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Postdoctoral position available in Data Governance, Accountability & AI - MU Sociology & SFI ADAPT Centre
Postdoctoral position available to work with Prof. Aphra Kerr (MU Department of Sociology & MUSSI) for Science Foundation Ireland ADAPT research centre funded project ‘Data Governance, Accountability and AI’.
Date: Thursday, 10 February 2022
Launch of new book 'Achieving Impact in Public Service' with chapter contributions by Prof. Mary Murphy & Dr Delma Byrne
Professor Mary Murphy and Dr Delma Byrne contributed two chapters to this new book recently published by the Institute of Public Administration Library. The book is a tribute to the remarkable career of Sylda Langford.
Date: Tuesday, 01 February 2022
Sociology student Áine McAdam successfully defends her PhD at Viva Voce Exam
Congratulations to Áine McAdam on successfully defending her PhD at her Viva Voce Exam on 9 December 2021
Date: Friday, 10 December 2021
Dr Laurence Cox & Dr Eoin Flaherty named awardees of Irish Research Council Research Ally Prizes
The Research Ally Prizes are a new national award category celebrating the role of mentors, supervisors, research officers and support staff in supporting and sustaining the Irish research community.
Date: Monday, 06 December 2021
Congratulations to Dr Michael McGann on the release of new co-authored book, Buying and Selling the Poor
Dr Michael McGann, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Research Fellow at Maynooth Sociology Department & Social Sciences Institute, recently published a co-authored book titled Buying and Selling the Poor: Inside Australia’s Privatised Welfare-to-Work Market
Date: Thursday, 02 December 2021
Congratulations to all our Sociology & Politics graduates!
Members of our academic team were delighted to be present at the October 2021 conferring ceremonies to share the wonderful achievement with students.
Date: Monday, 01 November 2021
Robert Hamm - Open Access Ebook: The potential of Collective Memory-Work as a method of learning. Applications and adaptations
Robert Hamm - Open Access Ebook: The potential of Collective Memory-Work as a method of learning. Applications and adaptations
Date: Tuesday, 26 October 2021
Professor Aphra Kerr collaborates on algorithmic bias game for Science Gallery Dublin
Professor Aphra Kerr & collaborators developed an algorithmic bias game for the BIAS exhibition at Science Gallery Dublin, officially launched on 22 October 2021.
Date: Monday, 25 October 2021
Sociology PhD alum Dr Michelle Maher named finalist in Politics Awards 2021 for SHE Programme
Congratulations to Dr Michelle Maher, Maynooth Sociology PhD alum, on being selected as a finalist for the prestigious European-level Innovation in Politics Awards 2021 for See Her Elected (SHE) Programme
Date: Thursday, 21 October 2021
Global Media & Internet Concentration (GMIC) Project funded
Prof. Aphra Kerr of the Sociology Department at Maynooth University, is co-applicant on this international research project that has been awarded $2.5 million by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
Date: Wednesday, 06 October 2021