Mr Farry informed MLAs there was not sufficient support within the assembly to pass the legislation required to merge Stranmillis University College and Queen's University Belfast.

BBC: Northern Ireland Assembly

The UUP's Mike Nesbitt said he had examined a report on the horse mussels by Queen's University Belfast and could find no conclusive proof that the problem was caused by any current legal activity.

BBC: Sustainability of Strangford Lough

The Royal Astronomical Society National Astronomy Meeting ran from 31 March to 4 April at Queen's University Belfast.

BBC: Astronomers 'must make own case'