This year’s Symposium focuses upon the regeneration of Nun’s Island, Improving Galway City’s public Realm and placemaking in rural towns and villages. The event is on the last day of the Architecture At The Edge event. It is open to the public and free but spots needs to be reserved Links: Register on the Event... | Read on »
REGISTER ON EVENBRITE Event Information DESCRIPTION PLEASE NOTE Visitor Information: There is limited paid parking on the grounds of NUI Galway. On-street parking is available nearby. Pay & Display and permit holder parking available at the Park & Ride facility, North Campus, NUI Galway located just off the main Galway-Oughterard-Clifden Road. The President of... | Read on »
NUI Galway Commemorates the Bicentenary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein The 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s groundbreaking novel, Frankenstein, will be celebrated this Hallowe’en with a series of free events at NUI Galway and in Galway... | Read on »
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 »
