EDEN – Roundtable on Precarious Employment. Casual Labour – Precarious Employment – Short Term/ Zero Hour Contracts. Terms which have become increasingly commonplace in the decade following the 2008 economic crash. As funding for institutes of higher education is once again under threat – and the ever-darkening cloud of Brexit – what is the impact of... | Read on »
This semester we're going to run a weekly session for those interested in learning "creative coding". This approach is a good way for those without any coding experience to develop a foundation in programming. The sessions will use online resources (see below) to guide self-directed learning. Creative coding is a different discipline than programming systems.... | Read on »
Dr. Deirdre Fennell, and the title is ‘The Reluctant Deputy: Sir William Fitzwilliam, treasurer and governor of Tudor Ireland’.
Gender Arc Research Seminar Series Autumn 2018 Women's Precarious Labour in Post-Socialism: Textile Production in South-East Europe By Dr Chiara Bonfiglioli Chiara Bonfiglioli is a Lecturer in Gender & Women's Studies at University College Cork. She received her MA and PhD in Gender Studies from Utrecht University. Between 2012 and 2017 she held post-doctoral fellowships... | Read on »
On Tuesday, 30 October, 8 pm, at the Galway Mechanics Institute, Middle Street, Daniel Kowalsky will speak on ‘Stalin and the Spanish Civil War, Eighty Years On’ The event is co-organised by the Irish Centre for the Histories of Labour and Class (Moore Institute, NUI Galway) and the Galway Council of Trade Unions. Free, all welcome.... | Read on »
The Research Office is hosting an information session for applicants to the IRC Postdoctoral Scheme. The presentation will include guidelines on the submission process, tips on how to craft a strong application, and a Q/A session.
Dr Anne Byrne (Sociology & Politics, NUI Galway) will deliver her seminar, “Woolfs in Ireland: The Lure of Language and Place”, based on her ongoing research investigating the links between Virginia and Leonard Woolf and twentieth-century Ireland. For further details on the seminar and Dr Byrne’s work in this area please see below. The seminar... | Read on »
An bhfuil suim agat i scríbhneoireacht na Gaeilge? An bhfuil tú ag iarraidh do shaothar féin a roinnt le daoine, agus aiseolas a fháil, nó d'obair a phlé go neamhfhoirmiúil le daoine eile a bhfuil Gaeilge acu? Nó an bhfuil tú ag iarraidh éisteacht le scríbhneoirí eile ag léamh a saothar amach os ard? Má... | Read on »
