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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When your face is your boarding pass you are holidaying with Big Brother
Facial-recognition technology may be presented as a convenient way to move through airport security, but Dr Birgit Schippers argues that it poses a serious threat to our human rights and civil liberties.
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Attitudes to Transgender People in Northern Ireland: The Importance of Survey Data
For the first time, the Northern Ireland Life and Times survey asked questions to gauge public attitudes towards trans people. Dr Gail Neil from Ulster University and Dr Siobhan McAlister explore the survey’s findings and their significance.
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Northern Ireland risks being left behind because children are not required to learn a second language in primary school
Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK where primary school pupils do not have to learn a second language, yet Ian Collen’s research suggests that children’s motivation for language learning is high
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The First Democratic Primary Debate(s)
Ahead of this week’s Democratic Primary debates, Dr Christopher Raymond discusses polls, favourability ratings, and what to look out for
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Achieving a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland in the wake of Brexit
Dr Anne Smith from Ulster University and Professor Colin Harvey explore how Brexit might prove a constitutional moment for a rights-based approach to good governance in Northern Ireland, leading to the adoption of a Bill of Rights.
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Queen’s Policy Engagement June Brexit Clinic – Slides Now Available
The slides are now available for the June Brexit Clinic at Queen’s, which took place on 19 June 2019.
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What do 11-year-olds think about Brexit?
The implications of Brexit will be felt most by future generations, yet children are excluded from the political process. Dr Katrina Lloyd asks children in Northern Ireland what they really think about politicians, politics and Brexit.
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Too Young to Protect their Privacy? Seven Reasons why Children Need a Right of Privacy
In an ever-increasing digital world, Aine Maxwell looks at the importance of a child’s right to privacy when it comes to their online activity.
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Kathmandu locals are fighting ‘injustice’ to save their city’s heritage, years after deadly earthquake
Dr Urmi Sengupta looks at how the rebuilding of Kathmandu in Nepal has been progressing, following the devastating earthquakes in 2015.
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Mutual Respect for Constitutional Differences?
If politics in this region is to be put back together again there is much wisdom to be found in the existing Good Friday Agreement says Professor Colin Harvey.