Plague, Prayer, and Print in Sixteenth-century Italy Katherine Tycz (Discipline of Italian) Plague was a constant fear for early modern Italians. When plague broke out in Italy, people turned to a variety of devotional tools and practices for protection from disease and spiritual solace. In this presentation, I will explore the production of printed devotional... | Read on »

TEANGACHA TRILSITHE / BRAIDED LANGUAGES / LANGUES TRESSÉES A trilingual poetry reading (English, Irish, and French) of the work of three poets / translators, Kelly Norah Drukker (a poet and scholar from Montréal, Canada and also visiting scholar in the Centre for Irish Studies, University of Galway); Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha (poet and PhD scholar from Roinn na... | Read on »

Book Launch Visual Culture and Arctic Voyages: Personal and Public Art and Literature of the Franklin Search Expeditions by Dr Eavan O'Dochartaigh Speaker: Professor Heidi Hansson, Umeå University, Sweden   Registration:  Please register via Eventbrite at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launch-of-visual-culture-and-arctic-voyages-by-eavan-odochartaigh-tickets-445310885847 Dr Eavan O'Dochartaigh is an SFI-IRC Pathway Programme Awardee at University of Galway (2022-2026) and a former Marie... | Read on »

The Discipline of Philosophy is delighted to welcome back one of its PhD graduates Dr. Roisín Lally of Gonzaga University speaking on: Reimagining a World for Tomorrow and an Onto-Epistemological Ethics of Remembering   Abstract Time is behind our reality structuring. Physicist/philosopher Karen Barad urges us to think about time differently. In Meeting the Universe... | Read on »

Sport & Exercise Research Group Seminar Strength in Numbers: Data and Science in Soccer (Professor John Newell, Sonraí Health Data Science Research Cluster)   Professor John Newell is Professor of Biostatistics in the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, University of Galway, an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University... | Read on »

Book Launch/Seoladh Leabhair  Guest speaker/Aoichainteoir: Máirín Nic Con Iomaire  Dhá Leagan Déag: Léargais Nua ar an Sean-nós In Eagar ag/Edited by: Philip Fogarty, Tiber Falzett, Lillis Ó Laoire Cur i láthair/Introductory Remarks: Dr Pádraic Moran Cló Iar-Chonnacht €20 Newly published by Cló Iar-Chonnacht, this book is an international collection of 15 essays by leading scholars... | Read on »

University of Galway History Seminar: An Introduction to the Digital Repository of Ireland for Researchers: From using collections to thinking about digital preservation Dr Lisa Marie Griffith (Digital Repository of Ireland)   Abstract This talk will provide an overview of collections held in the Digital Repository of Ireland that might be of interest to historical... | Read on »

The School of Political Science and Sociology invite you to a research seminar with: Prof. Audrey Rousseau  ‘Exploring testimonial sensibilities and credibility judgments with regards to the Magdalen Laundries and the Mother and Baby Homes’  Supported by Global Women’s Studies  For decades, women and children, survivors of institutional and state violence, have kept silent with... | Read on »

Translation and Territory – Seminar series Frank Wynne in Conversation Translator, Writer, International Booker Prize Chair, Recipient Dublin Literary Award 2022   This seminar is part of the TRANSLATION AND THE TERRITORY SEMINAR SERIES, AUTUMN 2022.  Events organized by the Emily Anderson Centre for Translation Research and Practice funded by the University of Galway’s Researcher Development Scheme.

Sport & Exercise Research Group Seminar Psychology and Performance in Sport Prof. Jane Walsh, School of Psychology, University of Galway Abstract In this seminar Prof. Jane Walsh will look at the evidence from Sports Psychology to provide insight into the key characteristics and mental strategies used by top performers in sport. Jane will draw on... | Read on »