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STOPFARRIGHT Seminar Series 1: Misinformation and the Far-Right
This seminar will look at the role of misinformation in Far-Right strategies at the international and Irish level, discussing and exploring strategies to counteract them.
When: Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Transport Planning in the Age of Climate Change: Leveraging Open Spatial Data
Dr Kevin Credit - this talk discusses a new method to dynamically model urban passenger mode trade-offs at fine-grained spatial and temporal scales using open spatial routing data available from sources like OpenTripPlanner (OTP).
When: Monday, 18 October 2021
Has Ireland Failed the Covid-19 Test? - with Prof Mark Boyle
In this talk Professor Mark Boyle, Department of Geography and Social Sciences Institute (MUSSI), will address three key questions: On the basis of which metrics can we say that Ireland has failed the COVID-19 test? Why has Ireland failed the COVID-19 test? What does failure tell us about what the Irish government needs to fix if we are to build back better?
When: Monday, 18 October 2021
Kildare women in the food and climate crisis: Historical and contemporary provocations and actions
An online event about the role of Kildare women in addressing the food & climate crisis with a diverse range of contributions & discussions!
When: Thursday, 14 October 2021
Investigating the Changing Spatial Relationships between Home and Workplace
The final webinar in this series with ICLRD and MUSSI
When: Wednesday, 22 September 2021
Planning for Thriving Cities: perspectives in, and on, Ireland
This ICLRD webinar will explore how cities, on the island of Ireland and elsewhere, can envision and plan for more sustainable, inclusive, and thriving futures for all. now is a critical moment to think about the future desired for our cities, reflect on experiences from other places and times, and learn about practical interventions happening in the here and now that can contribute to co-creating thriving cities.
When: Wednesday, 28 July 2021
Assessing Supports for Political Inclusion of Racial and Ethnic Minoritized Women in Ireland.
In this first webinar we invite experts to share their research about Black women’s experiences of political office in the United States and Traveller, Gypsy and Roma women’s experiences of governance in Scotland. We will also share preliminary findings from the ASPIRE project.
When: Thursday, 01 July 2021
Whats the Story? Narrative in youth work and youth studies
4th Maynooth International Youth Studies Conference brought to you by MU Department of Applied Social Studies and MU Social Sciences Institute
When: Thursday, 24 June 2021
Gambling Policy and Regulation in Ireland: Catching up with the Digital Age
*Postponed*** Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, we have taken the decision to reschedule our event on ‘Gambling Policy and Regulation in Ireland,’ due to take place on Wed. 23rd June. We will revisit in the Autumn. Thank you to everyone who registered. More soon.
When: Wednesday, 23 June 2021
Planning for Rural Regeneration Post-COVID 19 ICLRD Webinar June 16th 2021
This Webinar examines how rural areas have been impacted by our changed relationship with place during the pandemic, and the potential that rural towns and spaces can contribute to rural regeneration in a post-COVID world.
When: Wednesday, 16 June 2021