Literary and Scientific Society (Queen's University Belfast)

[4] The Society established itself as the principal debating body of the University, however in the 1960s the Literific came under fire and was banned for several weeks in 1964 "in view of the disorders and improprieties of conduct and obscene language".

In 2018 the Literific, supported by the QUB Law Society, hosted the 58th Grand Final of the Irish Times Debate[9] at which the Training Officer of the 170th session spoke as an individual finalist.

The debate was chaired by Lord Justice Stephens and judged by Irish Times editor Paul O’Neill, Queen’s Professor Adrienne Scullion, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Margaret Elliott who is a governor of the Irish Times Trust and Professor Brent Northup, the chair of communications at Carroll College in Montana.

Other LitTalks have included Mary Lou McDonald, Ian Blackford, Naomi Long and Doug Beattie.

The debate attracted much controversy on social media, particularly due to the inclusion of former Shadow Home Secretary Anne Widdecombe on the proposition.