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Continuity or change in gendered processes in Higher Education?
An academic insider, Pat O’Connor will talk about her experiences over a 46-year career in five academic organisations in Ireland and the UK: moving from contract research assistant to full professor and Dean. Reading extracts from her memoir: ‘A ‘proper’ woman?’ she will describe the subtle and relentless processes of devaluation, marginalisation and disempowerment that are often ‘normalised’ in academia.
When: Tuesday, 17 September 2024
Solidarity and Struggle: Affirming Equality, Civil Society and Democracy
Join a range of civil society, non-government organisations and community groups to reflect on current threats to democracy and equality and discuss strategies to move on.
When: Wednesday, 11 September 2024
IGU Population Geography Commission Pre-Conference Event
**THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED** Join the IGU Population Geography Commission online pre-conference event on August 22, 2024, from 10:15 AM to 2 PM,
When: Thursday, 22 August 2024
The Contribution of the United Nations War Crimes Commission to International Criminal Law Hybrid workshop
Last year, marked 80 years since the establishment of the United Nations War Crimes Commission (UNWCC) in London. To mark this occasion, the Research Centre in International Justice in Maynooth University is organising a workshop on the contribution of the United Nations War Crimes Commission (UNWCC) to International Criminal Law. This event will take place on 12 July 2024 online and in person.
When: Friday, 12 July 2024
What Future for France? The Legislative Elections and the Menace of the Extreme Right
Join Prof Dónal Hassett (Maynooth), Dr Elodie Fabre (Queens University Belfast) and Prof Emile Chabal (Edinburgh) for an online discussion addressing the key questions to consider regarding the upcoming political developments in France.
When: Monday, 01 July 2024
Irish International Business and Management Conference 2024
Maynooth University school of Business are hosting this years Irish International Business and Management Conference with the support of MUSSI
When: Friday, 21 June 2024
Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery: Change in Ireland in its European Context
Join us at Maynooth University for this unique, one day in-person and online event on the 14th of June 2024 which brings together law and policy-makers, industry, service providers, practitioners, victims/survivors, activists, and academics, among other leaders working in this field. We will engage critically with the challenges posed by human trafficking and modern slavery in Ireland and Europe and how we can work to promote meaningful and lasting change as part of a broader multi-level and stakeholder response.
When: Friday, 14 June 2024
Sociological Association of Ireland (SAI) 2024 Annual Conference
Sociological Imagination: Creating Hopeful Futures
When: Friday, 10 May 2024
Food Sovereignty & Farmer Protests: Where to now?
As part of Maynooth's Food Sovereignty Festival, this one day event will contribute to the ongoing work of food sovereignty movements on the island of Ireland.
When: Saturday, 27 April 2024
The Other of Climate Change: Racial Futurism, Migration, Humanism.
A lunchtime seminar by Prof Andrew Baldwin, Durham University
When: Friday, 12 April 2024