On 27 May a lunchtime talk was held in the Glucksman Gallery with lacemaker Veronica Stuart and Prof. Elizabeth Kiely (UCC). Prof. Kiely is currently leading a research project entitled Lace, Life and Lore: Crafting Women’s Digital Stories, which is funded through the Collective Social Futures Interdisciplinary Research Fund.

A one-day symposium with keynote speakers and a round table discussion was held on 1st April. 

On 26th March, New Avenues to Teaching, School of Education and UCC Futures- Collective Social Futures hosted an event that brought together educators, researchers, and students for a day of insightful discussions around educational equality, inclusion and diversity. 

We were delighted to welcome Dr Sharron FitzGerald (University of Paris 8) to UCC on 26 March, for a seminar hosted by the ISS21 Genders, Sexualities and Families Research Cluster and UCC Futures - Collective Social Futures.

This research day brought together leading voices from Ireland and Canada to explore traditions of plant medicines in both countries. 

A public screening of The Palestine Exception was held in UCC on Friday 21st March. We were delighted to welcome Prof Jan Haaken, one of the film's directors, to the screening. 

A Feminist Walk of Cork was held on Saturday 8 March, to mark International Women's Day.

A call for papers for the Social Pathologies of Contemporary Civilization conference “Enduring the Social Pathologies of (Late) Modernity: From Diagnosis towards Metanoia” is underway.  

The first Dementia Lifeworlds Symposium took place on Wednesday 29th November at UCC and was an occasion for the research project team to bring ideas on the table, to explore and establish common ground, and to share interests and ideas.

On 25-26 November Collective Social Futures hosted the second Festival of Social Science, including an evening of music and the spoken word, followed by a full-day symposium showcasing social science research. Highlights included a keynote presentation from Professor Linda Connolly (Maynooth University) and wonderful performances at the Shtepps (pictured).