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Employer perspectives on employee work location: a new study by Dr. Tatiana Andreeva
Why do companies want their employees to be back to the office, what are their concerns about remote work and is there evidence to support these concerns? And what can managers do to manage remote or hybrid work best?
Date: Friday, 02 June 2023
The Final Conference for the Varieties of Industrial Relations in Aviation Lockdown (VIRAL) project will take place in Brussels, on June 8th 2023.
Dr David Mangan and Prof Michael Doherty have conducted the research for the Irish study, and have jointly led a work package on the project.
Date: Friday, 02 June 2023
Thank you to our postgraduate community & tutors!
On 29 May the Sociology Department hosted a social gathering for our postgraduate community and tutors, to thank them for all their hard work this past academic year.
Date: Thursday, 01 June 2023
Digital Entrepreneurship for Women (DEW) Erasmus+ European project.
The 4th Transnational Partners Meeting in Pescara, Italy and the Piloting of the DEW training materials and resources.
Date: Thursday, 01 June 2023
Professor Aisling McMahon invited to discuss her research on patents and health at the AHRC ‘Transforming Public Health’ workshop at the University of Edinburgh
Professor Aisling McMahon’s paper was entitled “Patents, Pandemics and Public Health: Revisiting Patents Governance Role”.
Date: Tuesday, 30 May 2023
MU receives €5m under SFI Frontiers programme
Maynooth University researchers are set to receive over €5 million in funding from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) under the Frontiers for the Future Programme, to tackle a range of topics such as renewable energy, climate change, food security, astronomy, immunology and cognitive science.
Date: Tuesday, 30 May 2023
John O' Brennan on Ireland's military neutrality and Europe's changing security landscape
Professor John O'Brennan took part in discussions recently about Ireland's Military Neutrality.
Date: Monday, 29 May 2023
Tiarnán McDonough has joined the School of Law and Criminology, Maynooth University as Research Assistant on the ERC DANCING project.
Tiarnán will be working under the mentorship of Professor Delia Ferri, the principal investigator on DANCING, to support completion of WP 1 as well as supporting and contributing to the qualitative research aspects of WP 2 of the project. Tiarnán will also contribute to the dissemination activities of the project and to deliver policy recommendations on how making cultural participation more inclusive for people with disabilities.
Date: Monday, 29 May 2023
Prof Mary Murphy launches new book, Creating an Ecosocial Welfare Future, at Mansion House, Dublin
On 17 May, Professor Mary Murphy (Sociology Department) launched her new book, Creating an Ecosocial Welfare Future, at a well attended event in The Mansion House, Dublin.
Date: Tuesday, 23 May 2023
Dr Kevin Wozniak interviewed for Scripps News piece about politics of crime in USA
Wozniak argues that there is growing support among Americans to invest in community crime prevention rather than solely invest in police and prisons to respond to crime only after it has occurred.
Date: Monday, 22 May 2023