Research Week
Events
Chemistry of Life, talk by Prof. George Thurston, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
This symposium will illustrate how chemistry enhances our everyday life, through the development of new drugs, advanced materials and sensors, which improve our understanding of the world around us and increase our capacity to diagnose and treat disease.
When: Thursday, 26 October 2017
Tweeting the smart city: the affective enactments of the smart city on social media
Prof Gillian Rose, University of Oxford, will explore some of the implications of digital media on urban spaces.
When: Thursday, 26 October 2017
Open Access: A good thing for Research?
To mark both Research Week and Open Access Week, the Library will host a panel discussion on open access and its merits across the disciplines.
When: Thursday, 26 October 2017
IVI Breakfast Meeting
The Innovation Value Institute will present their approach to successfully developing a reference framework and body of knowledge that supports the digital economy, and is successfully generating revenue through commercial consumption.
When: Wednesday, 25 October 2017
Community Workshop: Finding and Presenting Data
These workshops aim to address the data needs of community organisations concerned with issues of settlement and integration, and to provide practical training in the use of large-scale data sets.
When: Tuesday, 24 October 2017
Inaugural Professorial Lecture Series: I'd like to report a break-in: Psychology, Inclusion and Technology
Inaugural Lecture of Professor Malcom MacLachlan, Maynooth University Department of Psychology
When: Monday, 23 October 2017
Undergraduate Research Symposium SPUR
This inaugural event celebrates the diversity of undergraduate research activity across campus and presents a forum for SPUR students from all faculties to showcase their research with peers and the wider University community
When: Monday, 23 October 2017
Mindfulness as a resource for personal and collective wellbeing in a pluralistic society: Research and Practice
This workshop will consist of two separate but related sections: a talk that explores the concept of wellbeing in contemporary times, followed by an experiential session that introduces participants to mindfulness practices.
When: Friday, 20 October 2017
Get Your Research Out There - Media Training for Academics
Training Sessions (at 10:00am or at 1:30pm) on understanding how academics can disseminate their research through the media (including social media)
When: Friday, 20 October 2017
ICARUS Public Talk
Public Talk: Climate Assessments - an Insider's Perspective
When: Thursday, 19 October 2017