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MU Sociology welcomes activist and writer Bhavani Kunjulakshmi
Congratulations to Bhavani Kunjulakshmi, a Bahujan (anti-caste) queer feminist activist and writer from Kerala, who has just been awarded a John & Pat Hume fellowship under the supervision of Professor Laurence Cox, and ranked first across the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Date: Tuesday, 02 May 2023
Prof Aphra Kerr joins ADAPT Radio’s HumanAIse podcast on AI & Sustainable Cities
ADAPT Radio’s 'HumanAIse' series continues this month with a discussion on AI and Sustainable Cities with Professor Aphra Kerr (Maynooth Sociology) and Dublin City Council’s Jamie Cudden.
Date: Thursday, 27 April 2023
Undergraduate Careers Fair, April 18th 2023
The Politics and Sociology Society worked with the Department to host a successful undergraduate Careers Fair on April 18th. Thanks to all the staff and our alumni who made themselves available to talk about their diverse career pathways and the Eanan Strain from the MU Careers Office for his input. Special thanks to Alexsandra Lesniak, of Politics and Sociology for her initiative and work, and of course to all the undergraduate students who attended.
Date: Thursday, 20 April 2023
Sociology Department welcomes students from Germany & Austria for Erasmus programme this week
Led by Dr Brian Conway (Sociology Department), this week we welcomed 17 students from University of Duisburg and University of Salzburg for our week-long Erasmus Blended Intensive Programme
Date: Thursday, 13 April 2023
Department of Sociology Seminar Series- 26 of April 2023
The last departmental seminar for 2023 is on Wed 26 of April at 15:00 to 16:00 p.m. in TSI building room 10.9. Our very own professor Jane Gray and the advocacy team campaign coordinator at Focus Ireland/ SPARK (Single Parents Acting for the Rights of Kids) Louise Bayliss will be presenting about 'Diverging Pathways to Low Income Families in Ireland'. Q&A session will follow. We hope to see as many of you as possible for what promises to be a very interesting presentation on this highly relevant and topical subject.
Date: Thursday, 13 April 2023
MU Sociology hosts Dr Marko Hočevar, visiting researcher & assistant professor at University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
We were delighted to host Dr Marko Hočevar at the Sociology Department, Maynooth University during his research visit to Ireland in early February 2023.
Date: Tuesday, 21 February 2023
Professor Mary Murphy (Sociology) joins Royal Irish Academy panel discussion on The Fiscal Social Contract
On Monday 20 February 2023, Professor Mary Murphy joined the Royal Irish Academy panel discussion, The Fiscal Social Contract, supported by the Department of Finance.
Date: Tuesday, 21 February 2023
Congratulations to Dr Barry Cannon, awarded IRC New Foundations 2022
Congratulations to Dr. Barry Cannon for being awarded a New Foundations 2022 project fund!
Date: Thursday, 16 February 2023
Brown Bag Initiative
The Brown Bag initiative has been created to address specific needs for early career researchers within the Department of Sociology. Experts in the identified areas will share their insights and experiences with staff and postgraduates in an informal round table sort of setting. All researchers and postgraduates are encouraged to attend.
Date: Thursday, 16 February 2023
Seminar Series- March 1 2023- Far Right in Ireland
The first departmental seminar for 2023 will be about the Far Right in Ireland. The seminar is open to all university staff and postgraduates.
Date: Thursday, 16 February 2023