Prof Geraint Ellis (QUB) The Northern Ireland planning system is now primarily seen as a mechanism for coordinating and facilitating development, with the aim of… Read More »Using the planning system to secure health and well-being benefits
Dr Stephen McKay (QUB) The Northern Ireland planning system has witnessed major reform in 2015, with key responsibilities being transferred to new local authorities. There… Read More »Enhancing the effectiveness of planning enforcement in Northern Ireland
Dr Alice Diver (Ulster) The recent statutory cap on Housing Benefit in England and Wales is commonly known as the ‘bedroom tax’ or the ‘spare… Read More »Putting dignity to bed? The taxing question of the UK’s housing rights relapse
Dr Caroline Linse (QUB) As of 2011 there were over 50,000 migrants, who speak a language other than English or Irish at home, residing in… Read More »Formal and informal translation and interpretation for immigrants and asylum seekers
Dr Piotr Blumczyński (QUB) and Prof John Gillespie (Ulster) Culture revolves around values: they hold the cultural community together and underpin the mutual interests. A… Read More »Translating Values: Insights from Multilingual and Multiethnic Focus Groups in Northern Ireland
Dr Gillian Carter (QUB) The general practitioner (GP) is in a pivotal position to initiate and adapt end of life care for their patients living… Read More »Supporting General Practitioners in Northern Ireland in the care of dementia patients as they near the end of life
Dr Lisa Hanna-Trainor and Dr Laurence Taggart (Ulster) People with intellectual disabilities are living longer and many are living with ageing family carers: this presents… Read More »Adults with Intellectual Disabilities (ID): Transitioning into Older Years
Dr Cathal McCall (QUB) A United Kingdom (UK) exit from the European Union (EU) poses significant questions for the UK’s borders, the most pertinent of… Read More »Brexit and Britain’s Borders
Dr Lee McGowan (QUB) Ahead of a now imminent referendum on the United Kingdom’s (UK) membership of the European Union (EU) this presentation addresses the… Read More »Does Europe matter? The implications of a Brexit for Northern Ireland
Prof David Phinnemore (QUB) The presentation reviews the nature and content of the outcome to the UK government’s attempt to renegotiate the terms of UK… Read More »After the EU Referendum: The United Kingdom as a Member State with a ‘Special Status’ or Non-Member in search of a New Relationship
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