QUB Policy Engagement

Saving the National Cancer Plan: The triumph of evidence over opinion. It's time to get the national cancer plan back on track says Mark Lawler @QUBCancerProf @QUBelfast @MHLSQUB - qpol.qub.ac.uk/saving-the-nat… @qubengagemhls_d @QUBEngagement @SluggerOToole

Cold public attitudes in the face of climate crisis; an overview of attitudes to #climatechange in #northernireland by @hayward_katy @jonnyhhanson & Paula Devine from @ARK_info with data from the NI Life & Times survey - qpol.qub.ac.uk/cold-public-at… @ClimateCoCentre @AICBRN @QUBSSESW

NEW Pivotal report - Policy delivery in Northern Ireland How do we make sure policy goals are achieved in practice? We asked 30 former senior civil servants, ministers, business and voluntary sector leaders to tell us about their experiences and ideas. pivotalpolicy.org/assets/files/p…

Still time to sign up to our May post-Brexit clinic @QUBelfast for the findings from the latest @LucidTalk poll on the Protocol/Windsor Framework: Wed 28 May at 12.30pm online. Join @DPhinnemore @hayward_katy @BillyMeloAraujo @VGravey at …brexit-clinic-may-25.eventbrite.co.uk @SluggerOToole

Join @DPhinnemore @hayward_katy @BillyMeloAraujo @VGravey for our May post-Brexit clinic @QUBelfast to look at the findings from the latest @LucidTalk poll on the Protocol/Windsor Framework: Wed 28 May at 12.30pm online - Sign up now at …brexit-clinic-may-25.eventbrite.co.uk @SluggerOToole

Exploited Children Need Help, Not Handcuffs. The latest in a series of articles on raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility in NI by Megan Phair @InvisTraffick - qpol.qub.ac.uk/exploited-chil… @VOYPIC @niacro @ChildLawCentre @IncludeYouth

The UK-EU Reset Summit matters for NI but what do voters want? @DPhinnemore reflects on this upcoming summit and looks at the results of a recent @LucidTalk poll on attitudes in NI towards the Protocol/Windsor Framework - qpol.qub.ac.uk/uk-eu-reset-su… @hayward_katy @BillyMeloAraujo

Join @DPhinnemore @hayward_katy @BillyMeloAraujo @LisaClaireWhit1 for our May post-Brexit clinic @QUBelfast where we will look at the findings from the latest @LucidTalk poll on the Protocol/Windsor Framework: Wed 28 May at 12.30pm online - …brexit-clinic-may-25.eventbrite.co.uk @SluggerOToole

Non-recent Institutional Abuses – what might ‘justice’ look like? @McalindenA @QUBelfast @MarieMkeenan @ucddublin and James Gallen @DCU look at the meaning of ‘justice’ for non-recent institutional abuses and some of the underlying challenges - qpol.qub.ac.uk/non-recent-ins…

New Queen's Policy Engagement Briefing Paper – Rethinking the Role of Good Character Evidence in Rape and Sexual Offence Trials by Dr Eithne Dowds @qubschooloflaw - qpol.qub.ac.uk/rethinking-the…

By Dr Peter Doran, School of Law at Queen's University Belfast, qpol.qub.ac.uk/the-end-of-the…

The winner takes it all? Dr Ulrike Vieten @QUBSSESW takes a look at the recent election results in Germany, particularly the electoral success of the far-right AfD - qpol.qub.ac.uk/the-winner-tak…

Violent Misogyny is both a Symptom and a Cause of Extremist Ideology. We need to call violent misogyny exactly what it is: an extremist ideology that is already present and operating in society says @AshMc8914 - qpol.qub.ac.uk/violent-misogy… @HAPPatQUB @QUBelfast

Do We Need to Raise Expectations in Order to Raise the Age of Criminal Responsibility? A special joint contribution from representatives from @VOYPIC, @niacro, @ChildLawCentre and @IncludeYouth in conjunction with @ChildRightsQUB - qpol.qub.ac.uk/do-we-need-to-…

🚨New Pivotal report published today Our new tracker report looks at the Northern Ireland Executive’s actions since its return a year ago, and suggests priorities for 2025 Read the report here pivotalppf.org/cmsfiles/Publi…

As another coalition government takes shape in Ireland, there's now a well-established practice of negotiating about diverse pre-election manifesto commitments to produce a single ‘Programme for Government’ says @MuirisMac @QUBelfast @QUBEngagement - qpol.qub.ac.uk/ministerial-po…

The Protocol/Windsor Framework: What Next? A new podcast from the @PostBrexitGovNI team at @QUBelfast With @hayward_katy @DPhinnemore @LisaClaireWhit1 @BillyMeloAraujo You can listen at qpol.qub.ac.uk/the-protocol-w… @SluggerOToole @QUBEngagement @RaISe_KESS @QUBstaff

Has Northern Ireland’s productivity bubble burst? We’ve launched this year’s NI Productivity Dashboard, written with @ruthanned880 & @DJordan_Econ for @TPIProductivity, showing NI’s productivity gap has widened. Read and download: productivity.ac.uk/wp-content/upl…

Now online, our research showcase recorded in early November hosted by @ARykkja, chaired by @belfastcc officer Christine Osborne, featuring our fantastic students and a keynote by @c_dalla_chiesa youtu.be/nb8Vi-Cp8Uc?si… @qub_ael Thanks to @QUBPolicy @ESRC Fest of Social Sciences

📢 Have Your Say! @QUBstaff and @QUBStudents - take part in the Racial Equity at @QUBelfast Survey and help shape a more inclusive campus. ⏳ Deadline: Friday 6 December 📧 Check your emails for your unique survey link ➡️ Learn more: bit.ly/4hzwTQ7 #LoveQUBStaff