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 »

Translation and Territory - Seminar series The transboundary nature of crisis translation Prof. Sharon O'Brien, DCU Going across linguistic, cultural, technological, and political boundaries to provide translation in times of crisis.   This seminar is part of the TRANSLATION AND THE TERRITORY SEMINAR SERIES, AUTUMN 2022.  Events organized by the Emily Anderson Centre for Translation Research... | Read on »

University of Galway History Research Seminar ‘Clothing – whether home-made or bought?’: Non-elite clothing acquisition along the western seaboard of Ireland in the late nineteenth century Dr Eliza McKee (UK National Archives)   Abstract The consumption of clothing among the lower classes in Ireland has been overlooked in existing historiography. This paper will shed light... | Read on »

GALWAY BOOK LAUNCH AND SAMPLE EXHIBITION Celebrating the paperback edition of Flor MacCarthy's bestselling The Presidents' Letters Guest Speaker: Teresa Mannion, Senior News Journalist, RTÉ Music: Niamh Ní Charra A small exhibition of material from the Mary Robinson archive in the University of Galway, not yet available to the public, curated by archivist Niamh Ní Charra, will be... | Read on »

The Creative Futures Research Group in collaboration with the TULCA Festival of Visual Arts invites you to participate in a Creative Futures Seminar. Drawing together academics and artists, this seminar explores how creative practitioners and thinkers can work together to prepare for future challenges, imagine future possibilities, and reflect on future forms of art-making, thinking,... | Read on »

The Digital Humanities (DH) Research Group at the Moore Institute would like to invite anyone working on a DH-related project, or planning such projects, or who just have an interest in learning more about DH, to a meeting on Thursday 17 November 2–3pm in the Bridge Room (THB-1001, first floor of the Hardiman Research Building). The purpose... | Read on »