Elsewhere on Ulster
Latest news from Professor Brandon Hamber the John Hume and Thomas P. O’Neill Chair in Peace.
Liverpool University Press is delighted to announce a new series: Pioneering Peace: New Paradigms in Peace and Conflict Studies led by series editor Brandon Hamber, John Hume and Thomas P. O’Neill Chair in Peace at the International Conflict Research Unit (INCORE) at Ulster University.
A three-day programme (8-10 December 2025) to mark International Human Rights Day with a programme across universities, campuses, and cities
Book launch on 12 December 2025 of “Transitional Justice and the Kurdish Conflict: A Grassroots Approach” by Dr Nisan Alıcı.
We are pleased to announce the “Safety, Security and Wellbeing for All” Seminar Series which will examine the rise of extremist political discourse.
On 19 June 2024, the Chair hosted hosted a joint book launch of two groundbreaking volumes on masculinities and conflict at Ulster University.
Professor Hamber contributed to the inaugural Insider Reconciliation Summit in March 2025, hosted by the Mary Hoch Center for Reconciliation (MHCR) at the Jimmy and Mary Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution.
The Hume O’Neill Chair honors Nobel prize winner John Hume, who played a pivotal role in the peace process, and Thomas “Tip” P. O’Neill who, as Speaker of the House of Representatives, was a major force for enlisting the United States in advancing peace in Northern Ireland.
The University of Ulster exists to build a better Northern Ireland – a prosperous, inclusive and confident one that contributes positively to the wider world.
The seminar uses Cultural Studies and psychoanalytic theories and methods to explore the emotional dynamics in Troubles life stories and their impact on memory politics and conflict transformation.
