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Annual Public Housing Conference Maynooth 2020
Information and presentation slides from a number of speakers at the Annual Public Housing Conference Maynooth 2020, held here in Maynooth University on 11 March 2020, organised by Dr. Rory Hearne.
Date: Friday, 27 March 2020
Dr Sinéad Ring has been awarded a Charlemont Grant by the Royal Irish Academy
The grant, along with funding from University of Ottawa, will allow her to conduct a research visit to the archives of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at the Universities of Manitoba and Ottawa.
Date: Thursday, 26 March 2020
Dr Ian Marder and Dr Edana Richardson awarded Team Teaching and Learning Fellowships 2020
Dr Ian Marder and Dr Edana Richardson were each awarded Team Teaching and Learning Fellowships 2020.
Date: Wednesday, 25 March 2020
Prof Claire Hamilton recently quoted in write-up in the Law Society Gazette
Prof Claire Hamilton was quoted recently in a write-up in the Law Society Gazette of the launch of a report on "Judges and Juries in Ireland: An Empirical Study".
Date: Monday, 23 March 2020
Dr Edana Richardson publishes chapter in new edition of Islamic Finance: Law and Practice
Dr Edana Richardson has published a chapter entitled ‘Sukuk’ (co-written with law firm partners Julian Johansen and Atif Hanif, before Atif sadly passed away) in the second edition of Islamic Finance: Law and Practice (Craig Nethercott and David Eisenberg eds) (Oxford University Press, 2020). She also updated the book’s chapter on Further Reading.
Date: Monday, 23 March 2020
Silken Thomas Moot Court Competition 2020
Maynooth University’s Law Society hosted a successful Silken Thomas Moot Court Competition 2020, very kindly sponsored by Matheson.
Date: Monday, 23 March 2020
Dr Aisling McMahon publishes new article on the role of rights in medical law with Prof TT Arvind in Medical Law Review
Dr Aisling McMahon has published a co-authored article with Prof TT Arvind (University of York) entitled “Responsiveness and the Role of Rights in Medical Law: Lessons From Montgomery” in the Medical Law Review.
Date: Friday, 20 March 2020
Adult and Community Education Department: COVID-19
Due to the Government decision regarding COVID-19, the Department of Adult and Community Education is operating online and can be contacted via staff emails during normal office hours.
Date: Thursday, 19 March 2020
MU FLAC Society and the MU Literary and Debating Society organise debate on Social Justice
On 10 March 2020, MU FLAC Society and the MU Literary and Debating Society held a debate on the motion: ‘This House Would Support Free Accommodation for all students’. The event was part of Maynooth University Social Justice Week 2020 calendar.
Date: Wednesday, 18 March 2020
MU Law ranks first among Irish law faculties by total number of download counts
In the March 2020 rankings from the Social Science Research Network, MU Law ranks first among Irish law faculties (including NI) by total number of download counts.
Date: Wednesday, 18 March 2020