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

Join us for a one-day symposium with keynote speakers and a round table discussion on 1st April. 

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).

On 18 November Professor Mimi Sheller presented a paper on migration, mobility justice and borders as part of the launch of EUROBORDERWALKS project. This three-year project is led by Professor Maggie O'Neill and funded through the IRC Advanced Laureate Awards programme. 

Mycelial, an Open Clasp Theatre Company Film written by Catrina McHugh, was screened in The Shtepps on Thursday 24^th October. This was followed by a panel discussion, chaired by Professor Maggie O'Neill, Director of Collective Social Futures. 

On 16 October UCC Futures – Collective Social Futures and ISS21 hosted a seminar on volunteering research and practice in Ireland.

On 25-26 November 2024 UCC Futures: Collective Social Futures will host the second Festival of Social Science, including an evening of music and performance and a full-day symposium showcasing social science research across UCC.

Prof Bren A. LeFrançois, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada presented a seminar on the theme of mad studies, followed by a discussion with social work students and other participants on the implications of mad studies for professional practice.

Professor Diane Reay, University of Cambridge gave the keynote address at the launch of an important new book by the ISS21 REACT Cluster and UCC – Collective Social Futures on Thursday 12th September. 

The Feminist Walk of Cork explores rich contributions of women and women led organisations. Members of the public are invited to take a winding walk across Cork city. There are no monuments to women in Cork city; the walk writes women into the spaces and topography of the city.

This seminar reported on the findings of the project Pathways towards Stable Housing for Parents & Children Exiting Residential Services.

Professor Andrew Cottey, Department of Government & Politics recently gave his inaugural lecture in the Dora Allman room at UCC. 

On 17 May a half day workshop was held in UCC to bring together different stakeholders and community members to explore the past, present, and future of prison abolition. The event was funded through the Collective Social Futures Interdisciplinary Research Programme, which seeks to drive innovative, critical, theoretical, participatory and community-engaged research,

On 22nd February Anton Floyd gave a reading from his latest poetry collection, Depositions, as part of UCC Refugee Week 2024. Depositions, was launched in June 2022 (in association with Doire Press). The book deals with population displacement and the worldwide refugee crisis with all proceeds from sales in support of the funds of UNHCR - Ireland the Refugee Agency of the United Nations. 

On 14 February the Sexual Violence Centre Cork Community Hub in collaboration with UCC Futures: Collective Social Futures   ISS21  and the Violence, Conflict and Gender research cluster screened Rattle Snake  followed by a Q&A with Mary Crilly and Prof. Maggie O’Neill UCC to honour ‘V-day’  which is “a global activist movement to end violence against all women (cisgender, transgender, and those who hold fluid identities that are subject to gender-based violence), girls and the Earth”.

Three projects recently received seed-funding under the UCC Futures - Collective Social Futures Interdisciplinary Research Funding Scheme. 

On 20-21 November 2023 UCC Futures: Collective Social Futures hosted a Festival of Social Science, including the launch of Professor Louise Ryan's new book, Social Networks and Migration: Relocations, Relationships and Resources; an evening of music and performance (see below); and a full-day symposium showcasing social science research across UCC.