Controversies about the Human Right to Health

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

Organised by the Northern Ireland Ethics Forum and QPol, as part of the Imagine! Festival of Ideas and Politics 2016. Join Professor Jo Wolff as he looks at the relationship between the right to health and the right to health-care.

Imaginative Randomocracy

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

A political system in which ordinary (randomly selected) citizens make crucial political decisions using their imagination.

What about a Politics of Kindness?

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

Join historian, author and playwright, Philip Orr as he talks about the fascinating life and work of Francis Hutcheson, suggesting ways in which his distinctive philosophy has relevance today as we seek to form ‘a politics of kindness.’

Everything you Wanted to Know about Economics but were Afraid to Ask…

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

Come along and join in this interactive seminar, led by Professor John Barry from Queen’s University Belfast, who will seek to lift the veil behind our understanding of the word "economics" and uncover the hidden truths behind our taken for granted views of economics.

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.