandra Overend ,
Ulster Unionist Party MLA since 2011 for Mid. Ulster
[14]
Jennifer Whitmore ,
Social Democrats TD since 2020 for Wicklow
[15]
Religion
Sport
Writers and poets
Anne Devlin
Gerald Dawe , poet
Anne Devlin , writer
Colin Duriez , writer
Brendan Hamill , poet and writer
Brian Keenan , former hostage; writer
Aodán Mac Póilin , writer
Alastair McIntosh , Scottish writer, academic and activist
Christina McKenna , author and painter
Nigel McLoughlin , poet, editor and Professor of Creativity & Poetics at the
University of Gloucestershire
Other
Honorary alumni
Wendy Austin , broadcaster
[18]
May Blood, Baroness Blood , community activist
Paul Brady , musician, singer, songwriter
[19]
Amanda Burton , actor
[20]
Peter Canavan , Gaelic footballer
[21]
Bill Clinton , former
President of the United States
[22]
Hillary Clinton , former US First Lady, former Secretary of State 2009-2013
[22]
Evelyn Collins , Chief Executive, Equality Commission of Northern Ireland
[23]
Seamus Deane , writer
Adrian Dunbar , actor
[24]
Joey Dunlop , motorcyclist* (awarded posthumously)
[25]
Robert Dunlop , motorcyclist*
[25]
Jonathan Edwards , Olympic gold medal winning and world record holding
triple jumper
[26]
Enya , born Eithne Ní Bhraonáin, singer
[27]
Brian Friel , playwright*
[20]
Harry Gregg , footballer
[28]
Orla Guerin , journalist
[29]
Seamus Heaney , poet and Nobel Laureate*
[20]
John Hume , Nobel Peace prize co-recipient; former MP, MEP, MLA
David Humphreys , Ulster and Ireland rugby union international
[21]
Dame
Geraldine Keegan , educationalist
[30]
Brian Kerr, Baron Kerr of Tonaghmore , UK Supreme Court judge
[23]
Tommy Makem , folk musician, artist, poet and storyteller*
[31]
Inez McCormack , trade unionist and human rights activist*
[32]
Graeme McDowell , professional golfer
Ewan McGregor , actor
[20]
Frank McGuinness , playwright
Ian McKellen , actor
[33]
Van Morrison , singer-songwriter
[34]
Vincent O'Brien , racehorse trainer*
Chris Patten , last Governor of Hong Kong and former MP
[35]
Stephen Rea , actor
[36]
Clare Short , MP
[37]
Aung San Suu Kyi , Nobel Peace laureate and Burmese pro-democracy leader (awarded in absentia)
[38]
Desmond Tutu , Nobel Laureate and Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town
[39]
Margaret Ward, activist for female equality
[23]
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