8th International Conference on the Science of Computus in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, Galway 17-19 June 2021 Since 2006, the Moore Institute of the National University of Ireland in Galway has hosted, under the direction of Dáibhí Ó Cróinín, a biannual conference on the science of computus in the Middle Ages. Computus – the mathematics... | Read on »

This workshop is designed to facilitate dialogue between academics, policymakers, practitioners, and NGOs in imagining a more inclusive Ireland, and the role that language plays in how we envisage this inclusivity. The event stems from the project ‘Languages, Families, and Society’ (LaFS) at NUI Galway, which uses an ethnographic approach to understand more about the... | Read on »

British Embassy Glencairn Conversations, in partnership with the Royal Irish Academy. Ambassador Paul Johnston and RIA President Mary Canning invite you to hear UK and Irish perspectives on applying the lessons from Covid 19 to strengthen our preparedness for future pandemics on 5 July 2021. G7 leaders, meeting in Cornwall, committed to strengthening our collective... | Read on »

What does it mean to embody a lived approach to global solidarity and equal partnership in humanitarian action and advocacy? This workshop, organised by Dóchas and the School of History & Philosophy at NUI Galway, brings together leading voices from the worlds of professional humanitarianism, diplomacy, activism and academia in conversation on three key areas:... | Read on »

Sport and Film: An American Dream? Dr. Seán Crosson (Huston School of Film & Digital Media, NUI Galway) In the first lecture of this year's Sport & Exercise Research Group seminar series, Dr. Seán Crosson will chart the history of sport cinema internationally and examine the important role the genre has played in the United States in popularising... | Read on »

The Society for Folk Life Studies  Online Annual Conference  Galway, Republic of Ireland  10-12 September 2021 **Music, dance, song, story and related artefacts** **Vernacular buildings and interiors**   The conference will be accessed by Zoom and hosted by The Moore Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway (Moore Institute for Research in the Humanities and Social Studies... | Read on »

9/11 – Twenty Years On  Panel discussion – In-Person! – with Prof. John Morrissey Geography, NUI Galway & Prof. Brendan O’Leary Political Science, University of Pennsylvania, Fulbright Visiting Fellow, NUI Galway 1.00-1.45pm Friday 10 September  Moore Institute Seminar Room G010  Please join us for a conversation about the impact of the 9/11 attack on the... | Read on »

Sport and Identity: from local pastimes to global games Professor Philip Dine, Discipline of French, NUI Galway. How does sport shape society? From local origins in the later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, modern sports were first nationally and then internationally regulated, enabling novel personal interactions and unprecedented cultural exchanges. This sporting internationalization was to... | Read on »

Research for Public Policy: Discussion Paper Launch Launch of the RIA and IRC Research For Public Policy discussion paper by Minister Simon Harris. About this event The Royal Irish Academy and Irish Research Council collaborated in early 2021 to host three webinars to discuss how research could be better connected to public policy. An outline... | Read on »