CAMPS Lab
Seminar Room GO10, Ground Floor, Hardiman Research BuildingDr Frances McCormack (English, NUIG) 'From Weeping Trees to Heated Hearts: Towards an Understanding of Compunction in Old English poetry'.
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Book Launch- Poland in the Irish Nationalist Imagination, 1772-1922 by Róisín Healy
Seminar Room G011 the Hardiman Reserach BuildingDr. Andrew Newby of the University of Helsinki will launch the book. All are welcome!
Digital Skills Week: Web Analytics & Online Tracking
The Moore Institute Seminar Room G010 Ground floor The Hardiman Research BuildingAs part of the All Aboard 2017 Digital Skills Week, the Moore Institute's Digital Humanities Manager, David Kelly, will give a talk on an Introduction to Web Analytics & Online Tracking. This presentation will include using web analytics for business or research projects; types of analytics tools available for digital projects; types of reporting &... | Read on »
Dancing with the Intellectuals: Designing physical education for Irish schools in the second-half of the centenary years, 1966-2016
Seminar Room GO10, Ground Floor, Hardiman Research BuildingSport & Exercise Research Group, Moore Institute, NUI Galway Monthly Research Seminar (First Wednesday of each month) Featuring Dr. Tony Hall (School of Education, NUI Galway) Physical activity and regular exercise invariably, if not incontrovertibly, form part of a healthy lifestyle; and not only physical wellness but also mental and emotional wellbeing. Research also... | Read on »
Outside the Walls: Researchers in the Community
Seminar Room GO11, Ground Floor, Hardiman Research BuildingMarie Mannion - Heritage Officer, Galway County Council: Galway Community Heritage: Building a Digital Platform Dr. Gerard Jennngs - Western Family History Association: Promotion of Genealogy & Family History Research Prof. Noel Wilkins - Galway Archaeological & Historical Society: “A very good place to start”: the role of Special Collections in local research Dr. Christy... | Read on »
MA Student Scriptorium Presentations
Room 203, IT Building, NUIGMA students in Classics and Medieval Studies will be presenting their final palaeography projects at 2 p.m. Tuesday, 11 April, in IT 203. One group will explore the scriptorium of Sankt Gallen in the time of Winithar and the other the scriptorium of Cologne in the time of Hildibald. All are welcome!
Arts, Humanities & Innovation Speaker Series – The Transition from Humanities Research to Industry
The Moore Institute Seminar Room G010 Ground floor The Hardiman Research BuildingAs part of the Arts, Humanities and Innovation – Connecting with Industry speaker series, Dr Úna Newell, Content Architect at Orreco, will talk about her experience moving from an academic career as a humanities researcher, to working with a sports science company that focuses on improving the performance of pro-athletes. Úna will discuss the types of skills we have as scholars of... | Read on »
Found in Translation? France, Ireland and the Legacy of Michel Déon
Seminar Room GO10, Ground Floor, Hardiman Research BuildingA Public Seminar organised by French, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, NUI Galway, the French Embassy in Ireland and Cúirt Featuring Sarah Berthaud (Portsmouth) Theoretical and practical Challenges of Franco-Irish Translation Marie Blom (NUI Galway) Translating Humour: The Case of Roddy Doyle’s Barrytown Trilogy in French Eamon Maher (Tallaght) Gavin Bowd (St Andrews)... | Read on »
Information Session on IRC Laureate Awards Programme
Seminar Room GO10, Ground Floor, Hardiman Research BuildingLed by Prof. Daniel Carey, the Moore Institute will host an information event on the IRC Laureate Awards Programme. The Laureate Awards Programme invites applications at the early and mid-career level (Starting and Consolidator). Successful applicants will be required to make a follow-on application to the ERC. APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 29 JUNE, 2017 @ 4PM.... | Read on »
Talk by Visiting Fellow Hywel Griffiths on ‘Historic perceptions of flooding in rural Ireland’
The Bridge Room 1001 First Floor Hardiman Research Building, University of GalwayAll Welcome! Hywel Griffiths- Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University Current predictions of the impacts of climate change on environmental and social systems have brought human-environment interactions into sharp relief, and have further highlighted the importance of understanding the historical and cultural contingencies of people’s perceptions of the environment. The value of historical... | Read on »