• World Food Day 2026

    Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow. Forward-thinking solutions, combined with traditional knowledge and inclusive approaches, can help ensure that everyone has access to sufficient, diverse, safe, and nutritious foods, while safeguarding the planet for future generations.

  • ESRC Festival of Social Science NI 2026 17th Oct-7th Nov

    This year’s ESRC Festival of Social Science, running from 17 October to 7 November, explores the theme “Money, Finance and the Cost of Living”, with a programme of events organised across Northern Ireland by Queen’s University Belfast and Ulster University, bringing social science research into conversations about the issues affecting our lives and communities.

  • Global Donut Days 20th-24th October

    From 20 to 24 October, GDD is back – a community-led festival happening online and in person around the world, all centred on #DoughnutEconomics.

  • How effective are ASSIs and AONBs in Northern Ireland?

    Elmwood Building (Geography), School of Natural & Built Environment

    Dr James Warnock (NIEA) addresses 3.2 Unit AS 2: Human Geography, Item 2(b) “Planning in Rural Environments, with reference to the Mournes.

  • People’s Emergency Briefing

    Belfast City Hall Donegall Sq West, Belfast

    As part of the Nature Towns and Cities project, we are hosting two free screenings of the People’s Emergency Briefing in the Banqueting Hall at Belfast City Hall on Tuesday 27 October. The briefing highlights possible solutions we can explore to create a safer, more resilient place for future generations. Each session will include the […]

  • Your Taxes Pay for Nothing

    Canada Room, Lanyon Building

    An interactive workshop with opening remarks from Professor John Barry followed by small group work with participants and Q&A.

  • ‘Eating creation’ workshop

    Fitzroy Presbyterian Church

    Exploring the relationship between what we eat, our health and the environment, by looking at food journeys through scientific and theological lenses.

  • World Cities Day

    World Cities Day brings Urban October to an end on 31 October each year and was first celebrated in 2014. As with World Habitat Day, a global observance is held in a different city each year and the day focuses on a specific theme. It aims to raise international awareness of urbanization trends, challenges, and […]

  • COP 31

    Antalya

    COP31 9th-20th November in Antalya, Turkey Presidency Vision Dialogue. Consensus. Action. Our vision offers a platform for global climate action. We build trust, shared responsibility, and tangible impact through coordinated governance to address the climate crisis without leaving anyone behind.