March 2016 - Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS)

The access to justice barriers for tribunal users: a comparative case study on Special Educational Needs Tribunals

18th October 201716th March 2016 by Comms Office

Dr Orla Drummond (Ulster) The Access to Justice Review (2) identified the difficulties faced by tribunal users in securing access to justice, and poses questions about how tribunal users might be best supported. Recent research from Ulster University’s Law School provides an in-depth examination of the barriers faced by users of Special Educational Needs Tribunals, … Read more

The role of University Law Clinics in delivering access to justice

18th October 201716th March 2016 by Comms Office

Dr Grainne McKeever (Ulster) The Access to Justice Review (2) is intended to address the challenges faced in ensuring access to justice for citizens at a time of reduced public expenditure, and part of the remit of the Review is to identify additional or alternative forms of legal support for citizens. The Review’s Agenda identifies … Read more

Candidate Selection in Northern Ireland: a cold house for women?

18th October 20179th March 2016 by Comms Office

Dr Neil Matthews (QUB) This presentation outlines key findings from research on party candidate selection procedures and their impact on the number of women selected to contest elections in Northern Ireland. Relatively little is known of both the nature of the selection methods adopted by Northern Ireland’s main political parties and their role in producing … Read more

The Creative Citizens Programme: Local Government involving citizens in arts development

18th October 20179th March 2016 by Comms Office

Dr Victoria Durrer with Kevin Murphy (Voluntary arts Ireland) and Rosalind Lowry (Arts & Events Development Officer, Mid and East Antrim Council) The ‘Creative Citizens Programme’ is a partnership between Voluntary Arts Ireland (VAI) and Mid and East Antrim Borough Council. ‘Creative Citizens’ is an action research project that brings local people together with local … Read more

Deliberative Democracy in Northern Ireland: Enhancing the quality of governance by involving citizens in decision making

18th October 20179th March 2016 by Comms Office

Dr John Garry (QUB) How can the quality of governance in Northern Ireland be enhanced? This presentation addresses this broad question by focusing on the extent to which the quality of democratic decision making in Northern Ireland may be increased by facilitating a role for the considered views of citizens. Specifically, it suggests a feasible … Read more

Engagement and Empowerment: Emancipating Health Care Support Workers to become Registered Professionals in Northern Ireland

18th October 20172nd March 2016 by Comms Office

Prof Jan Draper, Donna Gallagher (OU) and Paul Carlin (SET) Creating and enhancing career development opportunities for the healthcare support workforce and widening access to higher education are currently key priorities across the United Kingdom. The high academic attainment at GCSE and A Level required by universities challenges these two key priorities. Francis (2013) said; … Read more