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Conversations - ‘The Story
I want my Life to be’ - Next Steps
Dr Laura Dunne and Dr Liam O’Hare
This event unveils findings from the Conversations Project, a collaboration between Queen’s and the Greater Shankill Children and Young People Zone. The project engaged children and youth in the Shankill community, enabling them to share their current and potential future lives, or to put it simply, to help them discover ‘the story they want their life to be’. The event brings together children, teachers and researchers to explore if, and how, things have changed and what the next steps should be.
Event: For pre-invited schools
Making Business Better? Ethics and Sustainability in Organisations
Dr Shirley-Ann Hazlett
It remains an enduring myth that ethics and sustainability only apply to large international organisations with limited, if any, applicability in a local SME context. This event shines a light on the vibrant local SME business community that places integrity and business responsibility at the heart of all that it does. Drawing on recent research largely within the business community in NI, the workshop will explore the relationship between ethics, sustainability and ‘good’ business practice.
Event: For pre-invited schools
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TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER –
FRIDAY 10 NOVEMBER
THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL
Curious Critters: Human-animal Relations in Medieval Culture
Dr Aisling Reid
Explore medieval human-animal relations and understand humanity’s place in the world (c. 1000-1500) through art, literature and more in this intriguing exhibition. Discover how animals were represented, treated and even put on trial! Uncover shifts in attitudes towards animals and learn how these insights inform our modern ecological outlook. Delve into the past to reshape our understanding of our place in the world and our connection to the creatures that inhabit it.
Time: Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat 9am-5pm, Sun closed
Venue: Spectrum Centre, Belfast
No booking required.
On Yer Bike!
Lindsay Shaw and Dr Bob M cMurray
Get ready for one smoothie ride with our modified exercise bike! Engineered to power a blender that will make a smoothie, this bike ride will have you working up a sweat with a sweet reward! Hop on, get some exercise, increase your wellbeing, make your own energy, appreciate the science and engineering – and wash it all down with your very own smoothie!
Event: Ulster University Belfast
No booking required.
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Walk-shop on the Greenway: Healthy Ageing and the SPACE Project
Prof Ruth Hunter and Dr Niamh O’Kane
This “walk-shop” for older adults will begin with a gentle one-hour guided walk of the Connswater Community Greenway, where researchers and staff members from the SPACE project will share facts on environmental exposures which impact our ability to live and age well. The event will end at JACK Coffee Bar Café, with refreshments and short films exploring how environmental factors can impact healthy ageing.
Time: 11am – 1pm
Venue: Connswater Community Greenway and JACK Coffee Bar Café
Pre-registration for this event is required via our Eventbrite page.
Creative Writing for Teens with Dyslexia
Fiona Monahan and Dr Una O’Connor Bones
Let go of all the things that make writing hard and focus on being creative with words in this workshop. Focusing on what dyslexia means to each of us as an individual, learn how creative writing can help us to understand ourselves and the benefits of expressing our thoughts and feelings through writing creatively. Discover other peoples’ experiences of dyslexia through poems, songs and stories. Work together as a group to generate ideas and identify what you want to say about dyslexia. Examples and prompts to support writing will be provided throughout each stage of the session.
Time: 11am - 1pm
Venue: The Mac, Belfast
Pre-registration for this event is required via our Eventbrite page.
7 TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER
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Green Academy: A Showcase of Sustainable Gastronomy
Dr Susann Power
Be our guest as we open the doors to the newly refurbished Academy Restaurant, located at Ulster University’s Belfast campus. This event’s starter will be a presentation on Sustainable Gastronomy, followed by a panel discussion on green restaurant leadership. The main event will be a backstage tour of the new restaurant to learn about the restaurant’s environmental best practices. Finally, a dessert of coffee and cake will be served to attendees, along with a conversation on Sustainable Gastronomy.
Time: 3pm – 4:30pm
Venue: Academy Restaurant, Ulster University Belfast
Pre-registration for this event is required via our Eventbrite page.
Quiz Night! The Blockchain Game
Prof Daniel Broby
A stimulating journey into the world of blockchain in the form of a pub style quiz. Questions on distributed ledgers, cryptographic security, and decentralised networks. Test your knowledge of the fundamental concepts, historical milestones, and real-world applications that have revolutionised industries.
Time: 6pm – 7.30pm
Venue: McHugh’s Bar, Belfast
Pre-registration for this event is required via our Eventbrite page.
WEDNESDAY 1 NOVEMBER 8
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How do Urban Green Spaces Play a role in Shaping Sustainable Cities?
Dr Bakul Budhiraja
Cities are the nexus of human development and growth. They are also at the forefront of climate change action. Our researchers work on implementing Nature based solutions for resilient cities, integrate community to design our urban green spaces, understand the impact of urban green spaces on health, and analyse climate change events to fight climate inequalities. We invite you to join the conversation, learn from each other’s experiences and contribute to the journey of transforming the future of our urban green spaces.
Time: 12noon – 2pm
Venue: Online event
Pre-registration for this event is required via our Eventbrite page.
Dr Síobhra Aiken
How can communities engage in lifelong learning, and how can education and community support personal and collective wellbeing? This seminar and interactive workshop, in collaboration with community partners Glór na Móna, will delve into the latest research and insights, and explore the challenges and benefits of Irish language learning.
Time: 2pm – 4.30pm
Venue: Glór na Móna, 4 Whiterock Close, Belfast
Pre-registration for this event is required via our Eventbrite page.
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An Ghaeilge, an Pobal, agus Foghlaim Fad Saoil [ Irish, Community and Life-long Learning]
THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER
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‘ I Told You So ’: How Economics can use Past Disasters to Improve the Future
Dr Chris Colvin
From economic downturn, housing crises, a global pandemic, war in Europe and climate change, it’s safe to say that the world we live in is tumultuous. The Centre for Economics, Policy and History invites you to join some of Ireland’s finest economic historians to look back at disastrous periods of world history, and consider how we can use the past as a guide to build a better future.
Time: 5pm – 6pm
Venue: McHugh’s Bar, Belfast
Pre-registration for this event is required via our Eventbrite page.
Connecting with Nature for Public and Planetary Health and Wellbeing
Dr Niamh O’Kane
This exhibition and discussion will explore socio-ecological crises, alienation from nature, health inequalities and the role of urban green and blue spaces for public health, and connecting with nature through art, as well as the myriad benefits of doing so. Participants will be provided with art materials to go home and connect with their local nature through art, and will be asked to share their pieces via social media.
Time: 6pm – 8pm
Venue: Elmwood Hall, Queen’s University Belfast
Pre-registration for this event is required via our Eventbrite page.
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Appy Families: How Do We Learn About Learning?
Dr Juliana Gerard, Tandy Haughey and Dr Jocelyn Dautel
Fun for all the family, this interactive workshop will feature hands-on activities for parents and children. Focused on language, learning and development, each activity demonstrates the interactive games that researchers use to study child development. Find the activity stations at the Ulster Museum Grainger Room, including: a colouring book game and a word learning game for exploring language development, an Art of Identity display and drawing ‘peace’ station, a self-regulation app to promote Child Wellbeing and an app to support the development of the fundamentals of movement skills.
Time: 10am - 2pm
Venue: Ulster Museum, Belfast
Pre-registration for this event is required via our Eventbrite page.
Interactive Workshop: Boost Your Brain Health
Patricia Kelly
This interactive workshop aims to open up a conversation around the importance of brain health and preventing dementia. Attendees will learn and discuss the impact of lifestyle changes that can be used to benefit brain health.
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Venue: The Learmount Community Group in Park Village, Derry
Pre-registration for this event is required via our Eventbrite page.
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6 NOVEMBER SATURDAY 4 NOVEMBER
MONDAY
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New Research Stories for the Arts and Cultural Industries
Dr Maria O’Brien and Dr Kim-Marie Spence
Join us for a showcase of arts and cultural research produced as part of our new MA in Arts Management degree. Alongside student presentations of new work, the event features Dr. Christina Ballico’s exploration of ‘music cities’ as urban cultural policy. Discover how these policies shape diverse music city industries – a timely exploration given Belfast’s 2021 UNESCO City of Music status. The Q&A session will draw connections between research and how the music industry operates in Belfast.
Time: 4pm – 5.30pm
Venue: Brian Friel Theatre, Queen’s University Belfast
Pre-registration for this event is required via our Eventbrite page.
Workplace Democracy for Healthy People, Places and Planet
Prof John Barry
We live in democracies yet we work in non-democratic workplaces... why should democracy end at the office door? Or factory gate? Or lecture theatre door for that matter? This public discussion will examine, and show the evidence base and arguments for, the multiple benefits of extending democratic decision-making to the workplace, ranging from helping us address the climate crisis, to increasing well-being, strengthen democracy, worker productivity and much more.
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Venue: Canada Room, Lanyon Building, Queen’s University Belfast
Pre-registration for this event is required via our Eventbrite page.
12 TUESDAY 7 NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 8 NOVEMBER
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9 NOVEMBER
Hidden Barriers: Belfast’s Secret Peace Lines
Dr David Coyles
Hop on our bus tour through the city of Belfast. This two-hour narrated tour will take you on a journey through visible and invisible architectural remnants of “The Troubles” in Belfast.
Learn more about the role of everyday architecture and space in conflict and peacebuilding processes. Along the way, there will be a number of optional short walk-and-talk stops.
Time: 11am - 1.15pm
Venue: This bus tour will depart from, and return to, the Ulster University Belfast. Meet at the reception desk in the Birley Building.
Pre-registration for this event is required via our Eventbrite page.
Mortgage Story: A Webinar on Financial Wellbeing
Zhenxu Tong, Dr Ying Gao and Dr Michael M cCord
In this 60-minute webinar, join lecturers from Ulster University along with a housing market expert as they dissect the impact of having a mortgage on lifelong wellbeing and the prospect of the housing market in Northern Ireland. This event is suitable for anyone who currently has or is thinking about taking out a mortgage.
Time: 4pm - 5pm
Venue: Online
Pre-registration for this event is required via our Eventbrite page.
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THURSDAY 9 NOVEMBER
SATURDAY 11 NOVEMBER
Solar Powered Community Gardens: Empowering Interface Areas
Dr Ruchira Ghosh and Dr Adrian Pugsley
Join us for lunch, learning and local engagement with our interactive workshop. We will be showcasing our solar panel installation at a local community garden, situated at an interface area in North Belfast.
This event will be an open forum where you can learn more about sustainable community gardening and explore the possibility of replicating the use of solar energy to empower community gardens in your own area.
Discover the benefits of solar power which include supporting social cohesion and wellbeing, positive benefits on environmental sustainability and financial resilience for local community organisations.
Time: 9 Nov: 12noon - 2pm
Venue: Waterworks Park, North Belfast
Pre-registration for this event is required via our Eventbrite page.
The Walking Studio: Drawing with Words
Dr Pamela Whitaker and Tim McCarthy, Urban Arts NI
Join us on our inspirational walking tour of the vibrant Cathedral Quarter in Belfast. Develop your very own walking poem on this journey through galleries, street art and iconic entryways.
As you pick up the pace, collect words that make an impression on you, transforming them into your own walking poem. A group collective poem will also be produced and performed as a spoken word conclusion to the event. We encourage photography and field recordings of soundscapes to map a collective journey throughout this portable writer’s studio.
Time: 11am - 1pm
Venue: The walking tour will depart promptly from Ulster University Belfast. Meet at the reception desk in the Birley Building.
Pre-registration for this event is required via our Eventbrite page.
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