University of Galway History Research Seminar  Writing Haughey: Ethics and Dilemmas in Political Biography Professor Gary Murphy (Dublin City University) Abstract On his death in June 2006, Charles Haughey was little mourned. Beyond his circle of family and close friends his death was met largely with indifference by the Irish public. Yet during his political... | Read on »

Flow Art, Space and Wellbeing Dr Heta Mulari, Tampere University, heta.mulari@tuni.fi MA Maaria Hartman, Tampere University, maaria.hartman@tuni.fi Zoom link: https://universityofgalway-ie.zoom.us/j/97532199773?pwd=TG41bUxLUGNWNzNpNDJwNzRXdnp5dz09 “You learn to see the world as a playground. Instead of everyone trying to guide us to follow certain routes. What if you just break the rules, go all over the place, and do handstands... | Read on »

Irish Studies Seminar Series Semester 1, 2023-24 (in person and on zoom)  We are delighted to invite you to the first seminar of our Irish Studies Seminar Series for this academic year, and to welcome back Dr Pádraig Fhia Ó Mathúna who will speak on his new IRC postdoctoral research project, at 4pm Thursday 12th October,... | Read on »

The School of Political Science and Sociology invite you to a research seminar  ‘The impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the world order’  Cristian Nitoiu (Loughborough University London)  Events during the last decade culminating with Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine have underscored the salience of uncertainty in determining the future shape of the world... | Read on »

The next in the Centre for Creative Technologies’ masterclass series will take place on Tuesday 17th October between 12 and 2pm: Designing for New Realities The immersive technology sector is experiencing remarkable growth: Companies like Meta and Apple are introducing cutting-edge headsets, venues are creating high fidelity digital experiences, virtual production is transforming film and... | Read on »

University of Galway History Research Seminar: ‘hurry, hurry, over the waves’:  Songs, the sea and the (re-)interpretation of nineteenth-century history  Dr Richard McMahon (Mary Immaculate College, Limerick)  Dr Niall Whelehan (University of Strathclyde)   Abstract Bring Your Own Hammer is a project that combines historical sources, music and digital technologies. It brings historians, composers and... | Read on »

Bheadh míle fáilte romhat isteach go Siopa Leabhair Charlie Byrne, ag a 6.00in, Déardaoin an 19ú Deireadh Fómhair nuair a sheolfaidh Louis de Paor Solas Geimhridh, cnuasach filíochta nua le Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha. You would be most welcome at Charlie Byrne's Bookshop, at 6pm, Thursday the 19th of October, when Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha's first poetry collection, Solas Geimhridh, will... | Read on »

You are cordially invited to the second international research symposium on teacher diversity at the University of Galway on Friday, October 20th. The event will feature a keynote address from Dr. Rebecca Wood (University of Glasgow), parallel sessions with research presentations from Ireland’s PATH1 projects and international teacher diversity projects, as well as group discussions... | Read on »

Open Scholarship Café: Open Science Practices for Early Career Researchers - How can they help me? Open Science (sometimes called Open Research or Open Scholarship) is about making scientific research and data available to people at all levels of society. Many early career researchers (ECRs) might want to make the outputs of their research more openly... | Read on »

Contemporary Cricket - A Mixed Record in a Rapidly Changing Landscape. Cricket, Identity and Belonging: What the Game means in England Wales, Scotland and across Ireland?  Dr Russell Holden Registration at https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/70dad77c-9557-46f0-b5c5-135c7e20a035@13e3b186-c446-4aab-9c6d-9ab9bb76816c/registration Sport contributes a dynamic to the life of an individual as it offers something distinctive, be it physical recreation, competition, or social and... | Read on »