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Dr David Cowan to address national safety conference
NISO’s prestigious conference is held every year with a changing theme that reflects current issues. This year’s theme is Health and Safety Mindset. It attracts occupational health and safety speakers of international renown and business leaders who share their own perspective about health and safety.
Date: Thursday, 10 November 2022
Introducing the Change Makers series
The Dept. is pleased to introduce The Change Makers series, a series of conversations with change makers from around the world. This Change Maker series sets out to connect theory and practice through integration of engaged research and education with the communities with whom we engage, exploring some stories of successes and challenges through conversations with the change makers we have had the pleasure of collaborating with globally.
Date: Wednesday, 09 November 2022
Perspectives in Contemporary STEM Education Research: Research Methodology and Design
Perspectives in Contemporary STEM Education Research: Research Methodology
Date: Wednesday, 09 November 2022
Seth Barrett Tillman awarded for Outstanding Contribution to the Preservation and Perpetuation of North Carolina History
Seth was awarded the North Carolina Society of Historians' 2021 Award of Excellence for Outstanding Contribution to the Preservation and Perpetuation of North Carolina History and Heritage in connection with two publications on Jacob Henry.
Date: Wednesday, 09 November 2022
Art and Education in an Uncertain World
In preparations for an upcoming book with Routledge, this group of scholars will be reflecting on the urgency of thinking and acting in response to climate change, through art and education
Date: Tuesday, 08 November 2022
Prof Michael Doherty presents at the University of Copenhagen FAOS seminar
The seminar was part of the project funded by the European Commission; Varieties of Industrial Relations in Aviation Lockdown (VIRAL). The seminar was attended by many representatives of Danish employer, and trade union, organisations, as well as key figures from the Danish air transport sector.
Date: Tuesday, 08 November 2022
MU School of Law and Criminology awarded Law School of the Year
Maynooth University’s School of Law and Criminology has been awarded Law School of the Year in the prestigious Irish Law Awards, which took place at a ceremony hosted in the Aviva Stadium on Friday.
Date: Friday, 04 November 2022
Dr. Ian Marder addresses senior Gardaí, elected officials at policing conference
In Ian’s presentation, he discussed police culture and cultural change, restorative policing as a concept and the practical tools that Gardaí could use to embed restorative policing in one-on-one interactions with victims of crime and other citizens, to facilitate group dialogue, and internally within the force.
Date: Friday, 04 November 2022
Dr Joe Garrihy speaks at the launch of the Public Sector Innovation Fund 2023
As Chair of the Unlocking Potential Project, Dr Garrihy was invited to speak as a case study on progressive and innovative projects funded under the Public Sector Innovation Fund (PSIF). Dr Garrihy spoke on the work of the project and its experience of being awarded PSIF 2020 with a particular focus on the impact, scalability and transferability of the project aims and objectives.
Date: Thursday, 03 November 2022