BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Queen's Policy Engagement - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Queen's Policy Engagement X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Queen's Policy Engagement REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20150329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20151025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20160327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20161030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20170326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20171029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20180325T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20181028T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170329T123000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170329T140000 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20170725T113059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170725T113059Z UID:3185-1490790600-1490796000@qpol.qub.ac.uk 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2017/05/QUB_150414_1464.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="QPol":MAILTO:qpol@qub.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170325T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170325T170000 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20170322T162720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170322T162720Z UID:2626-1490450400-1490461200@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:Sounding out on Brexit DESCRIPTION:The Sonic Arts Research Centre (SARC) at Queen’s University Belfast is organising this event which will record sound bites / interviews on the topic of Brexit. \nParticipants will interview the public on how their lives might change in a post-Brexit UK. In this hands-on workshop\, led by led by Franziska Schroeder\, attendees will learn to use basic recording technologies (microphones\, audio recorders etc). They will then edit the sound recordings on state of the art computer editing suites and compile sound bites into a short piece which will be played back at the end of the workshop. Professional sound artists and engineers will be on hand to support participants and no previous experience is required. \nGarret Carr of the Seamus Heaney Centre and the author of The Rule of the Land: Walking Ireland’s Border – a recent BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week – will be helping to facilitate the event. The Irish Independent recently said of Garrett: “he has the eye of a scientist\, and a poet’s facility with words.” \nTo register click here. URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/sounding-out-on-brexit/ LOCATION:Sonic Arts Research Centre\, Cloreen Park \, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT9 5HN\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2017/02/Imagine-Belfast-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170323T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170323T194500 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20170308T104641Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170308T110228Z UID:2558-1490290200-1490298300@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:The 2017 Eaton Lecture - Universities and Urban Regions: A Partnership for Prosperity DESCRIPTION:The Eaton Lecture will take place at Queen’s University (on the Lanyon campus) on Thursday 23 March 2017. \nOrganised by the Chief Executives’ Club at Queen’s and The Centre of Canadian Studies (within the Queen’s School of Natural and Built Environment)\, guest speaker Professor Meric Gertler\, President of the University of Toronto\, will give the lecture\, exploring: “Universities and Urban Regions: A Partnership for Prosperity”.  \nIn his address\, Professor Gertler will cite a range of successful partnerships across the world. \nA panel discussion\, compèred by BBC presenter William Crawley\, will further explore the topic\, from national\, European and local perspectives\, following Professor Gertler’s presentation. The panel will comprise: \n\nProfessor Björn Asheim\, Lund University\, Sweden\nDr Linda Fox-Rogers\, Queen’s University Belfast\nProfessor Kevin Morgan\, Cardiff University\nDr Joanne Stuart\, Catalyst NI\, and\nMs Suzanne Wylie\, Belfast City Council.\n\nPre-lecture refreshments will be served from 5.30pm in The Canada Room\, and the lecture and discussion will take place in The Great Hall\, beginning at 6pm. \nFor further information and to register please click here. URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/2017-eaton-lecture/ LOCATION:Great Hall\, Queen's University Belfast\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2017/03/Meric-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170323T123000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170323T133000 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20170216T154146Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170216T155758Z UID:2483-1490272200-1490275800@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:Machines\, morality and the future of medical care DESCRIPTION:Surgical robots have made hospital debuts\, while prototypes of robotic caregivers continue to evolve. Yet as the technology advances\, concerns about ethics and privacy become more pressing. \nWill sensitive patient data be handled securely? Can we trust robots to care for vulnerable adults? And how can patients be assured that technology won’t encourage them to take medications they don’t want – or need? Join a panel of experts as they discuss these issues. \nSpeakers include Dr Tom Walker\, Senior Lecturer in Ethics at Queen’s University\, Professor Noel Sharkey\, Emeritus Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics\, University of Sheffield and Dr Charlotte Blease\, Research Fellow at Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies and School of Philosophy\, University College Dublin \nThe event will be chaired by Professor Hastings Donnan\, Director of The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace\, Security and Justice at Queen’s University Belfast. \nThis event is free to attend. To register\, click here. URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/machines-morality-and-the-future-of-medical-care/ LOCATION:Moot Court Room\, School of Law\, Tower Building\, Belfast\, Antrim \, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2017/02/Imagine-Belfast-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170322T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170322T152000 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20161005T141837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161005T141837Z UID:1805-1490189400-1490196000@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:Language in education - 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 to attend. To register email raise@niassembly.gov.uk \n  \nAgenda \n1.30pm – Welcome\n \n1.35pm – Assembly Committee Chair – Opening Remarks  \n1.45pm – Dr Sharon Jones (Stranmillis University College) – Languages in Primary Schools in Northern Ireland\n\nThe current deficit in skills in modern languages is economically detrimental (Foreman-Peck and Wang\, 2013)\, not least to the growth of the export base (Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce\, 2014). Evidence suggests that learning a modern language should begin at primary school (Lenneberg\, 1967; Jones and Coffey\, 2006) as this increases self-esteem\, enthusiasm\, and positive attitudes to later learning (Hawkins\, 1974\, 1999; DfES\, 2002; Jones and Coffey\, 2013). As Northern Ireland’s primary schools become increasingly multicultural (Kernaghan\, 2015)\, intercultural education facilitated by modern language learning is increasingly relevant (Richardson and Gallagher\, 2011; Purdy and Ferguson\, 2012; Jones\, 2015)\, addressing racial prejudice early (Sharpe\, 2001\, p. 35). While primary school children in Scotland and England will learn at least one additional language\, Northern Ireland has ‘the shortest period of compulsory foreign language learning in Europe’ (British Council\, 2015). This presentation draws on recent research into current practice and teacher and pupil views in primary schools across Northern\nIreland (Jones et al\, 2016)\, to conclude that foreign language learning should be made a statutory part of the Northern Ireland Curriculum\, thus affording the opportunities of modern language learning to our young people\, and its economic and cultural benefits to our region. \n2.05pm – Mr Ian Collen (QUB) – Transition from Primary Language Programmes to Post-Primary Language Provision\n\nAs in England\, entries for GCSE and A-level languages in Northern Ireland have declined annually since 2004 (CCEA/JCQ). To redress this decline\, languages are now compulsory from Primary 5 to Primary 7 in England. In Scotland\, two languages will be compulsory at primary level from 2020. This has led to a focus in educational research on transition in modern languages (Chambers\, 2014; Courtney\, 2014). In Northern Ireland\, there is a patchwork of schools offering various modern languages at primary level (Purdy\, Siberry & Beale\, 2010)\, but recent research (Collen\, McKendry & Henderson\, 2016) indicates that primary pupils perceive modern languages to have a low status\, that there is no evidence of effective transition in modern languages between primary and post-primary schools and that there is a need to make language learning statutory at primary level\, if our pupils are to be afforded the same opportunities as pupils in England and Scotland\, and be prepared to compete in a globalised employment market. This presentation draws on recent research into models of delivery of primary languages\, taking\ncognisance of the need for effective transition to post-primary education\, and suggests ways in which statutory modern languages should be introduced in Northern Ireland. \n  \n2.25pm – Prof Kieron Sheehy (OU) – Inclusive Practice through Keyword Signing – Addressing barriers to accessible classrooms\n\nThis seminar will present evidence that having an accessible communicative environment is the core of inclusive educational practice\, facilitating positive outcomes for diverse groups of learners (Sheehy et al. 2009). One effective communicate approach is keyword signing (KWS)\, which typically samples the manual signs of a country’s Deaf community. For example\, British Sign Language is the basis of the Makaton vocabulary used in Northern Ireland. KWS signs accompany only the key word(s) in spoken sentences and so provides sign-supported communication\, rather than a sign language. There is extensive evidence of the educational and social benefits to support using KWS. It has also been seen as a potential way to give some children a voice  within the criminal justice and safeguarding system (Bunting et al. 2015)\, addressing the mental health needs of people with learning difficulties (Devine & Taggart 2008) and a  professional training need for  school staff (McConkey & Abbott 2011). However\, there are significant barriers which impede its use in schools and communities.  This seminar will illustrate the nature of these barriers through our research in developing of  KWS Signalong Indonesia (Sheehy & Budiyanto 2014). It will discuss how these difficult barriers might be tackled and the challenges this presents for policy makers with an inclusive agenda. \n  \n2.45pm – Discussion\n \n3.15pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks\n \n3.20pm – Networking and Refreshments URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/language-education-ni-schools/ LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2015/04/kess_1014b.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS)":MAILTO:raise@niassembly.gov.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170322T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170322T140000 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20170322T163410Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170322T163410Z UID:2630-1490187600-1490191200@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:Bioethical utopias: what the future of medicine says about our present DESCRIPTION:With Professor Richard Ashcroft. \nAt a time of social and political uncertainty many people are choosing to focus their dreams and aspirations on their mental and bodily health. We may not be able to have better societies\, but perhaps we can have better minds and bodies. Taking up the hopes held out by biomedicine and biotechnology\, bioethicists have given further voice to these aspirations. In ideas of human enhancement and ‘the post human’ we find them projected into our collective future. Here\, it seems\, society will achieve Utopia\, one body at a time. In this talk Professor Ashcroft will explore the place of science\, medicine\, and technology in the way we imagine our collective and individual futures and what this might tell us about ourselves in the present moment. \nProfessor Richard Ashcroft is a member of the School of Law\, Queen Mary University of London. \nThis event is organised be the NI Ethics Forum which organises talks like this throughout the year. \nTo register click here. URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/bioethical-utopias-what-the-future-of-medicine-says-about-our-present/ LOCATION:Old Staff Common Room\, Queen's University Belfast\, University Road\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2017/02/Imagine-Belfast-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170321T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170321T180000 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20170303T160134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170303T160134Z UID:2546-1490115600-1490119200@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:Modern medical ethics: moral support or professional challenge DESCRIPTION:With Dr Duncan Wilson. \nRecent decades have seen profound changes in our understanding of the ethics of medicine. Whilst the subject was previously discussed by medical doctors alone\, the topic is now discussed publicly and several academic disciplines\, including law\, philosophy and the social sciences\, make substantive contributions to the field. In the UK this change could be attributed to the development of bioethics. However\, a historically accurate picture highlights how the changing political context ultimately determined whether this interdisciplinary field represented a challenge or support for doctors. Illuminated in this way\, we can consider the politics of medical ethics anew. \nDr Duncan Wilson is a member of the Centre for the History of Science\, Technology and Medicine at the University of Manchester and the author of The Making of British Bioethics (MUP 2014). \nThis event is organised be the NI Ethics Forum which organises talks like this throughout the year. To register\, click here. URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/modern-medical-ethics-moral-support-or-professional-challenge/ LOCATION:The Senate Room\, Lanyon Building\, QUB\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2017/02/Imagine-Belfast-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170321T123000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170321T140000 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20170216T155426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170216T155530Z UID:2487-1490099400-1490104800@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:How good are we at understanding the value of arts and culture? DESCRIPTION:This talk poses a fundamental question: how good are we at understanding the difference that arts and culture makes to individuals and to society? \nWe’ve become accustomed to presenting it in terms of benefits that are supposed to persuade the government of the day\, because the aim is usually to make the case for public funding. So\, we point to benefits to the economy or cities or health or education. \nSome of these stand up to investigation but by no means all\, but in any case is there a danger that in doing this we neglect some of the more fundamental benefits that matter to us all? \nThis is not a question of claiming art for arts sake\, but of identifying the most compelling ways in which arts and cultural engagement make a difference to individuals and make a difference to society. \nThis event is free to attend. To register\, click here. URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/how-good-are-we-at-understanding-the-value-of-arts-and-culture/ LOCATION:Old Staff Common Room\, Queen's University Belfast\, University Road\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2017/02/Imagine-Belfast-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170308T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170308T161000 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20161005T115503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161005T115503Z UID:1803-1488979800-1488989400@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:Mental health: treatments and interventions - 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 to attend. To register email raise@niassembly.gov.uk \n  \nAgenda \n1.30pm – Welcome\n \n1.35pm – Assembly Committee Chair – Opening Remarks \n  \n1.45pm – Dr Karen Kirby\, Ms Orla Mc Devitt-Petrovic\, Dr Orla McBride\, Prof Mark Shevlin\, Dr Donal McAteer\, Dr Colin Gorman and Dr Jamie Murphy (Ulster) – A New Mental Health Service Model for NI: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Low Intensity CBT (LI-CBT)\n \nIn 2010\, the Strategy for the Development of Psychological Therapy Services in NI proposed a step care framework (SCF) as the most efficient model of mental health service delivery. A core feature of the SCF was that those with anxiety and depression would receive early interventions with a treatment that was shown to work. Despite the fact that early interventions such as LI-CBT are the most strongly evidenced interventions for depression and anxiety (NICE\, 2009)\, and are shown to save money in the long term (London School of Economics\, 2012)\, we do not currently have a service framework that formally applies this evidence\, by training and employing specialist therapists to work in early intervention. Those with mild to moderate depression and anxiety who would greatly benefit from this service are thus missing out. At Ulster University we have therefore trained approximately 30 LI-CBT therapists to meet the developing service demands (treating approximately 500 clients)\, and while they are on placement\, we are routinely monitoring their effectiveness on a session by session basis. The researchers at Ulster aim to evaluate the efficacy of this service model\, based on the criteria of reducing anxiety and depressive symptoms below a clinical threshold\, while being standardised against national rates for recovery\, are thus demonstrated. \n  \n2.05pm – Dr Claire McCauley\, Prof Hugh Mc Kenna\, Dr Sinead Keeney and Dr Derek McLaughlin (Ulster) – ‘Surviving out of the Ashes’: An exploration of Mental Health Recovery in Young Adulthood in Northern Ireland\n \nIn response to the Bamford Review (2005) recommendations\, the Service Framework for Mental Health and Well-being (DHSSPS 2010) indicated mental health recovery must be at the heart of all service and strategy development. This\, the first study of its kind\, explored young adult service user’s perspectives on mental health recovery in NI. This research identifies the factors that most impact on recovery. It proposes that there must be a definition of mental health recovery\, personalised for young people here\, and that their experiences must be used to inform decisions on service provision. It finds that the considerable risks to young adult’s lives of a generic and service orientated understanding of mental health recovery must be understood by legislators and policy-makers. The research findings make an important\, positive contribution to our understanding of mental health recovery\, and to the policy changes and service developments that are ultimately required to help service users. For example\, findings indicate specific and targetable barriers\, the removal of which would significantly improve a young adult’s perception of the achievability of mental health recovery in their life. Findings also identify specific areas in which tailored information\, education and service provision are able to significantly promote the process of mental health recovering in the young adult demographic. The briefing will identify the actions policy-makers can take to ensure mental health recovery is understood and articulated by young adults to provide them with an effective wellness strategy for life. \n  \n2.25pm – Discussion\n \n2.45pm – Comfort Break \n\n2.55pm – Prof Chris Nugent\, Prof Sally McClean and Dr Ian Cleland (Ulster) – The empowering role of smartphones in behaviour change interventions: The Gray Matters Study\n \nThe use of mobile apps are being claimed to have the ability to support a range of health and social care problems.  Their use is\, however\, surrounded by widespread scepticism due to the lack of clinical evidence of their effectiveness which subsequently hinders their widespread use.  This seminar will provide clinical evidence on the positive effects of mobile apps as a means of delivering behaviour change and reducing the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.  The Gray Matters Study\, a 6-month pilot study with 104 participants using the Gray Matters app\, aimed to reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease\, whilst in the short-term promoting vascular health. The Gray Matters app was designed to facilitate the delivery of intervention material\, recording of user behaviours and presentation of performance feedback. Results indicated that recording behaviours and achievement of daily targets were correlated to favourable improvements in biological and clinical markers\, with significance in reducing BMI and correlation with cholesterol levels. Further analysis indicated that 69.2% of those who achieved more than 60% of their daily targets reduced their BMI during the study. In summary\, the Gray Matters app excelled as a method to deliver intervention material\, and simultaneously encourage and monitor behaviour change. \n  \n3.15pm – Prof Owen Barr\, Dr Elizabeth Gallagher\, Dr Laurence Taggart\, Prof Siobhan O’Neill and Prof Angela Hassiotis (University College Limerick)\, Mr Paul Webb (Praxis) – Examining the difference in how residential facilities support people with intellectual disabilities with challenging behaviour and/or mental health problems live in the community\n \nOver the last 30 years’ services for people with learning disabilities in NI have been transformed with community services. The ‘Equal Live’ Report (2005) and Learning Disability Service Framework document (2012) strongly emphasise supporting people with learning disabilities to be supported in the community. Although\, this has generally been quite successful\, the development of community living has not been without its challenges as some people can present with challenging behaviours and/or mental health problems. The present study was a 3-year project funded by the HSC R&D Division. It was carried out with the aim to investigate potential differences between two groupings of residential facilities for people with learning disabilities and/or challenging behaviours\, one of which has experienced higher rates of hospital admissions\, and one of which has successfully maintained people in the community. Staff from across the five HSCTs in NI participated by completing a number of standardised questionnaires and interviews\, as well as family members and service users in both groups. Key findings highlight differences in terms of approaches of support\, leadership and managerial structure across these two settings. The findings will be discussed and implications/recommendations for both policy and practice will be highlighted. \n3.35pm – Discussion\n \n4.05pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks\n \n4.10pm – Networking and Refreshments URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/mental-health-treatments-interventions/ LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2015/04/kess_1014b.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS)":MAILTO:raise@niassembly.gov.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170221T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170221T200000 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20170206T145910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170206T145910Z UID:2425-1487701800-1487707200@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:Sir Bernard Crossland Annual Lecture - Universities\, Innovation and Growth DESCRIPTION:This year\, Engineers Ireland and Queen’s University are delighted to welcome Professor Dame Ann Dowling OM DBE FRS FREng\, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering and Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Cambridge\, to give the 16th Sir Bernard Crossland Annual Lecture. \nDame Ann will be discussing the role of universities in stimulating growth through the people they educate and through their research and enterprise activities. \nShe will be placing particular emphasis on the importance of partnership between universities and businesses to ensure that these benefits are realised. \nQueen’s University Vice-Chancellor\, Professor Patrick Johnston\, will give the welcome address at this prestigious event. \nThis event is free but pre-registration is required. URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/bernard-crossland-lecture/ LOCATION:Riddel Hall\, 185 Stranmillis Road \, Belfast\, Co Antrim \, BT9 5EE\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2017/02/Ann-DOwling.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170216T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170216T190000 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20170206T144458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170206T144458Z UID:2419-1487260800-1487271600@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:Pioneering Research at Queen's DESCRIPTION:Come and meet some of our global leaders and research pioneers! This exciting showcase is an excellent opportunity to meet and talk with many of the inspiring researchers at Queen’s University. \nThe sixth volume in the DNA of Innovation series will also be launched at the showcase. Global leaders\, Research Pioneers profiles 29 of our researchers and their work within the new Global Research Institutes (GRIs) and Pioneer Research Programmes (PRPs) at Queen’s. \nThese academics will have stands at the showcase and copies of the new publication will be available free of charge. URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/pioneering-research-queens/ LOCATION:Whitla Hall\, University Road\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2017/02/Science.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170130T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170130T130000 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20170725T110932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170725T110932Z UID:3175-1485770400-1485781200@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:The practical implications of the UK Supreme Court´s “Brexit” decision for Northern Ireland DESCRIPTION:The School of Law at QUB\, together with the Centre for Transnational and European Studies\, is delighted to host a round-table discussion about the “Brexit” decisions of the UK Supreme Court\, released on Tuesday\, 24th January\, concerning the constitutional requirements to trigger Art. 50 TEU. \nA number of experts  will introduce different perspectives about the practical implications of this critically important case and\, in particular\, what it means for devolved government in Northern Ireland now and in the future\, relations with the Republic of Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom\, the implications for human rights and the Peace Process\, and the role of Northern Ireland in the “Brexit” negotiations. \nSpeakers include: \n\nProfessor Stephen Tierney (Edinburgh)\nProfessor Brendan O’Leary (U. Penn)\nProfessor John Temple-Lang (TCD)\nProfessor Daniel Halberstam (Michigan)\nProfessor Gordon Anthony (QUB)\nProfessor Christopher McCrudden (QUB)\,\nProfessor Dagmar Schiek (QUB).\n\nThese interventions will be followed by an extensive period for Questions and Answers\, and discussion. This event is sponsored by the British Academy\, the QUB School of Law\, the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence “Tensions at the Fringes of the European Union” and the Human Rights Centre at the School of Law. URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/practical-implications-uk-supreme-courts-brexit-decision-northern-ireland/ LOCATION:Moot Court Room\, School of Law\, Tower Building\, Belfast\, Antrim \, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2017/05/QUB_150414_1464.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170126T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170126T194500 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20170110T161304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170117T092541Z UID:2304-1485455400-1485459900@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:Government Communications in the 21st Century with Alex Aiken DESCRIPTION:Alex Aiken\, Executive Director for Government Communications at the Cabinet Office will deliver an address entitled “Government Communications in the 21st Century” in the Moot Court Room\, Queen’s University Belfast on Thursday 26th January 2017 at 6.30pm. \nMr Aiken’s address will look at the function and importance of Government communications and he will take part in a question and answer session. \nTo register\, click here. \n  \nRunning Order \n6.30pm     Welcome \n6.35pm     Introduction by Professor David Phinnemore\, Dean of Education\, Faculty of Arts\, Humanities and Social Sciences\, Queen’s University Belfast \n6.45pm     Address by Alex Aiken \n7.10pm     Question and Answer Session with Alex Aiken \n7.40pm     Closing Remarks by Professor David Phinnemore URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/21st-government-communications-alex-aiken/ LOCATION:Moot Court Room\, School of Law\, Tower Building\, Belfast\, Antrim \, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2016/11/Queens-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="QPol":MAILTO:qpol@qub.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170125T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170125T153000 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20161005T110647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161005T110647Z UID:1799-1485351000-1485358200@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:Labour market and employment: current trends 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 to attend. To register email raise@niassembly.gov.uk \n  \nAgenda \n1.30pm – RaISe – Welcome\n \n1.35pm – Assembly Committee Chair – Opening Remarks  \n1.45pm – Dr John Moriarty\, Dr David Wright\, Dr Dermot O’Reilly and Professor Allen Thurston (QUB) – Social Mobility in Northern Ireland\n \nBoth the 2008 and 2011 Programmes for Government placed economic growth and creation of enhanced high skill labour market opportunities to the fore among the strategic priorities for Northern Ireland. Intertwined with these objectives is an emphasis on the key role of improved educational attainment in driving opportunities for social mobility. Unfortunately\, social mobility has been difficult to quantify satisfactorily\, due to a lack of suitable datasets. However\, data linking successive Census returns have recently become available\, allowing for comparison of labour market progression between persons from different socioeconomic backgrounds. This seminar will demonstrate how such linked longitudinal data can be used as evidence of:\na. The extent of both absolute mobility (i.e. changes to occupational socioeconomic structures over time\, both upwards and downwards) and of relative mobility (rates of movement between socioeconomic classes);\nb. The extent to which key factors such as an individual’s gender\, education attainment or history of disability may affect their opportunities for socioeconomic progression; and\,\nc. The relative importance of macro-level socioeconomic structures versus individual-level opportunities for upward mobility. \nThe seminar will conclude with an overview of how further linkage with administrative records around education are enabling us to further disentangle the routes to greater economic opportunity. \n  \n2.05pm – Prof Duncan McVicar (QUB) – Zero Hours Contracts\, Job Quality and Impacts on Workers\n \nSeven years on from the Great Recession\, survey data suggest that the use of zero hours contracts (ZHCs) in the UK labour market continues to grow rapidly. In some sectors\, such as care working\, incidence may be over 50%. This seminar will begin by summarising what we know from existing studies on the prevalence of ZHCs across recent years and across industries and socio-demographic groups at the UK level. We will then consider what we can learn about the prevalence of ZHCs in Northern Ireland from existing survey data. Finally\, we will consider the impact of ZHCs on worker outcomes such as wages and job satisfaction. \n  \n2.25pm – Dr Matt Jennings (Ulster) – ‘Quality of Life’: inclusion and resilience in community cultural development\n \nWork within the arts sector is often precarious\, inequitable and underpaid. Yet policy bodies increasingly recognise the social and economic benefits of the creative industries and cultural development. Management research has identified the flexible approach of arts organisations as a model for workplace relations everywhere. Yet the resilience of cultural workers can be tested when their livelihood is threatened. This can have serious implications for the communities with whom they work. This presentation will examine working conditions within the community arts sector of Northern Ireland\, drawing on interviews with 20 experienced artists from a range of disciplines and backgrounds. All helped to deliver the Derry/Londonderry City of Culture 2013 and continue to provide vital support for: the wellbeing of older people\, people with mental health issues and disabilities; the education of young people and children; and peacebuilding and social development. The findings demonstrate the complexity\, commitment and resourcefulness of their working lives. However\, increasingly they are working outside of the region or leaving the community sector.  This presentation raises concerns for cultural inclusion within the new Department of Communities\, but will also suggest innovative measures that could allow the sector to thrive\, drawing on international examples of policy and practice. \n2.45pm – Discussion\n \n3.15pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks\n \n3.20pm – Networking and Refreshments URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/labour-employment-current-trends-ni/ LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2015/04/kess_1014b.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS)":MAILTO:raise@niassembly.gov.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170119T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170119T213000 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20170111T164848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170111T164848Z UID:2329-1484854200-1484861400@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:Slugger Session in association with QPol – The Review of the Year SO FAR! DESCRIPTION:We are less than two weeks into the new year and already it seems like we have a whole year’s worth of news stories behind us. \nRHI\, the collapse of the Assembly\, potential elections and much more! \nJoin us next Thursday 19th of January for a Slugger Session as we explore all these issues with our panel of experts: \n\nAllison Morris – Irish News Journalist\nDawn Purvis – Former MLA\nDr Margaret O’Callaghan – Historian and political analyst at Queen’s University\nProf Rick Wilford – Professor of Politics at Queen’s University\nAlan Meban – Slugger Contributor and Political Commentator\n\nHost for the evening is Slugger Deputy Editor David McCann. \nTo register please click here. URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/slugger-session-in-association-with-qpol-the-review-of-the-year-so-far/ LOCATION:The Dark Horse\, Hill Street \, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT1 2LB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2017/01/review-so-far-2017.png ORGANIZER;CN="QPol":MAILTO:qpol@qub.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170118T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170118T144500 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20161005T105604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161005T105604Z UID:1798-1484746200-1484750700@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:Prison reform - 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 to attend. To register email raise@niassembly.gov.uk \n  \nAgenda \n1.30pm – Welcome\n \n1.35pm – Assembly Committee Chair – Opening Remarks  \n1.45pm – Dr Michelle Butler (QUB) – The Northern Ireland Prison Reform Programme: Progress Made and Challenges Remaining\n \nWith the devolution of justice powers to the Stormont Assembly following the Hillsborough Agreement (2010)\, a commitment was given to undertake a review of prison conditions\, management and oversight. The findings emerging from this review fed into a significant penal reform programme which was launched in 2011 (DOJNI\, 2011). \nIn the final report emerging from this review\, 40 recommendations were put forward\, outlining “the kind of prison system that could and should be constructed” (Prison Review Team\, 2011: 5). The achievement of these 40 recommendations have been used by many as a barometer to judge the success of these reforms. Drawing on publically available administrative data\, this presentation will reflect on the reform journey so far. Key achievements will be reviewed before moving on to discuss some of the main challenges remaining. Comparisons will be drawn with other jurisdictions and insights from academia will be put forward to demonstrate how evidence-based research can be used to inform policy development\, practice and reform. \n2.05pm – Discussion\n \n2.35pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks\n \n2.40pm – Networking and Refreshments URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/prison-reform-northern-ireland/ LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2015/04/kess_1014b.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS)":MAILTO:raise@niassembly.gov.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161214T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161214T153000 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20161005T104612Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161005T104612Z UID:1797-1481722200-1481729400@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:Children and young persons' attitudes and experiences - 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 to attend. To register email raise@niassembly.gov.uk \n  \nAgenda \n1.30pm – Welcome\n \n1.35pm – Assembly Committee Chair – Opening Remarks \n1.45pm – Dr Stefanie Doebler (University of Liverpool)\, Dr Ruth McAreavey\, Prof Sally Shortall and Dr Ian Shuttleworth (QUB) – Negativity toward immigrant out-groups among Northern Ireland’s Youth – are younger cohorts becoming more tolerant?\n \nNegativity toward immigrants is a known problem in Northern Ireland. Media reports of racist hate crimes have been so frequent that Northern Ireland was famously dubbed the ‘race hate capital of Europe’. There exist several accounts on this\, but the current knowledge-base has gaps regarding young people’s attitudes\, and there is a lack of cohort comparisons. This paper examines cohort differences in\, and predictors of negativity toward immigrant out-groups in Northern Ireland using data from the Northern Ireland Life and Times (NILT) and Young Life and Times (YLT) surveys 2004 to 2013. The main focus is on young people aged 16 and 18 to 24 years. Findings: Negativity toward immigrants has increased in recent years across all\, but the youngest cohort. Segregation\, sectarian attitudes and type of school are important predictors. Living in segregated areas and preference for a segregated neighbourhood are positively and social contacts and (religiously) mixed schooling negatively related to negativity toward immigrants. However\, for the 16 year olds\, not mixed schooling\, but other school characteristics are statistically associated with lower levels of outgroup negativity. \n  \n2.05pm – Dr Gemma M. Carney and Dr Paula Devine (QUB) – Children’s attitudes towards old age: findings from the Kids Life and Times Survey 2015\n \nMindful of Northern Ireland’s history of religious and ethnic segregation\, this paper investigates another\, more prevalent form of segregation: age segregation. Public policy tends to divide people into age groups by virtue of the ‘natural’ association of childhood with schooling\, middle age with work and old age with retirement. Leading scholars have argued that this age segregation can lead to absence of mutual understanding between generations\, arguing that age segregation is a root cause of ageist social attitudes (Hagestad and Uhlenberg\, 2006). This contention has not been tested\, and as a result\, little is known about what children think about ageing and older people. For these reasons\, questions about ageing and older people were included in the 2014 Kids’ Life and Times (KLT) Survey\, exploring the opinions of 10 and 11 years olds to ageing and ageism. We report the views of 4\,757 10 and 11-year-old children\, living in Northern Ireland. We present some timely and significant results which offer new research questions for policy-makers interested in how population ageing affects all age groups\, particularly when societies are segregated along age lines. \n  \n2.25pm – Dr Dirk Schubotz\, Dr Katrina Lloyd and Dr Martina McKnight (QUB) – A Question of Sport: Perspectives of Children and Young People\n \nIn 2015 ARK surveyed children and young people\, who were at the end of their primary and post-primary education respectively\, about their experiences of sport and physical activity. A module of questions on sport was included in the Kids Life and Times (KLT) survey of P7 children and the Young Life and Times (YLT) survey of 16-year olds. Approximately 5\,200 10 and 11 year olds and 1\,200 16-year olds responded. The survey included questions about the extent of regular physical activity and sport undertaken both inside and outside of school; about encouraging and prohibiting factors in relation to taking part in sport; self-assessed health; the role of sports idols; and enjoyment of sports. At this seminar we will present the key findings from this research. We will discuss how experience of\, and access to\, sport varies by gender\, socio-economic background and rurality. We will also report on what type of physical activities children and young people most enjoy\, and how the available infrastructure meets their needs. \n2.45pm – Discussion\n \n3.15pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks\n \n3.20pm – Networking and Refreshments URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/children-young-persons-attitudes/ LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2015/04/kess_1014b.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS)":MAILTO:raise@niassembly.gov.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161129T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161129T190000 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20161118T161244Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161118T161546Z UID:2066-1480438800-1480446000@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:Seminar on Article 50 litigation: UK\, Northern Ireland and EU perspectives DESCRIPTION:The aim of the seminar is to discuss the recent rulings delivered by the High Courts in Northern Ireland (McCord\, Re Judicial) and England and Wales (in R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union) concerning the constitutional requirements to trigger Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union\, in order to kick-start the process of negotiating the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. \nTopics of discussion will include: \n\nwhether the triggering of Article 50 TEU can take place under the royal prerogative or requires an Act of Parliament\nthe legislative consent of the devolved nations and the possible involvement of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Brexit disputes\n\nAs the Article 50 disputes have now made their way up to the Supreme Court\, the seminar participants will also discuss the key issues and arguments that may arise in the context of these proceedings. \nThe seminar will be chaired by Billy Melo Araujo from Queen’s University and the speakers from Queen’s are: \n\nProfessor Chris McCrudden\nDr Alex Schwartz \nProfessor John Morrison\nProfessor Dagmar Schiek\n\nThis event is sponsored by Queen’s School of Law\, the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence “Tensions at the Fringes of the European Union” project\, and the Human Rights Centre. URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/article-50-litigation-uk-northern-ireland-and-eu-perspectives/ LOCATION:Moot Court Room\, School of Law\, Tower Building\, Belfast\, Antrim \, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2016/05/Queens.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161124T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161124T200000 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20161104T163454Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161114T165448Z UID:1949-1480012200-1480017600@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:Brexit: Challenges and Opportunities with Micheál Martin TD DESCRIPTION:Micheál Martin TD\, Leader of Fianna Fáil will make an address entitled “Brexit: Challenges and Opportunities” in the Great Hall\, Queen’s University Belfast on Thursday 24th November at 6.30pm. \nThe address will be followed by a question and answer session moderated by William Crawley\, BBC NI Journalist and Broadcaster. \n  \nRunning Order \n6.30pm     Welcome by William Crawley \n6.35pm     Introduction by Professor Richard English\, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Internationalisation and  Engagement\, Queen’s University Belfast \n6.45pm     Address by Micheál Martin TD \n7.15pm     Question and Answer Session with Micheál Martin moderated by William Crawley \n7.55pm     Closing Remarks by Professor Richard English URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/brexit-challenges-and-opportunities-with-micheal-martin-td/ LOCATION:Great Hall\, Queen's University Belfast\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2016/11/Queens-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="QPol":MAILTO:qpol@qub.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161123T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161123T210000 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20170725T112408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170725T112524Z UID:3179-1479927600-1479934800@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:Telling stories of hope and fear at ‘year’s end’ DESCRIPTION:Since time immemorial the season to huddle by the fireside and to shiver at tales of the supernatural is ‘year’s end’. Join us beneath the Gothic vaults of the Queen’s University Graduate School to exhume this history and bring forth fresh tales of terror from your own nightmares. \n\nThe evening will begin with a brief talk on how supernatural stories look backwards and forwards as tales of caution\, horrors of the past and hopes for the future. Afterwards you can join a discussion featuring readings from ghostly stories led by seasonal horror expert Dr Derek Johnston. Or you can develop your own tale of the uncanny in a structured creative writing workshop with novelist and playwright Dr Darran McCann. \nFree admission | Booking required\nEvent enquiries: derek.johnston@qub.ac.uk\nLed by: Queen’s University Belfast\nIn partnership with: British Academy URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/telling-stories-hope-fear-years-end/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2017/07/Grad-school.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161123T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161123T163000 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20161005T095343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161005T095343Z UID:1796-1479907800-1479918600@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:Economy: incentivising investment and competitiveness and managing public debt - 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 to attend. To register email raise@niassembly.gov.uk \n  \nAgenda \n1.30pm – RaISe – Welcome\n \n1.35pm – Assembly Committee Chair – Opening Remarks \n1.45pm – Dr Gareth Campbell (QUB) – How should NI respond to Corporation Tax cuts in ROI and GB?\n\nThe Fresh Start Agreement committed the NI Executive to reducing the corporation tax rate in Northern Ireland to 12.5% from 2018. The intention was to make the tax rate in NI the same as in ROI\, and lower than in GB. However\, within the past year the Irish government has cut its tax rate on certain types of profits to just 6.25%. Meanwhile\, the British government has promised to cut its tax on profits to 17%. Further corporation tax rate cuts in ROI are possible\, and in GB are very likely. This research analyses how the NI Executive should respond. It argues that simply maintaining the 12.5% rate\, the default approach\, would be the worst possible option. Matching cuts on an ad hoc basis would be unlikely\, and suboptimal even if it happened. A much better approach would be to publicly commit now to match any cuts in the GB rate\, reducing the NI rate to 11.5% by 2020\, and possibly to 7% by 2025 if the GB rate is cut further. The best approach would be to commit to more than match any cuts in the main rate of corporation tax\, but leave the small profits tax rate unchanged. \n\n2.05pm – Mr Richard Johnston and Miss Laura Heery (Ulster) – Competitiveness Scorecard for NI\n\nCompetitiveness is a key driver in the rate of economic growth and living standards.  Ulster University’s Economic Policy Centre (UUEPC) developed the Competitiveness Scorecard on behalf of the Economic Advisory Group\, taking a similar approach to the Republic of Ireland’s National Competitiveness Council.  The Scorecard benchmarks NI’s relative competitiveness against a range of competitor nations over a five-year period in more than 150 indicators.  There are eleven pillars that make up the Scorecard\, including macroeconomic and fiscal sustainability\, quality of life\, environmental sustainability\, business environment\, business performance\, education and skills and innovation\, research and development.  The presentation will focus on outcomes (economic\, quality of life and environmental)\, the economic environment (labour supply\, productivity etc.) and policy drivers (Education and skills\, Innovation R&D etc.) \nIn overall terms\, NI’s competitiveness performance has improved marginally over the last 5 years\, but remains below average for the countries analysed within the Scorecard.  In terms of individual pillars\, NI performs well in the business environment\, quality of life and business performance elements of the Scorecard.  In contrast\, NI’s performs less well in terms of productivity\, employment & labour supply and macro and fiscal sustainability elements.  The Competitiveness Scorecard acts as a barometer of relative competitiveness\, acts as a useful tool to direct policy-makers towards the key issues that require intervention and also provides an indication of the scale of the challenge facing NI. \n2.25pm – Discussion \n2.45pm – Comfort Break \n\n2.55pm – Dr Sharon McClements\, Prof Martin Haran and Mr Andrew McErlane (Ulster) – Unlocking Benefits and Opportunities through Social Infrastructure\n \nResearch has established that social infrastructure provision positively influences economic growth and social development\, and a review of historical spending in NI indicates an identified need to upgrade and replace social infrastructure. Yet\, as the UK Government continues to implement its austerity policies\, the NI Executive has been subject to imposed budgetary cuts and as a result\, capital budgets have been restrained. Against this backdrop\, there is a necessity to review social infrastructure provision policies and the mechanisms by which it is provided in NI. \nPublic-Private Partnerships (PPP) have been the predominant mechanism for large social infrastructure provision in the UK and will continue to be utilised through the new Private Finance 2 (PF2) model\, introduced in 2013. Similarly\, in the Scotland\, the Scottish Futures Trust approach to infrastructure investment is based on joint ventures between the Scottish Territories and private sector partners. In providing the new NI Executive solution-based recommendations\, this presentation deliberates on the application and compatibility of the strategic infrastructure investment approaches adopted by both UK and Scottish Governments as potential strategies for increased social infrastructure investment and the opportunity to enhance economic growth and social development in Northern Ireland. \n\n3.15pm – Dr Dimitris P. Sotiropoulos (OU) – Options for public debt management\n \nAusterity policies in the wake of the 2008 global financial meltdown have left a host of developed capitalist economies struggling with very high levels of sovereign indebtedness. Given that prospects for economic growth still remain anaemic\, and that financial risks have not been completely eliminated\, the recovery process is slow and fragile. Contemporary policy-making thus encounters an unusual debt overhang puzzle. How important is this issue for the European economies? Is there an easy way out? Should policy-makers continue to rely on ‘business as usual’\, or should they seek answers in the unchartered waters of unorthodox solutions? How important is central banking to tackling the problem? Drawing on my policy proposal for the resolution to the European sovereign debt overhang and my book on the political economy of contemporary financialised capitalism\, the seminar will discuss a number of policy options in relation to how public debt can be managed in a sustainable way. The key lessons to policy-makers are that economies with weak currencies are better off within monetary unions and that unorthodox central bank policies are the only means to overcome the contradictions of a monetary union in the absence of fiscal integration. \n3.35pm – Discussion\n \n4.05pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks\n \n4.10pm – Networking and Refreshments URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/economy-incentivising-investment-and-competitiveness-and-managing-public-debt-kess-seminar/ LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2015/04/kess_1014b.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS)":MAILTO:raise@niassembly.gov.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161116T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161116T153000 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20161005T094531Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161005T094531Z UID:1795-1479303000-1479310200@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:Abortion Policy and Law: key considerations - 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 to attend. To register email raise@niassembly.gov.uk \nAgenda \n1.30pm – RaISe – Welcome\n \n1.35pm – Assembly Committee Chair – Opening Remarks  \n1.45pm – Dr Kathryn McNeilly (QUB) – Beyond Article 8: The European Convention on Human Rights and Abortion in Cases of Fatal Foetal Abnormality and Sexual Crime\n \nIn November 2015 the Northern Ireland High Court determined prohibition of abortion in Northern Ireland in cases of fatal foetal abnormality and sexual crime incompatible with Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. This Article upholds the right to private and family life. While this was the only Article found to be violated by the High Court\, submissions were also made to the Court on two other Articles of the Convention\, namely the Article 3 right to be free from torture or inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment and the Article 14 right to non-discrimination. This presentation will outline in an accessible way the legal background and reasoning for the Northern Ireland High Court’s determination on Article 8\, but will also return to case law of the European Court of Human Rights to explain why further incompatibility may be found under Article 3. This is significant in understanding not only the potential for this case on appeal\, but also for future development and discussion of domestic law in this area. \n\n2.05pm – Dr Fiona Bloomer (Ulster) and Dr Claire Pierson (Manchester Metropolitan University) – Morality policy under the lens – evidence based policy making on abortion versus myth-usage\n \nThis paper considers global trends in abortion policy using the framework of morality policy.  The authors will explain how the controversy over abortion policy restricts legal reform\, resulting in legislative lacunae and non-decision making.  Using evidence from a British Academy funded analysis of debates in the Northern Ireland Assembly during the period 1998 to 2016\, the authors demonstrate how such trends are visible in the Northern Ireland context.  The authors present examples of myths used in political debate in Northern Ireland and counter these myths with academic evidence drawn from systematic scientific reviews to illustrate the problematic nature of basing policy on morality rather than fact. \n\n2.25pm – Dr Lesley Hoggart\, (OU) and Prof Sally Sheldon (Kent University) – Tensions in Abortion law and policy\, and effects on women\n \nThis presentation will focus on the tensions between the legal and policy framework for abortion\, and women’s abortion experiences\, throughout the UK. First\, we will report on a mixed methods study into different aspects of young women’s experiences (aged 16-24) of one or more unintended pregnancies ending in abortion in England and Wales. One key finding was that despite most abortions following contraceptive failures\, women still internalised shame and blame. This reflects the continued stigmatisation of abortion. We then draw on a recently completed study of the home use of abortion pills in Northern Ireland (and elsewhere)\, highlighting some of the ways in which the current law fails either to prevent abortion or to protect women’s health.  At a time when it is possible to end a pregnancy using pills that are readily available on line\, it assesses some of the challenges for effective regulation and poses some fundamental questions regarding the need for legal reform. \n2.45pm – Discussion\n \n3.15pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks\n \n3.20pm – Networking and Refreshments URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/abortion-policy-law-key-considerations/ LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2015/04/kess_1014b.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS)":MAILTO:raise@niassembly.gov.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161109T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161109T160000 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20161003T120300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161003T120300Z UID:1789-1478687400-1478707200@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:History by Numbers DESCRIPTION:This workshop will introduce A-level students to economics-based approaches to studying history\, and show how quantitative historical data and economic theory can shed light on existing historical debates. The aim of this event is to get students to look at history from beyond specific times or places: to look at the economic forces that have shaped our world in the past and will continue to shape our world in the future. \nOver the course of the day\, students will be introduced to the field of economic history and the tools of the economic historian. Students will be given an introduction to historical data through the use of graphs\, charts and tables\, and will be encouraged to get to grips with historical data through interactive games and activities. Students will also be introduced to the research carried out by staff at Queen’s University Centre for Economic History (QUCEH). \nSchools interested in participating in this event should contact Dr Alan de Bromhead at Queen’s Management School. URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/history-by-numbers/ LOCATION:Riddel Hall\, 185 Stranmillis Road \, Belfast\, Co Antrim \, BT9 5EE\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2016/10/ESRC-Festival-Large.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161107T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161107T190000 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20161003T112715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161003T120503Z UID:1784-1478534400-1478545200@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:Waiting for a transplant on dialysis: living while dying with kidney disease DESCRIPTION:The event will include a presentation centred on facing mortality with chronic disease\, by Dr Jimmy McAleavey\, currently a Lecturer in Creative Writing at the Seamus Heaney Centre/School of English\, Queens University Belfast. Jimmy is an acclaimed scriptwriter and has written for feature films\, written and directed short films\, scripted TV drama and produced and directed factual TV. \nWe also plan a film viewing of a piece created by our newly established Renal Arts Group in collaboration with patients\, academics and healthcare staff. The film portrays the devastating diagnosis of renal disease\, with no cure\, and the demanding treatments to be endured as health deteriorates whilst waiting for the elusive kidney transplant\, not always available and in short supply.\nA debate around improving knowledge of kidney disease and how we might improve the kidney donor rate will be held. This will be co-facilitated by a kidney surgeon and a patient. \nFor further information or to register for this event\, please contact Dr Helen Noble at Queen’s University Belfast. URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/living-while-dying-kidney-disease/ LOCATION:The Black Box (Main Room)\, 18-22 Hill Street\, Belfast\, Co Antrim\, BT1 2LA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2016/10/ESRC-Festival-Large.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161107T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161107T140000 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20161003T105052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161007T111551Z UID:1781-1478520000-1478527200@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:Who\, what\, where\, when and why: apologies and dealing with the past DESCRIPTION:This is the first in a series of three events from the ESRC-funded project ‘Apologies\, abuses and dealing with the past: A socio-legal analysis’. \nUsing Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland as a case study\, the event will explore the relationship between apologies\, abuses and dealing with past harms across three topics (paramilitary violence\, institutional child abuse and the economic crisis). In contrast to existing research on apologies\, this seminar focuses on the views of apologisers\, victims and the general public. \nWe will begin with an overview of our approach to this work. The first draft of our universal template for the construction of a ‘legitimate’ apology will then be circulated\, with a chance for group discussion and anonymous feedback. \nOne of the key aims of this stakeholder seminar is to inform further detailed empirical research in this area. \nFor further information and to register\, please email Dr Anna Bryson at Queen’s University Belfast. URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/apologies-dealing-past/ LOCATION:Flexible Teaching Space\, Peter Froggatt Centre\, Queen's University Belfast\, Belfast\, Co Antrim\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2016/10/ESRC-Festival.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161105T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161105T210000 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20161003T102221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161003T120529Z UID:1777-1478372400-1478379600@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:How can social science help community relations in Northern Ireland? DESCRIPTION:This event will present work by researchers at Queen’s University that uses the theories and methods of political science and social psychology in order to help community relations in Northern Ireland. A series of talks will be followed by a roundtable discussion with Dr Paul Nolan\, the author of the Peace Monitoring report\, and representatives of the Community Relations Council. \nThe short talks will be introduced by Professor Orla Muldoon of the University of Limerick\, who has completed extensive research into the psychological mechanisms underpinning intergroup relations and identity in Ireland. The presentations will focus on Citizen’s Assemblies as a potential form of democratic decision-making\, inter-community trust\, the role of police in Northern Ireland\, and the ‘Northern Irish’ national identity. \nThis event will appeal to anyone with a general interest in local politics and how social scientific theories can inform the real-world practice of promoting harmonious relations. \nFor further information and to register\, please email Kevin McNicholl at Queen’s University Belfast. URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/social-science-community-relations-ni/ LOCATION:The Black Box (Main Room)\, 18-22 Hill Street\, Belfast\, Co Antrim\, BT1 2LA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2016/10/ESRC-Festival.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161026T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161026T174500 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20161019T160715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161019T160715Z UID:1870-1477486800-1477503900@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:Intersectionality in Law\, Policy and Society DESCRIPTION:This is a half-day international interdisciplinary postgraduate research workshop on intersectionality\, where Professor Sandra Fredman\, FBA\, QC (University of Oxford\, United Kingdom)\, will be giving the key note speech entitled “Intersectional Discrimination in the European Union.” \nThe full programme can be accessed here. \nAttendance is free\, but registration is required (click here to register). \nFor guidance on reaching the workshop venue or for contacts where you can reach the conference organisers\, please consult the welcome pack. URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/intersectionality-in-law-policy-and-society/ LOCATION:Canada Room and Council Chamber\, Queen's University Belfast\, University Road\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2016/05/Queens.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161012T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161012T163000 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20161005T093126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161005T093126Z UID:1794-1476279000-1476289800@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:Outcome of the European referendum: a Northern Ireland perspective 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 to attend. To register email raise@niassembly.gov.uk \nAgenda \n1.30pm – RaISe – Welcome\n \n1.35pm – Assembly Committee Chair – Opening Remarks  \n1.45pm – Prof John Garry (QUB) – The EU referendum Vote in Northern Ireland: Implications for our understanding of citizens’ political views and behaviour\n \nPolitics in Northern Ireland is typically dominated by the ethno-national divide between Catholic nationalists and Protestant unionists. The EU referendum presented an opportunity for a major political issue to cross-cut this division\, with variation in both communities on the issue of EU membership. In this presentation I use data from a large scale representative survey conducted at the time of the referendum (number of respondents = 4\,000) to investigate the following questions: What kind of citizens participated in the referendum and what kind of citizens abstained? What is the demographic profile of ‘Remain’ voters and ‘Leave’ voters? \nI investigate the relationship between vote behaviour and age\, gender\, social class\, and education. What is the attitudinal profile of ‘Remain’ voters and ‘Leave’ voters? I investigate the relationship between vote behaviour and positions on the nationalist-unionist issue area\, on economic left-right matters and on socio-moral (conservative versus liberal) issues. The data used is from a project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council on which I am the Principal Investigator.\nOverall\, the presentation provides a strong evidence-based discussion of who voted in the referendum\, how they voted and how their voting relates to demographic and attitudinal characteristics. The presentation discusses the implications of the findings for our understanding of contemporary Northern Ireland politics and the use of referendums to address political issues. \n\n2.05pm – Dr Graham Brownlow (QUB) – Opportunity Brexit? Institutional Economic Implications for Northern Ireland\n\nThe vote for Brexit has created a situation where economic policy\, to a certain extent\, is developing faster than textbook theory. Northern Ireland’s economic predicament is a combination of UK-wide processes\, more intense forms of UK-wide problems and processes unique to the region. The speed\, sequence and ‘architecture’ of regional economic policy-making\, as well as its content\, requires consideration if Brexit is to provide an economic opportunity. Designing appropriate economic policy responses requires considering not just the policies to be pursued\, but also the design of the organisations needed to implement policies. \n\n2.25pm – Dr Lee McGowan and Dr Viviane Gravey (QUB) – EU Policy Competences after Brexit: Issues for Northern Ireland\n\nMany aspects of public policy in Northern Ireland involved an EU dimension\, being shaped in Brussels and implemented locally. The return of devolved government to Northern Ireland opened up new possibilities for engagement with the EU\, provided access to specific funds and gave Northern Ireland a presence in Brussels. What does Brexit mean for Northern Ireland? Following Brexit (former) EU competences will become the responsibility of the devolved administrations but are they ready to develop\, fund and administer these aspects of public policy?  This presentation focuses on two policy areas\, namely agriculture and the environment. Both have played a significant role in Northern Ireland in terms of funding (through\, for example\, the Single Farm Payment) and legislation (Habitats Directive; Waste Directives). As the UK government prepares its negotiation strategies\, there are many questions to raise over the EU impact on both and the future shape of a Northern Irish agricultural policy and which areas of EU environmental legislation to keep or abandon. \n2.45pm – Discussion \n3.05pm – Comfort Break \n3.10pm – Dr Katy Hayward (QUB) – The Implications of Brexit for the Irish Border: Challenges and Options\n\nA key conundrum facing policymakers is how to realise a central ambition of the Brexit campaign (i.e. hardening the UK’s borders with the EU) without damaging the benefits currently ensured by the UK’s ‘soft’ borders with Ireland. This presentation will focus on the Irish border as the locus of this challenge – one which has particular implications for the cohesion of the UK and political stability within NI. It will first identify the likely fracture points and\, indeed\, yield points in cross-border cooperation on the island. It will then outline different options for managing the UK/Ireland border flows and governance in the potential context of the UK’s exit from the EU. \n\n3.30pm – Prof David Phinnemore (QUB) – Northern Ireland and Brexit: Limits and Opportunities for a New Relationship with the EU\n\nThe prospect of Brexit begs questions of what new relationship the UK can and should seek to establish with the EU and how Northern Ireland can and should position itself in that relationship. Given the remain vote and post-Brexit the challenges posed not least by its geographical location\, what if any options are there for a bespoke status for Northern Ireland? The presentation reviews established and more recent options against the backdrop of established principles underpinning the nature and content of the relationships the EU has established with European neighbours\, as well as bespoke arrangements established for specific regions within partner and member states. \n\n3.50pm – Discussion\n \n4.10pm – RaISe Closing Remarks\n \n4.15pm – Networking and Refreshments \n  URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/eu-referendum-northern-ireland-perspective/ LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2015/04/kess_1014b.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS)":MAILTO:raise@niassembly.gov.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161007T123000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161009T133000 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20160915T110245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160915T110245Z UID:1744-1475843400-1476019800@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference DESCRIPTION:The Annual Conference of the Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI) will take place in the Europa Hotel\, Belfast\, over the weekend of 7-9th October 2016. \nThe Conference starts at 12.30pm on Friday 7 October and ends at 1.30pm on Sunday 9 October. \nCheck out the Conference Programme and register here. \n  URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/psai-annual-conference/ LOCATION:Europa Hotel\, Great Victoria Street\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT2 7AP\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2016/09/PSAI.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160922T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160923T170000 DTSTAMP:20260427T101057 CREATED:20160914T145213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160914T145213Z UID:1721-1474565400-1474650000@qpol.qub.ac.uk SUMMARY:Women and Leadership in a Changing World - International Conference DESCRIPTION:Queen’s University Belfast presents a major international conference that explores the role of women in leadership positions in a changing world.  Organised jointly with the University of Massachusetts at Lowell\, the conference brings together an excellent line-up of speakers from across the UK\, Ireland and USA\, speakers who have broken through the glass ceiling in politics\, law\, business and higher education as well as inspirational young women breaking the mould. \nThis opportunity to learn from and take part in discussions on a range of topical issues concerning leadership and gender is not to be missed! \nFor further information and to register\, please visit the conference web site. URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/women-and-leadership-in-a-changing-world-international-conference/ LOCATION:Riddel Hall\, 185 Stranmillis Road \, Belfast\, Co Antrim \, BT9 5EE\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qpol.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/2016/09/Women-Conference-2.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR