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.
Latest news and views…
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ESRC NI Festival of Social Science 2020
Queen’s University Belfast and Ulster University have once again come together to present our annual Festival of Social Science, but this time it’s virtual!
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All I want for Christmas is a Climate Change Act
Joseph Ireland follows up on his call for a Climate Change Act for Northern Ireland.
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The 2020 US Presidential Election and Northern Ireland
The role that the United States can continue to play in Northern Ireland has, quite rightly, become the focus of some attention in recent years says guest contributor Andrew Sanders, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Texas A&M University San Antonio.
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Race, Justice and New Possibilities: 20 Years of the Women, Peace and Security agenda
Guest contributor Dr Toni Haastrup from the University of Stirling and Queen’s University’s Dr Jamie Hagen look at 20 years of the women, peace and security agenda and suggest that the current limits of this agenda is due to racism embedded within International Relations.
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Queen’s on Gender
A new initiative has been launched at Queen’s that brings together ongoing work around gender.
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The Tech Sector and Social Science: An Introduction to Collaboration
This special event took place on Tuesday 29 September and provided an opportunity for social scientists and representatives from the tech sector to come together and share best practice.
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The UK Internal Market Bill – An Explainer
By Professor Katy Hayward, Senior Fellow at UK in a Changing Europe.
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The Tech Sector and Social Science: An Introduction to Collaboration
This special event takes place on Tuesday 29 September online and provides an opportunity for social scientists and representatives from the tech sector to come together and share best practice.
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Human rights, age discrimination and a global pandemic
Not long before the end of his life, renowned gerontologist Peter Townsend published an article calling for the adoption of human rights for the protection of vulnerable older people, a call that seems particularly prescient to the current pandemic says Gemma Carney and Paul Nash from the University of Southern California.
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Queen’s Policy Engagement September 2020 Brexit Clinic – Slides now Available
The Slides and recording of the recent Brexit Clinic are now available.