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Dr Bríd Ní Ghráinne authors chapter in the Oxford Handbook of International Refugee Law
Dr Bríd Ní Ghráinne’s research has recently been published in the Oxford Handbook of International Refugee Law, edited by Professors Cathryn Costello, Michelle Foster, and Jane McAdam. Oxford Handbooks give critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates from leading figures in the discipline and set the agenda for future research.
Friday, 11 June 2021
MU announces new study on impacts of Covid on commuting patterns
Maynooth University is leading major new research to examine how new remote work patterns sparked by the pandemic will change home life, local business and community environments.
Friday, 11 June 2021
New paper ‘TRIPS IP Waiver Proposal: Creating the Right Incentives in Patent Law and Politics to end the #COVID19 Pandemic' co-authored by Dr Aisling McMahon cited in Nature Editorial
Dr Aisling McMahon (Maynooth University) has published a new co-authored paper with Dr Siva Thambisetty (LSE), Dr Hyo Yoon Kang (Kent University), Dr Luke McDonagh (LSE) and Prof Graham Dutfield (Leeds) forthcoming in the LSE Working Paper Series (2021). The paper entitled ‘The TRIPS Intellectual Property Waiver Proposal: Creating the Right Incentives in Patent Law and Politics to end the COVID-19 Pandemic’ provides a detailed analysis of the current TRIPS waiver proposal. The waiver was first proposed by India and South Africa in October 2020, and is now supported by more than 60 States. It proposes to temporarily suspend intellectual property rights under the TRIPS Agreement for COVID-19 health-technologies, including vaccines, medicines and diagnostics in order to create a pathway to achieve global equitable access for COVID-19 health-technologies.
Wednesday, 09 June 2021
Call for Papers: Reading Beauty in Late Antiquity. Online Conference 26 November 2021
Call for Papers: Reading Beauty in Late Antiquity, Maynooth University (online Conference), 26 November 2021
Tuesday, 08 June 2021
Conference: Annual conference of the Eighteen Century Ireland Society, 16-18 June 2021
The next Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society / An Cumann Éire San Ochtú Céad Déag Annual Conference will be held online on 16-18 June 2021 and hosted by the University of Limerick in association with the Centre for Early Modern Studies, Limerick. Plenary speakers will be: Ian McBride (Hertford College, Oxford), Ciarán MacMurchaidh (DCU) and Clíona Ó Gallchoir (UCC).
Friday, 04 June 2021
Conference: Irish Religious Diasporas from the 17th to the 21st century, 17-18 June 2021
On 17-18 June 2021, the GIS EIRE is coordinating a conference on Irish religious diasporas. GIS EIRE facilitates cooperation between universities in a particular research area. Accordingly, three Irish Studies colleagues from the universities of IT Tallaght (Ireland), Lille (France) and Caen, France, decided to bring together their ideas and research interests in Irish religious history and imagined this 2021 GIS EIRE conference which will be specifically dedicated to the theme of the Irish religious diaspora. With our panelists, we intend to outline and explore this area for the first time with the transdisciplinary insights of international scholars from Irish Studies, History, Literature, Diasporic Studies, Ecclesial History and Missiology.
Friday, 04 June 2021
Co-Director of ALL Institute Professor Mac MacLachlan speaks to Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters
Co-Director of ALL Institute Professor Mac MacLachlan speaks to Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters
Friday, 04 June 2021
EUROPEAN SEATING SYMPOSIUM: KNOWLEDGE SERIES
European Seating Symposium Incorporating Assistive Technology Knowledge Series Introducing the European Seating Symposium’s exciting new Knowledge Series of interactive webinars offering an in-depth focus on key topics for clinicians working in the field of seating and wheeled mobility, as well as acute and community based healthcare settings, including disability and rehabilitation services. Taking place June 2022.
Friday, 04 June 2021
MU-led study finds Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in the US decreased this year
A newly published Maynooth University-led study on vaccine hesitancy in the United States has found that public trust and willingness to vaccinate increased significantly in early 2021.
Friday, 04 June 2021