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Gladys Ganiel
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# Gladys Ganiel

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# Gladys Ganiel

Professor

- Professor, [School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/organisations/school-of-social-sciences-education-and-social-work/)
- [The Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/organisations/the-institute-for-global-peace-security-and-justice/)

[https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9894-033X](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9894-033X "Orcid")

- Email[G.Ganiel@qub.ac.uk](#)

- Room 02.004 - 1 College Park East

  United Kingdom

Accepting PhD Students

PhD projects

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of:\
- Religion, Conflict and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland\
- Religion, Conflict and Reconciliation in Sub-Saharan Africa\
- The Emerging Church Movement\
- Catholicism on the island of Ireland\
- Evangelicalism\
- Secularisation and Religious ‘Nones’\
- Dealing with the past in Northern Ireland

2000 …Research output 2006: 4Research output 2007: 3Research output 2008: 7Research output 2009: 2Research output 2010: 4Research output 2011: 2Research output 2012: 4Research output 2013: 1Research output 2014: 6Research output 2015: 3Research output 2016: 5Projects 2017: 1Research output 2017: 5Research output 2018: 9Research output 2019: 11Projects 2020: 1Research output 2020: 8Research output 2021: 14Projects 2022: 1Research output 2022: 9Projects 2023: 1Research output 2023: 4Research output 2024: 7Research output 2025: 4Research output 2026: 12026

Research activity per year

## Personal profile

## Fingerprint

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- UK
  Social Sciences
- Ireland
  Social Sciences
- Christians
  Social Sciences
- Religions
  Social Sciences
- Catholic
  Arts and Humanities
- Church
  Social Sciences
- Irish Gaelic
  Social Sciences
- Christianity
  Arts and Humanities

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## Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

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## Projects

- [1](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/projects/?status=FINISHED)
  Finished
- [1](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/projects/?status=RUNNING)
  Active

- ### [R1395SES: The Changing Role of Religion in Societies Emerging from COVID-19](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/projects/the-changing-role-of-religion-in-societies-emerging-from-covid-19-2/)

  [Ganiel, G.](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/) (PI)

  06/05/2022 → …

  Project: Research
- ### [R6463SES: Reconciliation through Dealing with the Past: Learning from Presbyterian Responses to the Troubles](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/projects/department-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade-reconciliation-fund/)

  [Ganiel, G.](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/) (PI)

  15/03/2017 → …

  Project: Research
- ### [R2035SES: The Changing Role of Religion in Societies Emerging from Covid-19: The Island of Ireland](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/projects/the-changing-role-of-religion-in-societies-emerging-from-covid-19/)

  [Ganiel, G.](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/) (PI)

  30/05/2023 → 31/03/2025

  Project: Research
- ### [R1321SES: Unity Pilgrims: Creating and Sustaining Impact](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/projects/unity-pilgrims-creating-and-sustaining-impact/)

  [Ganiel, G.](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/) (PI)

  23/01/2020 → 31/03/2022

  Project: Research

## Research output

- [22](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/publications/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Fresearchoutput%2Fresearchoutputtypes%2Fcontributiontojournal%2Farticle&type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Fresearchoutput%2Fresearchoutputtypes%2Fcontributiontoperiodical%2Farticle)
  Article
- [11](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/publications/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Fresearchoutput%2Fresearchoutputtypes%2Fcontributiontobookanthology%2Fpeerreviewedchapter)
  Chapter (peer-reviewed)
- [8](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/publications/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Fresearchoutput%2Fresearchoutputtypes%2Fothercontribution%2Fother)
  Other contribution
- [4](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/publications/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Fresearchoutput%2Fresearchoutputtypes%2Fbookanthology%2Fbook)
  Book
- 14
  More

  - [**5** Other report](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/publications/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Fresearchoutput%2Fresearchoutputtypes%2Fbookanthology%2Fother)
  - [**5** Chapter](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/publications/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Fresearchoutput%2Fresearchoutputtypes%2Fcontributiontobookanthology%2Fchapter)
  - [**4** Paper](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/publications/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Fresearchoutput%2Fresearchoutputtypes%2Fcontributiontoconference%2Fpaper)
  - [**3** Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/publications/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Fresearchoutput%2Fresearchoutputtypes%2Fcontributiontobookanthology%2Fentry)
  - [**3** Special issue](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/publications/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Fresearchoutput%2Fresearchoutputtypes%2Fcontributiontojournal%2Fspecial)
  - [**2** Edited book](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/publications/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Fresearchoutput%2Fresearchoutputtypes%2Fbookanthology%2Fedited_collections)
  - [**2** Working paper](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/publications/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Fresearchoutput%2Fresearchoutputtypes%2Fworkingpaper%2Fworkingpaper)
  - [**1** Commissioned report](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/publications/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Fresearchoutput%2Fresearchoutputtypes%2Fbookanthology%2Fcommissioned)
  - [**1** Other chapter contribution](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/publications/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Fresearchoutput%2Fresearchoutputtypes%2Fcontributiontobookanthology%2Fother)
  - [**1** Comment/debate](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/publications/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Fresearchoutput%2Fresearchoutputtypes%2Fcontributiontojournal%2Fcomment)
  - [**1** Editorial](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/publications/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Fresearchoutput%2Fresearchoutputtypes%2Fcontributiontojournal%2Feditorial)

- ### [The changing role of religion in societies emerging from covid-19. research project methodology](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publications/the-changing-role-of-religion-in-societies-emerging-from-covid-19/)

  Radde-Antweiler, K., Lefebvre, S. & [Ganiel, G.](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/), 02 Feb 2026, [University of Bremen](#), 93 p. (ZeMKI Working Paper; no. 55).

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access

  - Religious Groups
  - COVID-19
  - Research Project
  - UK
  - Diseases
- ### [Covid-19 and Perceptions of Digital Religious Options on the Island of Ireland – Promoting Faith, or Hastening Secularization?](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publications/covid-19-and-perceptions-of-digital-religious-options-on-the-isla/)

  [Ganiel, G.](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/), 16 Jul 2025.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  - Digital
  - COVID-19
  - Secularization
  - Ireland
  - Religious Groups
- ### [Faith in a time of climate chaos: Religion and attitudes to climate change](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publications/faith-in-a-time-of-climate-chaos-religion-and-attitudes-to-climat/)

  [Hanson, J.](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/jonny-hanson/), [Ganiel, G.](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/) & [Soye, E.](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/emma-soye/), 01 Sept 2025, [Access Research Knowledge (ARK)](#). 7 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

  Open Access

  File

  68
  Downloads
  (Pure)
- ### [Ireland is post-Catholic, but religion still matters](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publications/ireland-is-post-catholic-but-religion-still-matters/)

  [Ganiel, G.](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/), 01 Mar 2025, In: [Current History.](#) 124, 860, p. 89-94

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  - UK
  - Ireland
  - Economic Growth
  - Referendum
  - Brexit

  606
  Downloads
  (Pure)
- ### [Religion on the island of Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic: piety in the public sphere?](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publications/religion-on-the-island-of-ireland-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-pi/)

  [Ganiel, G.](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/) & Ni Dhonaill, C., 2025, In: [Religion, State and Society.](#) 53, 1, p. 4-24 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  - Freedom of Religion
  - Religious Institution

  154
  Downloads
  (Pure)

[View all 114 research outputs](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/publications/)

## Prizes

- ### [Distinguished Book Award](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/prizes/distinguished-book-award/)

  [Ganiel, G.](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/) (Recipient), 2015

  Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

  - Books
  - Christianity
  - Study of religion
- ### [Election to the Royal Irish Academy](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/prizes/election-to-the-royal-irish-academy/)

  [Ganiel, G.](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/) (Recipient), 16 Mar 2022

  Prize: Election to learned society

  - Elections
  - Irish Gaelic
  - Religions
  - Academy
  - Education
- ### [Queen's Students' Union Module of the Year Award 2018-2019](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/prizes/queens-students-union-module-of-the-year-award-2018-2019/)

  [Ganiel, G.](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/) (Recipient), 03 May 2019

  Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

  - Queen
  - Awards
  - Student Union
  - Transformation
  - Conflict

## Activities

- [27](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/activities/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Factivity%2Factivitytypes%2Ftalk%2Fpublic_lecture_debate_seminar)
  Public lecture/debate/seminar
- [24](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/activities/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Factivity%2Factivitytypes%2Fattendance%2Fconferenceparticipation)
  Participation in conference
- [21](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/activities/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Factivity%2Factivitytypes%2Ftalk%2Finvited_talk)
  Invited talk
- [8](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/activities/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Factivity%2Factivitytypes%2Ftalk%2Finvited_or_keynote_talk_at_national_or_international_conference)
  Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
- 27
  More

  - [**13** Oral presentation](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/activities/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Factivity%2Factivitytypes%2Ftalk%2Foral_presentation)
  - [**10** Research and Teaching at External Organisation](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/activities/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Factivity%2Factivitytypes%2Fvisitother%2Fresearch_and_teaching_at_external_organisation)
  - [**9** Other](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/activities/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Factivity%2Factivitytypes%2Fotheractivity%2Fother_activity)
  - [**4** Participation in workshop, seminar, course](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/activities/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Factivity%2Factivitytypes%2Fattendance%2Fworkshopseminarcourseparticipation)
  - [**4** Membership of board](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/activities/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Factivity%2Factivitytypes%2Fmembership%2Fboard)
  - [**3** Membership of national or international committees and working groups](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/activities/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Factivity%2Factivitytypes%2Fmembership%2Fmembership_of_national_or_international_committees_and_working_groups)
  - [**2** Participation in Festival/Exhibition](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/activities/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Factivity%2Factivitytypes%2Fattendance%2Fparticipation_in_festival_exhibition)
  - [**2** PhD external examination](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/activities/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Factivity%2Factivitytypes%2Fexamination%2Fexamination)
  - [**2** Other examination](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/activities/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Factivity%2Factivitytypes%2Fexamination%2Fother_examination)
  - [**2** PGT external examination](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/activities/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Factivity%2Factivitytypes%2Fexamination%2Fpgt_external_examination)
  - [**1** Editorial activity](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/activities/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Factivity%2Factivitytypes%2Feditorialwork%2Feditorial)
  - [**1** UG external examination](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/activities/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Factivity%2Factivitytypes%2Fexamination%2Fug_external_examination)
  - [**1** Hosting of external, non-academic visitor](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/activities/?type=%2Fdk%2Fatira%2Fpure%2Factivity%2Factivitytypes%2Fhostvisitor%2Fhosting_of_external_non_academic_visitor)

- ### [Catholic Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/activities/catholic-peacebuilding-in-northern-ireland/)

  [Ganiel, G.](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/) (Speaker)

  09 Mar 2026

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
- ### [Christianity, Conflict and Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/activities/christianity-conflict-and-peacebuilding-in-northern-ireland/)

  [Ganiel, G.](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/) (Invited speaker)

  03 Feb 2026

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
- ### [Launch of Veronique Altglas’ Judaizing Christianity and Christian Zionism in Northern Ireland: For God, Israel and Ulster](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/activities/launch-of-veronique-altglas-judaizing-christianity-and-christian-/)

  [Ganiel, G.](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/) (Contributor)

  19 Jan 2026

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
- ### [Not Worth Much: Reflections on Fr Gerry Reynolds 10 years after his death](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/activities/not-worth-much-reflections-on-fr-gerry-reynolds-10-years-after-hi/)

  [Ganiel, G.](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/) (Invited speaker)

  19 Nov 2025

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
- ### [Of Things Visible and Invisible: Religion on the Island of Ireland after Covid-19](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/activities/of-things-visible-and-invisible-religion-on-the-island-of-ireland/)

  [Ganiel, G.](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/) (Invited speaker)

  14 Nov 2025

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

[View all 214 activities](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/activities/)

## Press/Media

- ### [BBC Radio Ulster Thought for the Day – Saidie Patterson](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/clippings/bbc-radio-ulster-thought-for-the-day-saidie-patterson/)

  [Ganiel, G.](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/)

  22/02/2026

  1 Media contribution

  Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
- ### [Thought for the Day: Back to the Future](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/clippings/thought-for-the-day-back-to-the-future/)

  [Ganiel, G.](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/)

  15/02/2026

  1 Media contribution

  Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
- ### [Mary Ann McCracken and Racial Justice Sunday](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/clippings/mary-ann-mccracken-and-racial-justice-sunday/)

  [Ganiel, G.](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/)

  08/02/2026

  1 Media contribution

  Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
- ### [Saint Brigid: a bridge between two Irelands or a symbol of secularization?](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/clippings/saint-brigid-a-bridge-between-two-irelands-or-a-symbol-of-secular/)

  [Ganiel, G.](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/)

  02/02/2026

  1 Media contribution

  Press/Media: Expert Comment
- ### [St Brigid's Day](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/clippings/st-brigids-day/)

  [Ganiel, G.](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/)

  01/02/2026

  1 Media contribution

  Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

[View all 117 press/media](https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/gladys-ganiel/clippings/)