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Associate Professor Pauline Cullen launches research report for the NWC on women & minoritised people in local politics
Research published by Pauline Cullen & Claire McGing for the National Women's Council finds that women & minoritised people are grossly under-represented in local politics.
Friday, 28 June 2024
Prof Doherty presents at IPASS Annual Conference 2024
Prof Doherty’s presentation, “Domino Dancing: Determining Employment Status in Ireland” gave an overview and analysis of the recent decision of the Irish Supreme Court in the “Domino’s case”.
Thursday, 27 June 2024
Blog Post - What’s Going on Today in Palestine is Not New
Blog post - What’s Going on Today in Palestine is Not New. Written by Prof. Anne Ryan and Dr. Tony Walsh
Thursday, 27 June 2024
Blog Post - Lessons from Palestine
Visit our latest blog post - Lessons from Palestine, written by Prof. Anne Ryan and Dr. Tony Walsh
Thursday, 27 June 2024
QSA*Net Team Participating in the 51st SAI Annual Conference
The team working on the NORF funded project, QSA*Net, were pleased to participate in the 51st Sociological Association of Ireland (SAI) Annual Conference at Maynooth University on May 10-11.
Wednesday, 26 June 2024
MU leads study on sustainability beliefs of Irish business leaders
Maynooth University leads comprehensive examination of business leaders’ sustainability beliefs and capabilities.
Monday, 24 June 2024
Dr. Amina Adanan presents research at ‘Joined Up Justice’ conference in the University of Tilburg
The paper explored the development of universal jurisdiction in historical and contemporary times, through the lens of post-colonial and Third World Approaches to International.
Monday, 24 June 2024
Irish ‘circus of horror’ act at Glastonbury will teach audiences about urgency of climate emergency
Six climate research scientists from the ICARUS Climate Research Centre in the Department of Geography at Maynooth University are taking their interactive exhibit to Glastonbury next week.
Saturday, 22 June 2024
The rise of the all-seeing smart doorbell in our towns & cities
A smart doorbell is a means of securitisation that heightens surveillance and may lead to unintended consequences writes Professor Mary Corcoran of the Sociology Department.
Friday, 21 June 2024
Prof Michael Doherty attends the 1st Transnational Seminar of EU Commission funded project, DIGILARE
Prof Doherty spoke on the scope of various information and consultation directives across the project countries (i.e. whether or not they apply to persons doing work who are not categorised as ‘employees’), working with Prof Marie-Cécile Escande-Varniol (Emeritus Associate Professor of Université Lumière Lyon II) and Prof Jenny Julén Votinius (Professor in Private Law at the Faculty of Law, Lund University).
Friday, 21 June 2024