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School of Law and Criminology hosts Irish Yearbook of International Law Seminar
The seminar was aimed at international law PhD students who would like to get started on their first publication.
Thursday, 12 September 2024
Ground-breaking overview of East Asian religion in Europe just published
Laurence Cox (MU Sociology), Ugo Dessì (Universities of Vienna and Cape Town) and Lukas Pokorny (Prof of Religious Studies, University of Vienna) have just co-edited “East Asian Religiosities in the European Union: Globalisation, Migration, and Hybridity” with Brill. This is the first systematic survey of a topic which affects tens of millions of people in the EU as migrants, members of diaspora communities, converts and practitioners of activities from martial arts to alternative health. Maynooth Sociology PhD graduate Dr John Ó Laoidh contributed the chapter on East Asian religions in Ireland to the volume.
Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Prof Edward Dove publishes edited volume entitled Confidentiality, Privacy, and Data Protection in Biomedicine: International Concepts and Issues.
Published by Routledge, and available in both paperback and hardback, the volume features contributions from leading scholars of health privacy law, offering insightful reflection on how a range of jurisdictions—including the US, the UK, Europe, South Africa, and Australia—navigate a rapidly developing biomedical environment.
Wednesday, 11 September 2024
ERC DANCING Team present at UACES 54th Annual Conference in Trento
The conference was hosted by the University of Trento in Italy between September 1 and 4 with an array of parallel panel sessions, a series of plenary sessions and featuring the Journal of Common Market Studies’ Annual Review Lecture.
Tuesday, 10 September 2024
MU expert recommends whole-family approach to mental health care
There is strong evidence from across the world to demonstrate the very significant role of whole family-focused practice in promoting mental health recovery, Professor of Family and Community Mental Health Sinéad McGilloway told a major international conference in Dublin.
Tuesday, 10 September 2024
New study reveals fossil fuel industry’s deep ties to universities
Fossil fuel companies have infiltrated academia and higher education, threatening to bias research and undermine meaningful climate action, new research from six universities concludes.
Thursday, 05 September 2024
Experts recommend a whole-family approach to mental health care
Evidence shows improved outcomes and savings to the State from family-focused practice in mental health services
Wednesday, 04 September 2024
Dr. Ian Marder writes articles for academic and media outlets
In recent weeks, Dr. Ian Marder (Assistant Professor in Criminology, Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology) published a co-authored academic article, and three articles with Irish national media outlets.
Monday, 02 September 2024
Dr Amina Adanan and Dr Rhiannon Bandiera make joint submission to the Parliament of Australian, Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee inquiry on the Genocide Bill, 22 July 2024
This submission was in response to the proposed amendments by Senator Lidia Thorpe to the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth).
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
David Mangan speaks on the Platform to Business Directive
Dr David Mangan spoke at the European Trade Union Confederation’s Future of Work conference in Brussels on research that is being conducted with Karol Muszyński, and Valeria Pulignano. The presentation outlined how the EU’s new Platform Work Directive (PWD) and the Platform to Business Regulation (P2B) interact.
Tuesday, 27 August 2024