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Maynooth Sociology academics present 'Towards a Participation Income for Family Carers' research at Joint Committee on Social Protection
Professor Mary Murphy, Dr Pauline Cullen and Shane Gough were delighted to present their research at the Joint Committee on Social Protection and Rural Development & the Islands on 11 October 2023.
Date: Thursday, 12 October 2023
Derbhaile Boyle (BSc Product Design graduate 2022) listed in the Top 5 nationally for the James Dyson Product Design Award
Derbhaile Boyle (BSc Product Design graduate 2022) who designed SNAV, a waterproof earpiece alarm for sea swimmers, has been listed in the Top 5 nationally for the James Dyson Product Design Award.
Date: Wednesday, 11 October 2023
10th of October Blog - Digital Entrepreneurship For Women (DEW)
DEW brings a gender perspective to the issue of digital entrepreneurship and the barriers facing female entrepreneurs. It creates a European-wide Community of Practice on the issue and combines the learning and results into a format that can enhance and strengthen new policy initiatives in the area of female entrepreneurship.
Date: Tuesday, 10 October 2023
National Moot Court Competition 2023
Sponsored by A&L Goodbody, the event celebrates its 14th year (now under the organisation of Maynooth University’s School of Law and Criminology) and will take place on Saturday 18th November 2023 at the Criminal Courts of Justice, Parkgate Street, Dublin 8.
Date: Friday, 06 October 2023
Launch of the Maynooth Centre for European Law
The Maynooth Centre for European Law serves as the institutional hub for the School’s significant European Law expertise.
Date: Thursday, 05 October 2023
New Event: "The Touch of the Present: Educational Encounters, Aesthetics and the Politics of the Senses" by Prof Sharon Todd
Join us on 10th October for the launch of Sharon Todd's book, "The Touch of the Present." The book delves into the sensory aspects of education. Event starts at 5:15 pm at the Centre for Public Education and Pedagogy. Come for the insights, stay for the discussion.
Date: Thursday, 05 October 2023
Professor Delia Ferri presents at ‘UN World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna 1993 – Strengthening Imperatives 30 Year After
Marking the 30th anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993, the University of Vienna, the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Fundamental and Human Rights in cooperation with the Austrian Federal Ministry of European and International Affairs alongside other partners organised and hosted the three day event.
Date: Wednesday, 04 October 2023
IRC postdoctoral Fellowship - Enterprise Partnership Scheme
Congratulation to Meishan Zhang for receiving the Irish Research Council postdoctoral fellowship award under the Enterprise Partnership Scheme. Zhang will be based at Maynooth University, under the academic supervision of Dr King O'Riain of the Department of Sociology, and partnering with Crosscare.
Date: Tuesday, 03 October 2023
Join us at Critical-Feminist dialogues in the emancipatory potential of education with Sara Tolbert
Join us at Critical-Feminist dialogues in the emancipatory potential of education with Sara Tolbert on Wed 25th Oct 2023. This is the first fireside chat of the Critical and Feminist (C&F) Research Policy Analysis ESAI Special Interest Group
Date: Tuesday, 03 October 2023
Professor Michael Doherty appears on Morning Ireland
Professor Doherty appeared on Morning Ireland on September 29th to discuss the ongoing row about Garda rosters and the threat of withdrawal of labour by Gardaí
Date: Tuesday, 03 October 2023