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Your University News and Events (5 August)
Celebrating Pride 2022
The NUI Galway LGBT+ Staff Network has a series of upcoming events to celebrate Pride in the West of Ireland, ranging from participation in Sligo Pride for the first time (Sat, Aug 6), celebrating Galway Pride with the annual flag-raising event in front of the Quadrangle, followed by a seminar at the O' Donoghue Theatre (Wed, Aug 10), to marching at Galway Pride’s Parade (Sat, Aug 13).
To find out full details on how to get involved, see the Upcoming Events section below.
NUI Galway LGBT+ Staff Network is open to all members of the LGBT+ community and allies, and you can join or renew your membership here. New steering committee members are welcome. Please email lgbt@nuigalway.ie if you are interested.
Scroll down for more of this week's news stories from across the University...
My Country is My Prison
Six Master of Laws (LLM) students - Emily Williams, Fernanda Souza, Holly Hayes, James Spillane, Maria Tapias Serrano and Shauna Joyce - from the Irish Centre for Human Rights have launched a five-episode podcast series titled ‘My Country is My Prison’.
The podcast series aims to promote awareness of human rights violations perpetrated against women and children in Ireland’s institutions in the 20th century, using international human rights law as an illustrative framework.
All five episodes, along with two bonus episodes that feature the full length interviews conducted with survivor Elizabeth Coppin and Dr Conor O’Mahony, the special rapporteur on child protection, are available on Spotify.
NUI Galway in the Media - OÉ Gaillimh sna Meáin
All aboard: Alastair McKinstry (Irish Centre for High-End Computing) spoke to Journal.ie about the benefits of light rail systems and claims that it is proven to be much more effective than buses at convincing people to use public transport instead of private cars.
Accommodation crisis: The student accommodation crisis and its impact on universities featured on RTÉ Drivetime on Thursday. Part two goes to air this evening, 5 August.
Dubai Courts: Professor Donncha O’Connell (School of Law) expressed concerns over Judge Peter Kelly’s position on the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts prior to his resignation this week. More from the Irish Independent here and here, Forbes, and Irish Legal News.
SUGARCOAT project: Dr Joseph Byrne, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, and Dr Ma tthew Wylie, Queen’s University Belfast, are investigating how attaching sugar molecules to plastics could give medical devices a new layer of protection from infection. The SUGARCOAT project is among 62 research collaborations supported by the Government’s Shared Island fund. More from Health State Journal.
Multiple Myeloma: Professor Janusz Krawczyk (College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences) spoke to the Irish Medical Times about future advances of treatment options for Multiple Myelomatha, and their potential to transform patient outcomes.
Microplastic scourge: Dr Liam Morrison (Earth and Ocean Sciences) spoke to the Irish Independent (behind paywall) about the threat of microplastics.
Sex education: Research into pornography by Dr Kate Dawson and the Active* Consent team was cited in a recent Irish Times article about sex education and ethical porn.
Farmers' Yards: Shane Conway and Maura Farrell (Rural Studies Centre) are working on setting up ‘Farmers' Yards’. With over one-third of Irish farmers now aged over 65, the new project is working to establish a dedicated social organisation for older farmers. More from the Irish Examiner.
Farming - hired labour: PhD student in Economics, Luis Garcia Covarrubias, is working with Teagasc to investigate the role of hired labour on Irish farms. More from That’s Farming.
Leabhar Nua / New book: Foilsíodh léirmheasanna ar leabhar nua an Dr John Walsh, One Hundred Years of Irish Language Policy, 1922-2022 ar an Irish Times agus an Irish Independent.
Reviews of Dr John Walsh's new book One Hundred Years of Irish Language Policy, 1922-2022 were published in the Irish Independent and The Irish Times (both articles behind paywall).
More About Inver Et Al: In 2012 the NUI Galway awarded Donegal historian Helen Montgomery Meehan an MA (Hon. Causa) in recognition of her contribution to local studies, including her well-regarded Inver Parish in History (2005). Now, ten years later, at eighty-five years of age, Helen has published a companion volume, More About Inver Et Al (Coolum House).
On 29 July Professor Breandán Mac Suibhne, Acadamh, launched the book in Frosses, County Donegal. Among other participants in the launch were former government minister Mary Coughlan, archaeologist Dr Fiona Beglane, Atlantic Technological University, and Professor Eucharia Meehan, Registrar and CEO, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. Read more.
Upcoming events - Imeachtaí le teacht
Pride 2022
Sat, 06/08/2022
Sligo Pride - LGBT+ Staff Network
Wed, 10/08/2022
Galway Pride Flag Raising & Seminar - LGBT+ Staff Network
Sat, 13/08/2022
March in Galway Pride! - LGBT+ Staff Network
Friday, 12/08/2022
Support & Academic Mentors Needed!
University of Sanctuary Mentor Information Session
As part of the University of Sanctuary (UoS) Scholarship Programme, incoming Sanctuary scholars will be paired with both Academic and Support mentors from among University staff in an effort to make the transition to third-level education as seamless as possible. The UoS Support Mentoring Programme is modelled on Foróige’s Big Brother, Big Sister programme (pairing a staff member with a student) while the Academic Mentoring Programme falls in line with other mentoring programmes across the University. Academic Mentors are paired with scholars for the duration of their studies, while Support Mentors will be paired with scholars for their first year of study so there is plenty of time to develop meaningful and long-lasting relationships.
Information session on the UoS mentoring programme for interested persons on Friday, 12th August at 2.00pm in the Art Room (first Floor) in Áras Na Mac Léinn.
For more information on the UoS Scholarship Programme and UoS mentoring, email uni.sanctuary@nuigalway.ie or visit our website.
Cois Coiribe
What is Cois Coiribe Impact?
Have you visited Cois Coiribe Impact recently? Our online publication highlights the views and opinions of some of the university’s top academics and researchers, offering a window to the world of ground-breaking research, cutting-edge innovation and expert views.
Get a different perspective on the pressing issues of the world we live in today – and the world we will live in tomorrow. See our latest issue on Sustainability now ...
Community-engaged learning with a focus on sustainability is central to the curriculum at NUI Galway’s Civil Engineering, Energy Systems Engineering and Project & Construction Management degrees.
Prof Jamie Goggins and Dr Magdalena Hajdukiewicz discuss the impact on both society and the students who partake, in this Sustainability issue of Cois Coiribe Impact.
The deadline for submissions to An Dialann is: Thursday, 12pm
Is é an sprioc-am chun uaslódáil chuig An Dialann ná: Déardaoin, 12pm
An Dialann is compiled by Deirdre Lydon and Sheila Gorham, Marketing and Communications office.
Is iad Deirdre Lydon agus Sheila Gorham, an Oifig Margaíochta agus Cumarsáide, a chuireann An Dialann le chéile.