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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Will the Irish question be solved?
Professor Dagmar Schiek looks at the Irish question in respect to Brexit and highlights some of the legal perspectives of the pre-Christmas ‘deal’ on Northern Ireland.
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The pluses – and minuses – of ‘Norway Plus’
Jamie Pow and John Garry from the Brexit NI project look at the various options of what the UK’s future relationship with the EU could look like.
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‘Categorically clear’: What being outside a customs union with the EU will mean for post-Brexit UK
Being outside a customs union with the EU will mean that costs of many goods will be higher, risks associated with trade will be greater, and borders (including with Ireland) will have to be harder. Dr Katy Hayward cautions about the consequences for British businesses and consumers of this new statement of intention from the…
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Measuring gerrymandering: How a new statistical construct made it all the way to the US Supreme Court
Dr John Moriarty looks at the role the study of efficiency gaps played in a recent case on the redrawing of electoral districts in the state of Wisconsin.
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A shared vision on farming
Professor Chris Elliott looks at Michael Gove’s speech at the recent Oxford Farming Conference.
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Implications of Brexit for Northern Ireland: Have your Say!
The BrexitLawNI Project will be out and about around Northern Ireland to listen to the concerns of the general public about Brexit.
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Closure of Kilroot – or how NOT to manage a ‘just transition’ to a low carbon energy economy
Following the recent announcement to close Kilroot power station, Professor John Barry looks at how this is not only disastrous for workers and their families but it’s also a major setback for the island’s managed transition to a renewable energy economy
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How we created a mini ‘gamma ray burst’ in the lab for the first time
Dr Gianluca Sarri looks at a recent successful recreation of a mini version of a gamma ray burst – opening up a whole new way to investigate their properties.
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Brexit, The Good Friday Agreement, and a Citizens Assembly
Professor Colin Harvey was a recent guest on The Chatter, an initiative of The Jist – an online platform that discusses the main issues of the day.
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Mysterious alien cigar ‘asteroid’ is actually an interstellar lump of ice (not a space ship)
The fundamental job of astrophysicists and astronauts is to explore the universe, and find what is out there. Recently, the universe explored us says Professor Alan Fitzsimmons.