Members of the Queen's University Belfast Palestine Assembly holding a 'sit in' in a building in the university as they call for the university to divest from Israeli universities. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire Queen’s University Belfast has pledged to “divest from investments” in companies listed by the UN Human Rights Council as carrying out listed activities in relation to Palestine. In a statement released on Thursday the university’s vice-chancellor, Prof Ian Greer, also repeated his call previously made in March for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. “We condemn the actions of Hamas on October 7th, 2023, and the significant loss...