Partition and the Limits of Irish Commemoration: Reflections on 1921
2021-03-31 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Online
Professor Ian McBride, Foster Professor of Irish History at University of Oxford, will deliver this keynote lecture on 31 March following which Professor Richard English, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Queen’s University Belfast will moderate a Question and Answer session.
Questions can be submitted during the live event.
To find out more, and to register for the event, please click HERE.

Event details:
16:00 Welcome and Introduction by Professor Richard English
16:05 Lecture by Professor Ian Moore
16:30 Q and A
16:55 Closing comments by Professor Richard English
Speaker Bio:
Ian McBride joined Hertford in 2016 as the Foster Professor of Irish History. The Foster chair is the only endowed chair of Irish History in Britain, and is attached to Hertford, the Oxford college with the strongest Irish associations. He has broad interests in Ireland between the seventeenth and twenty-first centuries, especially its politics, culture and intellectual life. He currently holds a Leverhulme Major Research Award which will enable him to spend two years researching and writing a study of the impact of the penal laws on eighteenth-century Ireland.
Professor McBride grew up in County Armagh, and his interest in History flowed naturally from the political instability and intensity of Northern Ireland in the late twentieth century. He was educated at Jesus College, Oxford and University College London, and was awarded a research fellowship at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (1993-96). Between 2000 and 2016 he taught at King’s College London.
His books include The Siege of Derry in Ulster Protestant Mythology (1997) and Scripture Politics: Ulster Presbyterians and Irish Radicalism in the Late Eighteenth Century (1998), both short-listed for the Christopher Ewart-Biggs Literary Prize; and Eighteenth-Century Ireland: The Isle of Slaves (2009). His most recent publication is The Princeton History of Modern Ireland (2016), edited with Richard Bourke. Professor McBride is currently completing work on Irish Political Writings I, a volume for the new Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jonathan Swift.
Since 2004 Professor McBride has been convener of the Conference of Irish Historians in Britain which he now organises jointly with Dr Caoimhe Nic Dháibhéid. This conference was founded by Marianne by Marianne Elliott and Roy Foster and has held biennial meetings for 40 years. It provides the main forum for Irish historians working on this island to present their work. Further details can be found on the conference website (http://irishhistoriansinbritain.org/), which also contains twenty-two short pieces written to commemorate the centenary of 1916.
Professor McBride has presented his research to a wide range of audiences, from the Presbyterian Historical Society in Belfast to Coiste na n-Iarchimí, an ex-prisoners organization consisting of former members of the Provisional IRA, in South Armagh. As part of Derry’s year as city of culture (2013) he organized a conference on the history and legacy of the Siege of Derry in collaboration with the Apprentice Boys. He has been interviewed for a variety of BBC Northern Ireland programmes, and was presenter and consultant on a one-hour documentary entitled Forgotten Revolutionary: Francis Hutcheson, first broadcast on BBC2 on 25 July 2012; he was also a panelist on the In Our Time episode on A Modest Proposal.

Post-Brexit Clinic April 2021
2021-04-21 12:30 - 13:45 | Online
Following on from our long-running series of Brexit Clinics at Queen’s, this new series of public engagement events will look at latest developments in the UK’s post-Brexit relationship with the EU and at the implementation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.
Many of the immediate consequences of Brexit, such as new formalities and disruptions and delays to supplies, have received a lot of press since January. But looking beyond those headlines, is the Protocol working or indeed workable in practice, and what is on the horizon for post-Brexit Northern Ireland as the UK’s new relationship with the EU takes shape?
With Professor David Phinnemore, Dr Viviane Gravey, Professor Katy Hayward, Dr Billy Melo Araujo and Lisa Whitten.

Queen's Policy Engagement Post-Brexit Clinic April 2021
2021-04-21 12:30 - 13:45 | Online

The Good Friday Agreement and a United Ireland
2021-04-27 17:00 - 18:15 | Online
Rory Montgomery, Mitchell Institute Honorary Professor of Practice, will deliver his inaugural professorial lecture.

About this Event

Rory Montgomery is a former Irish diplomat who served as Permanent Representative to the EU, Ambassador to France and Second Secretary General at the Departments of the Taoiseach and Foreign Affairs and Trade.
He has been principal EU adviser to Enda Kenny and Simon Coveney and has worked extensively with Irish, Northern Irish, British and European politicians and officials.
Read Rory’s recent review of Margaret Thatcher, The Authorized Biography, Volume 3: Herself Alone, Dublin Review of Books.
The lecture will be followed by a Q&A. Mitchell Institute Fellow, Professor Christopher McCrudden FBA, will introduce the lecture and moderate the Q&A.
Christopher McCrudden is Professor of Human Rights and Equality Law at Queen’s University Belfast and William W Cook Global Law Professor at the University of Michigan Law School.
Ticket holders will be sent a Zoom meeting link via email before this event.
To register, please click here.

Beyond Coronavirus: How Does the World Recover?
2021-05-13 12:30 - 14:00 | Online
Professor Henrietta Moore, Founder and Director of the Institute for Global Prosperity, UCL, will deliver a keynote lecture entitled ‘Navigating our futures: Pathways to Global Prosperity in a post Covid world’.
Following the keynote address, Diarmuid O’Donovan, Professor of Global Health at Queen’s University Belfast will deliver as discussant.
Ann Watt, from Pivotal Public Policy Forum will facilitate a question and answer session, fielding questions from the live, online audience.
For more information and to register please click HERE

In Conversation with Jonathan Powell
2021-05-19 12:30 - 13:15 | Online
Jonathan Powell is CEO of Inter Mediate, the charity which he founded in 2011 to work on conflict resolution around the world. His work has involved negotiations with ETA in the Basque Country, and negotiations in Colombia with the FARC. Between 1995 and 2007 Jonathan Powell was Chief of Staff to Tony Blair, and during 1997-2007 he was Chief British Negotiator on Northern Ireland. He is an Honorary Professor at the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice at QUB. His books include Great Hatred, Little Room: Making Peace in Northern Ireland and Talking to Terrorists, How to End Armed Conflict.
Professor Richard English is Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Internationalisation and Engagement and is also Professor of Politics, and Distinguished Professorial Fellow in the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice. Between 2011 and 2016 he was Wardlaw Professor of Politics in the School of International Relations, and Director of the Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV), at the University of St Andrews. He is the author of eight books and co-editor/editor of a further six. He is a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), a Member of the Royal Irish Academy (MRIA), a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE), a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS), an Honorary Fellow of Keble College Oxford, and an Honorary Professor at the University of St Andrews.

Re-thinking reparative justice in the 'post-George Floyd' era
2021-09-27 16:00 - 17:30 | Online
Presented by Professor Olivette Otele, Vice-President of the Royal Historical Society.
The Centre for Public History at Queen’s and the BAME & International Staff Network are delighted to announce a lecture by Professor Olivette Otele, Vice-President of the Royal Historical Society:
‘Re-thinking reparative justice in the ‘post-George Floyd’ era’
This will be followed by a conversation with Dr Kennetta Hammond Perry, Director of the Stephen Lawrence Research Centre, and will include an open Q&A session.
All welcome.
To register, please click here.

A local solution to a global problem: community wealth building and climate
2021-11-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Room PFC/0G/007, Peter Froggatt Centre, Queen's University, Belfast, Antrim, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
This event will take place at Queen’s University Belfast and will involve panel talks, followed by a Q&A session to discuss community wealth building and climate action.
The panel will discuss opportunities for local government and communities to address the climate crisis, deliver effective climate action in ways that secure jobs, reduce inequalities and shift our economies beyond ‘business as usual’, such as community wealth building.
This event will be led by John Barry, Professor of Green Political Economy and Co-director of the Centre for Sustainability, Equality and Climate action at Queen’s. Panel members will include Mary McManus (Community Wealth Building Researcher), Sean McCabe (Nevin Economic Research Institute) and Sean Byers (Trademark Belfast)3

The story of Belfast’s Streets – Free Walking Tour
2021-11-06 10:00 - 11:30 | Belfast City Hall, Donegall Square, Belfast , Antrim, BT1 5GS, United Kingdom
This free walking tour (1.5 hours) will run from 10am on each Saturday and Sunday during November 2021. The tour will take you around Belfast, linking the city’s built environment, public art and urban landscape to its political traditions, social history and cultural heritage. Booking is essential.
On the guided walk, you will discover the amazing street art of the city, the stunning architecture and the blue plaques that tell the amazing history and the stunning stories of Belfast’s residents from the Plantation of Ulster to the Troubles.
You will also learn why Belfast has few connections with the Transatlantic slave trade, visit the places where people were publicly executed, find out why the first Catholic church built in Belfast in 1783 was funded by donations from the Presbyterian community and stand on the spot location that (probably) gave Belfast its name.
The tour will be led by guides who are trainee or qualified Blue or Green Badge tour guides. The tour is in association with Dr Tom Thorpe, an Independent Scholar/Public Historian/Tour Guide and Professor Keith D. Lilley from the Heritage Hub, Queen’s University Belfast.
Remember that booking is essential.
Please assemble outside Belfast City Hall (in front of Queen Victoria statue) from 9.45am. Tours will depart promptly at 10am and will finish at 11:30. The tour may take place in cold, inclement, and wet weather; please come prepared. Wear comfortable walking shoes and bring an umbrella/anorak just in case. Walks will seek to practice social distancing to help reduced COVID infection. The tours will take place on the flat and are wheelchair accessible.

Better Data For Cleaner Air: The ADRC NI Online Air Pollution Dashboard
2021-11-10 11:00 - 12:30 | Online
Globally, air pollution is one of the most severe environmental threats to public health. Knowing where air quality is poor can help people avoid the negative health impacts, which will have broader effects on society and the economy.
The ADRC NI Environmental Health Research Group at Queen’s has developed an online dashboard to support this impact. This webinar will provide a demonstration of this dashboard, along with an expert discussion.
This event will be led by researchers from The ADRC NI Environmental Health Research Group at Queen’s.
This event will be led by Dr Neil Rowland, ADRC NI Research Fellow and regional Clean Air Champion for Northern Ireland; and Professor Duncan McVicar, ADRC NI.

Expressing a youth perspective on climate damage using animation
2021-11-10 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
Don Duncan, a filmmaker, journalist and lecturer at Queen’s University will lead a discussion on how young people feel alienated and disenfranchised when it comes to bringing about change in the climate agenda.
This event will include a live showcase/presentation of animations produced by young people in Northern Ireland on the subject of climate justice and human rights. This will be followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A. The event will occur live in the Sonic Lab (SARC), Queen’s University Belfast, and will be simultaneously broadcast online.
How do can we tell the story of climate change in a way that will effect change now? How can a youth perspective be of value in this? How can animation be a useful tool in this narrative enterprise? These are some of the particular issues that will be discussed in an event that generally ponders the stories that need to be told now about the climate emergency.

The climate crisis and ensuring a just transition beyond carbon
2021-11-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Room PFC/0G/007, Peter Froggatt Centre, Queen's University, Belfast, Antrim, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
This event will take place at Queen’s University Belfast and will involve panel talks and discussions, followed by a Q&A session on the crucial role of trade unions in climate action.
With growing awareness of the climate crisis, the focus is now shifting towards climate action and how to transition societies beyond their dependence on fossil fuels. For some this means that this transition is now inevitable. However, whether it will be “just” is not. This discussion will examine the crucial role of the trades’ union movement (where the idea of a ‘just transition’ originated) in contributing to the political process of managing this transition in a manner that is inclusive, democratic and where no community or section of society or the workforce is left behind.
This event will be led by John Barry, Professor of Green Political Economy and Co-director of the Centre for Sustainability at Queen’s. Panel members will include Hilary Wainwright, University of Bradford, Susan Fitzgerald, Unite the Union’s Regional Industrial Officer for Northern Ireland, and Dr. Stiofán Ó Nualláin, co-director of Trademark Belfast, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions political education and anti-sectarian unit.

#CookingUpHappiness
2021-11-12 17:00 - 18:00 | Online
Whilst cooking can help achieve these goals, we want to shine the spotlight on the enjoyment of cooking, and the potential positives it can have for one’s wellbeing.
#CookingUpHappiness is a one-week online, collaborative social media campaign, gathering “happy recipes”, i.e. comfort food recipes, family recipes passed down, or simply recipes with happy memories, with the aim of building an online community recipe book filled with foods to make you happy. Social scientists will also be sharing their research on the area of cooking and wellbeing throughout the week. All of this can be found under the hashtag #CookingUpHappiness. At the end of the week (Fri 12th) we will pick one of the happy recipe submissions which will be cooked up live by a professional chef for everyone to cook along with online. After the week long event, everyone can access the freely available #CookingUpHappiness recipe book online.
This will be led by Dr Fiona Lavelle and Dr Niamh O’Kane from the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen’s University Belfast

Influences on contemporary arts and cultural industries management
2021-11-15 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Join us to hear about new research and share arts management practice from around the world.

This is an opportunity to hear about new research from students and international researchers, to discover new and interesting ways of thinking about how arts and cultural events and programmes happen and how we can share arts management practice from around the world.
The event will include a pre-recorded 2021 Showcase of the exciting, new student research in Arts and Cultural Industries Management and Cultural Policy, followed by talks by international speakers and will highlight the work of Dr Raphaela Henze of Heilbronn University, Germany and Dr Federico Escribal of Universidad Nacional de las Artes, Argentina. Drawing on their new book Cultural Management and Policy in Latin America, they will offer valuable learning on how cultural managers in Latin America negotiate the political and economic challenges and the omnipresent legacy of colonialism in contemporary cultural work and organisations.
This event will be led by Dr Ali FitzGibbon, lecturer on the MA in Arts Management at Queen’s University Belfast and will be hosted on Zoom with closed captions. Support for sign language interpretation is also available.

A New Ireland: The State of the Constitutional Conversation
2021-11-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Online
Professor Harvey, School of Law, Queen’s University Belfast, will provide an assessment of the current state of the constitutional conversation on the island of Ireland, followed by questions and comments from the audience.

The event will be of interest to anyone thinking critically about post-Brexit constitutional futures across these islands. Participants will, in particular, be provided with an update and reflections on the debate about constitutional change on the island of Ireland.

Insights and intersections: NI Ethnic Minorities' and Migrants' Relations
2021-11-19 14:00 - 16:30 | Online
This interactive event will bring together individuals, community groups, civil society organisations, policymakers and researchers to discuss the ways migrant and minority ethnic members of NI society:

make proactive contributions to activism and philanthropy locally and globally about environmental concerns;
engage in good environmental practices for the purposes of wellbeing, enterprise and environmental justice;
share insights from those who are in/directly impacted by environmental issues, including migration from global climate change; access, participation and exploitation within agriculture, particularly in terms of how those relations are affected by Brexit, the hostile environment, and the purchase of land in a context where farms are often inherited.

Through this discussion, it is hoped that fertile ground will be laid for future co-curated research and cross-fertilisation of ways in which to promote inclusive practices within, and with, diverse communities. Speakers and audience members will be encouraged to identify important areas, research questions and partnerships to bridge the current academic research gap about the environment, which was identified in the project report, ‘Collation and Mapping of Research related to Migrant and Minority Ethnic Matters in Northern Ireland produced within Northern Ireland’s Universities’ (Lubit & Belluigi, 2021).
This event is hosted by the MME Council in partnership with Queen’s University Belfast.

The Art of Vision
2021-11-25 13:00 - 16:00 | Peter Froggatt Centre Foyer
An art exhibition celebrating the beauty of eyes and vision will be open to the public in the Foyer of the Peter Froggatt Centre, in Queen’s University Belfast.

The exhibition will include images captured during research studies conducted within QUB and by their collaborators. Images from the Belfast Ophthalmic Reading Centre and Lengyel Lab (CEM) and other collaborators will be framed and displayed. Images will include pictures of the eye and visual system and scientific images of micro-structures of the eye. Each image will be accompanied by a short description of the image and research study and there will be a number of stands where people can learn more about vision and eyes with interactive materials. Researchers from the studies will be at the event to discuss the studies and raise awareness of the importance of vision and vision research and how it impacts on the wider community.
Professor Tunde Peto (Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, QUB) will be leading the event and speakers from her team, the Lengyel Lab and others from ophthalmology will also be on hand.

TESOL Resources for Teachers - Online website launch
2021-11-29 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
This virtual event launches the TESOLGraphic website, an online repository of infographic summaries of secondary research in TESOL for English-as-a-Second-Language, English-as-a-Foreign-Language, English-as-an-Additional-Language, and English for Academic/Specific Purposes teachers.

The talk will introduce English teachers to what secondary research is and how secondary research can provide the latest and more robust evidence for innovative ELT methodologies.
The online repository will also share examples of infographic summaries of secondary research in TESOL and how teachers can make use of the infographics to inform their practice. The talk concludes by presenting plans for expanding the online repository by including new features e.g., a discussion forum for teachers to share experiences implementing pedagogical innovations based on synthesised findings, podcasts interviewing teachers and researchers regarding research-practice dialogues.

Dr. Chong is a Lecturer (Project Leader & Assistant Professor in TESOL) at the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work at Queen’s and will lead the event.
Mr Mehdi Shaadhadi (Research Assistant) with 13 years teaching experience from Islamic Azad University will also be speaking at the event.

Post-Brexit Clinic December 2021
2021-12-14 12:30 - 13:45 | Online
Following on from our long-running series of Brexit Clinics at Queen’s, this new series of public engagement events looks at the latest developments in the UK’s post-Brexit relationship with the EU and at the implementation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.
Join Professor David Phinnemore, Professor Katy Hayward, Dr Viviane Gravey, Dr Billy Melo Araujo and Lisa Whitten for more insight and analysis.

Post-Brexit Clinic March 2022 at Queen's
2022-03-03 12:30 - 13:45 | Online

Queen's on Gender website and report launch
2022-03-08 16:30 - 18:30 | Riddel Hall, 185 Stranmillis Road , Belfast, Co Antrim , BT9 5EE, United Kingdom
You are invited to a celebration of ongoing work by the Centre for Gender in Politics related to gender at Queen’s University Belfast. This event marks the launch of the project Queen’s On Gender with the publication of the website as well as related report.
Queen’s on Gender brings together leading academics from Queen’s University who can provide an authoritative voice on gender, the many policy areas affected by gender, and a look at the ongoing work by civil society related to gender.
Please join to mix and mingle. Event includes light snacks and drinks. Registration is via Eventbrite.

**Car Parking at Riddel Hall**
Please note, due to the ongoing construction at Riddel Hall, car parking is currently unavailable.

Conflict Graffiti: From Revolution to Gentrification
2022-07-06 16:00 - 17:30 | TR6 Graduate School at Queen’s, Main Campus, Belfast, Antrim, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
John Lennon is Associate Professor of English at the University of South Florida. His research interests span across working-class literature, social movements and film, and is principally concerned with how marginalised individuals exert a politicised voice in collectivised actions. He is author of Boxcar Politics: The Hobo in Literature and Culture 1869-1956 (UMASS Press, 2014) and co-editor of Working Class Literature(s): Historical and International Perspectives Volume I and II.
His newest book, Conflict Graffiti: From Revolution to Gentrification (University of Chicago Press, 2021), dives into the many permutations of graffiti in conflict zones—ranging from the protest graffiti of the Black Lives Matter movement in Ferguson and the Tahrir Square demonstrations in Egypt, to the tourist-attraction murals on the Israeli Separation Wall and the street art that has rebranded Detroit and post-Katrina New Orleans.
For more details contact Professor Ramona Wray, QUB, on r.wray@qub.ac.uk

The Annual Senator George J. Mitchell Peace Lecture 2022
2022-10-13 16:00 - 17:30 | Canada Room and Council Chamber, Queen's University Belfast, University Road, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
Human Rights, Justice and Negotiating Peace with Terrorists: The Case of Afghanistan
Speaker: Nader Nadery (Asser Institute, Center for International and European Law)
Chair: Professor Richard English (Queen’s University Belfast)

The Lecture
On December 4, 2001 a peace agreement for a post Taliban government was signed in Bonn, Germany. The accord was facilitated by the UN after US and collation forces launched a military operation against the Taliban in response to the 9/11 terrorist attack of the United States. Within a month the Taliban’s first rule ended and Afghanistan embarked on a new path of stability, democracy and constitutional rule where rights and freedom of its citizen was promised to be protected and promoted.
In two years Taliban that were considered defeated, were provided safe havens across the Durand line, regrouped and begin to launch two decades of deadly insurgency against Afghan government and NATO forces in the country. Finally the US and Taliban signed a agreement on Feb 29, 2020. The agreement known as the US-Taliban Doha agreement was negotiated for over two years and in the absence of the then Afghan government. The direct talks between the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan delegation and the Taliban were one of the four provisions of the US-Taliban Doha agreement.
On September 12, 2020, the intra-Afghan Peace Negotiation began in Doha capital of the State of Qatar. The two large delegations of 21 members each, met to find a peaceful settlement after nearly two decades of conflict. However, the US-Taliban negotiation changed the political and military realities of the country and as a consequence incentives for a political settlement within the newly created political and military reality, has reduced significantly in Taliban.
The two sides negotiated for 11 months until the Islamic Republic government collapsed on August 15, 2021.
With the collapse of the republic, most of the gains in the field of Human Rights protection specially of women rights are being rolled back. There is now a systematic apartheid against Afghan women by the Taliban rulers.
The past two decades of international intervention in Afghanistan give many important lessons learned in the field of justice and human rights. This lecture will tell the story of Afghans’ struggle for institutionalization of human rights principles, their fight for justice and the international community’s failure to side with them. It will tell how it looked like to negotiate peace with a group that was conducting terrorist activities and does not believes in human rights and the citizens freedom. It will tell the history of heartbreak and the story of resilient of people in their quest for dignity and justice in the face of unimaginable adversity.

The Speaker
Mr. Nadery was Member of Peace Negotiation Team for Afghanistan Peace Process in Doha (Sep 2020 to Aug 2001). He also served as chairman of the Independent Civil Service Commission of Afghanistan (April 2017 to June 2021). Prior to joining the Commission he was Senior Advisor to the President on Human Rights and Strategic Affairs. He was also presidential envoy for protection of freedom of expression.
Mr. Nadery served as director of Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) 2012 to 2016. AREU is Afghanistan’s globally ranked research institute. He served as Commissioner of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC)2004-2012.
Prior to his appointment at the AIHRC Mr. Nadery served as the director of Afghanistan programs of Global Rights, Partners for Justice ( 2002 to 2004). He is also the founder and was chairman of the Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan (domestic election observation body). He also served as the Spokesperson for the Emergency Loya Jerga (Grand Assembly) that elected head of transitional government in 2002. During this time Mr. Nadery was also elected as a delegate for the ELJ and served as representative of civil society. He represented Afghan youth at the main UN peace talks for Afghanistan in the Bonn Conference in 2001, where the Post-Taliban interim government was formed.
Mr. Nadery co-founded Afghan Civil Society Forum, and foundation for civil society and culture.
He has written extensively on politics, human rights, women rights and democracy in Afghanistan. Mr. Nadery thought constitutional law at the American University of Afghanistan in 2012.
He was member of Global Agenda Council on Fragile States of World Economic Forum. Mr. Nadery served as chief of mission for No Peace without Justice Support missions in Libya after the 2012 revolution there. He is also a member of Board of Editors of the International Journal on Transitional Justice and appears regularly on BBC, New York Times, Washington Post and other international media. In 2005 Mr. Nadery was recognized as an “Asian Hero” by Time Magazine and named as Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2008. He was awarded the 2004 Rebok Human Rights Award.
Mr. Nadery, studied law and political sciences at Kabul University and earned his master’s degree in International Relations from George Washington University, he also studied leadership at Kennedy school of government at Harvard University. He speaks, English, Persian/ Dari, Pashto, Baluchi and has a basic knowledge of Dutch.

About the Annual Senator George J. Mitchell Peace Lecture
The Senator George J. Mitchell Peace Lecture Series celebrates and recognises Senator Mitchell’s contribution to the Northern Ireland peace process and to conflict resolution in the Middle East. His aim of transforming conflict and promoting social justice in Northern Ireland and across the world is shared by our Institute.
The Annual Peace Lecture series was inaugurated in 2018 with a lecture from President Mary Robinson on climate justice. President Robinson has subsequently become Chair of The Elders and has held prestigious posts in Ireland and the United Nations.
Previous speakers include Mamphela Ramphele (2019) and Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela (2020).

Critical Domesticities Symposium: Retro & Hetero? The Housewife of the Year
2023-05-26 13:00 - 19:00 | 20 University Square, 20 University Square, Belfast, Antrim, BT7 1PB, United Kingdom
Book via Eventbrite
Please join us for an afternoon of presentations and discussion reflecting on the Housewife of the Year and taking a critical and creative look at the evolving role of women in the domestic sphere on the island of Ireland.
The event will involve a mix of formal talks and informal discussions and will include artist Rachel Fallon and a conversation with the Housewife of the Year 1972 winner Jane Kelly, both of whom we are delighted to welcome to Queen’s. The event will culminate in a poetry reading on the topic of ‘home’, presented by creative writing students at the Seamus Heaney Centre.
Our schedule is as follows:
1.00-3.00 Session 1: Framing the Housewife of the Year
Gemma Carney, ‘From ‘Butterwomen’ to Farmers’ Wives and Exotic Dancers: The Hardy Housewives of Twentieth-century Ireland’,
Shonagh Hill, ‘Housewives over the Years: Mid-Twentieth Century Irish Feminisms’,
Trish McTighe, ‘Revisiting the Homely-sexuals: Framing Difficult Cultural Objects’,
Artist respondent: Rachel Fallon.
3.00-3.30 Coffee break
3.30-5.00 Session 2: In-conversation with Jane Kelly, winner of the 1972 Housewife of the Year Competition,
Chaired by Gemma Carney
5.00 Food and wine reception
The event will culminate in SHC Presents… HOME a poetry reading on the topic of ‘home’, presented by creative writing students at the Seamus Heaney Centre, starting at 7pm in the Brian Friel Theatre, 20 University Square. Please note that these are separately ticketed events; to book a place at the SHC event, please use the following link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shc-presents-home-tickets-633959338447
This event is a collaboration between the School of Arts, English and Languages, the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work and the Seamus Heaney Centre at QUB. The symposium is the second in a series of Critical Domesticities events led by Shonagh Hill and Trish McTighe at QUB School of Arts, English and Languages. This year they are joined by gerontologist Gemma Carney (Ark Ageing Programme, QUB School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work).
This public event is funded with support from the School of Arts, English and Languages and the ESRC Impact acceleration fund and Queen’s Policy engagement.

Post-Brexit Clinic at Queen's June 2023
2023-06-29 12:30 - 13:45 | Online
For analysis from the Post-Brexit Governance NI project team and a review of the state of play in the ongoing Protocol talks between the UK and the EU, join David Phinnemore, Katy Hayward, Billy Melo Araujo and Lisa Whitten for the latest Post-Brexit Clinic at Queen’s.
Following on from our long-running series of Brexit Clinics at Queen’s, this series of public engagement events looks at the latest developments in the UK’s post-Brexit relationship with the EU and at the implementation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.

Post-Brexit Clinic at Queen's February 2024
2024-02-22 11:30 - 13:45 | Online
Join us for the latest Post-Brexit Clinic at Queen’s University Belfast.
For analysis of developments around the Protocol/Windsor Framework and the findings of the most recent @LucidTalk polling on the Protocol/Windsor Framework for the Post-Brexit Governance NI project, join David Phinnemore and Katy Hayward for our February Post-Brexit Clinic at Queen’s. The Clinic will be streamed on YouTube. The link will be shared prior to the event.

Post-Brexit Clinic June 2024 - Online
2024-06-21 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
How do Northern Ireland voters view the Protocol/Windsor Framework
With the UK general election approaching and with the Northern Ireland Assembly due to hold a ‘democratic consent’ vote on its future later this year, how do voters in Northern Ireland currently view the Protocol/Windsor Framework? Have voters’ views changed in light of the Safeguarding the Union deal? Will views on the Protocol/Windsor Framework matter for how people will vote in the General Election? How does the Protocol/Windsor Framework rank in terms of voters’ current concerns? Who do voters trust to manage Northern Ireland’s interests on the Protocol/Windsor Framework?
Join Professors Katy Hayward and David Phinnemore for analysis of the findings of their most recent @LucidTalk polling on the views of voters in Northern Ireland on Brexit and the Protocol/Windsor Framework.
