News & Announcements
03 Jun 2025
Spotlight on €400,000 EU funding for UCC and UCG projects
Research Ireland has recently awarded a total of €414,844 to three research projects under the Humanities in European Research Area (HERA) initiative. HERA, a trans-national, co-funding partnership established under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, involves 22 European partners. The successful Irish awardees on these European consortium projects include CHRYSES: Mapping Environmental Health Crises – Public Understanding through Myths and Science (Dr Jenny Butler)
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07 May 2025
Dr. Amanullah De Sondy on RTÉ's 'Today' programme discussing the Papal Conclave
Dr. Amanullah De Sondy, Head of Department and Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Islam was live at Cork’s RTÉ studios today on RTÉ's TV show Today for ‘Talk of Today’ discussing topical news such as The Conclave, Salaries and Tyres on Wednesday 7th May 2025. Aman was joined on the panel by Irish media star Terry Prone, Henry McKean, Dáithí Ó Sé and Maura Derrane. Broadcast live from Cork studio.
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01 May 2025
Dr Danny Forde's new book Phenomenology of Psychedelic Experiences set for September launch.
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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28 Apr 2025
University College London’s Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Fellows Programme
Dr. Amanullah De Sondy, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Islam and Head of Department led a seminar for University College London’s Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Fellows Programme on ‘Gender and Sexuality in Islam’ with healthcare professionals from Uganda, Zambia, Nigeria and Bangladesh on Monday 28th April 2025. Thanks to Irwin Nazareth (Professor of Primary Care and Population Sciences) for organising.
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