Postgraduate seminar in Archaeology - All welcome!   Speaker: Peter Casby, PhD student in Archaeology and IRC scholarship holder Title: Arboreal Trends and Patterns in Medieval Settlement Enclosures Date and Time: Tuesday 31st October at 4pm Venue: GO1O  

Conference Organising Session Wednesday November 1st, 1-2pm in the Bridge Room -  Lunchtime Seminar   We will be joined by Ciara L. Murphy (O'Donoghue Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance), Evan Bourke (English), and Dr Anne Karhio (English). They will be talking us through their experiences of organising conferences at NUI Galway, including how to craft a CFP,... | Read on »

The participants in this workshop are scholars working on various topics related to digital media and Irish popular and public cultures, based in Ireland and France.  The purpose of the workshop is to share material and ideas, to discuss individual projects, and to make plans for collaboration in the future. The morning sessions are for... | Read on »

‘Ansbacher Bankers Present . . .’ or  ‘Theatre and Privatisation in 1980s Ireland.’ **A lecture** Lionel Pilkington 1980s Ireland is dominated by a range of political and legislative measures whose overall effects severely curtail the claims of labour in relation to capital, restrict, and substantially retract, the state’s responsibilities towards social protection, and halt altogether... | Read on »

Friday 3rd November: Marianne Ailes: Tolerating the Religious Other in Crusading Literature (Title TBC) Light Lunch Served

NUI Galway in conjunction with the Royal Irish Academy (RIA) will host a public lecture by Fintan O’Toole entitled ‘Bernard Shaw and the Uses of Celebrity’ to mark the publication of Judging Shaw on Tuesday, 7 November at 6.30pm. The event will take place in the Aula Maxima at the University and will be followed by a... | Read on »

8 Nov. Lorraine Grimes (NUIG) "I will do anything...rather than keep it or return to my own country": The emigration of Irish unmarried mothers to Liverpool and Birmingham, 1926-48.

Invitation  The Huston School of Film & Digital Media, NUI Galway, cordially invites you to a public interview and reception to mark the appointment of film director John Carney as Adjunct Professor in Film Thursday, November 9th at 5.30pm, Huston Main. RSVP before November 6th: hustonfilmschool@nuigalway.ie About John Carney John Carney was born in Dublin... | Read on »

Italian School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures The Moore Institute Presents; Stefano Jossa, Royal Holloway Orlando Furioso, cinema and the challenge of fiction Since C. S. Lewis famously compared Tolkien’s imagination to Ariosto’s on the blurb of the first edition of The Fellowship of the Ring (1954), the linking between Orlando Furioso, Tolkien’s trilogy, and... | Read on »

On 15 November, NUI Galway will launch its Sustainability Strategy 2017-2020, which sets out a vision of establishing a leading green, smart and healthy campus. The strategy is the culmination of a long process of consultation with staff, students, and the wider community. To mark the occasion and to recognise the important community aspect of... | Read on »

Wednesday, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Nov 15th 2017 The James Hardiman Library are hosting a public lecture by Dr. Sandra Collins, Director of the National Library of Ireland: Title: Memory Keeping in the Digital Age Date: Wednesday 15 November 2017 Time: 1300 (lunch will be available from 1230) Venue: Room G011, Hardiman Research Building, NUI Galway Register... | Read on »

It’s that time of year again! We are pleased to announce the Autumn 2017 EDEN Peer Review workshop, to be held on Thursday, November 16th, 1300, in the Bridge room. This is an excellent chance to get feedback on works in progress in any form and at any stage of development. Whether it is a... | Read on »

Gender Arc at NUI Galway is pleased to host an International Guest Lecture  "Jessica Lynn's Transgender Journey"  Time/Date: 2pm Thurs 16 November, 2017 Venue: The Bridge (Room 1001), The Hardiman Research Building, NUI Galway  All welcome! Description: Professional speaker and transgender advocate Jessica Lynn is renowned for her dynamic and refreshingly honest speaking style. She... | Read on »

Friday 17th November: Siobhán Armstrong: Irish Wire Strung harp (Title TBC) Light Lunch Served

James Hardiman Library invites you to Explore your Archive   Wednesday 22nd November 11:30-13:00  (Bridge Room), Hardiman Research Building Four of NUIG Library Archivists will give a 10-minute talk (see below) and you will have an opportunity to view exhibits and ask questions. Tea/Coffee will be served from 11:30 Please book here Muintir na Tíre Periodical... | Read on »

22 Nov  Ian Kenneally (NUIG) Editing the first draft of history – the challenge of producing Ireland's Revolution Papers, 2016-17.

EDEN: Early Doctorate Exchange Network Thursday, 23 November, 2017 5:00-6:30 PM, Room 1001 Introducing… The first rule of Write Club is everyone writes at Write Club. The second rule of Write Club is everyone writes at Write Club. The third rule of Write Club… Dr Ian Walsh established Write Club two years ago as a... | Read on »

Staff from the Accounting Office will give an information session on the new requirements for purchasing and claiming expenses.

  The Seminar will be given by Matt Walker of Elsevier and will cover the functionality of SciVal and how to use it to promote your research profile and better present your research metrics in your CV and grant applications.  SciVal offers quick, easy access to the research performance of 7,500 research institutions and 220 nations... | Read on »

Prof. Daniel Carey, Director of the Moore Institute, will provide an update on MI activities todate and priorities for the future.  The meeting will provide an opportunity for staff to have an input into the scheduling of these and other priorities, going forward. Contact: Martha Shaughnessy - martha.shaughnessy@nuigalway.ie

YOU ARE WARMLY INVITED TO  The Civic University Symposium: Reimagining the University for Public Purpose   The inaugural event of the Critical Higher Education Studies (CHES) research group, supported by CELT and the School of Political Science and Sociology Public and Civic Engagement Programme,  with keynote speech from Prof Vanessa Andreotti and contributions from Prof Ronaldo Munck and Dr Karen Pashby. Date: Saturday 2nd December... | Read on »