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Maynooth University launches its first J-TERM programme - Dept of Applied Social Studies and International Office deliver an outstanding J-Term programme in the January recess
On January 3rd the International Office and Applied Social Studies Dept welcomed 14 American undergraduate students to its first J-Term (January term) programme, designed around the module “Young People, Youth Culture and Youth Services in Ireland”.
Date: Tuesday, 20 February 2018
Meeting with UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights and groups working on women's rights
Dept of Applied Social Studies took part in a recent meeting in January convened by Anastasia Crickley, Chairperson, UN Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) and hosted by Pavee Point with UN Deputy Hight Commissioner for Human Rights, Kate Gilmore and groups working on women's rights
Date: Friday, 02 February 2018
The Construction of Teenage Parenting in the Republic of Ireland
Chapter by Ciara Bradley in the recently published book 'Re/Assembling the Pregnant and Parenting Teenager: Narratives from the Field(s). Editors Annelies Kamp and Majella McSharry
Date: Tuesday, 30 January 2018
Social Science student Maria Cummins awarded a John and Pat Hume Scholarship
Maria has commenced research for her Doctorate with the Dept of Applied Social Studies on the subject of indebtedness and non-bank lending in Ireland.
Date: Thursday, 14 December 2017
WoW (Wonders of Waste) bags project
Helen Mitchell, a Maynooth graduate and community worker who has been in the Philippines for 17 years spoke to a group of Community and Youth Work students at Maynooth University this week. She spoke about the WoW bags project with women in the area of Wenceslau in the Pampanga province of the Philippines.
Date: Friday, 24 November 2017
Irish Times Article: 'That's so gay': How can we tackle homophobia in our schools?
Most young LGBTI people still feel Ireland's schools do not fully include them.
Date: Tuesday, 14 November 2017
NUI Certificate in Youth Arts 2017-2018
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS EXTENDED TO FRIDAY 3TH NOVEMBER 2017. The programme is a partnership initiative of Maynooth University and the National Youth Council of Ireland Arts Programme and leads to an award of the National University of Ireland, placed at Level 7 on the National Qualifications Framework.
Date: Friday, 27 October 2017
Hate crimes in Ireland: exhausting, normalised and unacceptable - The Irish Times article
Violence on the basis of difference is still a real challenge for both parts of this island. A new book - 'Critical Perspectives on Hate Crime - Contributions from the Island of Ireland' documents victims' experiences and government responses.
Date: Thursday, 26 October 2017
*New* NUI Certificate in Digital Creativity in Youth Settings - Level 8
We are delighted to announce the launch of a new Certificate in Digital Creativity in Youth Settings. The Certificate is a part-time programme offered by the Department of Applied Social Studies, MU in partnership with Camara Education Ireland and the TechSpace Programme. Application deadline Wednesday 15th November 2017
Date: Monday, 23 October 2017
Book Launch: Critical Perspectives on Hate Crime - Contributions from the Island of Ireland
Edited by Séamus Taylor, Lecturer of Social Policy, Applied Social Studies, Maynooth University and Amanda Haynes and Jennifer Schweppe of University of Limerick.
Date: Friday, 20 October 2017