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15 Sep 2025
Dr Danny Forde Discusses Ancient Irish Stillness at Gougane Barra
Photo by Jamie O’Sullivan on Unsplash In this RTÉ Brainstorm piece, Dr Danny Forde reflects on what the monastic tradition of St Finbarr can teach us about slowing down in a fast-paced world.
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08 Sep 2025
Dr. Lidia Guzy to Present on Ecoscosmology at Nehru Centre Event
Exploring Indigenous Worldviews at “Celebrating Tribal & Adivasi Communities of India”
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13 Aug 2025
Inaugural Study of Religions Undergraduate Prizes Awarded
Students from our Study of Religions undergraduate programme have been awarded inaugural prizes for their excellence in academic writing: Rebecca Desbordes and Finn Mac Callum received the Isabella Honan Essay Prize for the best first year essays. Alice Stapleton was awarded the Brian Bocking Dissertation Prize for the best final year dissertation.
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05 Aug 2025
Dr Danny Forde's new book Phenomenology of Psychedelic Experiences is now published
This new book: Explores the psychedelic experience from a phenomenological perspective Argues that the psychedelic experience can reveal aspects of reality which would not otherwise be disclosed Discusses how psychedelic experience can open the subject to the essential nature of reality
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