Masterclass with Dr. Máiréad Ní Chróinín, theatre artist and researcher based at Drama & Theatre Studies, University of Galway. This talk will be in two parts: the first part will focus on Dr. Ní Chróinín's current research, which explores the creation of 'ecological perception' through performances that utilise creative technologies. The second part of the... | Read on »

University of Galway History Research Seminar Defection and disclosure:  The German Jesuits and the problem of apostasy in the sixteenth century Dr Richard Kirwan (University of Limerick)    Biography Dr Richard Kirwan is a Senior Lecturer in History and an Irish Research Council Laureate. He is the P.I. of 'Malcontents: Order and Disorder in the... | Read on »

Irish Society for Theatre Research Webinar: 'Principles and Practice of Intercultural Dramaturgy' Dr Sarah Hoover in conversation with Dr Karen Jean Martinson Join Dr. Sarah Hoover, She/Her, (University of Galway) and Dr. Karen Jean Martinsen, She/Her, (University of Arizona) in conversation discussing Principles and Practice of Intercultural Dramaturgy. Speaker Bios: Dr Sarah Hoover (She/Her) is... | Read on »

Digital Humanities Research Group seminar Deirdre Ní Chonghaile, Glucksman Ireland House, New York University Oksana Dereza, Data Science Institute, University of Galway "To have the 'million' readers yet": applying OCR & NER to bilingual Irish-English texts in An Gaodhal (1881–1898)   Abstract: Computerized text extraction for the Irish language (Gaeilge) faces a number of challenges, the... | Read on »

Translation Café: 'Four-Eyes Readers and characters: Translation choices and the creation of characters in three versions of Manolito Gafotas by Dr Maria Pilar Alderete Diez (Spanish, University of Galway and CITN - Children in Translation Network) In this translation café, we will have a look at three English versions of a Spanish book series marketed... | Read on »

Kimberly LoPrete (History, University of Galway) The Cultivation of Holy Men in the Long 1070s by Thibaud III, Count of Blois, Chartres, Meaux, and Troyes 9 February 2024 12 noon THB-G010 Lunch to follow and all welcome!

University of Galway History Research Seminar Dr Caroline Dodds Pennock (University of Sheffield) Abstract Despite growing scholarly work to the contrary, the popular image of early modern Europe remains an extraordinarily white, ruffed and cod-pieced Tudor fantasy, where Indigenous, African and Asian people existed only as curiosities from distant lands. But, in reality, tens of... | Read on »

UrbanLab Galway invites you to an evening reception celebrating the Horizon Europe INSITU project that explores the role of the Creative and Cultural Industries in peripheral areas of Europe. We will also be welcoming our project partners from across Europe as they visit Galway. Monday 19 February. 5pm - 7 pm. O'Donoghue Centre, University of... | Read on »

Masterclass: Critical Media Art and the ‘Cloud’ A masterclass run by the Centre for Creative Technologies, with Dr Paul O'Neill of the ADAPT Centre for AI-Driven Technologies in UCD Join us for the next in the masterclass series run by the Centre for Creative Technologies. This talk will provide an overview of ‘critical’ media artists... | Read on »

University of Galway History Seminar: Alms-Collecting and Information Gathering: Spanish Franciscan Commissioners and the Global Expansion of Holy Land Devotion Professor Megan Armstrong (McMaster University) The next University of Galway History Research Seminar of the semester will take place at 4.00pm on Wednesday, 21 February 2024. The speaker will join us online, but colleagues are welcome... | Read on »

Launch of Bríd McGrath’s The Operations of the Irish House of Commons, 1613–48 (Four Courts Press, 2023) By Professor Nicholas Canny, MRIA, FBA Wednesday 21 February at 5.15pm Hardiman Research Building seminar room G010 This is the first account of the workings Irish House of Commons in the early Stuart period, a time of immense... | Read on »

School of Psychology Research Seminar: How to be an Academic in a World on Fire Talk & Hands-On Workshop Dr. Clare Kelly, Trinity College Dublin Monday 26th February 12:30-15:00 (lunch included) G065 AMBE, University of Galway Addressing the climate crisis requires radical and urgent action at all levels of society. Universities are ideally positioned to... | Read on »

ILAS International Research Training Series - 2023/24 Unlocking the Potential of Empirical Research:  An Introduction to R for Statistical Analysis and Data Visualisation  Description: This immersive research session goes through R programming, a powerful tool for statistical analysis, data manipulation, and visualisation. This session aims to showcase the versatility of R in empirical research, focusing... | Read on »

Co-Designing Socially Engaged Research: The Approach of Immersive Empathy Part of the Masterclasses @ Centre for Creative Technologies collection. Introducing the methods used on the Immersive Empathy project along with some of the ethical questions raised by socially engaged research. This event will also be streamed via Zoom – if you would prefer to attend online,... | Read on »

Launch: Building Children’s Futures: Using Children’s Rights to Recover from the Global Pandemic. The Children’s Report We are delighted to invite you to the launch of a new children’s research report, conducted by UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, School of Political Science and Sociology, University of Galway in partnership with Foróige, and published as... | Read on »

Irish Studies Seminar Series, 2023-24 (in person, and on zoom) Dr Anna Falkenau, “Embedded in Zeitgeist, Embodying Zeitgeist: Traditional Music and Arts Developments in Galway, 1971-1981” Focusing on the urban site of Galway City, this paper explores the embeddedness of Irish traditional music and arts events in the zeitgeist of the 1970s. Described in a national... | Read on »

Webinar hosted by the Irish Society for Theatre Research Title: Irish Circus and Performance: From Heritage to Practice Date: 29 February Time: 4pm to 5pm Via Zoom Registration and info: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/irishsocietyfortheatreresearch/1168313 Contact: barry.houlihan@universityofgalway.ie

Award-winning Japanese film director Kazuhiro SODA coming to University of Galway and  PALAS THURSDAY FEBRUARY 29TH Renowned Japanese documentary filmmaker, Kazuhiro SODA is visiting Galway  for a workshop and a screening of his award-winning documentary ZERO (2020). His visit is presented by the School of English Media and Creative Arts, University of Galway in association... | Read on »