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03
Nov
Webinar #19: The Cloud and the Ground: Digital Literacy for the Social Work Profession
Presenter: Dr Michael Wallengren Lynch, Malmö University, Sweden. 3rd November 2026, 1-2 pm (Irish time, same time as London, Lisbon). Click on the read more button to find out more about this free webinar. Image copyright: Dr Michael Wallengren-Lynch Register for the webinar »
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18
Sep
Webinar #17: Gaining knowledge, growing confidence: Building tools for queer and trans affirming social work practice
Friday 18th September 2026, 1-2 pm (Irish time, same time as London, Lisbon). Click on the read more button to find out more about this free webinar. Presenter: Dr Rachel Gartner. Image copyright: Dr Rachel Gartner Watch the webinar »
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Do young people trust AI and Chatbots? Here's what they had to say
Annette Loy, PhD candidate in the School, recently featured on RTE Radio's Brainstrom programme. She spoke about how young people's trust in AI and chatbot technology appears to be borrowed in many cases from trust in existing human relationships.
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15 Jul 2026
Cork hosts International Knowledge Exchange Event of PAAR-Net, the European COST Action focused on Participatory Approaches with Older Adults
In June 2026, staff members in the School of Applied Social Studies, Dr Margaret Buckley, Dr Conor Cashman and Professor Eleanor Bantry White with support from Nicole McDonagh and Niamh O’Shea from UCC Academy, and Claire Fennell, Digital Education Officer in the School, organised the 3rd International Knowledge Exchange Event of PAAR-Net, the European COST Action focused on Participatory Approaches with Older Adults.
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