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World Social Work Day
Dr Gloria Kirwan, Lecturer in Social Work in the Department of Applied Social Studies was the invited Keynote Speaker with a paper titled, ‘ “Re-affirming Professionalism: Opportunities and Challenges”.
Date: Thursday, 28 March 2019
Certificate in Community Work
Tracey Reilly and Ann Friel who were among 24 Traveller and Roma students to graduate with a Certificate in Community Work recently.
Date: Monday, 04 March 2019
Declaring Our Human Rights
Speech by S SocSc Community and Youth Work student Amy Collins.
Date: Monday, 04 March 2019
Psychological Society of Ireland
Dr Gloria Kirwan, Lecturer in Social Work, was a guest speaker at a recent seminar held in the Psychological Society of Ireland on 19th January 2019 and organized by the Irish Circle of the Lacanian Orientation. She presented on her research with mental health service users regarding their experiences of ‘participation’ in their mental health care.
Date: Tuesday, 05 February 2019
All Ireland Social Work Research and Education Forum.
Dr Brian Melaugh and Dr Gloria Kirwan travelled to the University of Ulster in Derry on 10th and 11th January 2019 to take part in the annual meeting of the All Ireland Social Work Research and Education Forum.
Date: Tuesday, 05 February 2019
Geneva Trip 2018
Department of Applied Social Studies Students in Geneva.
Date: Friday, 30 November 2018
BSocSc Community and Youth Work 1st year students join in solidarity with UN End Poverty Day
Students were at the National Gathering on Wed 17th Sept marking the 10th anniversary of the unveiling of the Human Rights and Poverty Stone on Custom House Quay, Dublin.
Date: Thursday, 18 October 2018
BSocSc Community and Youth Work 1st year students visit Dáil Éireann
Students visited the Houses of the Oireachtas recently.
Date: Thursday, 18 October 2018
Maynooth Green Campus awarded prestigious Green Campus Flag by An Taisce
Chairperson of the Green Campus Committee, and lecturer in Social Policy at MU, Dr Joe Larragy commented: “This award is a hugely important recognition of the depth and range of the hard work and innovative spirit of the several working groups that tackled each of the thematic areas – each of which posed its own unique challenges, but were essential in ensuring that our campus can meet critical environmental and sustainability needs for today and into the future.”
Date: Tuesday, 25 September 2018
Maynooth academic appointed to British and Irish government equality initiatives
Seamus Taylor, lecturer in Social Policy in the Department of Applied Social Studies at Maynooth University, has been appointed to serve on government equality initiatives in Britain and Ireland.
Date: Friday, 17 August 2018