This lecture will examine the relationship between sport and film internationally, with a particular focus on the American experience. It will draw on the extensive research undertaken by Dr. Seán Crosson (author of Sport and Film (Routledge, 2013))  on the subject, and will chart the history of sport cinema, analysing the important role the genre has played in the United... | Read on »

Online discussion of how academics, researchers and policymakers can work together effectively to create evidence based public policy. About this event As the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science seeks views on a consultation on the Sourcing of Science Advice for Irish public policymakers and government departments, this online discussion will investigate possible... | Read on »

You are invited to the launch of the edited volume Language, Policy and Territory: A Festschrift for Colin Williams on Thursday 29th September at 5.00 on Zoom. Dr John Walsh (School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures) is a co-editor along with Wilson McLeod, Rob Dunbar and Kathryn Jones. Registration Please register in advance here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FsObDBVVQU2xlbRk7AYK6A Description... | Read on »

"Translating food: Recipes for intercultural communication" How can we use food to build bridges and unite communities? Introduction by Becky Whay, Vice-President International, University of Galway Conversations with Melting Pot Luck Galway MASI - Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland Emily Anderson Centre for Translation Research and Practice, University of Galway

Registration To join this event online via Zoom, please register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k4LqNo3-T66twZYcDZhIfQ  

Sport and Identity: from local pastimes to global games (Professor Philip Dine)  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 culminate in such global mega-events... | Read on »

The School of Political Science and Sociology invite you to a research seminar with: Dr. Hanna-Kaisa Hoppania ‘The Politics of Ailment - A new approach to care’  CA 110, Cairnes Building, University of Galway Wednesday 5th of October, 2022  1-2pm  All Welcome!   “The Politics of Ailment – A New Approach to Care” is a new... | Read on »

Dr W. Bernard Carlson  (AgInnovation/TechInnovation. University of Galway) Monticello as Machine:  Thomas Jefferson and the Architecture of Enslavement   Abstract As Le Corbusier, the father of modern architecture, once said, “A house is a machine for living in.”  In this paper, we will look at Thomas Jefferson's famous home, Monticello as a machine in the... | Read on »

Join us for an event to celebrate 8 major ERC and IRC humanities projects in the Moore Institute. PIs on 2 ERC consolidator grants and 6 IRC Laureate grants will describe their work and the distinctive challenges of leading teams conducting shared research exploring the medieval period to the present day. Speakers include: Dr. Jacopo... | Read on »

Irish Studies Seminar Series Centre for Irish Studies, School of Geography, Archaeology and Irish Studies University of Galway “Granny’s Things”: Personal Objects as Gateways into a Life Story, Kelly Norah Drukker (Michael Smith Visiting Scholar, Concordia University, Montreal)   Ms Kelly Norah Drukker, PhD Humanities Program - Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture,... | Read on »

Tugtar cuireadh duit teacht go dtí Institiúid de Móra áit a seolfaidh an tOllamh Paul Rouse ón gColáiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath mo leabhar. I am delighted to invite you to the Moore Institute where Professor Paul Rouse from UCD will launch my book. Déardaoin, 6 Deireadh Fómhair 2022 ag 5.30pm i seomra G011, Áras... | Read on »

When Fanaticism turns Toxic: Sentiment Analysis of Social Media Commentary on Amateur Sport in Ireland Dr. Michael Lang, Associate Professor in Business Information Systems, University of Galway   Abstract Sports organisations perform an invaluable function in Irish society, promoting positive physical and mental health and helping young persons develop important life skills and attitudes, the... | Read on »

You are invited to the Launch of Michael Hardiman’s The Path to Mass Evil: Hannah Arendt and Totalitarianism Today (Routledge, 2022)   Guest Speaker: Prof. Felix Ó Murchadha, University of Galway

Professor Cathal O’Donoghue  (University of Galway) A Century of Irish Agriculture:  A Policy Driven Sector   Abstract In this paper we have assembled a time-series of agricultural statistics over the past century to describe many of the important trends of what has been an important sector in Ireland over the course of the past century.... | Read on »

The Creative Futures Research Group invites you to attend a futures techniques workshop with futurist Andrew Curry. This practical workshop includes an introduction to futures thinking and how it differs from/complements other types of thinking. After an introduction to futures models, participants will have the opportunity to explore and apply these, working in small groups.... | Read on »

Exercise Physiology in evaluation of fitness and exercise prescription Dr. Ananya Gupta, Discipline of Physiology, School of Medicine Please note that the seminar will be delivered online, via Zoom instead. Please join at: https://nuigalway-ie.zoom.us/j/91318855652   In this seminar Dr. Ananya Gupta will talk about the benefits of physical activity (PA), the evidence supporting PA and the... | Read on »

There are over 400 archive collections in the Library, dating from the 14th century to the present day. Archives of writers, academics, activists, film-makers, musicians, organisations, local landed estates and families. This session will introduce users to conducting archival research, how to find, search, request, and use manuscript and digital archive collections offered by the Library, how... | Read on »

Dr Emily Webster  (Durham University) Ecologies of Typhoid and  Geographies of Knowledge in 19th Century Ireland   Abstract In 1880, Charles Cameron, Medical Officer of Health for the City of Dublin, was nearly laughed out of a meeting of the British Medical Association for a paper he read entitled “Typhoid from Oysters.” Despite Cameron’s assertion... | Read on »

ITALIANGRAM Docenti e content creator si incontrano: Webinar per la promozione della lingua e della cultura italiana nell'era dei social In collaborazione con l'Istituto Italiano di cultura di Dublino This webinar (in Italian) is organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Dublin, as part of the 2022 Settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo... | Read on »

The School of Political Science and Sociology invite you to a research seminar with:   Dr. phil. Alexander I. Stingl, Mag. Art. ‘BioEconomy and Society’ Cairnes Building, CA110 Thursday 20th  of October, 2022  1-2pm  All Welcome!   Bio-Economy Works in Ecosystem Services, Biotechnology, and Global Political Economy: Elaborating a new field for the social sciences and situating... | Read on »

Sport & Exercise Research Group Seminar Football and Cinema under Francoism - Comparing Visual Motifs to Unveil Historical Symptoms (Dr Manuel Garin - Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona)   Virtual Lecture via Blackboard Collaborate: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/4e5604442fcb44b68f5d5630040e8755 When it comes to the relation of archival materials with historical and political epistemes, the uses of sport, and specifically football,... | Read on »

Professor Kevin Boyle  (Northwestern University) Blood Ties: An Intimate History of Early Twentieth Century American Political Violence    Biography Kevin Boyle is the William Smith Mason Professor of American History at Northwestern University. He is the author, most recently, of The Shattering: America in the 1960s (W. W. Norton & Co., 2021), a history of... | Read on »

The Lilliput Press cordially invites you to join us in celebrating the legacy of Mary O'Malley, and the launching of Bernard Adams' new biography on her life and work. With special contributions from Professor Lionel Pilkington, Professor Daniel Carey and Conor O'Malley. Archive exhibition from the O'Malley/Lyric Theatre Archive, curated by Dr. Barry Houlihan. Copies... | Read on »

Centre for Irish Studies Seminar Series ‘The Law of the Mother and the Sibling World: Leeanne Quinn’s Queer Ecologies’ Professor Moynagh Sullivan Moynagh Sullivan is a Professor of English at MU, and the Faculty of Arts, Celtic Studies and Philosophy Associate Dean for Equality, Diversity Inclusion and Interculturalism. A visiting scholar at The Centre for... | Read on »

Translation and Territory - Seminar series Development, language maps and the problem of translation Prof. Federico M. Federici, UCL How can accurate data about language proficiency and use help development organisations?   This seminar is part of the TRANSLATION AND THE TERRITORY SEMINAR SERIES, AUTUMN 2022.  Events organized by the Emily Anderson Centre for Translation... | Read on »

Open Scholarship Café - Part of Open Access Week 2022 In recent years, the rapidly evolving world of scholarly communication has been subjected to several divisive issues, but none as hotly debated as the transition to Open Access publishing. It seems to be a good idea but also a bit daunting and you might have heard... | Read on »

Plague, Prayer, and Print in Sixteenth-century Italy Katherine Tycz (Discipline of Italian) Plague was a constant fear for early modern Italians. When plague broke out in Italy, people turned to a variety of devotional tools and practices for protection from disease and spiritual solace. In this presentation, I will explore the production of printed devotional... | Read on »

TEANGACHA TRILSITHE / BRAIDED LANGUAGES / LANGUES TRESSÉES A trilingual poetry reading (English, Irish, and French) of the work of three poets / translators, Kelly Norah Drukker (a poet and scholar from Montréal, Canada and also visiting scholar in the Centre for Irish Studies, University of Galway); Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha (poet and PhD scholar from Roinn na... | Read on »

Book Launch Visual Culture and Arctic Voyages: Personal and Public Art and Literature of the Franklin Search Expeditions by Dr Eavan O'Dochartaigh Speaker: Professor Heidi Hansson, Umeå University, Sweden   Registration:  Please register via Eventbrite at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launch-of-visual-culture-and-arctic-voyages-by-eavan-odochartaigh-tickets-445310885847 Dr Eavan O'Dochartaigh is an SFI-IRC Pathway Programme Awardee at University of Galway (2022-2026) and a former Marie... | Read on »