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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Why COP21 should not get our hopes up on climate change
Dr Christopher Raymond looks at the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) and the various political and diplomatic issues that may prevent outcomes.
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The ageing population: who’s picking up the bill for oral care?
Dr Gerry McKenna examines a variation in access to prevention based oral healthcare for older adults across Europe, and a lack of coherence in policy making.
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Open to all? Challenging the inclusivity of Tech Accelerator Programmes
Dr. Maura McAdam examines the rise of tech accelerator programmes in the UK and asks whether they are truly welcoming to women.
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What is there for the Arts with the new Super Councils in Northern Ireland?
Dr Victoria Durrer looks at the new ‘super-councils’ in Northern Ireland and asks what opportunities the re-organisation of local government might provide for the arts.
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‘Law and Justice’? Poland’s (re)turn to Catholic Morality and a Homogenous Society
Dr Ulrike M Vieten looks at the recent election of the ‘Law and Justice’ party in Poland and considers what this says about present day Polish society.
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Are UK Women willing to Donate their Wombs Post-mortem?
Nathan Emmerich considers some of the legal, ethical and moral considerations in relation to the recent development of post-mortem womb transplant in the UK.
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A spectacular turnaround on EU citizens’ benefits by the ECJ
Professor Dagmar Schiek examines a spectacular turnaround on EU citizens’ benefits by the EU Court, asking whether this is an example of the combined impact of the threat of Brexit and the increase of war refugees?
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Criminal records and young people – never-ending sentences?
Dr Nicola Carr examines how we deal with criminal records for young people and looks at the benefits of giving them the opportunity to ‘wipe the slate clean’.
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Upcoming event: Northern Ireland and the EU referendum
With a UK-wide referendum on remaining in or leaving the European Union (EU) on the horizon, what are the issues for Northern Ireland? This October, the School of Politics, Philosophy and International Studies is hosting an event in collaboration with QPol to look at the key issues.
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Political economy won it for Corbyn
What does Jeremy Corbyn’s huge victory in the Labour leadership contest represent and how should we understand it?