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

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/...

A flyer for a petition to Save Botanic Meadow, south Belfast, from being converted into a 3G Sports Pitch. See: change.org/SaveBotanicMeadow

#SaveBotanicMeadow

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.

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...

A century on from the unpublished Boundary Commission report, on 3 December, a Belfast conference of QUB's Institute for Irish Studies & Centre for International Borders Research will hear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

Ach, thank you so much, Emily. It was a tall order of a review given the topic and the authors 😬 I enjoyed the challenge but was apprehensive as to whether I could meet it!

Post-Brexit Clinic at Queen's - October 2025 Join us online for our latest Post-Brexit Clinic for updates on the Protocol/Windsor Framework.

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...

Front cover of Political Change Across Britain and Ireland, edited by P Gillespie, M Keating and N McEwen (Edinburgh Uni Press)

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...

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...

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...

Queen’s Policy Engagement: Post-Brexit Clinic – 28 May 2025 YouTube video by Queen's Policy Engagement Live

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...

Ah thank you, Anna! ☺️ And I'm delighted that you'll be spending more time in NI for the foreseeable future!

A graph showing NI respondents' top priorities for UK-EU cooperation being reducing the sea border, a UK-EU mobility scheme, & an SPS Agreement.

Lastly, our latest QUB/LucidTalk 'Testing the Temperature' poll suggests the deal will please those in NI who want a closer UK-EU relationship, given their top asks.

For more on the results see here: lnkd.in/entyTVyP

And zoom into our Post-Brexit Clinic next Wednesday 28th! tinyurl.com/ywzjvnv6

The Common Understanding commitments listed in order of discursive strength! Pl msg me if you would like the text version.

Secondly, the panoply of promises from the EU-UK #CommonUnderstanding document traffic-lighted in order of strongest to floppiest.

This isn't particularly scientific, but does give a sense perhaps of what's more sure than not.

2/3

A simple summary of key points from the three parts of the deal: Joint Statement, Common Understanding, Security & Defence Partnership + Political agreements that oiled the wheels. Pl msg me if you'd like the text.

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.

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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

Post-Brexit Clinic at Queen's - May 2025 Join us for our latest Post-Brexit Clinic for updates on the Protocol/Windsor Framework.

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...

Queen’s Policy Engagement - The Protocol/Windsor Framework: What Next? YouTube video by Queen's Policy Engagement Live

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...

UK ‘taking back control’ of its borders risks rolling back human rights protections Immigration ruling in Northern Ireland is holding the UK to account on its human rights commitments.

"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...

What does the power-sharing deal mean for Northern Ireland? | Institute for Government Katy Hayward from Queen's University Belfast joins The Expert Factor team for a deep dive into recent political developments in Northern Ireland.

🎧 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...

Northern Ireland is in acute crisis and treatment is being withheld - UK in a changing Europe With unprecedent strike action taking place, Katy Hayward sets out the crisis in Northern Ireland and the decision facing the UK government.

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...