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SUMMARY:KESS Seminar - Parents/Mothers and Children
DESCRIPTION:1.30pm – RaISe – Welcome and Opening Remarks \n1.45pm – Dr Mark McGovern (QUB)\, Dr Giampiero Marra (University College London)\, Dr Rosalba Radice (University of London) and Dr Slawa Rokicki (University College Dublin) – Breastfeeding Promotion as an Economic Investment \nNot only are rates of breastfeeding low in Northern Ireland compared to the rest of the UK\, but there are substantial inequalities with mothers living in the least deprived wards twice as likely to breastfeed as those living in the most deprived wards. Previous evidence demonstrates that children who are breastfed are healthier and have better educational outcomes\, however it is important to assess whether these benefits persist into adulthood. This presentation demonstrates the impact of being breastfed as a child on adult economic and cognitive outcomes. Using data from the National Child Development Study (NCDS)\, a nationally representative sample of British infants born in one week in 1958\, it shows that cohort members who were breastfed for a month or more (compared to not being breastfed) score substantially higher on memory tests at age 50\, and their household income is 8 percentage points higher: therefore\, differential rates of breastfeeding by parental socioeconomic status perpetuates intergenerational transmission of disadvantage. The presentation discusses how increasing rates of breastfeeding in Northern Ireland provides a low-cost means of investing in the futures of mothers and children and improving inequalities\, and illustrates why breastfeeding promotion strategies are likely to have substantial economic benefits in the long-run. \n2.05pm – Mr Iain McGowan (QUB)\, Dr Lucy Thompson and Prof Phil Wilson (University of Aberdeen) – Mellow Parenting: Caring for vulnerable mothers \nPregnancy and childbirth are traditionally recognised as life events that are to be cherished and celebrated. However\, recent official reports of deaths by suicide\, including a recent report of the Confidential Enquiry on Maternal and Child Health have raised awareness of the potential dangers of mental health problems to mothers during pregnancy and in the first year after giving birth. The long-term impact of maternal ill-health has negative impacts on the emotional\, social\, educational and physical development of the child. A number of programmes are in existence to support mothers\, however these have been criticised for being too expensive\, too narrow in focus and not effective. Mellow Parenting\, as an intervention\, has been delivered in both the Southern & South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust. The Public Health Agency has funded these programmes. This presentation focuses on the role that the Mellow Parenting intervention has on the emotional and mental well-being of vulnerable mothers. To contextualise\, it draws on data from a recent systematic review\, highlighting the findings from local evaluations of the programme. The presentation aims to help inform social\, health\, mental health and other polices that are relevant to mental health in this group of people \n2.25pm – Discussion  \n2.55pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks  \n3.00pm – Networking and Refreshments \nTea/coffee is provided following presentations and discussion. Free parking is available to all. Kindly allow time to pass through Assembly Security upon entry to Parliament Buildings; and ensure that you specify your special needs (for example\, wheelchair accessibility) when registering. The Assembly is committed to fulfilling its equality-related roles and responsibilities and will take reasonable efforts to meet requests relating to them. \nTo view the programme\, please refer to: https://kess.org.uk/series-7 \nIf you wish to reserve your place at a seminar\, please register at: https://kess.org.uk/register
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/kess-seminar-parentsmothers-children/
LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS)":MAILTO:raise@niassembly.gov.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180316T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180316T160000
DTSTAMP:20260429T222854
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SUMMARY:A Duty to be Beautiful
DESCRIPTION:With Heather Widdows\, John Ferguson Professor of Global Ethics\, University of Birmingham. \nThe beauty ideal is changing\, it is becoming more important and\, in so doing\, it is being transforming into an ethical ideal. Yet the extent to which beauty defines our identities\, constructs the self\, structures daily practices\, creates meaning and against which individuals are valued (or not) is not well recognised. \nThis talk will explore beauty as an ethical ideal\, a shared value framework against which individuals judge themselves and others. This framework sets aspirational standards that we are required to work towards. Meeting\, or striving to meet\, such standards has the character of a (moral) duty\, where failure to confirm is a moral vice\, engendering shame and disgust\, whilst being beautiful is seen as a sign of virtue. Praise\, blame and reward are apportioned in accordance with the norms of beauty. Understanding the ethical nature of the ideal changes the power of what it means when we say “I let myself go!” or “I’ve been good and stuck to my diet”. It also makes sense of other features of beauty\, such as why we ‘choose’ to engage in painful or harmful practices\, like waxing and cosmetic surgery\, and why criticisms about appearance can be so damaging.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/a-duty-to-be-beautiful/
LOCATION:Old Staff Common Room\, Queen's University Belfast\, University Road\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180314T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180314T152000
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SUMMARY:KESS Seminar - Using Technology in Social Care
DESCRIPTION:1.30pm – RaISe – Welcome and Opening Remarks \n 1.45pm – Prof Shailey Minocha and Dr Ana-Despina Tudor (OU) – Role of digital health wearables in the well-being and quality of life of older people and carers\n  \nThe number of adults aged 65 and over has increased by 2% across Europe in the past 15 years\, and in Northern Ireland by 22% between 2003-2013. The proportion of the population in this age group is projected to increase by 63% to just under 0.5 million by 2033 – which will be a quarter of the population in Northern Ireland. Given Northern Ireland’s Active Ageing Strategy (2015-2021)\, there is an increasing focus on encouraging physical activity as we get older to preserve mobility and motor skills\, and to enjoy the benefits of living longer and to minimise health problems associated with ageing. Over the last two years\, we have been investigating the role of wearable activity tracking technologies in self-monitoring of activity by people aged over 55. Example technologies include activity trackers from Fitbit\, Garmin and Samsung\, and smart watches. Typically\, these devices record steps walked\, sleep patterns\, calories expended and heart rate. \nBased on empirical investigations\, this presentation describes the benefits of activity monitors for people aged over 55 for self-monitoring of physical activity\, for adopting healthy lifestyles\, and for increasing or maintaining physical activity as a way to avoid high blood pressure\, obesity\, diabetes\, and other medical conditions associated with weight or lower physical activity. It outlines the role of activity trackers in post-operative monitoring of mobility during rehabilitation\, in caring\, and for possible use of the data for diagnosis and medical interventions. It then discusses the challenges for adoption of these technologies\, given currently\, off-the-shelf devices are designed and calibrated for use by physically fit (typically young active people) with unrealistic fitness targets for the older generation.\n  \n 2.05pm – Dr Hannah R. Marston (OU)\, Dr Shannon Freeman (University of Northern British Columbia\, Canada)\, Dr Rebecca Genoe (University of Regina\, Canada)\, Dr Cory Kulcyzki (University of Regina\, Canada) and Dr Charles Musselwhite (Swansea University) – The Cohesiveness of Technology in Later Life: Findings from the Technology In Later Life (TILL) Project\n  \nStatistics show Northern Ireland (NI) ageing population (65+ years) has increased between 1974 (11.2%) to 2014 (15.5%). Estimated projections suggest this will reach 24.7% by 2039. Currently\, 35\,500 people are aged 85+ years\, 12\,200 (90-99 years) and it is estimated there are 280 centenarians (NISRA\, 2016). The use and deployment of technology can assist in social connectedness reducing isolation\, online shopping/bills\, information acquisition\, physical activity and maintaining intergenerational relationships. Between 2014/15\, 69% of adults (60-69 years) had access to the Internet\, unlike 40% of adults aged 70+ years; moreover\, 82% of adults 60+ years owned a mobile phone. Understanding how technology can play an integral role in the lives of older adults has demonstrated the positive perceptions and behaviour to independent living. Literature\, focusing on adults aged >70 years living in rural and urban areas\, relating to technology use\, behaviour and perception is limited. \nThis presentation concerns the international\, multi-centred Technology In Later Life (TILL) study derived from the paucity of literature and studies focusing on technology use and behaviour by adults aged >70 years\, employed a multi-methods approach. Its findings suggest participants were open to using and accessing different types of digital devices and technologies to enhance wellbeing and social connectedness which included sharing information with family members\, communicating with grand/children living long distance and communicating news via the community. Its recommendations propose reducing privacy issues; while providing practical approaches and insights to technology use by older adults. The presentation adds to the paucity of work in the area of technology use in later life and could inform NI policy makers\, health/NHS\, communities\, families and support networks\, helping them to understand the barriers and enablers to technology use in later life. It also highlights that further work is needed to explore perceptual and behavioural concepts across these groups\, to ensure ageing populations are confident in integrating technology into their lives.\n  \n 2.25pm – Dr Verina Waights (OU)\, Prof Panos Bamidis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki\, Greece) and Ms Rosa Almeida (Fundacion Intras\, Spain) – Technologies for care – the imperative for upskilling carers   \nAgeing populations\, coupled with increasing retirement ages and lower ratios of workers to retirees\, are negatively impacting health and social care. Currently\, 11.8% of Northern Ireland (NI) residents are carers\, but it is predicted that by 2025 the number of people aged over 65 will increase by 42%\, with the number of people aged over 80 doubling by 2027.  These projections place increasing demands on carers\, especially when considered within the ‘changing ethos of health care in NI’ towards a self-management model. Carers increasingly use the internet to find health information\, yet worldwide a significant number of people lack health literacy skills and/or digital skills. The EU-funded DISCOVER project involved over 650 carers\, care workers and stakeholders in co-designing and co-producing an online learning platform to enhance carers’ and care workers’ health literacy\, digital skills and caring skills. Engaging with DISCOVER also enabled carers to share concerns and supportive practices with other carers to help reduce social isolation. This presentation draws on research undertaken for this project and makes recommendations highlighting to policy makers\, health care professionals\, care agencies and technologists how the lives of carers\, care workers and care–recipients could be enhanced in terms of improving their quality of life and reducing their social isolation. \n 2.45pm – Discussion  \n  \n 3.15pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks \n  \n 3.20pm – Networking and Refreshments \nTea/coffee is provided following presentations and discussion. Free parking is available to all. Kindly allow time to pass through Assembly Security upon entry to Parliament Buildings; and ensure that you specify your special needs (for example\, wheelchair accessibility) when registering. The Assembly is committed to fulfilling its equality-related roles and responsibilities and will take reasonable efforts to meet requests relating to them. \n To view the programme\, please refer to: https://kess.org.uk/series-7/ \nIf you wish to reserve your place at a seminar\, please register at: https://kess.org.uk/register/ \n 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/kess-seminar-using-technology-social-care/
LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180313T193000
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SUMMARY:Eight
DESCRIPTION:EIGHT\, by Ella Hickson\, is directed by Rachel Coffey and produced in association with Queen’s University Drama. \nWe invite you to meet a snapshot of our generation from the noughties to now – a student\, a cheater\, a teenager\, a parent\, a socialite\, a high flier\, a rebel and a homosexual. \nWhose story do you want to hear? Has the past informed the present? Have things really changed? \nYOU decide. EIGHT people\, ONE audience\, SIX chances. Welcome to #ChaosTheoryTheatre
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/eight/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180313T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180313T170000
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SUMMARY:More human than human: the ethics of new intelligent life
DESCRIPTION:With David Lawrence of Newcastle University. \nIn the future\, we may truly make our own match – creating\, or causing to be created\, beings that could be considered persons just like us. Whether through gene editing\, synthetic biology\, or even artificial intelligence\, we need to think seriously about how to treat these lifeforms. This talk will consider how future beings — intelligent androids\, synthezoids\, even alternate-substrate sentiences – might fit alongside the ‘baseline’ human and ask whether these alternate beings ought to be considered different to us\, and why this may or may not matter in terms of a notion of ‘human community’. The film Blade Runner\, concerned in large part with humanity and its key synthezoid antagonist Roy Batty\, offers a frame for this discussion. \nOrganised by the NI Ethics Forum.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/human-human-ethics-new-intelligent-life/
LOCATION:Old Staff Common Room\, Queen's University Belfast\, University Road\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180312T150000
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SUMMARY:Homeward Bound - Imagine Belfast Festival Evet
DESCRIPTION:Homeward Bound is a 30 minute play which tells the true story of Lesley and her husband Seth Goodburn. \nAt 49 years old\, Seth was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer following a short history of feeling unwell. He died just 33 days after diagnosis. This is a play\, written by playwright Brian Daniels\, to give people\, especially health and social care professionals\, the opportunity to reflect on the importance of compassionate person and family-centred care at the end of life and to help individuals to understand how little things mean a lot to the person who is dying and to their family. \nThe play draws its content from a series of letters written by Lesley before and after Seth’s untimely death. She articulates the journey from the first signs of his illness\, through diagnosis\, care and treatment and after his death at their local NHS Hospital. The play will be followed by a discussion with the actors and Lesley Goodburn. Organised by the NI Ethics Forum. \nNB. Please note that the time on this event has changed from the previously published programme.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/homeward-bound-imagine-belfast-festival-evet/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180228T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180228T210000
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SUMMARY:BrexitLawNI Newry Townhall Meeting Now Cancelled
DESCRIPTION:BrexitLawNI will be hosting a Townhall Meeting in Newry. The purpose of this meeting is to share the findings of our research – specifically\, how Brexit will likely impact YOU – and to hear first hand\, from people living in the area\, about how Brexit has impacted you\, what your concerns are\, and how these concerns can be addressed. \nThe findings from these meetings will be included in reports currently being drafted by the BrexitLawNI team. These reports will be distributed as widely as possible\, with a particular focus on engagement with those involved in the Brexit process. \nTea\, coffee and biscuits will be provided and all are welcome to attend!
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/brexitlawni-newry-townhall-meeting/
LOCATION:Canal Court Hotel\, Merchants Quay\, Newry\, Down\, BT35 8HF\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180222T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180222T183000
DTSTAMP:20260429T222854
CREATED:20180117T121859Z
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SUMMARY:Human Rights in an Age of Trump and Brexit
DESCRIPTION:To what extent do the politics of Brexit and of President Trump affect human rights? Polarized debates about UK\, European\, and US politics and society have seen different anxieties expressed\, and rival futures advocated. \nIn this public discussion\, two of the world’s leading thinkers consider the continuities\, complexities\, and transformations involved in what some have seen as a new era of western politics. \nJoin Queen’s University and the British Academy on Thursday\, 22 February 2018 at 5pm for the latest in our Global Challenge Debates with speakers Professor Chris McCrudden FBA\, Professor of Human Rights and Equality Law at Queen’s University Belfast\, and Onora O’Neill FBA\, Baroness O’Neill of Bengarve\, University of Cambridge. \nDoors open 4.30pm. There is no need to register.  Seats will be issued on a first come\, first served basis. \nRefreshments will be served following the debate in the Ground Floor Reception of the Main Site Tower (School of Law). \nThis event is organised in partnership between Queen’s University Belfast and the British Academy.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/human-rights-trump-brexit/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180220T121500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180220T134500
DTSTAMP:20260429T222854
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SUMMARY:QPol Brexit Clinic February 2018
DESCRIPTION:QPol Policy Engagement at Queen’s invites you to the latest in its series of ‘Brexit Clinics’ bringing together academic experts and stakeholders to discuss the issues facing the UK\, to consider the particular challenges the process poses for Northern Ireland and to provide informed insights into the process. \nWhatever your particular interest is in Brexit and the EU\, come along to the next Clinic on Tuesday 20 February at 12.15pm. The Clinic\, led by Professor David Phinnemore\, will consist of introductory comments on the process by senior Queen’s academics\, followed by a Q+A session and discussion addressing issues raised by participants. \nTo this end\, participants are encouraged to submit questions in advance by emailing qpol@qub.ac.uk \nPlaces are limited so please register early by clicking here. 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/qpol-brexit-clinic-february-2018/
LOCATION:The Senate Room\, Lanyon Building\, QUB\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180216T094500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180216T110000
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SUMMARY:2018 Eaton Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Queen’s University Belfast is pleased to invite you to attend the 2018 Eaton Lecture. It will take place on Friday 16 February\, 9.45-11am\, in The South Dining Hall\, on the main Queen’s University Lanyon site.  The Guest speaker will be The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell\, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario\, Canada\, who will address ‘Sustainability and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals’. \n  \nAbout the speaker: \nThe Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell was invested as Ontario’s 29th Lieutenant Governor on September 23\, 2014. Her eclectic public service career has spanned provincial\, federal\, and international borders\, and has transcended disciplinary and sectoral lines. \nMs. Dowdeswell began her professional career as a teacher and university lecturer. After serving as the Deputy Minister of Culture and Youth for the Government of Saskatchewan\, she held increasingly senior positions in the Canadian public service\, most notably as head of the Atmospheric Environment Service. Throughout this period\, she managed several public inquiries and royal commissions. \nHer international negotiating experiences prefaced her election in 1992 as Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations\, headquartered in Nairobi\, Kenya. Upon returning to Canada in 1998\, she established an international consulting practice and became the founding President and CEO of the Nuclear Waste Management Organization. Immediately prior to her appointment as Lieutenant Governor\, Ms. Dowdeswell was the President and CEO of the Council of Canadian Academies. She has also served on numerous boards of corporate and non-profit organizations. \nMs. Dowdeswell was born in Northern Ireland and immigrated to rural Saskatchewan with her parents in 1947. She earned a Bachelor of Science in home economics and teaching certificate from the University of Saskatchewan (1966) and a Master of Science in behavioural sciences from Utah State University (1972). An Officer of the Order of Canada\, Ms. Dowdeswell holds 11 honorary degrees. \nIn the 2018 Eaton Lecture Ms Dowdeswell will emphasize the imperative of sustainability and its three interrelated components: inclusive economic prosperity\, environmental stewardship\, and social cohesion. She is currently focused on drawing attention to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as a framework for encouraging people to think globally while acting locally. \n  \nAbout the Eaton Lecture Series:  \nThe Eaton Lecture Series at Queen’s was established in 1994 and is intended to cement connections between the University and Canada\, by bringing eminent Canadians to Queen’s.  The Eaton Foundation was set up by the family of Timothy Eaton\, a native of Ballymena who\, upon emigrating to Canada in the nineteenth century\, founded the T. Eaton & Co. Limited (Toronto) chain of department stores. \n  \nTo register to attend please click here. 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/2018-eaton-lecture/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180213T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180213T153000
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SUMMARY:The Implications of Brexit for Migrant Workers: What to watch out for
DESCRIPTION:The Implications of Brexit for Migrant Workers: What to watch out for” takes place on 13th February from 9.30am-3.30pm\, in The Junction\, Dungannon and will address the concerns of migrant communities in Northern Ireland. It is held in partnership with STEP\, the Stronger Together Network and the Equality Coalition and will look at the disproportionate impact that Brexit is going to have on migrant workers from the EU and beyond. \nThe exact implications of Brexit are difficult to determine: precise government policy is yet to be decided in many areas and the positions and proposals set out to date can be subject to change. This event is interested in hearing how Brexit is already impacting on migrant worker communities in Northern Ireland and will share information as to what is known of governments’ intentions to date as well as being a listening exercise on current experiences\, views and concerns on the implications for migrants in the future.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/implications-brexit-migrant-workers-watch/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180126T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180126T163000
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SUMMARY:EMU\, New Economic Governance & Social Justice Research Seminar
DESCRIPTION:This interdisciplinary research seminar addresses whether the legal frame of Economic and Monetary Union is in irreconcilable tension with the EU’s renewed social agenda\, also questioning whether the recently proclaimed European Pillar of Social Rights is sufficient to revive the EU’s original socio-economic model in the face of ongoing global economic distortions. \nSpeakers include Prof Ulla Neergaard (Professor of Law at University of Copenhagen)\, \, Dr Bart Vanhercke (OSE – European Social Observatory) and Prof Fabian Amtenbrink (Professor of Law\, University of Rotterdam and convenor of EURO-CEFG). \nTo register\, please click here. \n\nProgramme  \n1pm-1.30pm             Welcome lunch \n1.30pm-1.40pm      Introduction by Prof. Dagmar Schiek\, Queen’s University Belfast \n1.40pm-2.40pm       Session 1 \n\nThe impact of eurozone reforms on the EU social dimension – Prof. Ulla Neergaard\, University of Copenhagen\nMacroeconomic supervision and social policy concerns in the EU: A view from Portugal – Martinho Lucas Pires\, Universidade Nova de Lisboa\nDiscussant: Prof. Dagmar Schiek\, Queen’s University Belfast\n\n2.40pm-3.25pm       Session 2 \n\nSocialising the EMU through the European Semester – Dr. Bart Vanhercke\, OSE-European Social Observatory\nDiscussant: Dr. Sara Clavero\, Queen’s University Belfast\n\n3.25pm-4.25pm      Session 3 \n\nNew Economic Governance and the EMU – A critical legal analysis – Prof. Fabian Amtenbrink\, Erasmus University of Rotterdam\nRethinking policy-making in the EMU: Institutional social responsibility and the Fiscal Reform Act – Matteo Laruffa\, LUISS Guido Carli University (Rome)\nDiscussant: Dr. Dieter Pesendorfer\, Queen’s University Belfast\n\n4.25pm-4.30 pm    Close
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/emu-new-economic-governance-social-justice-research-seminar/
LOCATION:The Senate Room\, Lanyon Building\, QUB\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180125T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180125T164500
DTSTAMP:20260429T222854
CREATED:20180122T154101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180122T154101Z
UID:3909-1516894200-1516898700@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:NERI Seminar BELFAST: Bordering on Brexit: Local communities' views and the response so far
DESCRIPTION:Dr Katy Hayward is a political sociologist with a particular focus on conflict/post-conflict transitions. Her research is actively interdisciplinary\, traversing fields of border studies\, conflict studies\, European studies\, and Irish studies. This means that she is particularly well-placed to speak to the implications of Brexit for the island of Ireland\, and Northern Ireland in particular. Indeed\, she has written and presented widely on this matter\, and has given evidence before parliamentary committees in both the UK and the Republic of Ireland. She is one of the leading political sociologists of the island of Ireland (e.g. co-ed. Dynamics of Political Change in Ireland  \, 2017)\, with a high profile in relation to European integration (e.g. co-ed. The Europeanization of Party Politics in Ireland \, 2010)\, political violence (e.g. co-ed. Nationalism and Organised Violence \, 2013)\, and the application of discourse analysis (e.g. co-ed. Political Discourse of Peace and Conflict \, 2009). \n  \nAbstract: \nThis paper presents the findings from the ‘Bordering on Brexit study’ led by Dr Hayward on behalf of the Irish Central Border Area Network\, which gathered the views of those on both sides of the border regarding Brexit. The paper considers the degree to which these perspectives have been taken into account in the approach taken to Brexit by policymakers at local and national levels. It looks in particular at the Joint Report agreed by the EU and UK negotiators on 8th December and assesses whether it constitutes firm reassurance on Ireland/Northern Ireland issues\, especially for those living and working in the border region.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/neri-seminar-belfast-bordering-brexit-local-communities-views-response-far/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171220T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171220T133000
DTSTAMP:20260429T222854
CREATED:20171114T142621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171114T142621Z
UID:3692-1513771200-1513776600@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Christmas Brexit Clinic at Queen's
DESCRIPTION:The European Council is due to meet on the 14-15 December\, during which the EU 27 will review the latest developments in the negotiations following the UK’s notification of its intention to leave the EU. Will there have been any progress since the disappointing outcome for the UK at the October meeting? \nQPol Policy Engagement at Queen’s invites you to the latest in its series of ‘Brexit Clinics’ bringing together academic experts and stakeholders to discuss the issues facing the UK\, to consider the particular challenges the process poses for Northern Ireland and to provide informed insights into the process. \nWhatever your particular interest is in Brexit and the EU\, come along to the next Clinic on Wednesday 20 December at 12.00 noon. The Clinic will consist of introductory comments on the process by senior Queen’s academics\, particularly in light of the outworkings of the European Council meeting\, followed by a Q+A session and discussion addressing issues raised by participants. \nTo this end\, participants are encouraged to submit questions in advance by emailing qpol@qub.ac.uk \nPlaces are limited so please register early.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/christmas-brexit-clinic-queens/
LOCATION:Moot Court Room\, School of Law\, Tower Building\, Belfast\, Antrim \, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="QPol":MAILTO:qpol@qub.ac.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171108T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171108T153000
DTSTAMP:20260429T222854
CREATED:20171101T120810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171101T120810Z
UID:3618-1510135200-1510155000@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:History by numbers
DESCRIPTION:Ever wondered how the economics of the past can shed light on how our world has been shaped and continues to develop? Queen’s University’s Centre for Economic History is at the forefront of exploring the economics of the past. \nThis closed workshop is aimed at invited A-level students who are interested in learning more about the crossover between economics and history and the tools of the economic historian.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/history-by-numbers-2/
LOCATION:Riddel Hall\, 185 Stranmillis Road \, Belfast\, Co Antrim \, BT9 5EE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171107T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171107T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T222854
CREATED:20171101T114727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171101T114727Z
UID:3610-1510048800-1510056000@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Can we improve wellbeing for pupils?
DESCRIPTION:A lot of research looking at young people’s wellbeing has been carried out in schools but little is known of what impact this research has had in terms of informing policy. \nThis closed session will bring together researchers\, pupils and teachers to discuss what we can learn from research and each other about pupil wellbeing. We’ll also share our findings from the Wellbeing in Schools study.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/can-improve-wellbeing-pupils/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171106T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171106T210000
DTSTAMP:20260429T222854
CREATED:20171101T112632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171101T112632Z
UID:3607-1509996600-1510002000@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Brexit clinic: Northern Ireland in a changing Europe
DESCRIPTION:With the imminent UK withdrawal from the EU\, there has never been a bigger appetite for information on how negotiations are progressing and what the implications are for every aspect of our lives. \nSo if you want to know what the Great Repeal Bill is or what’s going to happen to such things as our borders and the environment\, then come along to our Brexit clinic for a consultation with a difference. \nPanel members include: \n\nProf David Phinnemore\nProf Lee McGowan\nDr Viviane Gravey\nDr Graham Brownlow\n\n 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/brexit-clinic-6-nov/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171104T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171104T180000
DTSTAMP:20260429T222854
CREATED:20171101T112144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171101T112144Z
UID:3604-1509793200-1509818400@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Beyond Hillsborough: Researching social justice
DESCRIPTION:Professor Phil Scraton\, widely recognised for his in-depth research with families and survivors on the Hillsborough disaster and principal author of the Hillsborough independent Panel’s ground-breaking report\, will lead a seminar exploring the significance of critical research in securing institutional changes and social justice. He will also discuss his most recent work on the Grenfell Tower tragedy. \nOther contributions will focus on investigative research in prisons and with children and young people. \nThis interactive seminar will be followed by a screening of the BAFTA award-winning documentary\, Hillsborough\, followed by a discussion on inquiries\, inquests and legal reform.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/beyond-hillsborough-researching-social-justice/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170929T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170929T130000
DTSTAMP:20260429T222854
CREATED:20170911T152328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170911T152328Z
UID:3443-1506686400-1506690000@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Brexit and the Japan-UK relationship
DESCRIPTION:Mr Shinichi Iida\, Minister for Public Diplomacy and Media at the Embassy of Japan in the UK will visit Queen’s University on 29 September to deliver a lecture entitled “Brexit and the Japan-UK relationship.” \nMinister Iida will discuss Brexit and its impact on business in the light of Japan’s role as the second-largest non-EU investor in Britain\, based upon a long-term and cooperative relationship. He will also refer to the core principles that Japan and the UK share\, including adherence to the rule of law and respect for human rights\, and to the two countries’ commitment to working together to tackle a range of weighty global issues. \nMinister Iida will also touch upon the importance of cultural and people-to-people exchange between Japan and the UK as a springboard for advancing dynamic\, forward-looking bilateral ties for the benefit of future generations. \nAbout the Speaker \nMr Shinichi Iida\, was born in 1967 in Ashikaga\, Tochigi Prefecture. He passed the diplomatic service examination in his third year at the Faculty of Law in University of Tokyo. After entering the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)\, he studied at Amherst College in Massachusetts\, USA. After working for the Permanent Mission of Japan to the UN in New York from 2003 to 2006\, he held positions as Director for Oceania Division\, Director of Global Issues Cooperation Division\, and Director of Consular Policy Division at MOFA. In July 2016\, he was assigned to the Embassy of Japan in the United Kingdom as Minister for Public Diplomacy and Media.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/brexit-japan-uk-relationship/
LOCATION:Canada Room and Council Chamber\, Queen's University Belfast\,  University Road\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="QPol":MAILTO:qpol@qub.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170923T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170923T171500
DTSTAMP:20260429T222854
CREATED:20170726T153631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170828T111131Z
UID:3190-1506157200-1506186900@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:BREXIT 15 months on – socio-legal perspectives for the EU and Europe
DESCRIPTION:15 months after the UK has lodged its intention to withdraw from the European Union (EU)\, there is limited information on what exactly the UK wishes to achieve. However\, this does and should not prevent the EU from responding to this withdrawal with a programmatic renewal. Clearly\, the EU’s social legitimacy is one of the areas where renewal is dearly needed – as is the question how the EU’s visions are communicated and realised at its new borders\, especially to the West and the East. \nBecause the EU is and remains a Community of Law\, new perspectives will impact on its legal nature\, giving much food for thought to socio-legal academics. \n\nPlenary Panel I: The EU’s social legitimacy after the UK’s withdrawal\nFree Movement of People in the EU after “Brexit”\nProf. Catherine Barnard\, University of Cambridge\, UK \nThe implications of “Brexit” for EU Social Policy\nProf. Mary Daly\, University of Oxford\, UK \nA European Social Union after the crisis\nProf. Frank Vandenbroucke \, University of Amsterdam\, The Netherlands  \n  \nPlenary Panel II: Perspectives for the EUs Eastern and Western Fringes\nThe EU’s role in policing the rule of law: reflections on recent Polish experience\nProf. Robert Grzeszczak and Dr. Stephen Terrett\, University of Warsaw\, Poland \nEuropean solutions for the island of Ireland\nProf. Dagmar Schiek\, Queen’s University Belfast\, Northern Ireland \nThe De-Europeanisation of border conflicts: the Brexit effect on UK territorial borders\nDr Nikos Skoutaris\, University of East Anglia\, UK \nTo view the full conference programme\, click here. \nTo register\, click here.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/brexit-15-months-later/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170912T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170912T193000
DTSTAMP:20260429T222854
CREATED:20170825T133441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170825T133441Z
UID:3338-1505237400-1505244600@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:The Annual Chief Executives’ Club Leadership Lecture - Navigating a World of Unprecedented Volatility
DESCRIPTION:The Chief Executives’ Club at Queen’s and the Queen’s Management School\, are delighted to welcome Mr Declan Kelly\, Chairman & CEO\, Teneo to deliver its inaugural Annual Leadership Lecture. Mr Kelly will discuss the unprecedented global environment companies must navigate today as well as his work personally advising the CEOs of many of the world’s largest companies at Teneo. He will also reflect on his term as US Economic Envoy to Northern Ireland\, appointed by then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2009. \nAn entrepreneur\, Irish-American business executive\, and philanthropist\, Mr Kelly is widely known for his corporate problem solving skills\, due to the impact he has had on the American corporate world. \nHis company\, Teneo\, provides services that span the range of strategic communications; government affairs\, investment banking\, cyber security and risk management\, management consulting\, investor relations\, corporate governance\, advisory and executive recruitment\, amongst many others. The firm has nearly 700 employees and offices in 17 strategic markets around the world. Before founding Teneo in 2011\, Mr Kelly acted as US Economic Envoy to Northern Ireland after being appointed to the post in 2009 by then US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Today he advises several of the world’s most recognised CEOs and leaders of the world’s largest companies. \nTo register\, please click here.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/annual-chief-executives-club-leadership-lecture-navigating-world-unprecedented-volatility/
LOCATION:Riddel Hall\, 185 Stranmillis Road \, Belfast\, Co Antrim \, BT9 5EE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170830T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170830T140000
DTSTAMP:20260429T222854
CREATED:20170726T151707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170726T151707Z
UID:3187-1504096200-1504101600@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:QPol Brexit Discussion: an update on key policy considerations
DESCRIPTION:Having set in motion the formal process for leaving the EU\, the UK government is almost six months into a two-year negotiation process that continues to take place in a context of political uncertainty within the UK and the EU. QPOL Policy Engagement at Queen’s invites you to the latest in its series of ‘Brexit Clinics’ bringing together academic experts and stakeholders to discuss the issues facing the UK\, to consider the particular challenges the process poses for Northern Ireland and to provide informed insights into the process. \nSo whether your particular interest is the economy\, borders\, the enviroment or the Brexit process itself\, why not come along to the next Clinic on Wednesday 30 August at 12.30pm. The Clinic will consist of introductory comments on the process by senior Queen’s academics\, followed by a Q+A session and discussion addressing issues raised by participants. The panel members are: \n\nProfessor David Phinnemore\nProfessor Lee McGowan\nDr. Katy Hayward\nDr. Viviane Gravey\nDr Graham Brownlow \n\nTo this end\, participants are encouraged to submit questions in advance by emailing qpol@qub.ac.uk \nPlaces are limited so please register early.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/brexit-clnic/
LOCATION:Moot Court Room\, School of Law\, Tower Building\, Belfast\, Antrim \, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="QPol":MAILTO:qpol@qub.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170623T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170623T183000
DTSTAMP:20260429T222854
CREATED:20170518T153234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170518T153234Z
UID:2830-1498237200-1498242600@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:One year on: what Brexit means for our environment
DESCRIPTION:Environmental issues barely featured in the EU referendum campaign\, yet over 40 years of membership of the European Union have profoundly shaped environmental\, agri-food and energy systems both in Northern Ireland and in the Republic of Ireland. \nJoin us at Queen’s University Belfast on the first anniversary of the UK referendum on exiting the EU for this public roundtable that brings together academics and practitioners to discuss what Brexit means for our environment North and South. \nIssues for discussion include: \n\nTo what extent will Brexit impacts be felt beyond the UK?\nHow will Brexit\, and the prospect of a harder border impact whole-island supply chains in energy and agri-food?\nHow should agricultural and environmental policies change after Brexit – and where should these decisions be made?\n\nOrganised by the Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI) Environmental Politics Specialist Group\, confirmed speakers to date include Dr Viviane Gravey from Queen’s University and Dr Charlotte Burns from University of York. \nTo register\, click here. \n 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/brexit-environment/
LOCATION:Moot Court Room\, School of Law\, Tower Building\, Belfast\, Antrim \, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170511T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170511T190000
DTSTAMP:20260429T222854
CREATED:20170424T155029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170424T155029Z
UID:2724-1494523800-1494529200@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:A Giant’s Cause: Solutions for Brexit with Professor Carl Baudenbacher
DESCRIPTION:The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union remains open and one of the options floated has been for the UK to join the European Economic Area (EEA) on the EFTA side. \nThe EEA extends the EU’s Single Market to three EFTA countries: Norway\, Iceland and Liechtenstein. These countries are simultaneously members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). They are not subject to the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union\, but to that of the EFTA Court. While Prime Minister Theresa May has written that the UK does not seek to remain part of the Single Market\, the UK Government’s position on the ‘fourth freedom\,’ the free movement of persons\, has softened. \nJoin QPol at Queen’s as we welcome Professor Carl Baudenbacher\, President of the EFTA Court\, who will explore whether the EEA model\, or a bespoke variation of it\, would be a suitable way forward for the UK\, and ensure the harmony and soft-border between the isles’ two countries. \nTo register\, click here. \n\nAbout Professor Carl Baudenbacher\, President of the EFTA Court \nProfessor Carl Baudenbacher has been the Liechtenstein Judge of the EFTA Court since 1995 and its President since 2003. From 1987 to 2013 he was the Chair of Private\, Commercial and Economic Law and the Managing Director of the Institute of European and International Business Law at the University of St. Gallen HSG. From 1993 to 2004\, he was a Permanent Visiting Professor at the University of Texas. He is now the Director of the Competence Center for European and International Law at the University of St Gallen HSG.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/carl-baudenbacher/
LOCATION:Great Hall\, Queen's University Belfast\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="QPol":MAILTO:qpol@qub.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170503T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170503T170000
DTSTAMP:20260429T222854
CREATED:20170427T101921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170427T101921Z
UID:2728-1493820000-1493830800@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:The McCosh Lecture - Is Religion Really Violent?
DESCRIPTION:Karen Armstrong\, writer and commentator on religion\, will deliver this year’s McCosh Lecture\, the annual religious studies lecture at Queen’s University Belfast. \nThe lecture entitled “Is Religion Really Violent?” will take place in The Great Hall at Queen’s University on Wednesday 3 May from 2pm-4pm\, followed by refreshments. \nAll welcome. \n 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/mccosh-lecture-religion-really-violent/
LOCATION:Great Hall\, Queen's University Belfast\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170427T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170427T200000
DTSTAMP:20260429T222854
CREATED:20170329T082827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170412T084755Z
UID:2656-1493317800-1493323200@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:'Inside the Trump White House' with Niall Stanage\, Associate Editor of The Hill
DESCRIPTION:The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace\, Security and Justice at Queen’s University Belfast is hosting the Annual Spring Festival guest lecture\, ‘Inside the Trump White House’\, with Niall Stanage\, Associate Editor and White House columnist for The Hill. \nBelfast-born journalist Niall is now based in Washington D.C where he has covered four presidential elections and is a frequent political commentator on both sides of the Atlantic. \nNiall covered the 2016 presidential election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton\, reporting first-hand from the first caucuses in Iowa\, through the party conventions and presidential debates and on the Election Day itself. \nThe lecture will give insights from the 2016 presidential election campaign trail\, what it’s like to report from inside the White House and will discuss the most controversial President of modern times. \nThe guest lecture will be chaired by Barry Turley. \nTo register\, please click here. \n  \nThe featured image has been used courtesy of a Creative Commons licence.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/niall-stanage-lecture/
LOCATION:Room PFC/0G/007\, Peter Froggatt Centre\, Queen's University\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170426T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170426T150000
DTSTAMP:20260429T222854
CREATED:20161005T152219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161005T152219Z
UID:1808-1493213400-1493218800@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Farmers: bureaucracy and stress - KESS Seminar
DESCRIPTION:The Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS) is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom\, formally partnering a legislative arm of government – the Northern Ireland Assembly – with academia. Aiming to encourage debate and improve understanding\, KESS provides a forum to present and disseminate research findings in a straightforward format\, making those findings easily accessible to decision-makers. Seminars are free and to register please email raise@niassembly.gov.uk \n  \nAgenda \n1.30pm – Welcome\n \n1.35pm – Assembly Committee Chair – Opening Remarks  \n1.45pm – Mrs Ursula Walsh (Ulster) – Regulation and bureaucracy – a significant source of Framers’ stress\n\nFarming is a very stressful occupation and ranks in the top ten job groups with a high mortality from suicide.  This presentation aims to highlight the results of recent research (involving over 90 Northern Ireland farmers) that found that bureaucracy remains a significant cause of stress to farmers.  Farmers reported that particular issues\, including inflexible deadlines and excessive paperwork\, exacerbated the problem.  The government’s policy of electronic by default\, puts particular burdens on those farmers with limited IT skills and poor internet connections.  The 2014 review of Northern Ireland business red tape ‘Making Life Simpler: Improving Business Regulation in NI’\, made several recommendations including the implementation of the principles of regulatory reform such as proportionality\, collaboration\, support and regard for economic growth.  Despite these recommendations\, the farmers who participated in this research overwhelmingly reported that paperwork continued to be a considerable burden and cause of stress. These findings are not only concerning with regard to the mental health of individual farmers\, but also within the context of adding to the pressures on these\, mainly\, small businesses. \n2.05pm – Discussion\n \n2.55pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks\n \n3.00pm – Networking and Refreshments
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/farmers-bureaucracy-stress/
LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS)":MAILTO:raise@niassembly.gov.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170405T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170405T150000
DTSTAMP:20260429T222854
CREATED:20161005T151455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161005T151455Z
UID:1807-1491399000-1491404400@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Women in the Workplace - KESS Seminar
DESCRIPTION:The Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS) is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom\, formally partnering a legislative arm of government – the Northern Ireland Assembly – with academia. Aiming to encourage debate and improve understanding\, KESS provides a forum to present and disseminate research findings in a straightforward format\, making those findings easily accessible to decision-makers. Seminars are free and to register please email raise@niassembly.gov.uk \n  \nAgenda \n  \n1.30pm – Welcome\n \n1.35pm – Assembly Committee Chair – Opening Remarks  \n  \n1.45pm – Prof Joan Ballantine\, Dr Graeme Banks\, Prof Kathryn Haynes\, Dr Melina Manochin and Mr Tony Wall (Ulster) – Gender Equality in the Northern Ireland Public Sector – a View from the Top\n\nThe highly contentious issue of gender equality with regard to executive and non-executive director positions has received considerable attention in the context of the private sector. However\, substantially less is known about gender equality issues at the senior levels of the public sector\, including that of NI. While the limited statistics available for NI indicate that males dominate senior positions\, there is a lack of data which enable an understanding of why this is the case.  In this presentation we report on the final stage of an OFMDFM funded research project which involved 107 in-depth interviews with male and female current and aspiring executives\, employed across the NI public sector. We report on the findings with respect to a number of themes including\, gender culture\, work life balance and promoting gender equality at senior levels. The presentation will conclude with recommendations to improve gender equality within the NI public sector.  The research is timely given the recently published draft Programme for Government Framework 2016-21\, which was surprisingly silent on the issue of gender equality in the workplace \n  \n2.05pm – Dr Clem Herman\, Dr Elaine Thomas and Dr Katie Chicot (OU) – Returning to STEM: interventions to support women returners after career breaks\n\nThe ratio of male to females employed in STEM-related industries in NI is 3 to 1\, yet although the business case for gender equality in STEM has been well recognised in NI policy\, little attention has been paid to date to the potential presented by women returning from career breaks. The persistence of normative gendered career pathways and gendered organisational cultures in STEM sectors present barriers to those who have non-linear or unconventional career trajectories. In this presentation we will showcase two new resources launched last year by The Open University (OU) – Reboot Your STEM Career and Returning to STEM – the latest in a succession of interventions by the OU to encourage and support women in their STEM careers. The resources were developed following a longitudinal research project that tracked women’s career progression over a five-year period and identified five key success strategies for returning to STEM work (foot in the door\, networking\, back to basics\, retraining and helping hand). Case studies highlighted in the resources can be used by NI policy-makers to support women resuming and progressing their careers and interviews with STEM employers illustrate the benefits to companies of developing internships specifically aimed at returners. \n2.25pm – Discussion\n \n2.55pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks\n \n3.00pm – Networking and Refreshments
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/women-workplace-gender-equality/
LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS)":MAILTO:raise@niassembly.gov.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170329T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170329T161000
DTSTAMP:20260429T222854
CREATED:20161005T150550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161005T150550Z
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SUMMARY:Addressing Autism - KESS Seminar
DESCRIPTION:The Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS) is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom\, formally partnering a legislative arm of government – the Northern Ireland Assembly – with academia. Aiming to encourage debate and improve understanding\, KESS provides a forum to present and disseminate research findings in a straightforward format\, making those findings easily accessible to decision-makers. Seminars are free and to register please email mailto:raise@niassembly.gov.uk \n  \nAgenda \n1.30pm – Welcome\n \n1.35pm – Assembly Committee Chair – Opening Remarks  \n1.45pm – Prof Karola Dillenburger\, Dr Lyn McKerr and Dr Julie-Ann Jordan (QUB) – Preventing poverty and social exclusion for those affected by autism and their families\n\nAutism rates in Northern Ireland are rising by 0.2% annually and now stand at 2.3% in the school population. The cost to society for autism is £34billion in the UK\, more than cancer\, strokes\, and heart disease combined; 36% of this cost is for adult services. The NI government has invested heavily in autism diagnosis and autism services.  However\, services are still not meeting the needs of those directly affected by autism and their families; and there is a feeling that the money is not always spent wisely. A major study was funded by OFMDFM (2012-2016) to explore poverty and social exclusion of children and adults affected by autism and their families\, and to make policy and practice recommendations. In this presentation we will present data from all 4 phases of this study: (1) A thorough literature review exposed gaps in service provision; (2) An adult population survey (NILTS autism module) identified levels of autism awareness and attitudes; (3) A comprehensive secondary data analysis of existing data banks exposed levels of poverty and deprivation; and\, (4) Detailed qualitative data analysis looked at staff training and gave voice to those on the autism spectrum and their families. Data from the research will be reported and recommendations outlined\, including making cost-savings. \n\n2.05pm – Prof Mickey Keenan (Ulster) – Evidence and Policy: How to help families of children diagnosed with autism in Northern Ireland \nCurrently in the USA\, 44 States have introduced legislation to ensure that parents have access to Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) for the treatment of autism; hundreds of major companies have also made ABA available under their health insurance policies for workers. The supporting evidence to introduce this legislation will be outlined as well as the training standards for professionals trained in ABA. This information will provide a basis for contrasting how ABA is viewed in Northern Ireland and in the UK in general. I will show how misinformation by professionals with no training in ABA has resulted in misinformation influencing politicians charged with developing policy for helping families of children diagnosed with autism (http://theconversation.com/science-that-could-improve-the-lives-of-people-with-autism-is-being-ignored-39951). \n\n2.25pm – Discussion\n \n2.45pm – Comfort Break \n  \n2.55pm – Dr Ilona Roth (OU) –  Autism: a cross-cultural perspective on service provision and capacity building\n\nPrevalence estimates for autism in the western world have risen substantially over recent years\, most probably reflecting a combination of increasing public awareness\, wider inclusion criteria and improved diagnostic services. Many gaps and inequalities of services and support remain\, especially in relation to adults and to deprived and ethnic minority communities. There is growing recognition of these needs and of the political\, practical and educational initiatives necessary to address them.  However\, autism is now widely recognised to be a global problem. Many difficulties faced by individuals with autism and their families in Lower and Middle Income Countries (LAMIC) resemble those in the western world\, but have strikingly greater scale and impact in these settings. Moreover\, a western approach to resolving gaps in diagnosis\, intervention and other forms of service provision often does not translate well to LAMIC situations and cultures.   A recent collaboration between academics at The Open University and the University of Addis Ababa sheds light on the situation in Ethiopia\, where poor awareness of autism\, together with high levels of stigma and extremely limited service provision serve as a stark example of the challenges to be addressed worldwide. This presentation will discuss findings from this research\, and outline some of the initiatives undertaken as first steps in seeking to address these problems. \n\n3.15pm – Prof Jonathan Rix (OU) – Global Challenges for Inclusive and Special Education – Exploring solutions within a Community of Provision\n\nThis seminar builds upon a study undertaken for the National Council for Special Education in the Republic of Ireland\, examining the continuum of special education globally (Rix\, Sheehy\, Fletcher-Campbell\, Crisp & Harper\, 2013). This involved a systematic literature review of the multitude of continua associated with special education\, followed by a review of policy in 50 countries\, and then a further detailed examination of 11 administrations. Although this review did not include Northern Ireland\, the seminar will present findings and a framework of analysis which will have direct relevance to the experiences of Northern Ireland’s policy-makers and practitioners. The Community of Provision (CoPro) was developed to explore the challenges of the systems in the study. It is defined by the settings and services that work together to provide a service within a locality. The nature of the CoPro will vary nationally and locally and be dependent upon the individuals concerned. It is intended to encapsulate complex societal support systems\, assisting the thinking of decision-makers and researchers and underlining the need to focus their efforts across all arenas of practice. (Rix\, J.\, Sheehy\, K.\, Fletcher-Campbell\, F.\, Crisp\, M. & Harper\, A. (2013) Continuum of Education Provision for Children with Special Educational Needs: Review of International Policies and Practices. (Volumes 1&2.) National Council for Special Education\, Trim.) \n  \n3.35pm – Discussion\n \n4.05pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks\n \n4.10pm – Networking and Refreshments
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/addressing-autism-service-provision/
LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS)":MAILTO:raise@niassembly.gov.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170329T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170329T140000
DTSTAMP:20260429T222854
CREATED:20170725T113059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170725T113059Z
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SUMMARY:QPOL Brexit Discussion: Triggering Article 50 - What Next?
DESCRIPTION:With its imminent notification of the UK’s intention to withdraw from the EU\, the UK government will set in motion the formal process for leaving the EU. This is expected to last two years and will take place in a context of political uncertainty within the UK and the EU. \nQPOL Policy Engagement at Queen’s will be hosting a series of ‘Brexit Clinics’ bringing together academic experts and stakeholders to discuss the issues facing the UK as it negotiates its withdrawal from the EU\, to consider the particular challenges the process poses for Northern Ireland and to provide informed insights into the process. \nThe first of these will be on 29 March 2017 – the day PM Theresa May is due to trigger Article 50 and following the informal gathering of EU-27 leaders in Rome on 25 March 2017 to mark the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaties of Rome. \nThe Clinic will involve 3-4 short introductory comments on the process by senior Queen’s academics\, followed by a Q+A session and discussion addressing issues raised by participants. The panel will consist of: \n\nProfessor David Phinnemore\nDr. Lee McGowan\nDr. Katy Hayward\nDr. Viviane Gravey\n\nTo this end\, participants are encouraged to submit questions in advance by emailing qpol@qub.ac.uk \nThis event is mainly aimed at representatives from political parties\, community and business organisations\, the civil service\, the Media and other stakeholders. \nPlaces are limited so please register early.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/qpol-brexit-discussion-triggering-article-50-next/
LOCATION:Moot Court Room\, School of Law\, Tower Building\, Belfast\, Antrim \, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="QPol":MAILTO:qpol@qub.ac.uk
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