Queen’s Policy Engagement is the ‘front door’ for public policy engagement at Queen’s University Belfast
Supporting academics and policymakers in sharing evidence-based research and ideas on the major social, cultural and economic challenges facing society regionally, nationally and beyond. Our over-arching vision is to share the University’s independent expertise with policymakers so they can make informed decisions about the most effective and sustainable ways to tackle these challenges, now and in the future.
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COVID-19 and the Laws of Death and Burial – New Podcast
In this episode of LawPod, PhD candidate Paula Shilliday talks to Professor Heather Conway about the intersections between the COVID-19 pandemic and the laws of death and burial.
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Northern Ireland in its centenary year: reviving the promise of the Good Friday Agreement
In the second of his two-part series, Alan Whysall argues that a majority for unity is probably not imminent; a fixation on the ‘union versus unity’ debate may be profoundly damaging; and that whatever the preferred constitutional outcome, the key requirement now is to revive the Agreement, and people in Northern Ireland need to take…
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Northern Ireland in its centenary year: a changing landscape
In Northern Ireland’s centenary year, the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement settlement may, suggests Alan Whysall, be under its greatest threat to date, as the Northern Ireland Protocol engages. In the the first of a two-part series, Alan examines the changing political landscape of Northern Ireland.
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Queen’s Policy Engagement: Post-Brexit Clinic February 2021
The Slides and recording of the first Post-Brexit Clinic of 2021 are now available.
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Who is better off, Northerners or Southerners?
Guest contribution by Dr Graham Gudgin comparing living standards in Northern Ireland and Ireland.
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The DUP and the Protocol
Dr Jamie Pow looks at how the DUP’s position has reverted back to one of resistance towards the new reality of life post-Brexit,
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The Politics of the Northern Ireland Protocol
Lisa Whitten looks at recent developments in the Northern Ireland and UK political landscapes following the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
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Coronavirus variants: are they really more deadly? Here’s what scientists know so far
Dr David Courtney asks whether the new variants of COVID-19 are more lethal or more transmissible than the original virus.
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Coronavirus might become endemic – here’s how
Dr Grace C Roberts looks at whether the virus that causes the coronavirus will eventually become part of everyday life.
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COVID vaccines and Brexit borders: what is happening in Northern Ireland?
Dr Peter McLoughlin looks at the ongoing developments of life post-Brexit in Northern Ireland and the fallout from the recent Article 16 debacle with the European Commission.