Intersectionality in Law, Policy and Society
Canada Room and Council Chamber Queen's University Belfast, University Road, Belfast, United KingdomThis is a half-day international interdisciplinary postgraduate research workshop on intersectionality.
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How can social science help community relations in Northern Ireland?
The Black Box (Main Room) 18-22 Hill Street, Belfast, Co Antrim, United KingdomThis 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.
Who, what, where, when and why: apologies and dealing with the past
Flexible Teaching Space, Peter Froggatt Centre Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Co Antrim, United KingdomUsing 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).
Waiting for a transplant on dialysis: living while dying with kidney disease
The Black Box (Main Room) 18-22 Hill Street, Belfast, Co Antrim, United KingdomThe 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, Queen's University Belfast.
History by Numbers
Riddel Hall 185 Stranmillis Road , Belfast, Co Antrim, United KingdomThis 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.
Abortion Policy and Law: key considerations – KESS Seminar
Long Gallery Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, United KingdomThe 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.
Economy: incentivising investment and competitiveness and managing public debt – KESS Seminar
Long Gallery Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, United KingdomThe 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.
Telling stories of hope and fear at ‘year’s end’
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.
Brexit: Challenges and Opportunities with Micheál Martin TD
Great Hall Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United KingdomMicheál Martin TD will be coming to Queen's University Belfast on Thursday 24 November to share his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities presented by Brexit.
Seminar on Article 50 litigation: UK, Northern Ireland and EU perspectives
Moot Court Room School of Law, Tower Building, Belfast, Antrim, United KingdomThe aim of the seminar is to discuss the recent rulings delivered by the High Courts in Northern Ireland, England and Wales concerning the constitutional requirements to trigger Article 50 in order to kick-start the process of negotiating the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.