A century on from the unpublished Boundary Commission report, on 3 December, a Belfast conference of QUB's Institute for Irish Studies & Centre for International Borders Research will hear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...

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...

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...

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.

It was a real privilege to be in Belfast on Monday to discuss our report on possible reforms at Stormont with @katyhayward.bsky.social, Ann Watt at @pivotalppf.bsky.social and a very thoughtful and perceptive audience. For all who couldn't be there, see the full recording here. 👇

Join us on 27/5 for the launch of the 2024 NI Life & Times survey results, focusing on #climatechange With @katyhayward.bsky.social @jonnyhhanson.bsky.social @climateni.bsky.social & Rural Community Network Register www.tinyurl.com/nilt24 @climatecocentre.bsky.social @aicbrn.bsky.social

Interested in what the UK-EU 'reset' means for Northern Ireland and what NI voters currently think about the Windsor Framework? Join @katyhayward.bsky.social, @vgravey.bsky.social, @billymeloaraujo.bsky.social & me online 28 May for a discussion of key issues www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/post-brexi...

The Protocol/Windsor Framework recently secured 'democratic consent' from the NI Assembly. In a final Post-Brexit Governance NI project event, @katyhayward.bsky.social, @billymeloaraujo.bsky.social, Lisa Claire Whitten and I reflect on the debate and discuss 'what next?' youtu.be/yfORTZq5z1w

@tomjsflynn.bsky.social, @katyhayward.bsky.social, Ewan Smith and I are hosting a conference on parity of esteem in the Good Friday Agreement, at QUB in April 2025. Generously funded by the British Academy, we've got a great lineup and registration is now online 👇 www.qub.ac.uk/Research/GRI...

An Open Letter from Europe's Futures fellows as elections to the European Parliament commence...🕊️ www.iwm.at/europes-futu...

"Northern Ireland does have a unique place in the UK... primarily as a conduit for applying international standards of human rights – even as the government is appearing to unravel them." #Article2 theconversation.com/uk-taking-ba...

The UK Government's 'Safeguarding the Union' deal with the DUP led to the return of devolved government in Northern Ireland. What's in the deal and what does it mean for the Windsor Framework? Explainer from @katyhayward.bsky.social and me www.qub.ac.uk/sites/post-b...

🎧 Listen now to the latest episode of The Expert Factor, discussing the power-sharing deal in Northern Ireland With guest expert @katyhayward.bsky.social, Professor of Political Sociology at Queen's University Belfast Find it here: www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/expe...

On the desperate state of N.Ireland today... ukandeu.ac.uk/northern-ire...

Watch the 5th Bridging the Atlantic conference livestream here: www.youtube.com/live/Bvamo9t...

My first post is for a conference: *'Bridging the Atlantic'* Monday 13 November (afternoon GMT/morning EST), both online & in-person in Belfast. It's a QUB, UCD & Georgetown collaboration on topics of transatlantic concern & cooperation. For more info & registration: tinyurl.com/BridgingAtla...

My first post is for a conference: *'Bridging the Atlantic'* Monday 13 November (afternoon GMT/morning EST), both online & in-person in Belfast. It's a QUB, UCD & Georgetown collaboration on topics of transatlantic concern & cooperation. For more info & registration: tinyurl.com/BridgingAtla...

So this is where you've all been..!! 👋 #bskynewbie