Institute for Research in Social Sciences

 

 

Date

Event
30/05/2013 IRiSS Annual Lecture 2013
18-19/05/2013 PSNI Engagement Weekend - Dr Jonny Byrne & Dr Duncan Morrow
17/05/2013 'The Needs of Victims and Survivors in Northern Ireland: Assessing Legislation and Policy Developments' - Dr Máire Braniff
15/05/2013 Canada/UK Joint Declaration Seminar Series - "Women, Peace & Security"
10/05/2013 'Politics and change in Northern Ireland' - Basil McCrea MLA & John McCallister MLA
02/05/2013

Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series

'Transforming Adult Social Care in Northern Ireland' - Dr Ann-Marie Gray (School of Criminology, Politics and Social Policy, University of Ulster)

19/04/2013 'Good Friday Symposium'
12/04/2013 'An Exploration of Changes in Loyalist Military Masculinities' - David Magee (University of Aberdeen)
25/03/2013

Unionism and Loyalism: Challenges and Futures

21/03/2013

Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series

'Imprisioning Children and Young People in Northern Ireland' - Dr Una Convery and Dr Linda Moore (School of Criminology, Politics and Social Policy, University of Ulster)

13/03/2013

“Leadership in libraries: tying library and information science research to practice”

08/03/2013 Northern Ireland Voluntary Action Futures:
Research Agendas
07/03/2013

Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series

'Forced Labour and the Mushroom Industry in Northern Ireland' - Dr Jennifer Hamilton

05/03/2013 As Part of the RESPECT Programme:
Policing & Community Safety: Expectations & Challenges Facing the PSNI & Communities
21/02/2013

Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series

'Child Rights Indicators and Reporting on United Nation's Convention on the Rights of the Child' - Ms Marina Monteith (School of Education, University of Ulster)

13/02/2013

IMPUNITY WATCH*
Marlies Stappers (Executive Director) and David Taylor (Research & Policy Adviser)

 “Are we ticking the boxes when we should be connecting the dots?”

11/02/2013 'Health Literacy in the Information Age: How a Good Thing May Turn into Something Bad' - Professor Peter Schulz (University of Lugano, Switzerland) 
24/01/2013

Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series

'Is the Idea that Northern Ireland is Over-Governed a Myth?' - Professor Derek Birrell (School of Criminology, Politics and Social Policy, University of Ulster)

14/12/2012 'Migrant Languages in Northern Ireland: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities' - UCoM Event - Dr Philip McDermott (University of Ulster)
05/12/2012 'Teenage Pregnancy Decision-Making - Abortion or Motherhood' - Dr Lesley Hoggart (Head of Sexual Health Research and Practice Group, University of Greenwich), Eileen Fegan (Open University/Trademark)
05/12/2012 'Reconciliation and Dealing with the Past Seminar' - Closed Round Table Discussion
29/11/2012

Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series

'Public Attitudes to Peace Walls' - Dr Jonny Byrne & Dr Cathy Gormley-Heenan (School of Criminology, Politics and Social Policy, University of Ulster), Professor Gillian Robinson (INCORE, University of Ulster)

23/11/2012 'Pathways to Impact through Stormont and the Northern Ireland Assembly' - Eileen Regan (RAiSE, Stormont)
21/11/2012 'ISCI's Third Annual Event'
21/11/2012 'Public Order Policing Workshop'
13/11/2012

'Public Attitudes to Peace Walls – ARK Seminar'  -   Dr Jonny Byrne, Dr Cathy Gormley-Heenan and Dr Gillian Robinson (University of Ulster)

13/11/2012 Social Exclusion and Sport in NI Launch (SESNI)
05/11/2012

'Communication for Collaborative Action at Inter-organisational Interfaces: A Case for Looking More Closely at Workplace Narratives' - Professor Colleen Mills (University of Canterbury, New Zealand)

01/11/2012

Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series

'Delivering Shared Education' - Professor Colin Knox and Professor Vani Borooah (School of Criminology, Politics and Social Policy, University of Ulster)

26/10/2012 'Investigating Palatalisation and Velarisation in Irish Using Ultrasound' - Dr Maire Ni Chiosain (University College Dublin)
25/10/2012 'Nation, Identity and the Teachers' World:  Uncovering Social Memory in Moldova' - Dr Elizabeth Worden (School of Eduation, Teaching and Health - American University Washington)
19/10/2012 'Opportunities for Social Sciences and Humanities in FP7 and Horizon 2020' - Jani Lopez (Intertrade Ireland) & Dr Simon McGrattan (Department of Enterprise, Trade & Investment)
18/10/2012

Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series

‘Welfare Reform: Implications and Options' - Dr Goretti Horgan (School of Criminology, Politics and Social Policy, University of Ulster)

25/09/2012

'Dissolving Boundaries through Technology in Education'

05/07/2012

Reviewing Best Intervention Research in Social Sciences: The Campbell Collaboration - Visiting Professor Aron Shlonsky (University of Toronto)

02/07/2012 Dare 2012 - 'Decisions, Assessment, Risk and Evidence in Social Work'
28/06/2012

'Beyond the Risk Wars: Setting a Realistic Course for the Use of Risk Assessment in Social Work' - Visiting Professor Aron Shlonsky (University of Toronto)

27/06/2012 'Assessing Risk in Helping Professions: Using evidence to inform assessment'  - Visiting Professor Aron Shlonsky (University of Toronto)
18/06/2012 'Ulster Centre on Multilingualism Launch'
14/06/2012 'The Political Imagination and Defending Political Science' - Professor Matt Flinders (University of Sheffield)
10/06/2012 'European Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making' - SMDM Europe 2012 ropeMeeting of the Society for Med
24/05/2012 'Dissolving Boundaries Conference'
23/05/2012 'The Practice, Progress and Failings of Community Relations Work in Northern Ireland since 1990' - Dr Duncan Morrow (University of Ulster)
09/05/2012 'Life After the Census: Using Administrative Data to Analyse Society'
09/05/2012 'Transformative Politics and Woman's Human Rights'  - Dr Leslie Wolfe (President of the Center for Women Policy Studies, Washington DC)
21/04/2012

'Empire, Internationalism and the Ambiguities of Trade-Union Unity: A.A. Purcell, the Furnishing Trades and the Case of Ireland' - Professor Kevin Morgan (Manchester University)

20/04/2012

'Production and on-line Processing of Definiteness in English, Dutch and Greek by Sequential Bilingual Children' - Dr Vicky Chondrogianni (University of Bangor)

03/04/2012 'In Defence of Politics'  62nd Political Studies Association Annual International Conference - Europa Hotel Belfast
30/03/2012 'Health Communication Within Interdisciplinary Contexts' - Health Communication Research Conference
27/03/2012 'PhD Student Roundtable' - David McCann & Adam Fusheini (University of Ulster)
20/03/2012 IRiSS 2012 Annual Lecture - Professor Sue Duncan
15/03/2012 'Preventing Terrorism or Preventing Extremism? The British State's Approach to Northern Ireland and Islamism Compared' - Dr Dean Godson (Visiting Professor of Politics)
05/03/2012 'Going for Gold - Vancouver 2010 to London 2012' - The High Commissioner for Canada to the UK, Gordon Campbell
01/03/2012

'Resilience Amongst Professionals' Seminar

20/02/12 'The Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study: Providing a Framework for Policy and an Analysis of Outcomes' - Dr Michael Rosato (Research Support Unit of the Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study)
08/02/2012 'The Belfast Peace Walls: The Problems, Politics and Policies of the Troubles Architecture' - Dr Jonny Byrne (University of Ulster)
16/12/2011 Visit by Israeli Deputy Ambassador - Alon Roth-Snir
15/12/2011

'What it means to be an Author' - Professor Blaise Cronin, (Indiana University)

05/12/2011

'Leadership, Strategy and Critical Upward Communication in Organisations' - Professor Dennis Tourish (Royal Holloway University of London)

02/12/2011

'Against ‘Deficient’ Grammars: Talmy’s Manner-of-Motion Parameter and Head-Movement' - Professor Hedi Harley (Visiting Professor at University of Ulster, School of Communication)

30/11/2011 'Weight Care Project Research Symposium'
23/11/2011 Round Table Event
17-18/11/2011 'Change & Challenge:  A New Conversation for Policing in Northern Ireland'
11/11/2011

'Writing and Publishing: Why do we do it and how can we Improve?'  - Workshop on Writing and Publishing for Early Careers Academics and PhD Students - Professor Jerry Wellington (University of Sheffield)

09/11/2011 'State Complicity in the Production of Corporate Crime' - Professor Steve Tombs (Liverpool John Moores University)
24/10/2011 'Leading in an Uncertain Environment: Strategic Communication Implications' - Professor Phillip Clampitt (University of Wisconsin - Green Bay)
18/10/2011 'Democracy in Quebec: On Nationalism and Women' - Associate Professor Chantal Maillé ( Concordia Université Montreal)
10/10/2011 'State Crime Journal Launch' State Crime Journal Launch
23/09/2011

'ESRC Seminar Series: Innovation in the Public Services' - Dr Gordon Marnoch (University of Ulster)

8-9/09/2011

‘Interpersonal Communication and Social Interaction’ Conference 2011

01/09/2011 'Promoting Restorative Approaches in Schools - “Practically Embedding Restorative Approaches in Schools”'
11/06/2011

'Is Blood Thicker than Water? Untouchability and Public Infrastructure  in India' - Professor Catherine Bros (University of Paris)

15/06/2011 'Relationships, Respect and Responsibilities' - Brian Steele (Positive Behaviour Team, Scottish Government)
26/05/2011 'Dissolving Boundaries Day'
25-27/5/2011 'Irish Network in Formal Linguistics (INFL) International Conference'
13/05/2011

'Competence and Credibility: Developing Assessment Tools to Support Professional Judgment in Child Protection Work' - Martin Calder (Calder Social Work Training and Consultancy)

11/04/2011 'Introduction to Peace Walls' - Jonathan Byrne (University of Ulster)
08/04/2011

'Finding the Post-Colonial Marx: Casting Stones at Eurocentrics' - Professor Terrell Carver (University of Bristol)

08/04/2011 ‘Multilingualism: Challenges and Assets from a Linguistic Point of View’ - Professor Rosemarie Tracy (University of Mannheim, Germany)
31/03/2011 'Formalism vs Functionalism: A False Dichotomy' - Professor Nigel Vincent (University of Manchester)
31/03/2011 ‘Migrant Workers and the Contracting out of Migrant Domestic Labour’ - Dr Majella Kilkey (University of Hull)
30/03/2011

IRiSS 2011 Annual Lecture 'Watching British Prime Ministers'  - Lord Peter Hennessy

24/03/2011 'SAFE-COMMS' - University of Ulster Research Team
23/03/2011 'Development of Political Communication and Criteria for Political Leaders' - Professor Pekka Isotalus (University of Tampere)
22/03/2011 'Cyborgs, Citizens and Clones: Nation and/vs. Globalism in Science Fiction' - Dr Andrea Austin (Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario)
11/03/2011 'Meeting the needs of Prisoners Families' - Families and Children of Prisoners Interagency Group Seminar
04/03/2011 'Explaining the Rise of the British National Party' - Dr Matthew Goodwin (University of Nottingham)
11/02/2011 'Communities of Practice' - Professor Etienne Wenger
02/02/2011 'Welfare State Restructuring and the Role of the Social Economy and the Voluntary Sector: Canadian Reflections at a time of Austerity'
08/12/2010 'Sex Spying: Canadian State Surveillance and Second-Wave Feminism 1968-1984' - Dr Steve Hewitt, (University of Birmingham)
2-4/12/2010 'On Linguistic Interfaces Conference (OnLI II)'
26/11/2010 'Prison Review Team' - (University of Ulster)
10/11/2010 'REF Impact Seminar' - Professor Paul Wiles
27/10/2010 'David Cameron's Conservatism' - Professor Dean Godson (Research Director of Policy Exchange)
22/09/2010 'Interactional Resources for the “Problem” of Intercultural Communication' - Professor Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz (University of Wisconsin-Parkside)
21-22/9/2010

'The 6th North/South Irish Criminology Conference'

28-29/6/2010 DARE 2010 Conference - 'Decisions, Assessment, Risk and Evidence in Social Work'
02/06/2010 'India in a Global Economy' - Professor Dilip Nachane
18/03/2010 SPRI 2010 Annual Lecture 'Canada’s Experience of Multiculturalism' - High Commissioner for Canada Dr Jim Wright
04/03/2010

'CEOP: Policing Child Exploitation Online' - Jim Gamble (Child Exploitation and Online Protection)

17/02/2010 'Canadian Immigration Policy: Moving to Multi-Level Governance' - Professor Caroline Andrew (University of Ottawa)
04/02/2010

'The Evolution of the Governance of Nunavut After the First Decade' - Robert Carson (Visiting Scholar University of Edinburgh)

03/02/2010 'What Can the Acquisition of Quantification tell us about Assessing Language Development? Evidence from Cross-Linguistic, Bilingual and SLI Research' - Professor Napoleon Katsos (Univesity of Cambridge)
8/10/2009 'Canadian Studies Research Funders Forum' - Glyn Davies (Economic and Social Research Council), Shearer West (Arts and Humanities Research Council) 
21/05/2009

SPRI 2009 Annual Lecture, 'University Governance and the Role of the State: European Higher Education in Transition' - Prof Michael Shattock, (University of London)

08/05/2009

'Reproducing Ourselves?: An Analysis of Recent Trends in Fertility using the Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study' - Dr Pat McGregor (School of Economics, University of Ulster)  

21/04/2009 'British Columbia - Electoral Reform in Canada' - Dr Dennis Pilon (University of Victoria) 
26/03/2009 'Joining up the Dots: Britain's Territorial Constitution Debates?' - Dr Alan Trench (University of Edinburgh)
23/03/2009 'Accommodating Difference: Exploring Multiculturalism and Identity in Comparative Context' - Canadian Studies Seminar
18/03/2009 'The United States and the Middle East' - Prof Dean Godson, Visiting Professor of Politics (Terrorism and Security, International Policy Exchange)
13/03/2009 'Economic Policies, Agrarian Relations and Household Incomes: An Exploratory Analysis based on Primary Data from Selected Villages in India' - Ass Professor Vikas Rawal, Visiting Scholar - SPRI (Jawaharla Nehru University, New Delhi)
27/02/2009 'Britishness and Social Cohesion in the UK' - Prof Mary Hickman (London Metropolitan University)
13/02/2009 'Terrorism in Northern Ireland and Spain, 1970-1997' - Prof Vani Borooah (School of Economics, University of Ulster)
09/12/2008 'The Discursive Legitimisation of The Agreement by the Four Main Northern Irish Parties' - Dr Laura Filardo-Llamas (University of Valladolid, Spain) 
05/12/2008

'The Development and Analysis of a Model of Student Teachers' Online Learning: A Case Study of PGCE Geography' - Dr Linda Clarke (School of Education, University of Ulster)

17/11/2008 'Gender Differences in the Propensity to Depression and Anxiety: Evidence from the USA' - Prof Vani Borooah (School of Economics, University of Ulster) 
06/11/2008 'Capacity to Consent and Managing Risk with Vulnerable Adults' - Prof Jill Manthorpe (King's College, London)
04/11/2008

Canadian Studies Seminar - 'Policy Instruments for Immigrant Integration: Trends and Emerging Issues' - Prof Leslie Seidle (Institute for Research on Public Policy, Montréal)

29/10/2008 'Generating Real Benefits through Practical Cross-Border Cooperation in Ireland' - Mr Andy Pollak (Centre for Cross Border Studies)
17/10/2008 'Policy Transfer and NPM - Privatising Kenya Airways, an African Success Story?' - Prof Andrew Massey (University of Exeter)
17/10/2008 - 17/10/2009 'Teaching and Assessing the NI Curriculum - Principles, Practicalities and Challenges' - Carmel Gallagher (UNESCO Centre, School of Education, University of Ulster)
26/09/2008 'Special Educational Needs and the Inclusion Review' - Dr Marleen Collins (Department of Education Northern Ireland)
23/05/2008 'Managing Diversity and Respecting Our Differences: Contributions from Canada'
22/05/2008 'Using Factorial Survey Methods in Social Sciences and Health to Study Decision Making' - Professor Ruth Ludwich (Kent State Univesity, Ohio)
03/03/2008 'Evidence Based Policy Making' - Anne Harrop (Joseph Rowntree Foundation)
29/02/2008 'The Politics of Civil Society' - Professor Fred Powell (University College Cork)
20/02/2008 'Governance, Administration & Democracy' - Canadian Studies Seminar
15/02/2008 'Canadian Studies, the Eccles Centre & the British Library - Some of the Opportunities'  - Philip Davies (Director of the Eccles Centre for American Studies at the British Library & Professor of American Studies at De Montfort University)
01/02/2008 'Joining up Government? Intergovernmental Relations and the Second Phase of Devolution?' - Alan Trench (Edinburgh University) -Friday 1st February 2008.
31/01/2008 'Ottawa does make a Difference: The Impact of the Conservative Federal Government on Intergovernmental Relations' - Alan Trench (Edinburgh University)