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Prof Mary Corcoran participates in panel discussion on Ireland's Identity 2016
at Galway International Arts Festival
Date: Friday, 22 July 2016
MU Sociology at 9th International Conference on Gender, Work and Organization, Keele University UK
International Conference on Gender, Work and Organization, Keele University UK
Date: Monday, 04 July 2016
We need to trust teachers to take ownership of student assessment, say international experts
Chuala siad siúd a d’fhreastail ar an gceathrú Fóram bliantúil Oideachais de chuid Ollscoil Mhá Nuad ó bheirt saineolaithe idirnáisiúnta a deir gur cheart go mbeadh ról lárnach ag múinteoirí na hÉireann maidir le measúnú a dhéanamh ar dhaltaí an Teastais Shóisearaigh agus ar dhaltaí na hArdteistiméireachta.
Date: Friday, 24 June 2016
Ireland in danger of replicating failed US prison experiment, say leading experts
With Ireland’s prison population having increased by over a third to just under 4,000 people since the mid-90s, policy makers must be wary of replicating the situation in the United States, says Dr Claire Hamilton, Senior Lecturer in Law at Maynooth University. Dr Hamilton was speaking in advance of Maynooth University’s 10th annual North South Criminology Conference, which will see the launch of the first of its kind Handbook of Irish Criminology, of which she is co-editor.
Date: Thursday, 23 June 2016
Dr. Barry Cannon on the BBC World Service
Discussing the politics of Venezuala
Date: Thursday, 09 June 2016
John Brown wins Fulbright Student Award
Will visit Tulane University, New Orleans, USA
Date: Wednesday, 25 May 2016
John Bellamy Foster public lecture on climate change reported in Irish Times
John Bellamy Foster public lecture on climate change reported in Irish Times
Date: Thursday, 05 May 2016
The Maynooth social movements approach in global perspective
The Maynooth social movements approach in global perspective
Date: Tuesday, 19 April 2016