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Call to redress gender inequality in employment services
Existing employment services are often based on a ‘male breadwinner’ labour activation regime that requires participants to be available for full time work, which may not be suitable for women with full time caring responsibilities
Date: Friday, 26 January 2018
Students debate the Future of Europe
Students debate the Future of Europe
Date: Wednesday, 10 January 2018
Happy New Year to all and congratulations to our two latest PhD graduates
We wish a happy, healthy and productive 2018 to all our colleagues, students and associates. The Department ended 2017 with two of our postgraduate students Amelia Dulee Kinsolving and Ivan Privalko successfully defending their PhD dissertations.
Date: Thursday, 04 January 2018
Sociology Engaged Research Talks
Presented during Maynooth research week, 2017
Date: Monday, 11 December 2017
Soccer Game highlighting Human Rights Abuses at the Rohingya in Myanmar
Soccer game to highlight the Human Rights Abuses that are currently been directed at the Rohingya in Myanmar
Date: Monday, 04 December 2017
Politics student selected for Japanese Embassy Student Exchange Programme
Will visit Hiroshima, Kyoto and Tokyo
Date: Thursday, 30 November 2017
Congratulations to Aisling Kennedy, 2nd year Soc student on winning an award in the UG Research Symposium
The Awards event took place on Thursday 26th October 2017.
Date: Thursday, 16 November 2017
Irish workers more likely to be working without a contract than in most European countries
The number of people in Ireland working without a contract is unusually high, according to new research from Maynooth University.
Date: Thursday, 09 November 2017
Distracted UK Government not focused on Brexit as talks enter critical stage
Less than 50 per cent chance of Britain progressing to discuss its future relationship with the EU
Date: Wednesday, 08 November 2017