News

Congratulations to the 'Sounding Conflict' Research Project Team
5 October, 2020

Richard English wins the 2020 Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal
Mitchell Institute Distinguished Professorial Fellow Richard English wins the 2020 Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal

New podcast series on conflict and peace-building launched
29 July, 2020
First two episodes available here.
COVID-19 and Peacebuilding
The Webinar on the annual Global Peace Index (GPI) and Reports on Peacebuilding are available online!

'True' Stories: Contesting Narratives of Violence Virtual Conference Presentations
The recorded presentations from the 'True' Stories Virtual Conference are now available online!

The Virtual Fireside Chat Presentation by Dr Joanne Murphy
The presentation on ‘Management and War: How Organisations Navigate Conflict and Build Peace' by Dr Joanne Murphy is available online.

Visiting research fellow publishes new book
9 June, 2020
Visiting research fellow Dr Birgit Schippers has just published her new book, The Routledge Handbook to Rethinking Ethics in International Relations.

Knitstanbul and the Power of Social Enterprise
9 June, 2020

MPod Podcast Launch
3 April, 2020
The Mitchell Institute's student-produced podcast, MPod, is now available online!

Mitchell Institute Postgraduate Student Conference - True Stories: Contesting Narratives of Violence
Call for Papers |
Call for Papers for The Annual Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice, Postgraduate Student Conference

Nitin Sonawane who is walking the world for peace visits Mitchell Institute
Institute Visit | 22 January, 2020

DfE PhD studentships available for September 2020 entry. Apply now!
16 January, 2020
The DfE Studentships are funded by the Department for the Economy (DFE), formerly Department for Employment and Learning (DEL).

Nursing the ‘Troubles’
BLOGPOST | 14 January, 2020
Remembering Northern Ireland’s Past through Unique, Uniting & Undisclosed Narratives

Mitchell Institute Masters Student wins 2019 Sídh Prize
Essay prize awarded | 6 January, 2020
Elizabeth Charash has won the 2019 Sídh Prize (academic year 2018-2019) from the Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religions.

Institute Fellows win Vice-Chancellor’s Research Prize
Research prize awarded | 18 December, 2019

Institute Researcher addresses Council of Europe Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy
16 December, 2019
Visiting research fellow Dr Birgit Schippers addressed a recent meeting of the Council of Europe Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy in Strasbourg, where she spoke on the need for democratic governance of artificial intelligence (AI).

Sounding Conflict Symposium
11 December, 2019

7 fully funded LINCS PhD Scholarships available for entry in September 2020. Apply now!
10 December, 2019
Leverhulme Interdisciplinary Network on Cybersecurity and Society (LINCS) at Queen’s University Belfast has been established to support pioneering research at the interface between the social sciences and electronic engineering & computer science.

Annual Peace Lecture Transcript - Dr Mamphela Ramphele
29 October, 2019
Lecture Notes from the Annual Peace Lecture delivered by Dr Mamphela Ramphele.

Dr Eva Urban has published her latest book; La Philosophie des Lumières dans le Théâtre Breton
Mitchell Institute Senior Research Fellow Dr Eva Urban has published her latest book La Philosophie des Lumières dans le Théâtre Breton: Tradition et Influences (Enlightenment Philosophy in Breton Theatre: Tradition and Influences)

Mitchell Institute Researcher has published an article on facial recognition in The Conversation
Human Rights and Facial Recognition | 22 October, 2019
A Visiting Researcher at the Mitchell Institute highlights some of the Human Rights concerns regarding facial recognition technology.

Masters degree graduate wins 2018 Sídh (Postgraduate) Essay Prize
Queen's graduate wins Essay Prize | 15 October, 2019
A former student of Queen's University has won a postgraduate essay prize from the Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religion's.

Mitchell Institute Fellow, Prof Colin Harvey's podcast with Shared Ireland
PODCAST INTERVIEW | 10 September, 2019

GRI Fellow Professor Rhiannon Turner to deliver British Academy Lecture
LECTURE | 5 August, 2019
Crossing the divide: promoting confidence in contact in a diverse world

Visiting Fellow at Sciences Po
FELLOWSHIP | 25 June, 2019
Institute Senior Research Fellow, Dr Zaheer Kazmi, will be a Visiting Fellow at the CERI (Centre for International Studies), Sciences Po, Paris in July.