December  

Wednesday 1^st Dec

Research ethics in Planning. Architecture & Civil Engineering

A seminar on the role that ethics plays in research design and implementation. This research seminar is aimed at postgraduate students at all stages, staff undertaking research as well as staff thinking about research that might have ethical implications.

2.00pm to 4.00pm
Room 01.028
David Keir Building

For more details click here

November

Friday 26^th Nov

Seminar Series

Planning Education: International Problems, International Solutions

Dr Maginn will join Dr Geraint Ellis (QUB), Dr Andrea Frank (Centre for Education in the Built Environment, University of Cardiff) and Dr Deborah Peel (UU) to consider pedagogical issues in planning education. There will be time for discussion. Numbers for this event are limited and participants will be asked to register in advance.

Deanes at Queen’s, 9.30am – 4.00pm

Further details contact to Mrs Roslyn Barnes: 028 9097 4214.

Monday 22^nd Nov

Seminar Series

Nature and Urbanity

Professor Eric Swyngedouw
University of Manchester

4:00pm- 6:00pm, Conference Room, 2nd Floor, IONTAS Bldg, North Campus, NUI Maynooth

Friday 19^th Nov

Seminar Series

Flooding and climate change: a long-term geomorphological perspective on adaption and mitigation

Prof. Mark Graham Macklin
Aberystwyth University

4:00pm- 6:00pm
Rocque Lab, Rhetoric House, South Campus, NUI Maynooth

Friday 19^th Nov

Early career research workshop

Wednesday 17^th Nov

Planning Book Club

Castro, F. G, Kellison, J. G, Boyd, S. J, and Kopak, A (2010) 'A methodology for conducting integrative mixed methods research and analyses', Journal of Mixed Methods Research 4:342

Light refreshments will be provided.

For more details contact Laura Michael

Friday 5^th Nov

Seminar Series

Senate Room, Queen's University Belfast, 12.30pm – 2.00pm

Wednesday 3^rd Nov

ISSP Sponsors visting Scholar Dr Paul Maginn

For more about Paul click here

October

 19^th-  28^th Oct

Dr Michael Murray visiting Scholar at China Academy of Urban and Design, Beijing

Dr Michael Murray was welcomed as a Visiting Scholar at the China Academy of Urban Planning and Design in Beijing. During his invited residency from 21 – 26 October 2010.

Read more here

Monday 10^th Oct

Irish Scottish Forum announce Conference details

Titanic Heritage & Memory

For more details click contact Michael Murray

Monday 3^rd Oct

ISEP Staff receive funding for ageing research

Two researchers from the Institute of Spatial and Environmental Planning  (ISEP)at QUB have been successful in obtaining collaborative research grants from the Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI).  These projects, with a total value of some €155,000, involve Dr. Linda Price and Dr. Michael Murray.

For more details click here

September

Tuesday 21^st Sept

ISEP Staff launches Research Report

“Life as a Stranger” – The Personal stories of migrants to Northern Ireland.
9.45 am-1.00pm, Seagoe Hotel, Portadown

The research report on the experiences of migrant workers/new nationals in accessing and using statutory services in the Craigavon Area by Dr Ruth McAreavey of ISEP is to be launched in partnership with Queen’s University Belfast/Nuffield Foundation, PEACE III, Challenge of Change, Craigavon Intercultural Programme and Southern Health & Social Care Trust.

For more details click here
For the report click here

Wedneday 1^st Sept

ISEP launches Working Paper Series

ISEP is now publishing working papers to provide the opportunity for contributions to scholarly debate through the early public availability of work in progress. Papers are invited from ISEP members, their research collaborators, and visiting and emeritus scholars.

The first two papers are ‘Children, policy and the built environment’ by Aisling Murphy and Dr Brendan Murtagh, and ‘Towards a Mourne National Park? Emergent prospects and pitfalls from articulating needs in a local context’ by Dr Ruth McAreavey.

The ISEP Working Papers editorial team is Jenny Muir and David Houston.

August

Thursday 19^th August

Joint Seminar with School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi

Indo-British Perspectives on Planning & Architecture Education

The increasing globalised context for higher education poses a range of opportunities and challenges for the delivery of professional education. This seminar will provide UK & Indian staff & students to engage in pedagogical reflection on the current challenges to built environment education.

Seminar Programme & Registration (pdf format)

Friday 13^th August

Institute for Sustainable World tours India

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July

Thursday 29^th July

ISEP Lecturer publishes research into vacant housing in Ireland

‘A Haunted Landscape: Housing and Ghost Estates in Post-Celtic Tiger Ireland – Dr. Karen Keaveney and the National Institute of Spatial and Regional Analysis (NIRSA) examine the role planning has played in the number of vacant houses in the Republic of Ireland’

Prime Time on RTE player

Article in Irish Times

Report available from NISRA website (pdf format)

Friday 9^th July

Summer Graduation

The summer graduation and Prize Ceremony for undergraduate students in Environmental Planning, was held in the David Keir Building & Whitila Hall.

June

Tuesday 8^th June

Active Cities: Building Healthy Environments Conference

Keynote speaker:  Professor James Sallis

Local speakers: Michael Hegarty & Steven Patterson
Urban planning and design shapes the character of a place. It also shapes people, and in particular their lifestyle choices. The link between health and the built environment is often subtle but very powerful, as the obesity debate has indicated. This event aims to bring the links into the light, and outline ways of creating healthy, attractive environments that support active and prosperous places. Dubbed an ‘obesity warrior’ in the US, Professor Sallis is a world leading expert on physical activity, health and the built environment. His work has focused on how environments shape our lifestyles, in particular our levels of physical activity, and how research can help reverse current trends.

Belfast Healthy Cities is hosting this event in collaboration with the UKCRC Centre of Excellence in Public Health (Northern Ireland) and the Institute of Spatial and Environmental Planning at Queen’s University of Belfast and PLACE, the Architecture and Built Environment Centre for Northern Ireland.

Presentations Peter Sallis, Michael Hegarty & Steven Patterson in pdf format

Thursday 3^rd June

MSC Students Study Visit to Draperstown

Postgraduate MSc students in Environmental Planning, whose field trip to Barcelona was cancelled due to the volcanic ash clouds, visited the Rural College at Draperstown where they a had "Spanish Themed" study visit.

Wednesday 2^nd June

Seminar Series

Seminar Series: Dr John McCarthy, Reader, Herriot-Watt University, Cultural Quarters in Regeneration.
1.00pm Seminar Room 1, DKB.

Click here for the presentation

Tuesday 1^st June

ISEP Lecturer to research into Women's Land Army

Linda Price has received a grant from RGS/IBG to conduct research with women who worked in the Women’s Land Army and Timber Corp during World War Two (WLA).  The project engages with the comprehensive war time planning in relation to food production that was required in order for the country to be self-sufficient.  For the first time food production was centralized and through incentives farmers informed of what they should grow, where and when through a network of Ministry of Agriculture representatives

Click here for more details

May

Friday 28^th May

Seminar Series

Dr. Suresh Rohilla Senior Coordinator of the Water Programme in the   Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi will be giving a seminar on " Assessing for climate sustainable development in the Ganges basin - Vulnerability assessment of people, livelihood and ecosystems"
2pm, Seminar Room 2, DKB

Friday 21^st May

Changing the conversation’ between communities

Postgraduate Environmental Planning students teamed up with the South Belfast Partnership Board and community representatives to address tough questions on the sustainability of local communities from the Markets, Sandy Row, Donegal Pass and Lower Ormeau Road and the students presented their findings to the communities in the Council Chamber.