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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Martin McGuinness resignation could return Northern Ireland to direct rule
Professor John Garry and Dr Neil Matthews from the University of Bristol looks at the reasons behind the resignation of Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and looks at what this means for power sharing and the relationship between the DUP and Sinn Féin.
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Five laws about the dead that may spook you
Death touches everyone at some stage during their lives, and usually more than once. It also triggers certain laws around what happens to the body after death – and some glaring omissions.
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Two ways Trump will stymie the emergence of a Palestinian state
Professor Beverley Milton-Edwards looks at what the election of President-elect Trump means for the situation in the Middle East, particularly in terms of U.S relations with Israel and Palestine.
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What schools should consider before adding mental health to the curriculum
Dr John Moriarty looks at the growing interest in mental health literacy in schools that aims to give young people the knowledge and skills to monitor and manage their own mental well-being.
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Why researchers should get the same client confidentiality as doctors
Social scientists routinely promise confidentiality to participants in research but what happens when they are faced with demands to break this confidentiality?
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Fortress island Britain? What could happen to UK borders after Brexit
Professor Cathal McCall looks at the history of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and highlights the options of what the UK borders could look like post-Brexit.
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Is someone reanimated from cryogenic freezing legally dead or alive?
In light of recent headlines around cryogenics, Dr Heather Conway looks at how the practice of cryopreservation raises all sorts of novel legal issues.
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Northern Ireland: the challenge of public opinion
Professors John Coakley and John Garry share the results from a major new survey into how the Northern Ireland electorate voted at the recent UK referendum on EU membership.
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Yemen: Ceasefires and Lost Opportunities
Professor Beverley Milton-Edwards looks at how the end of the latest ceasefire in Yemen is a lost opportunity and has led to one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.
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When in Rome do as the Romans do? Vienna and Gertrude calling!
Dr Ulrike Vieten reflects on the re-run of the recent presidential election in Austria which saw the defeat of the populist far right candidate Norbert Hofer.