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Dr. Yağmur Hortoğlu Grant featured in Ekoltv interview
Dr. Yağmur Hortoğlu Grant from Maynooth University School of Law & Criminology made critical assessments on the future of France to Foreign News Editor of Ekoltv.com.tr. Hortoğlu stated that this process will disrupt the rest of President Emmanuel Macron's mandate.
Date: Tuesday, 10 December 2024
Humanities-based Approaches to Teacher Education at The Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia
On 7th December 2024, Dr Elizabeth O’Brien travelled to Christchurch, New Zealand at the invitation of AERA to convene a panel at the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia.
Date: Tuesday, 10 December 2024
Clíodhna Murphy speaks to BBC Radio Ulster on immigration law and policy
On Monday 2nd December, Clíodhna Murphy was interviewed on BBC Radio Ulster's 'Evening Extra' programme about the impact of immigration issues on the general election, and the possible future direction of Irish migration law and policy.
Date: Tuesday, 10 December 2024
ERC DANCING Project Hosts Sixth Academic Conversation with Professor Sacha Garben
Professor Garben then gave an inspired and detailed talk entitled “Confronting the Competence Conundrum: Reflections on the Ultra Vires Challenge to the Minimum Wage Directive and its Meaning for the EU (Social) ‘Constitution’”.
Date: Monday, 09 December 2024
Professor McMahon publishes piece on patents and stem cell-based embryo models on Durham CELLS Blog recently cited in Nuffield Council on Bioethics Report
This article highlighted the need for greater scrutiny of the potential bioethical issues posed by patentability questions related to stem cell-based embryo models (SCBEMs) and related technologies.
Date: Monday, 09 December 2024
Political Prisoners and Ireland-Palestine Connections
The workshop is the first of a series of events marking the new partnership between the RCIJ and Institute of Law.
Date: Friday, 06 December 2024
Maynooth University’s School of Law and Criminology ranks first on the Social Science Research Network’s December 1, 2024 rankings
Maynooth University’s School of Law and Criminology was ranked first among departments/faculties/schools of law on the Island of Ireland by total download count, with over 122,847 total downloads (and, is ranked #55 of 500 internationally ranked law schools) on the Social Science Research Network’s December 1, 2024 rankings.
Date: Friday, 06 December 2024
Dr. Ian Marder visits, presents at research centres in England and Scotland
The visits were funded by the National Open Research Forum which funds an ongoing project to embed a culture of interdisciplinary open research in Ireland.
Date: Friday, 06 December 2024
Dr Cormac Behan publishes essay in in Working Notes, a journal of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice.
In November 2024, Dr Cormac Behan published a new essay ‘From Philanthropy to Solidarity: Diverse Expressions of Prisoner Advocacy and Support’ in Working Notes, a journal of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice.
Date: Thursday, 05 December 2024
Dr. Rhiannon Bandiera presents at UNSW Law & Justice as part of the Visiting Scholar Program
The presentation drew on case studies and an analysis of the Australian Parliamentary Hansard over a 14-year period to critically question whether state and corporate action on modern slavery in Australia is ‘benevolent’.
Date: Thursday, 05 December 2024