When Fanaticism turns Toxic: Sentiment Analysis of Social Media Commentary on Amateur Sport in Ireland Dr. Michael Lang, Associate Professor in Business Information Systems, University of Galway   Abstract Sports organisations perform an invaluable function in Irish society, promoting positive physical and mental health and helping young persons develop important life skills and attitudes, the... | Read on »

You are invited to the Launch of Michael Hardiman’s The Path to Mass Evil: Hannah Arendt and Totalitarianism Today (Routledge, 2022)   Guest Speaker: Prof. Felix Ó Murchadha, University of Galway

Professor Cathal O’Donoghue  (University of Galway) A Century of Irish Agriculture:  A Policy Driven Sector   Abstract In this paper we have assembled a time-series of agricultural statistics over the past century to describe many of the important trends of what has been an important sector in Ireland over the course of the past century.... | Read on »

The Creative Futures Research Group invites you to attend a futures techniques workshop with futurist Andrew Curry. This practical workshop includes an introduction to futures thinking and how it differs from/complements other types of thinking. After an introduction to futures models, participants will have the opportunity to explore and apply these, working in small groups.... | Read on »

Exercise Physiology in evaluation of fitness and exercise prescription Dr. Ananya Gupta, Discipline of Physiology, School of Medicine Please note that the seminar will be delivered online, via Zoom instead. Please join at: https://nuigalway-ie.zoom.us/j/91318855652   In this seminar Dr. Ananya Gupta will talk about the benefits of physical activity (PA), the evidence supporting PA and the... | Read on »

There are over 400 archive collections in the Library, dating from the 14th century to the present day. Archives of writers, academics, activists, film-makers, musicians, organisations, local landed estates and families. This session will introduce users to conducting archival research, how to find, search, request, and use manuscript and digital archive collections offered by the Library, how... | Read on »

Dr Emily Webster  (Durham University) Ecologies of Typhoid and  Geographies of Knowledge in 19th Century Ireland   Abstract In 1880, Charles Cameron, Medical Officer of Health for the City of Dublin, was nearly laughed out of a meeting of the British Medical Association for a paper he read entitled “Typhoid from Oysters.” Despite Cameron’s assertion... | Read on »

ITALIANGRAM Docenti e content creator si incontrano: Webinar per la promozione della lingua e della cultura italiana nell'era dei social In collaborazione con l'Istituto Italiano di cultura di Dublino This webinar (in Italian) is organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Dublin, as part of the 2022 Settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo... | Read on »

The School of Political Science and Sociology invite you to a research seminar with:   Dr. phil. Alexander I. Stingl, Mag. Art. ‘BioEconomy and Society’ Cairnes Building, CA110 Thursday 20th  of October, 2022  1-2pm  All Welcome!   Bio-Economy Works in Ecosystem Services, Biotechnology, and Global Political Economy: Elaborating a new field for the social sciences and situating... | Read on »

Sport & Exercise Research Group Seminar Football and Cinema under Francoism - Comparing Visual Motifs to Unveil Historical Symptoms (Dr Manuel Garin - Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona)   Virtual Lecture via Blackboard Collaborate: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/4e5604442fcb44b68f5d5630040e8755 When it comes to the relation of archival materials with historical and political epistemes, the uses of sport, and specifically football,... | Read on »