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Community Engagement

School Community Engagement Strategic Plan 2016-2020

Respond! Housing Association

On Friday, 10th February 2017, the School of Applied Social Studies, in association with Respond! Housing Association, ISS21 and the Irish Research Council, hosted a conference in Waterford entitled Responding to Social Isolation Through Technology.

The conference was held in the Respond! Conference Centre, John’s College, Waterford, and brought together a range of speakers who shared their expertise on how loneliness and social isolation can be interrogated, understood and responded to in a digital age.

Further information on the conference can be found here: SASS and Respond! Conference Feb 2017