An Opt-Out Organ Donor Register – What is it and should Northern Ireland have one?

Old Staff Common Room Queen's University Belfast, University Road, Belfast, United Kingdom

Join in the debate and listen to the panel of speakers as they discuss the Opt-out approach to organ donation that has recently been taken up in Wales and give your views as to whether Northern Ireland should adopt the same approach.

Towards a People Powered Politics

Great Hall Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom

Join Geoff Mulgan, CEO of NESTA, as he shares some ideas he has gathered from his travels around the world on how politics can be organised differently in in the future.

2016 Annual Gibson Lecture at the Gibson Institute

Lecture Theatre 1, Medical Biology Centre 97 Lisburn Road , Belfast, Antrim, United Kingdom

The 2016 Annual Gibson Lecture at the Gibson Institute, Queen’s University, will be delivered by the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Phil Hogan.

Irish Politics 1916-2016: Continuity and Change Panel Discussion

Lanyon Building 0G/074 Queen's University Belfast, University Road, Belfast, Antrim, United Kingdom

On Friday 13th May, as part of the biennial Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI) Postgraduate Conference, a plenary event will take place in conjunction with QPol, Queen's University's public policy engagement initiative.

Do you want to know more about dementia and Alzheimer’s?

Island Hall Lagan Valley Island Conference Centre , Lisburn, Antrim, United Kingdom

Clinicians, researchers practitioners and those affected by dementia will meet in Lisburn on 23 May to share, discuss and learn about the latest research and treatments for dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

Brexit: Key Considerations for Northern Ireland KESS Seminar

Senate Chamber Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, Antrim, United Kingdom

The latest Seminar in the KESS series will be delivered by key academics from Queen's University who will outline some of their thoughts around key issues in the Brexit debate and how they could impact on Northern Ireland.

Mobility & Equality in the EU: Friend or Foe?

Room 27:101 27 University Square, Belfast, Antrim, United Kingdom

Is Free Movement, or mobility, of Persons in the European Union still maintained as a fundamental principle under the UK's threat to withdraw from the EU? Or will the EU betray its principles and foreswear equal treatment of free moving citizens? An afternoon seminar chaired by Professor Dagmar Schiek, Queen's.

The EU Referendum & Northern Ireland: ask the experts

Canada Room and Council Chamber Queen's University Belfast, University Road, Belfast, United Kingdom

In the run-up to the UK referendum on continued EU membership, opinions are divided and very pronounced. With such an important decision ahead, come along to Queen's University on 7 June and hear everything you wanted to know about the EU but were afraid to ask!

KESS Seminar: Understanding and supporting cultural diversity

Long Gallery Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, United Kingdom

In the latest KESS seminar, academics from Queen's and Ulster University will share research findings from several projects that looked at supporting NI's growing cultural diversity

Supporting the education of children in care: what helps?  

NICVA Offices 61 Duncairn Gardens , Belfast, Antrim, United Kingdom

The Centre for Evidence and Social Innovation (CESI) at Queen's University is organising a one-day conference that will bring together carers, professionals, researchers and policy makers from a range of organisations and backgrounds to focus on how best to support the education of children in care.