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Prof John O'Brennan opens Ireland and the EU at 50 Conference at Maynooth University
Professor John O’Brennan (Sociology Department, Maynooth University) opens the Ireland and the EU at 50 two-day conference bringing together politicians, policy makers and civil society
Date: Thursday, 11 May 2023
Welcome Back to our students!
In April 2023 (24 to 28), 9 students from Maynooth University travelled to Duisburg to participate in the University of Duisburg-Essen programme on the topic of “World Society, World Culture and World Politics" accompanied by Dr. Brian Conway. The program involved a mix of lectures, a field trip and a volunteer social event.
Date: Tuesday, 09 May 2023
Congratulations to Prof Mary Murphy on the publication of her new book, Creating an Ecosocial Welfare Future
Professor Mary Murphy’s (Dept of Sociology, Maynooth University) sole authored book Creating an Ecosocial Welfare Future is published today, May 5.
Date: Friday, 05 May 2023
Dept of Sociology hosts successful workshop on Engaged Research in Social Sciences
Thanks to all who came to our very successful workshop on Engaged Research in Social Sciences on 3 May.
Date: Thursday, 04 May 2023
MU Sociology welcomes activist and writer Bhavani Kunjulakshmi
Congratulations to Bhavani Kunjulakshmi, a Bahujan (anti-caste) queer feminist activist and writer from Kerala, who has just been awarded a John & Pat Hume fellowship under the supervision of Professor Laurence Cox, and ranked first across the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Date: Tuesday, 02 May 2023
Prof Aphra Kerr joins ADAPT Radio’s HumanAIse podcast on AI & Sustainable Cities
ADAPT Radio’s 'HumanAIse' series continues this month with a discussion on AI and Sustainable Cities with Professor Aphra Kerr (Maynooth Sociology) and Dublin City Council’s Jamie Cudden.
Date: Thursday, 27 April 2023
Undergraduate Careers Fair, April 18th 2023
The Politics and Sociology Society worked with the Department to host a successful undergraduate Careers Fair on April 18th. Thanks to all the staff and our alumni who made themselves available to talk about their diverse career pathways and the Eanan Strain from the MU Careers Office for his input. Special thanks to Alexsandra Lesniak, of Politics and Sociology for her initiative and work, and of course to all the undergraduate students who attended.
Date: Thursday, 20 April 2023
Sociology Department welcomes students from Germany & Austria for Erasmus programme this week
Led by Dr Brian Conway (Sociology Department), this week we welcomed 17 students from University of Duisburg and University of Salzburg for our week-long Erasmus Blended Intensive Programme
Date: Thursday, 13 April 2023
Department of Sociology Seminar Series- 26 of April 2023
The last departmental seminar for 2023 is on Wed 26 of April at 15:00 to 16:00 p.m. in TSI building room 10.9. Our very own professor Jane Gray and the advocacy team campaign coordinator at Focus Ireland/ SPARK (Single Parents Acting for the Rights of Kids) Louise Bayliss will be presenting about 'Diverging Pathways to Low Income Families in Ireland'. Q&A session will follow. We hope to see as many of you as possible for what promises to be a very interesting presentation on this highly relevant and topical subject.
Date: Thursday, 13 April 2023
MU Sociology hosts Dr Marko Hočevar, visiting researcher & assistant professor at University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
We were delighted to host Dr Marko Hočevar at the Sociology Department, Maynooth University during his research visit to Ireland in early February 2023.
Date: Tuesday, 21 February 2023