When aid is not enough: integrating conflict prevention in humanitarian resilience programmes

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

Join us for the Belfast launch of the Christian Aid/Mitchell Institute report, “Integrating Conflict Prevention in Humanitarian Resilience Programmes,” based on preliminary fieldwork conducted in Burundi, DRC, South Sudan, and Myanmar. This research was designed to assess the integration of conflict sensitivity and prevention in humanitarian resilience programmes with the aim of building resilience in […]

Northern Ireland’s place in Europe post-Brexit

Ulster Museum: Belfast Room Botanic Gardens, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Queen’s University Belfast academics from a range of disciplines explore what Brexit will mean for Northern Ireland and its place in Europe.

The Arts: Forms of engagement, questions of value

Brian Friel Theatre 20 University Road, Belfast, Antrim, United Kingdom

Researchers, policymakers and practitioners explore the ways in which people engage with the arts, and how we can value that engagement.

The art of health and well-being

Sunflower Public House 65 Union Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

How can the arts improve health, wellbeing and community? Researchers, health professionals and people living with illness share thoughts

Creating our sustainable future

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

An interactive workshop that will allow participants to engage creatively with climate action and ideas for a greener, sustainable future

Climate Jobs and a Just Transition: Responding to our Climate Emergency

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

As a society we have passed a ‘tipping point’ on addressing the climate and ecological crisis; politicians and decision-makers globally are ‘playing catch up’ with recent mobilisations demanding greater and faster action on our climate crisis. The most recent climate science stresses the scale and urgency of reducing greenhouse emissions. In order to meet the […]

GE2019: Post-election Analysis and Brexit Clinic

Bell Lecture Theatre Lanyon Building, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Why not come along for some post-election dissection with a side of Brexit analysis thrown in.