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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Ireland is in prime position to profit from Brexit relocations
Dr Kieran Michael Conroy looks at how Ireland could be in the hot seat as businesses have already begun relocating some UK operations to other EU hubs as a result of Brexit.
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Do collective punishments in classrooms breach the Geneva Convention?
In light of the recent #Avagate storm on Twitter, Professor Laura Lundy looks at how children’s rights in the classroom should be protected to avoid them being punished for things they didn’t do!
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Credit Where Credit’s Due: the Trump Administration’s Proposals for Parental Leave
Professor Duncan McVicar looks at the Trump administration’s surprising call to introduce publicly-funded paid parental leave.
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The ethics and value of working with asylum seekers and refugees
Dr Fiona Murphy and Aylisha Hogan share their own personal experiences of working with Care4Calais in order to better the lives of refugees forced to live in the bleak conditions of a refugee camp.
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Voting Rights and Irish Presidential Elections: Time for Constitutional Change
This is an edited version of the Opening Statement delivered by Colin Harvey and Mark Bassett to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement (18 May 2017) dealing with the question of the right of Irish citizens resident outside of the state to vote in Presidential elections.
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The science of finding buried bodies
In light of the recent death of Ian Brady, Dr Alastair Ruffell and Dr Jamie Pringle from Keele University look at the science of finding buried bodies and asks how do you go about locating buried bodies particularly after many years?
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How science is helping the police search for bodies in water
Dr Alastair Ruffell looks at how by combining technology with traditional methods such as diving, we are getting better at finding victims of homicide or accidental drowning.
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Audits need to leap forward
When it comes to food integrity, food audits need to leap forward according to Professor Chris Elliott.
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Putin, North Korea and what Russia really wants in the region
Dr Alex Titov looks at Russia’s reaction to North Korea’s latest missile test and questions Putin’s long-term game plan for the two Koreas.
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The EU’s farming policy is hated – but what comes next may be worse
Of all the EU’s policies, CAP has always received the worst press in the UK. Dr Viviane Gravey points out that although this EU farming policy may be hated, what comes next may be even worse.