A number of staff and students took part in the inaugural Maynooth University research week which ran from Thurs 19th of Oct to Thurs 26th of Oct and showcased research by professors, lecturers, postgraduates and undergraduates. The library got a new sign to mark the university's 20th anniversary and wasn't it looking well for research week. Photo below by Aphra
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On Monday the 23rd, and Tues the 24th, research from the Department was represented by a poster as part of the Maynooth University Research Display in the Iontas Foyer. Various members of staff were on hand with the poster to meet and mix with fellow staff. The poster was collated by Jane Gray and includes research projects by Rebecca King O'Riain, Brian Conway, Honor Fagan and Aphra Kerr, all of which illustrate the links between the local and the global in sociological research.
Later on Monday two of our students Aisling Kennedy (Sociology) and Michel Barrett Denonain (Politics) presented posters in the library based on their work on the Summer Spur Programme. On Tues, recent IRC GOI recipient Joshua Savage presented his PhD thesis topic as part of the Three Minute thesis competition. He subsequently came third in the competition. Aisling Kennedy also received a prize for her SPUR poster.
Below: Joshua Savage and Aisling Kennedy, and Aisling and her parents. Photos by Mary Corcoran.
On Monday afternoon Delma Byrne, Mary Corcoran, Philip Finn, Jane Gray, Richard Healy and Aphra Kerr spoke as part of the 'Keeping it Real engaged research event in the library foyer. They contributed short three minute talks on current research projects that highlighted the variety of research that the Department does as well as the potential impact of engaged research. President Nolan officially launched the poster display and the talks will be podcast and made available later via the website.
Below: Co-organiser and speaker at the 'Keeping it Real' Event, Prof Mary Corcoran. Photo by Aphra.
Photo: President of Maynooth University Prof. Philip Nolan opening the event. Photo by Aphra.
Photo: Aphra Kerr and Joshua Savage with their poster for the Network in Play: Crafting Diversity in Games project. Photo by Vicky T Lee.
Finally, on Tues evening Prof. John O’ Brennan participated in the ‘Thinks and Drinks’ event in Brady’s bar on main street speaking on 'Free will within the European Union'.
On Wed the 25th the Centre for European and Eurasian Studies presented a lecture on 'Between Two Unions. The constitutional challenge in the UK and Ireland after Brexit’. Speakers included Professor Michael Keating (University of Aberdeen), Dr. Katy Hayward (Queens, Belfast) and Dr. Etain Tannam. Pictured below is Prof. Michael Keating.
Finally on the last dayof research week Jane Gray took part in an open access event and spoke about her experiences with the Irish Qualitative Data Archive (IQDA).
It was a busy week so if we have missed something, or if you have any further photos please send on to Aphra (aphra.kerr at mu.ie) for the website and Paul (paul.ryan at mu.ie) for the twitter account.
Well done to all the organisers for their hard work.