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Taoiseach launches All-Island Climate and Biodiversity Research Network

Taoiseach Micheál Martin and deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill today launched the All-Island Climate and Biodiversity Research Network (AICBRN) at a pivotal point, with the world having heard the true scale of the global crisis at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP-26) and the UN Biodiversity Conference last month (COP-15).

Tuesday, 09 November 2021

Science To The Rescue - Design Innovation 2021

Science to the Rescue!

Trevor Vaugh from the Department of Design Innovation to Present a new Science & Innovation Documentary on RTE One.

Friday, 05 November 2021

​What do we know about managing international professional service firms?

This research provides better understanding of the issues international professional service firms face and solutions they could use.

Thursday, 04 November 2021

Podcast: Meet The Education Researcher: The idea of public education by Professor Carl Anders Säfström

Educational philosopher Carl Anders Säfström (Maynooth University) joins us to talk about the past, present and future of ‘public education’. We trace the origins of the idea from post-war Europe back to the writing of John Dewey, and even further to the Ancient Greek ‘Sophists’. Carl Anders also considers how models of public education differ dramatically between countries – highlighting recent reforms of Swedish schooling as a cautionary example.

Wednesday, 03 November 2021

COP26: The Opening Days

Here is the first in a series of bulletins from Emeritus Professor John Sweeney (Geography/ICARUS), who is present at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow (31 October – 12 November 2021).

Wednesday, 03 November 2021

Dark Blue background with Just Digital font in White to the left of the image. Light blue image of a globe and weighing scales to the right

New publication in journal Nature Communications for ALL members Katriona O’Sullivan, Serena Clark, Kevin Marshall and Mac MacLachlan.

‘A Just Digital framework to ensure equitable achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals’ article published today in Springer: Nature Communications by Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute members Katriona O’Sullivan, Serena Clark, Kevin Marshall and Mac MacLachlan.

Wednesday, 03 November 2021

Empower puts Ireland on track for data governance leadership

A new academic and industry research programme, designed to future proof EU data flows and drive innovations in data protection internationally, was launched today by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD.

Tuesday, 02 November 2021

Co-Director of ALL Institute Prof Deirdre Desmond working on the DEPTH Study that has Identified Key Guiding Principles for the Role of Technology in Promoting Inclusive Higher Education

Prof. Pamela Gallagher (School of Psychology, DCU); Postdoctoral Researcher Dr Klavdija Zorec (School of Psychology, DCU); Trevor Boland (AHEAD); Prof. Deirdre Desmond (Department of Psychology & ALL Institute, Maynooth University); and Anne O’Connor (Disability and Learning Support Service, DCU), are working on The DEPTH Study: Designing for Enhanced Participation through Technology in Higher Education. This project funded by the Irish Research Council, explores the experiences of college students with disabilities and the role of technology in promoting inclusive higher education in Ireland.

Monday, 01 November 2021

RTÉ One – 10 things to know about – Outdoor Living features Dr Tadhg Mac Intyre

Benefits of the outdoors on our physical and mental health with Dr Tadgh Macintyre, Maynooth University Assistant Professor & Green Campus member

Monday, 01 November 2021

Rosie Gowran

New publication by ALL Member Dr Rosie Gowran and colleagues entitled, 'Understanding Parents’ Perspectives of Support Services for People Living with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus in Ireland: A Qualitative Exploration'

New publication by Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute Member Rosie Gowran and colleagues Maeve Buckley and Pauline Boland entitled, 'Understanding Parents’ Perspectives of Support Services for People Living with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus in Ireland: A Qualitative Exploration' the published in Disabilities

Friday, 29 October 2021

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