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SUMMARY:Parties\, Polls and Predictions: Who will win the Irish General Election?
DESCRIPTION:To register for this event please click here. \nThe forthcoming Irish General Election is shaping up to be one of the most contested in living memory\, with a greater number of parties and policies competing for public attention and votes\, and presenting multiple coalition options.  This free open symposium in QUB brings together some of Ireland’s most prominent political scientists to discuss their predictions for the election and the likely shape of the next government. They include: \n\nProf Gary Murphy (School of Law and Government\, DCU) General Election 2016: Parties\, polls and coalition options\nDr Liam Weeks (Department of Government\, UCC): Kingmakers? The emergence of independents and small parties\nDr Claire McGing (Department of Geography\, NUI Maynooth): ‘Changing the rules of the game? The implementation of gender quota legislation for the 2016 Dáil election‘\n\nThe event is organised and will be chaired by Dr Muiris MacCarthaigh (School of Politics\, International Studies and Philosophy\, QUB) in association with QPol – the public policy engagement initiative at Queen’s. For further details about the event please contact Dr MacCarthaigh at M.MacCarthaigh@qub.ac.uk and for information on QPol\, please contact Kevin Fearon at k.fearon@qub.ac.uk \n\nWhen\nThursday\, 11 February 2016 from 18:00 to 20:00 (GMT)  – Add to Calendar  \nWhere\nLanyon Building/01/052\, Queen’s University Belfast
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/parties-polls-and-predictions-who-will-win-the-irish-general-election/
LOCATION:Lanyon Building/01/052\, Queen's University\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:"Unfinished Peace" - Launch of new book by Brian Rowan
DESCRIPTION:Come along to the launch of journalist Brian Rowan’s new book entitled Unfinished Peace on Tuesday 26 January 2016 at 7.30pm in the Canada Room\, Lanyon Building\, Queen’s University. \nThe launch will be followed by a discussion on the past and present with contributions from PSNI Chief Constable George Hamilton\, Winston Irvine (PUP)\, Eibhlin Glenholmes and Prof Kieran McEvoy and Dr John Barry from Queen’s University Belfast. \n  \nAbout Brian Rowan \nBrian Rowan is a journalist\, author and broadcaster who has reported on Northern Ireland’s major peace process developments – from ceasefires to political agreements.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/unfinished-peace-launch-of-new-book-by-brian-rowan/
LOCATION:Canada Room and Council Chamber\, Queen's University Belfast\,  University Road\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151006T190000
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DTSTAMP:20260428T120000
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SUMMARY:Northern Ireland and the EU Referendum: What are the Issues?
DESCRIPTION:To obtain tickets for this event – please go to the event’s website. \nWith a UK-wide referendum on remaining in or leaving the European Union (EU) on the horizon\, what are the issues for Northern Ireland? \nWhat should the UK government be seeking in its renegotiation of the terms of EU membership? What are the key issues for any debate on whether to remain in or to leave the EU? What would the implications of a Brexit be for Northern Ireland? Where do Northern Ireland’s interest lie? \nQPOL and the School of Politics\, International Studies and Philosophy at Queen’s are delighted to invite you to a panel discussion to explore these issues. \nOur panel includes: \nDr. Cathal McCall (Queen’s University Belfast)\nAngela McGowan (Danske Bank)\nDr. Lee McGowan (Queen’s University Belfast)\nDr. Mary Murphy (University College Cork) \nWe hope to see you at the event. \nqub.ac.uk/pisp  qpol.qub.ac.uk \nPlease note that the discussion will start at 7pm sharp. Guests are welcome to arrive from 6:45pm for refreshments.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/northern-ireland-and-the-eu-referendum-what-are-the-issues/
LOCATION:Great Hall\, Queen's University Belfast\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150624T133000
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SUMMARY:KESS Seminar: Innovation and Economic Growth
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 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. \nSeminars are free and are held on Wednesdays from 05 November 2014 through 24 June 2015. Each seminar starts at 1.30pm in the Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, located on Stormont Estate. Most seminars cover a range of themes under one broad heading – see below for relevant dates and timings (also available to download as pdf). \nPlease email raise@niassembly.gov.uk to reserve your place at any of the seminars listed. Further information on KESS can be found here. \n24 JUNE 2015 – INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH \n1.30pm – RaISe – Welcome\n1.35pm – Assembly Committee Chair – Opening Remarks \n1.45pm – Prof Barry Quinn\, Ms Lynsey McKitterick\, Dr Adele Dunn and Prof Rodney McAdam (Ulster) – The effectiveness of the policy and support environment for local food production competitiveness\, innovation and growth\nThis presentation focuses on the effectiveness of policy for SME (small and medium enterprises) innovation in the food chain. Specifically it provides evidence-based recommendations for policy-makers arising from research into the effectiveness of the policy and support environment in fostering innovation\, competitiveness and growth among small and micro-sized food producers. A competitive local food production sector contributes to the fabric of the rural economy and leads to greater transparency and traceability in the supply chain. The findings and recommendations for policy arise from the EU funded INTERREG IVC LOCFOOD (Local Food as an Engine for Local Business) project which consists of 13 partners across 9 EU regions. The research indicates relatively high levels of innovation among food small/micro food producers\, but a lack of involvement in support programmes\, particularly collaborative programmes. The evidence suggests that these enterprises are engaging with introductory levels of support\, but indicates various barriers to engagement\, such as a lack of understanding of available support and lack of critical networking capabilities. Policy implications include the need for government and support agencies to engage more with these businesses to communicate available support\, to provide more specialist support\, and to formulate a strategy for collaborative networks. \n2.05pm – Prof NJ Hewitt & Dr P Griffiths (Ulster) – The Need for Energy Storage in Northern Ireland as a mechanism for Efficient Electrical Network Use\nWind energy is the large scale renewable energy electricity provider of choice with a marriage of a mature cost effective technology and an excellent wind resource in Northern Ireland. However\, given the variability of wind energy\, its availability does not always coincide with our electricity needs. Furthermore the wind resource tends to be in the west of Northern Ireland\, while the major demands are in the east. Finally\, the electricity network has been designed for power stations in the north and east of Northern Ireland\, with the network radiating outwards\, with the consequential drop in capacity as it delivers electricity to the traditional lower demands of the west of Northern Ireland. Thus energy storage can meet a number of needs. For example\, it can manage the variability of wind. It can also manage the load/demand relationship at certain points on the network ensuring the transmission network operates optimally and safely. Bearing these benefits in mind\, this presentation discusses the technologies potentially of use in Northern Ireland\, as well as their likely benefits. This presentation seeks to explore more cost effective integration of wind power (or other variable renewables) onto the electricity network\, as the network is at a cross-roads. It explains that significant investment in capacity may be partially alleviated by energy storage and also may allow more renewable energy penetration onto the electricity market. It also discusses how market changes may have to reward flexibility management which storage can provide. \n2.25pm – Discussion\n2.55pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks\n3.00pm – Networking and Refreshments \n 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/kess-seminar-innovation-and-economic-growth/
LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Launching the findings from an evaluation of the Lifestart Programme for parents in Ireland
DESCRIPTION:The Centre for Effective Education and the Lifestart Foundation\, Northern Ireland would like to invite you to this launch event. This will be of interest to parents\, practitioners and policy makers – anyone who is involved in shaping children’s lives. \nA series of presentations will outline the findings of the Lifestart Parenting Programme evaluation across the island of Ireland (2008-2015) and provide a broad flavour of work and evidence in the area of parenting research. \nThe launch will start will start with coffee and registration at 9.45am and will conclude at 1pm with a buffet lunch. \nPlease note that due to room size\, places are limited. Please register by contacting Jan Speer j.speer@qub.ac.uk.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/launching-the-findings-from-an-evaluation-of-the-lifestart-programme-for-parents-in-ireland/
LOCATION:Great Hall\, Queen's University Belfast\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
ORGANIZER;CN="School of Education":MAILTO:j.speer@qub.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150610T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150610T150000
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SUMMARY:KESS Seminar: Equality in Physical Activity and Sports
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 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. \nSeminars are free and are held on Wednesdays from 05 November 2014 through 24 June 2015. Each seminar starts at 1.30pm in the Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, located on Stormont Estate. Most seminars cover a range of themes under one broad heading – see below for relevant dates and timings (also available to download as pdf). \nPlease email raise@niassembly.gov.uk to reserve your place at any of the seminars listed. Further information on KESS can be found here. \n10 JUNE 2015 – EQUALITY IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORTS \n1.30pm – RaISe – Welcome\n1.35pm – Assembly Committee Chair – Opening Remarks \n1.45pm – Dr Katie Liston and Prof Marie Murphy (Ulster) – ‘Playing Like a Girl’: Female participation in physical activity and sport in Northern Ireland\nThis presentation examines the relationship between sport and physical activity participation\, and gender in Northern Ireland and globally. By drawing on the latest peer-reviewed research on physical activity\, sports participation\, gender ideologies and role expectations\, it describes international best practice in the promotion of women’s involvement in sport and physical activity (PA). Following this is an examination of the barriers – real and perceived – that constrain (if not prevent) girls’ and women’s full participation in sport and physical activity and a consideration of how these barriers can be overcome. Research involving novel interventions designed to encourage female involvement in sport and PA is reviewed. Finally\, the presentation draws from the collective expertise of Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Institute to suggest ways in which government in Northern Ireland might take the initiative in addressing the consistent gender imbalance in participation levels in PA and sport. \n2.05pm – Dr Ruth Hunter and Dr Mark Tully (QUB) – Time to address inequalities in sports and physical activity participation\nThe prevalence of physical inactivity is rising and the inexorable slide to more inactive lifestyles offers worrying projections of future prevalence of obesity\, morbidity and mortality. National guidelines recommend that adults do at least 150 minutes of physical activity per week. However\, evidence shows that only 8% of adults in Northern Ireland are aware of the guidelines and over 60% are not doing enough activity. It is imperative these guidelines are followed up by innovative and sustainable action. Increasing the proportion of the population doing physical activity represents a considerable societal challenge. Given the limited resources for health promotion\, Northern Ireland needs to tailor approaches to target those most “in need”. This requires an understanding of the characteristics of those who are unaware of the guidelines and those not doing enough activity\, in order to effectively develop and target population-level interventions to address inequalities in participation. This presentation draws on research findings suggesting that males with a low level of education\, living in deprived areas\, and young females and females with poor health may benefit from targeted physical activity promotion interventions. It further recommends moving away from government’s “one size fits all approach” towards tailored interventions in order to halt the physical inactivity “pandemic”. \n2.25pm – Discussion\n2.55pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks\n3.00pm – Networking and Refreshments
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/kess-seminar-equality-in-physical-activity-and-sports/
LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Britain and Europe: The Endgame – An Irish Perspective
DESCRIPTION:Roundtable Discussion and Book Launch followed by wine reception \n  \nSpeakers: \n  \nDáithí O’Ceallaigh\, former Irish Ambassador in London \nPaul Gillespie\, Irish Times columnist \nTom Arnold\, Director General\, Institute for International and European Affairs \nJohn Bradley\, research consultant \n  \nThe roundtable will discuss some of the key findings and arguments contained in the latest publication of the Institute for International and European Affairs (IIEA) on the United Kingdom’s fraught relationship with the European Union: Britain and Europe: The Endgame – An Irish Perspective. The major new publication from the IIEA examines the consequences of a possible ‘Brexit’ – British withdrawal from the EU – from a number of perspectives\, including: the political and economic future of the United Kingdom; options for an external relationship with Europe; the impact on the EU as a whole and especially Ireland of Brexit\, with particular reference to the political\, economic and business dimensions of Irish-British relations. The volume pays particular attention to the possible implications of Brexit for Northern Ireland. Britain and Europe: The Endgame – An Irish Perspective can be downloaded from the IIEA:  http://www.iiea.com/publications/britain-and-europe-the-endgame—an-irish-perspective-now-availabl \n 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/britain-and-europe-the-endgame-an-irish-perspective/
LOCATION:Old Staff Common Room\, Queen's University Belfast\, University Road\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Constitutional Futures Workshop What is to be done? The Election\, the Constitution and the Future
DESCRIPTION:This is the final formal event in the Constitutional Futures interdisciplinary initiative and it takes the form of a round table discussion drawing out the themes of the programme and looking at constitutional developments in the post election environment. There is a separate but related research development event in the afternoon. \n  \nhttp://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/isctsj/filestore/Filetoupload\,506012\,en.pdf
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/constitutional-futures-workshop-what-is-to-be-done-the-election-the-constitution-and-the-future/
LOCATION:Co Antrim 
ORGANIZER;CN="Unnamed Organizer":MAILTO: law-enquiries@qub.ac.uk
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150528T170000
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SUMMARY:Poland and its Eastern Neighbours: Foreign Policy\, the EU and NATO
DESCRIPTION:The Centre for Democracy and Peace Building together with the Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation and Social Justice at Queen’s University Belfast are pleased to invite you to a lecture entitled ‘Poland and its Eastern Neighbours: Foreign Policy\, the EU and NATO. \nThis lecutre will be delivered by HE Witold Sobkow\, Ambassador of Poland to the Court of Saint James\, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. His Excellency Sobjowserved as Undersecretary of State at the Foreign Ministry from October 2006 to December 2006. Since January 2007 he worked as a titular ambassador at the Department of Strategy and Planning Polish Foreign Policy\, from January 2008 to April 2010 he served as political director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Then he stood at the head of the Permanent Representation of Poland to the United Nations in New York\, and in 2012 became Poland’s ambassador in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. \nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poland-and-its-eastern-neighbours-foreign-policy-the-eu-and-nato-tickets-16895063590 \n 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/poland-and-its-eastern-neighbours-foreign-policy-the-eu-and-nato/
LOCATION:Canada Room and Council Chamber\, Queen's University Belfast\,  University Road\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150513T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150513T150000
DTSTAMP:20260428T120001
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SUMMARY:KESS Seminar: National Identity
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 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. \nSeminars are free and are held on Wednesdays from 05 November 2014 through 24 June 2015. Each seminar starts at 1.30pm in the Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, located on Stormont Estate. Most seminars cover a range of themes under one broad heading – see below for relevant dates and timings (also available to download as pdf). \nPlease email raise@niassembly.gov.uk to reserve your place at any of the seminars listed. Further information on KESS can be found here. \n13 MAY 2015 – NATIONAL IDENTITY \n1.30pm – RaISe – Welcome\n1.35pm – Assembly Committee Chair – Opening Remarks \n1.45pm – Mr John Garry (QUB) and Mr Kevin McNicholl (QUB) – Understanding the ‘Northern Irish’ Identity\nThis presentation outlines key findings of research that used census and survey data to examine the ‘Northern Irish’ identity. The presentation first provides a demographic profile of Northern Irish identifiers: are they different from ‘Irish’ and ‘British’ identifiers in terms of gender\, age\, social class\, educational qualifications and religious background? Second\, it focuses on attitudinal factors: are Northern Irish identifiers notably moderate or centrist in their political beliefs? Third\, it focuses on behavioural factors: are Northern Irish identifiers particularly likely to engage in ‘cross community’ contact and activities? How has Northern Irish identity (and associated demographic\, attitudinal and behavioural profiles) changed over time? Linking the analysis to Priority 4 of the Executive’s Programme for Government\, the presentation assesses the extent to which the emerging Northern Irish identity may enhance efforts in ‘building a strong and shared community’. Is ‘Northern Irish’ a genuinely and meaningfully distinct identity associated with shared values and behaviour and potentially a shared community? Or\, is ‘Northern Irish’ identity simply another way of expressing traditional identities\, with substantial differences between ‘Northern Irish’ Catholics and ‘Northern Irish’ Protestants? The findings shed light on the relationship between shared identity and shared community. \n2.05pm – Dr Ian Shuttleworth (QUB) – Religion and National Identity in Northern Ireland: A Longitudinal Perspective 2001-2011\nReligious denomination is a key element in understanding Northern Ireland society and politics\, as it is often equated with national identity and voting intentions. It is also significant in informing debates about equality and resource allocation. Usually it is understood as a two-group ‘green and orange’ issue – Protestants/Unionists and Roman Catholics/Irish Nationalists. However\, the 2011 Census showed that there was an appreciable number of ‘nones’ and ‘not stateds’. Moreover\, in 2011\, there was also a sizeable group who reported a Northern Ireland identity. The ‘nones’\, ‘not stateds’ and Northern Irish do not appear to fall easily into the ‘green and orange’ categories and are little understood. The presentation therefore explores the social and demographic backgrounds of the ‘nones’\, the ‘not stateds’ and the Northern Irish in 2011 and relates this to their individual background and where they lived in 2001. It examines who changed religious denomination between 2001 and 2011\, and focusses on the religious affiliation in 2001 of those who reported they were ‘none’ or refused to state a religion in 2011. It also answers questions about whether those who became ‘nones’ or ‘not stateds’ by 2011 tended to be better-off and more residentially mobile than those who reported the same denomination in 2001 and 2011. \n2.25pm – Discussion\n2.55pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks\n3.00pm – Networking and Refreshments
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/kess-seminar-national-identity/
LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:KESS Seminar: Youth Justice
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 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. \nSeminars are free and are held on Wednesdays from 05 November 2014 through 24 June 2015. Each seminar starts at 1.30pm in the Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, located on Stormont Estate. Most seminars cover a range of themes under one broad heading – see below for relevant dates and timings (also available to download as pdf). \nPlease email raise@niassembly.gov.uk to reserve your place at any of the seminars listed. Further information on KESS can be found here. \n6 MAY 2015 – YOUTH JUSTICE \n1.30pm – RaISe – Welcome\n1.35pm – Assembly Committee Chair – Opening Remarks \n1.45pm – Ms Lesley Emerson\, Dr Karen Orr and Prof Paul Connolly (QUB) – Engaging young people with the conflict and its legacy: findings from an evaluation of the ‘Prison to Peace’ educational programme\n‘Prison to Peace’ is an educational programme which assists young people in exploring the conflict and its legacy through the narratives of politically motivated former prisoners. A cluster randomised controlled trial evaluation of the initiative\, funded by the Office of First Minister and deputy First Minister and conducted by QUB School of Education\, demonstrates that the programme has the following significant positive effects on young people: reduction in sectarian prejudice; reduction in support for violence; and increase in likeliness to participate positively in school and community\, as indicated by measures of information seeking behaviour\, interest in talking to others about politics. Further\, the programme increases young people’s knowledge and understanding of the conflict\, and its complexity\, and processes of transition to peace. Moreover\, the results demonstrate the programme’s potential to increase young people’s optimism for permanent peace. This presentation draws on the findings from the cluster RCT\, interviews with young people\, teachers\, principals\, parents and educational stakeholders to discuss more generally how education can contribute to the ongoing debate regarding dealing with the legacy of the past. It also discusses how best to co-ordinate this and other educational programmes seeking to address issues of conflict and division in Northern Ireland within the current policy context. \n2.05pm – Dr Nicola Carr and Dr Siobhán McAlister (QUB) – Experiencing Youth Justice: Process\, Meaning and Legitimacy\nReform of the youth justice system\, including the wide incorporation of restorative justice approaches\, was a central component of the Criminal Justice Review (2000). Following the devolution of policing and justice powers to the Assembly\, the Youth Justice Review (2011) made a series of recommendations for further reforms. These included proposals for the introduction of a statutory time limit in youth cases to tackle avoidable delay. Strengthening legitimacy and advancing rights-based approaches are key themes underpinning the recommendations of Youth Justice Review (2011). Young people’s views of justice within the system are critical to our understanding of how such aims can be achieved. This presentation is based on findings from a longitudinal qualitative study exploring young people’s experiences of transitions into and from custody in the Juvenile Justice Centre. Using a life-history approach young people’s experiences of justice at various stages of the criminal justice process and in the wider context of their lives is explored. Key issues such as social contexts\, legitimacy and perceptions of fairness are highlighted and the implications of this for system reform are critically examined. \n2.25pm – Discussion\n2.55pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks\n3.00pm – Networking and Refreshments
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/kess-seminar-youth-justice/
LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:KESS Seminar: Social Isolation and Inclusion
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 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. \nSeminars are free and are held on Wednesdays from 05 November 2014 through 24 June 2015. Each seminar starts at 1.30pm in the Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, located on Stormont Estate. Most seminars cover a range of themes under one broad heading – see below for relevant dates and timings (also available to download as pdf). \nPlease email raise@niassembly.gov.uk to reserve your place at any of the seminars listed. Further information on KESS can be found here. \n29 APRIL 2015 – SOCIAL ISOLATION AND INCLUSION \n1.30pm – RaISe – Welcome\n1.35pm – Assembly Committee Chair – Opening Remarks \n1.45pm – Dr Paula Devine (QUB) et al – Social isolation and older men: meeting the need? \nIn Northern Ireland\, as elsewhere\, there has been a growing recognition of the needs of older people within a range of policies and strategies. Within these\, the prioritisation of social inclusion for older people acknowledges that social inclusion and active ageing have strong links to health and well-being. At the same time\, men’s health is a growing concern internationally. Social isolation\, loneliness and depression are increasingly identified as major issues for men throughout the life course. Men often have less involvement in support and friendship networks than women do. Alongside this\, service provision has been criticised for being ‘feminised’. This presentation – jointly presented by The Men’s Working Group and researchers from Queen’s University – outlines a recent review of services for socially-isolated older men aged 50 years or over living in Belfast. The introduction explores the impact of social isolation on men’s mental and physical health. Key findings from an audit of current service provision aimed at this group are highlighted\, followed by case studies of individual service members. This followed by an assessment of how these services are meeting current levels of need\, and ways in which they may be developed to meet future requirements. \n2.05pm – Dr Sarah Eardley-Weaver (QUB) – Including all: Improving arts accessibility for people with varying visual and hearing ability\nMedia accessibility and social inclusion are increasingly prominent issues in today’s rapidly developing technological and multicultural world\, as reflected in legislation and in a growing social awareness of inclusion as a fundamental human right. However\, there remains a lack of promotion and awareness of the accessibility facilities for the blind and partially-sighted\, as well as the deaf and hard-of-hearing\, especially within the arts such as theatre\, cinema\, opera and museums. This presentation discusses findings from pioneering research into translation and accessibility issues in the arts\, focusing on audio description\, touch tours\, sign language interpreting and subtitles/captioning. It includes examination of the production and reception of these innovative facilities which push the boundaries of current perceptions of the notions of accessibility and disability. \n2.25pm – Discussion\n2.55pm – RaISe – Closing Remarks\n3.00pm – Networking and Refreshments \n 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/kess-seminar-social-isolation-and-inclusion/
LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Parliament Buildings\, Stormont\, Belfast\, BT4 3XX\, United Kingdom
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