Beyond Fishing: the connection of Indigenous Torres Strait Islander (northern Australia) Women to sea space Monica E. Mulrennan, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University, Montreal Documentation of the knowledge and practices of indigenous fishing societies has tended to focus on the contribution of men while the activities of women have been overlooked or,... | Read on »

Transition to Employment - CV Workshop Thursday March 1st, 1-2pm, Careers Seminar Room. Open to students with a disability or mental health challenge. Hints and tips on how to tailor your CV to highlight your strengths. #getjobready

                                    Listening to Irish music as Indian raga: an arts practice research project Dr. Matthew Noone (UL) and Dr. Lillis Ó Laoire (NUIG) This research project focuses on the supposition of Irish-Indian musical connections, most notably the idea of sean-nos singing... | Read on »

‘Surviving the Viva’ Whether it is looming large or safely in the distance, it’s never too early to start preparing for your viva! Postgraduates at all stages of their career are warmly invited to bring their lunches to Room 1001 to learn about the viva process from invited speakers Dr Charlotte McIvor (Drama, Theatre and... | Read on »

Tues 6th March, 2-4 PM Visiting Seminar (rsvp required), Dr Niamh Whitfield: 'Early Irish Metalwork' Seminar Room GO10, Ground Floor, Hardiman Research Building. contact/rsvp: kim.loprete@nuigalway.ie   Wed 7th March, 9-11 AM Visiting Seminar (rsvp required), Dr Niamh Whitfield: 'The Book of Durrow & the 'Northumbrian Problem''  Archaeology Reading Room/Library in Archaeology Department contact/rsvp: kim.loprete@nuigalway.ie Contact: Dr... | Read on »

The next postgraduate seminar will be given by Frank J. Hall who is a Galway doctoral research scholar in Archaeology.  Title: The fortified houses and stronghouses of Connacht, c.1580-1650: gentry houses or the continuation of the castle tradition into post-medieval Ireland? Contact Maggie Ronaynce -  maggie.ronayne@nuigalway.ie      

Duplicates & doppelgängers: Generating digital solutions to cataloguing, accessibility and network-analysis challenges A NUI Postdoctoral Fellow in Irish/Celtic Studies affiliated with Roinn na Gaeilge and based in the Moore Institute, Deirdre Ní Chonghaile aims to generate discussion of some of her digital humanities research challenges with the Digital Scholarship Seminar. She will highlight three archival... | Read on »

Graduate Research Seminars in History 2017-18 Andrew Ó Donghaíle Contracting Peace in Early Medieval Ireland Contact: Gearóid Barry - gearoid.barry@nuigalway.ie

7th March School of Education Research Seminar Series “Exploring Sexuality and Gender Identity in the Irish Education System” Speaker: Dr. Aoife Neary, School of Education, University of Limerick 5pm: Wednesday, 7 March 2018 Venue: AM214 Siobhán McKenna Theatre, Arts Millennium Building, NUI Galway.  Biography: Dr Aoife Neary joined UL School of Education 2014. She currently... | Read on »