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Insightful Session on King’s Inns Entrance Process Hosted at the School of Law and Criminology
Last week, the School of Law and Criminology had the privilege of welcoming Ms. Marcella Higgins, Registrar of The Honourable Society of King’s Inns, for an engaging and informative session. Hosted by Dr. Elaine Burroughs, External Relations Manager at the School, the event provided students with a valuable opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge about the entrance process for the prestigious King’s Inns programme.
Date: Thursday, 27 February 2025
Prof Edward Dove publishes in Medical Law Review
. Co-authored with Prof Mark Taylor (Melbourne Law School), Professors Dove and Taylor analyse the recent England and Wales Court of Appeal judgment in the case of Prismall v Google UK Ltd.
Date: Wednesday, 26 February 2025
David Mangan, Visiting Professor at the University of Warsaw
David Mangan has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Warsaw, Faculty of Law. During his visit, David delivered two public lectures: “The Right to Disconnect: Hint of Autonomy or Emblem of Orthodoxy?” and “The Threshold Moment in the Digitalisation of Work”. David also spoke to graduate students about funding applications to Poland’s National Science Centre (NCN) in which he has been an expert panellist for different funding schemes. David’s visit was funded by the University of Warsaw through the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange.
Date: Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Dr Anu Priyadarshini secures EPA funding to co-lead €1.32m sustainability projects
Following the research funding announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week, Dr Anu Priyadarshini of the School of Business, Maynooth University, along with her collaborators in DCU, MTU, UCC and UCD will receive €1.32 million to fund two research projects aimed at addressing climate and environmental challenges.
Date: Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Sustainability in Education: Highlights from the ‘Nature-Friendly Teacher Workshop’ in Diyarbakir, Turkey
On February 24th–25th, 2025, Dr. Zerrin Doğanca Küçük led a two-day teacher workshop in Diyarbakır, in southeastern Turkey.
Date: Monday, 24 February 2025
Dr Karen Lynch Shally publishes in Law and Financial Markets Review
Published on the 19th February, Karen's article is entitled, The emerging frontier of collective action in Irish law – a change in the status quo of financial services enforcement and redress?
Date: Monday, 24 February 2025
Seminar Series with Greta Mohan, ESRI
Kid gamers to adult gamblers? An investigation of gaming in childhood & young adult gambling
Date: Monday, 24 February 2025
HELLIN Spring Seminar and ComMUniversity Think In
The Dept. of Adult and Community Education is hosting the HELLIN Spring Seminar and the Spring ComMUniversity Think In on Thursday 13 March
Date: Friday, 21 February 2025
Prof Tobias Lock discusses the upcoming German Elections taking place this weekend, following the collapse of the collation government recently.
Prof Tobias Lock, Professor of Law in the School of Law and Criminology. Published an article in RTE Brainstorm on the 20th February entitled, 5 things to look out for in the German elections this weekend.
Date: Friday, 21 February 2025
Prof McMahon invited to deliver lecture at the Law and Biomedicine Colloquium, S. J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah
The Law and Biomedicine Colloquium organised by the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah hosts lectures from distinguished scholars, as well as leaders in legal practice in the law and the biosciences fields. It brings together scholars, practitioners in the community, law students, and law faculty to discuss complex topics in the biosciences field.
Date: Friday, 21 February 2025