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Research Week
Maynooth researchers are taking on some of the most pressing challenges facing society today. From 8-12 October 2018, the University invites the public in – to hear about and engage with the rich body of multi-disciplinary research being undertaken right here in Maynooth, and the impact those discoveries are having across the globe.
When: Monday, 08 October 2018
Participation, Power and Progress: Community development towards 2030 – Our analysis, Our actions.
Maynooth University Department of Applied Social Studies, in partnership with Community Work Ireland and the International Association for Community Development are hosting the World Community Development Conference (WCDC) 2018
When: Sunday, 24 June 2018
Speed Networking Your Research
This fun event is designed to promote researchers’ profiles to the wider Maynooth Research Community and to facilitate networking and potential collaborations. Lunch included. Maynooth University Researchers only. Register before Wed 11 April 2018.
When: Thursday, 19 April 2018
Brexit: the endgame?
The Maynooth Centre for European and Eurasian Studies will host a Panel discussion on ‘Brexit: the Endgame? on Wednesday, 18 April 2018.
When: Wednesday, 18 April 2018
The Future of Fake News
“The Future of Fake News” A Maynooth University Know No Bounds Lecture presented in partnership with RTÉ Brainstorm. Public welcome to attend.
When: Tuesday, 17 April 2018
The Good Friday Generation: Northern Ireland's Peace Deal 20 Years On
An afternoon of discussion between students from Queen’s University Belfast and Maynooth University. Public welcome to attend.
When: Tuesday, 17 April 2018
Lineages of class and community: How Irish family practices create social change
Inaugural Lecture by Professor Jane Gray, Department of Sociology, addressing how Irish families use kinship and other relationships to maintain or improve their social standing, thereby affecting patterns of social change. Public welcome to attend.
When: Monday, 16 April 2018
The Inaugural Lecture of Carl Anders Säfström, Professor of Educational Research
'Education as the Making of a World in Common Across Difference' will address education beyond individualism, elitism, and instrumentalism, and instead, understand education as central to a democratic way of life.
When: Thursday, 12 April 2018
“Future of Europe” with Minister Helen McEntee TD
The Minister of European Affairs, Helen McEntee TD, and Minister of European Affairs for France, Nathalie Loiseau, will speak with students about jobs in the EU institutions and on the Future of Europe.
When: Tuesday, 20 February 2018
Doctorate in Higher and Adult Education - Facebook Q&A 15 Feb
Our course directors, Dr. Bernie Grummell and Dr. Fergal Finnegan along with current students from the programme will be at hand to answer your questions via www.facebook.com/postgraduatemaynooth.
When: Thursday, 15 February 2018