Podcast

Dr Katie Liston and Prof Marie Murphy (Ulster): This presentation examines the relationship between sport and physical activity participation, and gender in Northern Ireland and… Read More »‘Playing Like a Girl’: Female participation in physical activity and sport in Northern Ireland

Dr Ian Shuttleworth (QUB): Religious denomination is a key element in understanding Northern Ireland society and politics, as it is often equated with national identity… Read More »Religion and National Identity in Northern Ireland: A Longitudinal Perspective 2001-2011

Mr John Garry (QUB) and Mr Kevin McNicholl (QUB): This presentation outlines key findings of research that used census and survey data to examine the… Read More »Understanding the ‘Northern Irish’ Identity

Dr Nicola Carr and Dr Siobhán McAlister (QUB): Reform of the youth justice system, including the wide incorporation of restorative justice approaches, was a central… Read More »Experiencing Youth Justice: Process, Meaning and Legitimacy

Ms Lesley Emerson, Dr Karen Orr and Prof Paul Connolly (QUB): ‘Prison to Peace’ is an educational programme which assists young people in exploring the… Read More »Engaging young people with the conflict and its legacy: findings from an evaluation of the ‘Prison to Peace’ educational programme

Dr Sarah Eardley-Weaver (QUB): Media accessibility and social inclusion are increasingly prominent issues in today’s rapidly developing technological and multicultural world, as reflected in legislation… Read More »Including all: Improving arts accessibility for people with varying visual and hearing ability

Dr Paula Devine (QUB) et al: In Northern Ireland, as elsewhere, there has been a growing recognition of the needs of older people within a… Read More »Social isolation and older men: meeting the need?

Mrs Emily Smyth (Ulster): The European Landscape Convention commits the Northern Ireland government since 2007 to recognising landscape as a common resource to which everyone… Read More »Landscape Planning for Sustainable Development

Dr Heather Ritchie and Prof Greg Lloyd (Ulster): The island of Ireland, though physically small, faces big institutional challenges for the delivery of a sustainable… Read More »Marine planning for the blue economy: small island: big challenges

Prof J. Andrew G Cooper (Ulster): Recent storms on the Northern Ireland coast have caused widespread flooding and coastal erosion. Erosion threatens buildings, roads, railways… Read More »Shoreline management planning in Northern Ireland