South Down MLA Sean Rogers Completes Geoscientist/MLA Pairing Project

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Dr Jennifer McKinley was an invited participant in Politics Plus MLA scientist pairing scheme Stormont Building, 2013/2014  Royal Irish Academy (RIA) joint initiative with NI Stormont Assembly Politics Plus scientist pairing scheme, I was paired with MLA Mr Sean Rodgers on the subject of health and the natural environment. The scheme aimed to help MLAs establish links with scientists and in turn help scientists understand political decision-making how to input research into policy development. 
Period25 Mar 2014

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  • TitleSouth Down MLA Sean Rogers Completes Geoscientist/MLA Pairing Project
    Degree of recognitionLocal
    Media name/outletDown News
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date25/03/2014
    DescriptionExploring life on the Hill
    South Down MLA Sean Rogers pictured with Dr Jenny McKinley from Queen’s University Belfast celebrate National Science and Engineering Week with the completion of the Politics Plus pairing project at the Northern Ireland Assembly.
    The pair have been working on a research project looking at the links between health and the natural environment over the past couple of months. The exchange initiative aims to enhance understanding between eight elected representatives in Northern Ireland and select Geoscientists from both Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland.
    The scheme intends to help MLA’s establish links with active scientists and help scientists understand political decision-making and how they can input to policy development.
    More information on the exchange can be found at:
    www.politicsplus.com
    URLwww.downnews.co.uk/south-down-mla-sean-rogers-completes-geoscientistmla-pairing-project/
    PersonsJennifer McKinley
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Keywords

  • Health
  • Environment
  • Spatial modelling