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MU funded to establish new criminal justice research partnership
On 2 October 2023, a new project commenced at Maynooth University, with €75,798 of funding from the National Open Research Forum (NORF) Open Research Fund. Led by Dr. Ian Marder (Assistant Professor in Criminology and Co-Deputy Director of the Research Centre for Criminology at the School of Law and Criminology), the aim is to embed a culture of interdisciplinary open research in criminal justice in Ireland.
Date: Monday, 02 October 2023
Professor Michael Doherty presents paper at the 46th Dublin Economics Workshop
Prof Doherty presented a paper on upcoming developments in terms of employment relations regulation, looking at issues of collective bargaining, employment status and bogus self-employment, and remote work.
Date: Thursday, 28 September 2023
Maynooth Centre for European Law welcomes Judge Dean Spielmann and the Honourable Ms Justice Niamh Hyland
The launch of the Maynooth Centre for European Law (MCEL) will take place on Wednesday October 4th at Renehan Hall, St Patricks College, South Campus, Maynooth University.
Date: Wednesday, 27 September 2023
International Conference to mark the 25th Anniversary of the Biotechnology Directive organised by academics at Maynooth University and the University of Sheffield on 14th and 15th September 2023
This two-day conference featured topical papers and discussions which assessed the role, operation, and impact of the Biotechnology Directive 25 years after its adoption, including assessing its legal, ethical, and social implications for the patentability of biotechnological inventions.
Date: Tuesday, 26 September 2023
ERC DANCING project hosts Mid-Term Academic Conference at Maynooth University
By marking the halfway point of the five-year project, the DANCING Mid-Term Academic Conference presented the interim findings and preliminary results of the project to academic peers in European Union Law, Disability Law and socio-legal studies.
Date: Friday, 22 September 2023
John Reynolds writes opinion piece in Irish Times
The article traces the role of the UN Special Committee from the 1960s to the 1990s, and the significance of its contribution to the global movement against apartheid in South Africa.
Date: Thursday, 21 September 2023
Dr Amina Adanan presents at panel in the School of Oriental and African Studies
Amina presented her research on the exercise of universal jurisdiction under the United Nations War Crimes Commission (UNWCC), alongside fellow panellists Professor Dan Plesch (SOAS, London) and Dr Dominica Uczkiewicz (Pilecki Institute, Warsaw).
Date: Tuesday, 19 September 2023
IRC success for PhD candidate Victoria Oluwatobi Isa Daniel
The School of Law and Criminology warmly congratulates Victoria on her award and wishes her every success for her research.
Date: Monday, 18 September 2023
Maynooth criminologists speak at the European Society of Criminology 2023
From 6-9 September 2023, a number of our criminology colleagues attended the European Society of Criminology (ESC) annual conference in Florence, Italy.
Date: Friday, 15 September 2023
Dr Ian D. Marder and colleagues publish article on restorative justice policy in England and Wales
Published open access in the journal Criminology and Criminal Justice, the article is entitled: ‘New ideas, enduring cultural barriers? An analysis of recommendations from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Restorative Justice in England and Wales’
Date: Wednesday, 13 September 2023