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Dr Orla Kelleher publishes in RTE Brainstorm
On the 12th April, Orla Kelleher, School of Law and Criminology Maynooth University and Andrew Jackson UCD, published an article in RTE Brainstorm entitled, ‘What does the latest European climate judgment mean for Ireland?’
Tuesday, 16 April 2024
Call for Papers Maynooth University Workshop on Internal Displacement Law and Policy
In June 2022, the UN Secretary-General’s Action Agenda on Internal Displacement called for states to develop and implement ‘relevant laws and policy frameworks’ to address the rights of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). Maynooth University responds to this call by hosting its second workshop on IDP law and policy on 19 and 20 September 2024.
Friday, 12 April 2024
MU-led project finds anti-gender politics on the rise across Europe
A project researching so-called ‘anti-gender’ politics across Europe shows how politics attacking the idea of gender have taken root internationally.
Thursday, 11 April 2024
What Role is There for Artificial Intelligence in the Assessment of Neurodiversity?
One of the helpful learnings from the Covid-19 pandemic for the National Clinical Programme for People with Disability (NCPPD, in Ireland) was that neurodiversity assessments could be undertaken remotely by clinicians through digital platforms.
Wednesday, 10 April 2024
The ERC funded PatentsInHumans Project – Year One Project Report And Reflections!
PatentsInHumans Project has passed the one-year point having commenced in November 2022!
Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Prof Michael Doherty recently joins panel on the Adequate Minimum Wage Directive
Prof Doherty’s paper (Make me good…just not yet? Ireland and the Adequate Minimum Wage Directive) was part of a panel discussion on the impact of the Directive in Ireland, Portugal, Slovenia, Hungary, and Lithuania.
Tuesday, 09 April 2024
Great success for Transformative Change: Unlocking Institutional Imagination Conference
The Department of Sociology would like to thank all organisers, contributors and participants for such a great conference on Transformative Change: Unlocking Institutional Imagination.
Friday, 05 April 2024
Dr Clíodhna Murphy publishes on diverse topics
Dr Murphy has co-authored pieces on The Impact of Article 47 of the Charter in the Irish Legal System
Wednesday, 03 April 2024
ERC €1.2m veteran history project gets underway
A four-year ERC project at Maynooth University’s Department of History aims to deepen the understanding of veteran history around the world in the interwar period and to capture the diversity of veteran experiences.
Wednesday, 03 April 2024
Prof. Delia Ferri and Dr. Ann Leahy present DANCING findings at SLSA Annual Conference
The panel contribution focused on results in work package 1 of the DANCING project which aims to identify barriers and facilitators to cultural participation by persons with disabilities in the European Union (EU).
Tuesday, 02 April 2024