Queen's University Belfast Public Engagement

Why invest in Higher Education in Northern Ireland? With a General Election coming up, there will be opportunities to address this question with candidates vying to become your next MP - so we've produced this handy reminder.

Save the attached image to your phone and if a canvasser calls, you can use it to ask them what their party plans to do to retain talented young people and open up opportunities for students from all walks of life!

There's a special Queen's University Belfast & Students' Union General Election hustings event coming up next week.

This could be a great chance for staff and students to hear from and quiz the candidates vying to become the next MP for Belfast South and Mid Down. Details and registration are as follows:

Date: Thursday 27 June 2024
Time: 12:30pm
Location: The Cube, One Elmwood

Registration: http://go.qub.ac.uk/hustings-2024

Come and quiz the General Election candidates for South Belfast and Mid Down on Thursday, 27 June, for a Hustings event in The Cube, One Elmwood!

Starts at 12.30 – refreshments will be served!

REGISTER HERE: http://go.qub.ac.uk/hustings-2024

Still just time to sign up to join Shami Chakrabarti for the launch of her new book, Human Rights: the case for the defence, here at
Queen's University Belfast!

🗓️Thur 13 June
⏰6.00pm
🏤Emeleus Lecture Theatre

Details and registration here:

go.qub.ac.uk

War, poverty, inequality, climate chaos: human rights help us rise to the challenges we face today?

Join Shami Chakrabarti for the launch of her new book here at Queen's University Belfast, Thursday, 13 June, 6.00pm, Emeleus Lecture Theatre.

Details and registration here: http://go.qub.ac.uk/chakrabarti

This time next week, Shami Chakrabarti will be launching her new book, Human Rights: the case for the defence, here at Queen's!

Thursday, 13 June
6.00pm
Emeleus Lecture Theatre

Details and registration here:
http://go.qub.ac.uk/chakrabarti

Still JUST time to sign up for Pekka Haavisto’s Lecture this afternoon, Thursday 06.06.2024, 4.00-5.30pm!

DETAILS & REGISTRATION:

go.qub.ac.uk

How did Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reshape the Finnish and the European security landscape?

Still time to sign up for Pekka Haavisto’s Lecture on Thur 06.06.2024, 4.00-5.30pm.

DETAILS & REGISTRATION:
http://go.qub.ac.uk/holkeri-2024

Two great events coming up on 6 and 13 June:

Next Thursday, the Harri Holkeri Lecture 2024, with Pekka Haavisto MP on Finland's decision to join NATO.

Then on Thursday 13 June, Shami Chakrabarti launches her book on Human Rights!

Registration and details:
http://go.qub.ac.uk/holkeri-2024

http://go.qub.ac.uk/chakrabarti

Ongoing conflicts (eg, Ukraine, Gaza) affect the security of all of Europe. Could small countries like Finland and Ireland help mediate sustainable peace?

Join Finnish MP Pekka Haavisto at Queen's University Belfast, Thursday, 6 June, 4.00-5.30pm to find out.

DETAILS & REGISTRATION:
http://go.qub.ac.uk/holkeri-2024

How did Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reshape the Finnish and the European security landscape?

Pekka Haavisto MP gives this year’s Harri Holkeri Lecture on Thursday, 6 June, 4.00-5.30pm.

DETAILS & REGISTRATION:
http://go.qub.ac.uk/holkeri-2024

The Queen's Archaeology team are in Carrickfergus! Check out the details here, and call over if you are in the neighbourhood!

Join us for this year’s Harri Holkeri Lecture from Pekka Haavisto MP, speaking on “The New European Security: Lessons learned from Finland's road to NATO”.

🗓️Thur 06.06.2024
⏰4.00-5.30
🏤Emeleus Lecture Theatre

REGISTRATION:
http://go.qub.ac.uk/holkeri-2024

Two great events coming up in the Emeleus Lecture Theatre:

Finnish MP Pekka Haavisto gives the Harri Holkeri Lecture on Thur 6 June; then Shami Chakrabarti launches her new book on Human Rights on Thur 13 June! Register:

http://go.qub.ac.uk/holkeri-2024

http://go.qub.ac.uk/chakrabarti

“We are threatened by wars, inequality, new technologies and climate catastrophe, and we need our human rights now more than ever”.

Hear Shami Chakrabarti discuss her new book at
Queen's University Belfast

🗓️Thur 13 June
⏰6.00pm
🏤Emeleus Lecture Theatre

REGISTER: http://go.qub.ac.uk/chakrabarti

“A powerful and urgent explanation and vindication of our human rights and freedoms”.

Join Shami Chakrabarti to hear about her new book on Human Rights, here at

🗓️Thur 13 June
⏰6.00pm
🏤Emeleus Lecture Theatre

REGISTER HERE: http://go.qub.ac.uk/chakrabarti

Join us for this year’s Harri Holkeri Lecture from Pekka Haavisto MP, speaking on “The New European Security: Lessons learned from Finland's road to NATO”.

Thur 06.06.2024
4.00-5.30
Emeleus Lecture Theatre

REGISTRATION:
http://go.qub.ac.uk/holkeri-2024

Join us in the Emeleus Lecture Theatre on Thursday, 13 June 2024, 6-7.30pm for the launch of Baroness Shami Chakrabarti’s new book, Human Rights: The Case for the Defence!

REGISTER: https://events.humanitix.com/shami-chakrabarti-human-rights-the-case-for-the-defence-book-launch

We’re excited to be showing a specially recorded conversation with Senator Murray Sinclair, former Chief Commissioner of Canada’s Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Friday, 10 May at 6.00 for the Eaton Lecture 2024, followed by a panel discussion!

The panel, hosted by Mark Devenport, includes Linda Ervine, Koulla Yiasouma and Prof Kieran McEvoy, who will discuss the issues raised in Senator Sinclair's conversation.

REGISTER: http://go.qub.ac.uk/eaton-2024

This year's Eaton Lecture features a specially recorded conversation with the Honourable Murray Sinclair, former Chief Commissioner of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, followed by an expert panel discussion featuring Koulla Yiasouma, Linda Ervine and Prof Kieran McEvoy, chaired by Mark Devenport!

REGISTER: http://go.qub.ac.uk/eaton-2024

Come and join Douglas Janoff, Canadian Foreign Service officer, human rights negotiator, activist & researcher, who will be speaking about his book on 'Q***r Diplomacy and International LGBT Human Rights' here at Queen's University Belfast

Tuesday, 30 April, 6.00pm

RSVP: https://bit.ly/4a7AMYj

More from a very busy NI Networking Breakfast with the NI Bureau in Washington. Pictured below, Queen's colleagues with:
Paula Bradshaw MLA (left, pictured with Caroline Walker); Jayne Brady, Head of NI Civil Service; Minister for the Economy Conor Murphy; Conor Murphy again, with Caroline Walker and Eamon Deeny (Queen's) and Cathal Geoghegan, NI Chamber of Commerce; Education Minister Paul Givan and Speaker of the Assembly Edwin Poots.

Pictured at the NI Bureau breakfast in Washington DC: the Vice-Chancellor Sir Ian Greer (3rd from right) with the Queen's University team, and Joe Kennedy III (centre).

Our Queen's University colleagues at the NI Bureau event in Washington DC this morning have been engaging in discussions with many familiar faces, including (pictured) the Secretary of State, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, Mary Lou McDonald and many others.

We were delighted to welcome the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea His Exclellency Mr Yoon Yeocheol to campus yesterday for meetings and to give a talk for HAPP students. Pictured here with Dr Sirin Sung (left) of SSESW and Dr Ryan Feeney (right), VP for Strategic Engagement & External Affairs.

Find out about the Community Archaeology Programme NI here:

Are you interested in participating in the Community Archaeology Programme Northern Ireland (CAPNI) ? Please follow this link to register: https://forms.office.com/e/y3HWrzhecP
OR
Scan our CAPNI QR code below.

We look forward to hearing from you! 😊

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Join us in the Canada Room on Tuesday, 5 March at 12.30 to hear from Alina Gawhary, an artist from Afghanistan, and to view some of her work! In partnership with Beyond Skin, for International Women's Day 2024.


REGISTER HERE:
www.Bit.ly/alina-qub

Don’t miss the fascinating “Rise and Fall of Islamic Learning Cities” Lecture from Prof Nematollah Azizi, University of Kurdistan and visiting Leverhulme Professor at University of Glasgow, Wed, 13 Dec 2023 19:00-20:30 here at Queen's.

Further details and REGISTRATION:
http://go.qub.ac.uk/leverhulme-2023