Open Access Publishing - everything you need to know In-Person / Online Open Scholarship Café - Open Access Publishing 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... | Read on »
Strzelecki Exhibition Launch Symposium 3pm-6pm, Wed., 27 Sept. 2023 Room G010, Hardiman Research Building, University of Galway The next event in the University of Galway History Research Seminar series will take place at 3.00pm on Wednesday, 27 September 2023 . This is an in-person event, in Room G010, Hardiman Research Building, University of Galway... | Read on »
Handbook of Glossing workshop University of Galway, 28–29 September 2023 Background The Handbook of Glossing will be a new publication that will document, for the first time, the full extent of the practice of glossing internationally, while providing outlines of new theoretical and conceptual frameworks that can be used by researchers both engaged in individual fields and working... | Read on »
'On Constellations of Populism’ Oliver Simpson (Lancaster University) One of the consistently slippery and illusive aspects of populism for social and political research is specifying exactly what the term designates. Attempts to define populism as a political ideology often leave one with a definition so broad it seems to apply to all politics, or a... | Read on »
University of Galway History Research Seminar Ireland in the Ottoman press, 1914-1918 Dr Merve Doğan Kader Abstract In this study the news about Ireland in the Ottoman press between 1914-1918, that is, during the First World War, is analysed. In the first months of 1914, it is seen that the Curragh Incident was reported in... | Read on »
Guest Lecture: Thursday 5th of October at 5 p.m. in THB-G010 World Crime Fiction and Comparison: Back to the Future Stewart King. Monash University Abstract The transnational turn in literary studies has transformed the field of crime fiction, challenging the hegemony of British and American models as the defining features of the genre. The... | Read on »
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 »
postponed – a new date and further detail will be advised shortly CASSCS colleagues are warmly invited to attend a lecture on research impact by Dr Mark Mann (University of Oxford) LECTURE: “What the future could hold” All welcome; no registration necessary For a 40 minute presentation we will present example-driven illustrations of what you... | Read on »
The School of Political Science and Sociology invite you to a research seminar with Dr Allyn Fives (Discipline of Politics; Power, Conflict, and Ideologies research cluster) “Moral obligation as a conclusive reason: On Bernard Williams’ critique of the morality system” Bernard Williams’ critique of the morality system, as illustrated in his reading of Aeschylus’ Agamemnon, is... | Read on »
postponed – a new date and further detail will be advised shortly CASSCS colleagues are warmly invited to attend a workshop on research impact by Dr Mark Mann (University of Oxford) WORSKHOP: “Be the Magpie” Limited to 15 places. Registration required – please email patrick.lonergan@universityofgalway.ie to participate In order to successfully spot potential transfer projects,... | Read on »
Sibhialtaigh sa Dá Chogadh Domhanda An mó acu nár tháinig slán? Cormac Ó Gráda Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath 12.30–13.30, DÉARDAOIN 26 DEIREADH FÓMHAIR 2023 Seomra an Droichid (1001), Áras Uí Argadáin & ar Zoom Grianghraf: Dresden, 1945, an radharc ón Rathaus agus dealbh Güte ; Richard Peter (1895–1977) a ghlac é. Ceadúnas: Deutsche... | Read on »
Irish Studies Seminar Series Semester 1, 2023-24 (in person and on zoom) ‘Gender Trouble: Key Issues in the Contemporary Irish Music Industry’ Dr Ann-Marie Hanlon The seminar will take place in the Seminar Room, Centre for Irish Studies, School of Geography, Archaeology and Irish Studies, 4 Distillery Road, University of Galway, and on zoom here: https://universityofgalway-ie.zoom.us/j/92432099826?pwd=Q2NpYVVPVmprYXF6WDZOcFRpbTlLQT09 Dr Hanlon’s paper, ‘Gender Trouble: Key Issues in... | Read on »
Book Launch of As it Flows Join us to celebrate creative work made by primary school students as part of the project ‘When is Water not Water?’, funded by the University of Galway’s College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies Research Development Grant 2023 and led by the Discipline of Philosophy. The book is... | Read on »
Margaret Cavendish's ‘Ecocritical’ Thinking: A Reading of ‘A Dialogue Between an Oak and a Man Cutting Him Down’ Professor Line Cottegnies (Sorbonne Université) Abstract: Margaret Cavendish is now routinely enrolled as an early example of an eco-conscious author, and studied through the lens of ecocritical approaches, but the risk of anachronism is strong. In this... | Read on »
Centre for Creative Technologies’ masterclass series Miss-communication - Joanna Walsh Joanna Walsh will present her Markievicz-award-winning miss-communication.ie, the first generative text project to be supported by the Irish Arts Council. Miss-Communication.ie is a work of two halves: an AI chatbot trained on Constance Markievicz's prison letters and interviews with 20th century Dublin women collected by Máirín Johnston... | Read on »
University of Galway History Research Seminar: ‘Tangier, Bombay and the political economy of Empire: an Irish model?’ Professor Steven Pincus (University of Chicago) This event is in-person only, in Room G010, Hardiman Building. The seminar will take place at 1.30pm - please note the different to usual start time. This talk is part of the University... | Read on »
University of Galway History Research Seminar: 'The Irish Face of British Politics: Agrarian "outrages", Propaganda, and Reform 1830-1845 Dr Jay Roszman (University College Cork) Abstract Some of the most compelling histories of nineteenth-century Ireland focus not simply on the ways that Britain shaped Ireland, but on the ways that Ireland shaped Britain and its... | Read on »
Please join us for the University of Galway launch of Micheline’s Three Conditions: How We Fought Gender Inequality at Galway’s University and Won by Rose Foley and Micheline Sheehy Skeffington Micheline will give a short talk and both authors will answer questions and sign books. The book provides a gripping account of the campaign by Micheline... | Read on »
