At the end the Research Week, Professor Delia Ferri has been awarded Maynooth University Research Achievement Award 2020, which is awarded in consideration of specific achievements over the last 3-5 years. She has also received the 2020 Faculty of Social Science Research Achievement Award. Professor Ferri is a recipient of a European Research Council Consolidator grant for her research project entitled Protecting the Right to Culture of Persons with Disabilities and Enhancing Cultural Diversity through European Union Law: Exploring New Paths (DANCING). She is co-investigator in the project SHAPES, funded by the EU Horizon 2020 programme and led by the ALL Institute. She also holds a position of co-investigator in the project Rethinking Digital Copyright Law for a Culturally Diverse, Accessible, Creative Europe (ReCreating Europe), funded by the EU Horizon 2020 programme and coordinated by Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna Pisa. She has published several academic publications in multiple languages including a monograph, a textbook, four edited volumes and articles in internationally ranked peer reviewed law journals. Moreover, Delia has taken part into different policy-oriented studies on the rights of persons with disabilities, participatory processes and cultural diversity.
See more information on Professor Ferri's work here.
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Appointment to the Irish National Research Ethics Committee for Clinical Trials
This committee reviews ethics applications related to Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products in Ireland.
Date: Friday, 03 May 2024
‘Lived Fiction’ Goes on Stage: Reflecting on a Major Milestone for the DANCING Project and the Collaboration with Stopgap
A contemporary dance piece ‘Lived Fiction’ premiered at Dublin’s Lir Academy Theatre in collaboration with Project Arts Centre (PAC). The piece was commissioned by DANCING, a European Research Council (ERC) funded academic research project based at Maynooth University.
Date: Wednesday, 01 May 2024
What Role is There for Artificial Intelligence in the Assessment of Neurodiversity?
One of the helpful learnings from the Covid-19 pandemic for the National Clinical Programme for People with Disability (NCPPD, in Ireland) was that neurodiversity assessments could be undertaken remotely by clinicians through digital platforms.
Date: Wednesday, 10 April 2024
The ERC funded PatentsInHumans Project – Year One Project Report And Reflections!
PatentsInHumans Project has passed the one-year point having commenced in November 2022!
Date: Wednesday, 10 April 2024
ERC DANCING project hosts fourth DANCING Academic Conversation with Dr. Giulia Priora
The DANCING team welcomed Dr. Giulia Priora from NOVA School of Law (Lisbon, Portugal) to present and discuss her research on ‘Distributive Rationales in EU Copyright Law’ which underpins her forthcoming monograph on the topic.
Date: Monday, 25 March 2024
Equality in a Digital Future? Ensuring Access to Assistive Technology in Third-Level Education
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Date: Friday, 22 March 2024
Creating an Accessible Survey
Our DANCING project share some of their experience in developing an accessible survey which was designed to be completed by audience members who attended a DANCING event.
Date: Friday, 08 March 2024
'PROMOTE' app aims to keep women in research
The PROMOTE team is co-led by Maynooth University's Dr Katriona O'Sullivan and Dr Marian Crowley-Henry and calls on all academics to #buildthenetwork for women researchers with a world-first app.
Date: Friday, 08 March 2024
Professor Delia Ferri presents to UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The opening session heard several speakers including permanent representatives of other UN agencies and Special Rapporteurs as well as representatives of organisations of persons with disabilities.
Date: Thursday, 07 March 2024
Getting Older Today and Tomorrow: How Should Technology Transform Access to Care and Support Services?
So, what should tomorrow’s systems for rights-based support services look like and how can digital technologies support a positive shift?
Date: Friday, 01 March 2024