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May 2015
KESS Seminar: National Identity
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. Seminars are free and are held on Wednesdays from 05 November 2014 through 24 June 2015. Each seminar starts at 1.30pm in the Long…
Find out more »Poland and its Eastern Neighbours: Foreign Policy, the EU and NATO
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. This 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…
Find out more »Constitutional Futures Workshop What is to be done? The Election, the Constitution and the Future
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. http://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/isctsj/filestore/Filetoupload,506012,en.pdf
Find out more »June 2015
Britain and Europe: The Endgame – An Irish Perspective
A roundtable discussion of key findings contained in the Institute for International and European Affairs' (IIEA) new publication on the United Kingdom’s fraught relationship with the European Union: 'Britain and Europe: The Endgame – An Irish Perspective'.
Find out more »KESS Seminar: Equality in Physical Activity and Sports
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. Seminars are free and are held on Wednesdays from 05 November 2014 through 24 June 2015. Each seminar starts at 1.30pm in the Long…
Find out more »Launching the findings from an evaluation of the Lifestart Programme for parents in Ireland
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. A 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. The launch will start will start…
Find out more »KESS Seminar: Innovation and Economic Growth
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. Seminars are free and are held on Wednesdays from 05 November 2014 through 24 June 2015. Each seminar starts at 1.30pm in the Long…
Find out more »October 2015
Northern Ireland and the EU Referendum: What are the Issues?
To obtain tickets for this event - please go to the event's website. With a UK-wide referendum on remaining in or leaving the European Union (EU) on the horizon, what are the issues for Northern Ireland? What 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…
Find out more »January 2016
“Unfinished Peace” – Launch of new book by Brian Rowan
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.
Find out more »February 2016
Parties, Polls and Predictions: Who will win the Irish General Election?
The 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.
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