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UCC researcher wins Michael McLaverty Short Story Award
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Congratulations to Dr Rachel Gough on receiving the Michael McLaverty Short Story Award for her piece A Certain Slant of Light. The purpose of the award is to foster and encourage the tradition of the short story.
The award ceremony, which took place in The Linen Hall Library Belfast on 24th March was adjudicated by renowned writer Neil Hegarty (The Jewel; Inch Levels; The Story of Ireland) and editor Emma Warnock, No Alibis Press.
Rachel Gough is based in the CPPU group at the Sustainability Institute where she is working on the ISS21-affiliated CLIMATUDE project. Funded by the EPA, this project is focusing on developing an understanding of Irish people’s attitudes, beliefs and values related to climate change.
Find out more about Rachel's work here
Institute for Social Science in the 21st Century (ISS21)
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