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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Delivering solutions to the cancer crisis – acting on the evidence
Delivering a keynote address at the Global Innovation Summit being held this week at Queen’s University Belfast, Professor Mark Lawler, Professor of Digital Health at Queen’s University Belfast highlights a new report which he co-authored in the internationally respected journal Lancet Oncology that pulls no punches on the crisis in cancer, but proposes solutions that…
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Post-Brexit Clinic at Queen’s November 2024
The slides and recording of our November 2024 Post-Brexit Clinic are now available.
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Business and human rights in Northern Ireland
In international law, states hold the primary responsibility for preventing human rights violations within their territories. However, there is increasing recognition of the significant impact that business operations can have on these rights says Dr Marisa McVey.
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Investing just £850 million on cancer would help save thousands of lives
With Budget day looming, taking the first steps to reverse the last 14 years of mismanagement of cancer policy, cancer care and cancer investment in the UK must be a priority for the new government says Professor Mark Lawler.
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How damaging is ‘giftgate’?
Ben Worthy and Michele Crepaz dig into the Labour gifts row, saying that while Starmer may not have broken any rules the story creates difficulties for the PM. They suggest that reforms to the ethics system need to be visible to shift public perceptions.
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Does negative election campaigning work in Ireland?
Research has found that a party who heavily invests in negative messaging may both gain and lose voters as a result says Michele Crepaz, Queens University Belfast; Alan Duggan, University of Nottingham and Liam Kneafsey, TCD
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“Care-full” cities: a vision for culture and human connection
The ability to question the purpose of measuring the impact of culture is important says Dr Ali FitzGibbon.
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Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Across the Island of Ireland
Report from the recent Conference organised by the All-Ireland Network on Sexual Violence Research prepared by Dr Eithne Dowds, School of law, Queen’s University Belfast
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Policy Paper – Domestic Abuse Survivors’ Experiences of Family Courts in Northern Ireland
By Dr Katrina McLaughlin, School of Psychology, Queen’s University Belfast; Rosalyn Millar, School of Psychology, Queen’s University Belfast; and Caoilfhionn Hardy, Southern Trust and Women’s Aid.
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Labour and Legacy: An Opportunity to Re-Centre Conflict Related Sexual Violence?
Following Labour’s promise to repeal the Northern Ireland Legacy Act, the door to achieving some measure of truth and justice appears to have been opened again for some victims and survivors of The Troubles. But for victims and survivors of conflict related sexual violence, achieving truth, justice, acknowledgement and reparation remains elusive says Prof Cheryl…