"Brexit has reinforced identity-based divisions in Northern Ireland..." ✍️ @dphinnemore.bsky.social & @katyhayward.bsky.social consider why voters in Northern Ireland have stronger convictions and opinions on Brexit – in both directions 🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/dangerously-...

Dangerously toxic: why ‘Europe’ weighs less in British public opinion than in Northern Ireland - UK in a changing Europe

Katy Hayward and David Phinnemore consider why voters in Northern Ireland have stronger convictions and opinions on Brexit – in both directions, and the political implications of this.

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"If Brexit was a genie most people in the UK regret releasing, those with their hands on the next bottle marked ‘Taking back control’ need to think very carefully about Northern Ireland before they twist the cap" - @katyhayward.bsky.social & me for @ukandeu.bsky.social ukandeu.ac.uk/dangerously-...

Dangerously toxic: why ‘Europe’ weighs less in British public opinion than in Northern Ireland - UK in a changing Europe

Katy Hayward and David Phinnemore consider why voters in Northern Ireland have stronger convictions and opinions on Brexit – in both directions, and the political implications of this.

ukandeu.ac.uk

"Northern Ireland is not a case on its own. What is happening this week shows the vulnerabilities of Europe and the pressure of hard-right ideologies." @katyhayward.bsky.social (@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social) on this week's events 👇 www.youtube.com/live/l8p9rDf... /38

UK–EU relations ten years after the referendum Join @katyhayward.bsky.social, @anandmenon.bsky.social and Lord (Jock) Stirrup to discuss current UK–EU relations, and possible future changes, at our free, online conference next Wednesday. Sign up 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo....

UK–EU relations ten years after the referendum Join @katyhayward.bsky.social, @anandmenon.bsky.social and Lord (Jock) Stirrup to discuss current UK–EU relations, and possible future changes, at our free, online conference on 24 June. Sign up 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo....

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What is the truth behind immigration figures in Northern Ireland?

Professor Katy Hayward Exposes the truth behind migration myths. The Queen’s University political sociologist explains how misinformation, fear and manipulation fuel unrest across Northern Ireland

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Very useful NI polling from @dphinnemore.bsky.social @katyhayward.bsky.social NI Protocol/Windsor Framework isn't getting more unpopular, but declining active support www.qub.ac.uk/sites/post-b...

UK–EU relations ten years after the referendum Join @katyhayward.bsky.social, @anandmenon.bsky.social and Lord (Jock) Stirrup to discuss current UK–EU relations, and possible future changes, at our free, online conference on 24 June. Sign up 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo....

UK–EU relations ten years after the referendum Join @katyhayward.bsky.social, @anandmenon.bsky.social and Lord (Jock) Stirrup to discuss current UK–EU relations, and possible future changes, 10 years to the day after the referendum result was announced. Sign up 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo....

Out today: latest report by @katyhayward.bsky.social and me on the views of voters in Northern Ireland on Brexit, the Windsor Framework and UK-EU Relations. Some key findings 👇 Full report available via @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social at: www.qub.ac.uk/sites/post-b...

So exciting to be at the launch of the new strategy of the International Fund for Ireland and to celebrate its 40th anniversary of working for "lasting peace and economic & social advance" #IFI40

The Irish Centre for European Law (ICEL) is hosting a hybrid conference on 27 May 2026 (4.15-6pm) following the UK’s Supreme Court Judgment of Dillon and Others v Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Details below 👇 www.icel.ie/event/unders...

Understanding the implications of the Supreme Court’s Dillon judgment for Article 2 of the Windsor Framework - Irish Centre for European Law

The Irish Centre for European Law (ICEL) will host a hybrid conference on 27 May 2026 (4.15-6pm) following the UK’s Supreme Court Judgment of Dillon and Others v Secretary of State for Northern Irelan...

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It's such a pleasure to have the Sociological Association of Ireland @sociologyireland.bsky.social here in our School in Queen's for its annual conference @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

An enormously significant Supreme Court judgment was issued today in relation to #Article2 of the #WindsorFramework Thank goodness Professor Chris McCrudden was at the ready to explain what it means, & what it doesn't 👇 eurelationslaw.com/blog/reading...

Reading Dillon

This blog post, written by Professor Christopher McCrudden (Blackstone Chambers; Emeritus Professor of Equality and Human Rights, QUB; L Bates Lea Global Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law S...

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"There remain few better ways to find relief of mind than by opening it." Our latest Staff Blog, by Prof @katyhayward.bsky.social and Dr @cathalpmc.bsky.social, on 175 years of Open Learning at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social. 👉 Read the blog: go.qub.ac.uk/OLat175 #LoveQUBstaff #lifelonglearning

BLOG: 175 years of Open Learning at Queen's

2026 marks the 175th anniversary of Queen’s provision of extramural courses, i.e., provision ‘outside the walls’ of the University.

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What is the role of the University in a world of “AI everywhere”? New in the Journal, @katyhayward.bsky.social argues why universities matter more than ever in a world shaped by AI, as spaces for cultivating critical thinking and intellectual independence. Read more: https://bit.ly/3O5VsKq

Interested in NI voters' views on Brexit and in what latest in UK-EU relations might mean for Northern Ireland? Join @katyhayward.bsky.social, @billymeloaraujo.bsky.social and me online on Friday 15 May at 1230 to discuss latest poll findings and the 'reset'. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/post-brexi...

Post-Brexit Clinic at Queen's - May 2026

Join us online for our latest Post-Brexit Clinic for updates on the Protocol/Windsor Framework.

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Good timing, then, to be here at #PSA26 to hear Prof Helen Margett's keynote on #AI for #democracy

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What is the public purpose of the #University in an age of #AI everywhere? I had a go at answering this whopper of a question in the latest issue of the Journal of the British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social #democracy #discernment doi.org/10.5871/jba/...

What is the public purpose of the #University in an age of #AI everywhere? I had a go at answering this whopper of a question in the latest issue of the Journal of the British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social #democracy #discernment doi.org/10.5871/jba/...

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Profs @katyhayward.bsky.social , @jontonge.bsky.social & @stephenfarry.bsky.social @sjamcbride.bsky.social, @markdevenport.bsky.social & Allison Morris will reflect on the political implications of Brexit Get your tickets imaginebelfast.com/event/10-yea...

10 years since EURef: Lessons & Learnings for Northern Ireland - Imagine! Belfast

An engaging conversation with leading academics and journalists trying to understand the legacy of the EU referendum of June 2016.

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A century on from the unpublished Boundary Commission report, on 3 December, a Belfast conference of QUB's Institute for Irish Studies & Centre for International Borders Research will hear leading academics analyse the history, cultures & futures of the #Irishborder tinyurl.com/BoundaryCent...

Interested in what voters in Northern Ireland currently think about Brexit, the Windsor Framework and UK-EU relations? Join @katyhayward.bsky.social and me on Friday 24 October as we present the findings from our latest polling with @lucidtalk.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/post-brexi...

Post-Brexit Clinic at Queen's - October 2025

Join us online for our latest Post-Brexit Clinic for updates on the Protocol/Windsor Framework.

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Political Change Across Britain and Ireland: Identities, Institutions & Futures. Launch Event in Belfast next Wednesday 1st October 2025 5pm Panellists: Dr Paul Gillespie, UCD; Prof Katy Hayward, QUB; Prof Michael Keating, Aberdeen Register here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/launch-dis...

🔔New ARK Research Update 🔔 The latest Research Update by Professor @katyhayward.bsky.social and Dr @benrosher.bsky.social explores attitudes in Northern Ireland on the constitutional question. Read here ➡️ www.ark.ac.uk/ARK/sites/de...

A century on from partition, internal colonialism continues to characterize relations between England and Northern Ireland, writes @katyhayward.bsky.social via @iwm.at www.eurozine.com/eternal-twil...

Eternal twilight of the Ulster kind

A century on from the partition of Ireland, internal colonialism continues to characterize relations between England and the rest of the United Kingdom. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Britis...

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ICYMI: The latest ep of the We Society sees @katyhayward.bsky.social, @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social, join Will Hutton to discuss her research into the impact of Brexit on the Irish border & what this can tell us about addressing cross border tension & transformation. podfollow.com/the-we-socie...

Yesterday @katyhayward.bsky.social, @vgravey.bsky.social, @billymeloaraujo.bsky.social and I gathered to discuss developments around the Windsor Framework, our latest @lucidtalk.bsky.social polling on NI voters views, and the UK-EU 'reset'. Here's what we had to say: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKxN...

Queen’s Policy Engagement: Post-Brexit Clinic – 28 May 2025

YouTube video by Queen's Policy Engagement Live

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There's a new #UK-EU relationship a-brewin' and I've made a couple of slides to mark the occasion. Nothing fancy. First a very simple overview of the essence of what was announced y'day, and - crucially - what underpins it. 1/3

A new UK-EU deal & all the memories of November 2018 come flooding back - and with it nostalgia for a long-extinct blue bird. No time like the present to peer into the bright blue sky and see what you lot have been up to.