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ALL Co-Director Mac MacLachlan accompanies Minister Rabbitte to meeting at WHO European headquarters
Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute's Co-Director Mac MacLachlan accompanies Minister Anne Rabbitte, Minister of State for Disability in the Dept of Health & Dept of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to meeting at World Health Organisation (WHO) European headquarters
Thursday, 10 March 2022
Dr David Doyle contributes to the Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science on the Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Education (Admissions to School) Bill 2020
Dr Doyle argued in favour of the proposal to delete the provision which allows schools to give priority to children and grandchildren of past pupils in over-subscribed schools.
Thursday, 10 March 2022
2021 JGS Best Paper Award Winner
Prof Christopher Brunsdon Director of NCG has won 2021 JGS Best Paper Award alongside his co author Prof Alexis Comber
Wednesday, 09 March 2022
Maynooth University STEM Passport for Inclusion included as one of the Recommendations for National Implementation by the Gender Balance in STEM Education
The STEM Passport for Inclusion project, led by Dr Katriona O’Sullivan, Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute and Dept of Psychology lecturer, has been included in the Minister for Education Norma Foley, Recommendations for National Implementation by the Gender Balance in STEM Education , published today, International Women’s Day 2022.
Tuesday, 08 March 2022
Professor Claire Hamilton has just published an article entitled 'Crime, Justice and Criminology in the Republic of Ireland' in the European Journal of Criminology.
The piece examines: recent reforms of the core Irish criminal justice institutions; basic trends in crime and punishment over the last 50 years; and critical junctures in the debate over law and order in recent decades.
Monday, 07 March 2022
Brewing & Distilling Consultation Event
A consultation event was held in Renehan Hall on February 26th to gain insight into the creation of an exciting new Micro-credential on Analytical Techniques of Brewing & Distilling.
Monday, 07 March 2022
Over 130 participate in national sharing webinar on restorative community development
The webinar aimed to create a platform for local restorative practice networks to share elements of their work with others engaged, or hoping to engage, in restorative partnership working across Ireland and elsewhere.
Wednesday, 02 March 2022
Publication by ALL Members Ann Leahy and Delia Ferri in the Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
Publication by Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Members Ann Leahy and Delia Ferri in the Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research entitled, Barriers and Facilitators to Cultural Participation by People with Disabilities: A Narrative Literature Review. The publication is within the remit of the project ‘Protecting the Right to Culture of Persons with Disabilities and Enhancing Cultural Diversity through European Union Law: Exploring New Paths – DANCING’.
Tuesday, 01 March 2022
Funding: IRC DOROTHY COFUND Fellowships
The DOROTHY COFUND programme aims to break down barriers between different academic disciplines by driving collaboration between researchers through funding research which will shed light on public health crises from wide-ranging perspectives. 25 fellows will be recruited through 36-month fellowships with all nationalities welcome, including all researchers based in Ireland.
Tuesday, 01 March 2022
Funding: RIA Decade of Centenaries Bursary Scheme
The RIA Decade of Centenaries bursary scheme has been established to encourage and support new local research and local history studies in meaningful examination of local, regional, and national events during the Struggle for Independence and Civil War period.
Tuesday, 01 March 2022