The Irish Universities Association (IUA) will host a conference on 23
October next which will address the challenges and opportunities facing
the Humanities and Social Sciences in Ireland today. The aim of the
conference is to put Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) in the
spotlight, raise awareness of key issues, educate and make a connection
with high level civil servants, politicians and other stakeholders.
The conference will explore the capacity of Humanities and Social
Sciences to develop the thinkers with the analytical, conceptual and
communication skills needed for a well-balanced society, to advance and
transfer knowledge and to reflect and inform the broader debate on
Ireland’s present and future.
We will debate such issues as whether HSS can respond to strategic
utilitarian functional aims and purposes and retain its scholarly
integrity. Also, does the HSS community have to go on the offensive to
protect and develop societal values and quality of life?
The Conference runs from 23-24 October at the Royal College of Physicians, No. 6, Kildare Street, Dublin 2.
Fee: A registration charge of €75, as a contribution towards the costs
of the conference in support of IUA* activities on behalf of the
university sector. Cheques should be made payable to the Irish
Universities Association (fao Lia O’Sullivan, IUA, 48 Merrion Square,
Dublin 2, Ireland)
Places are limited so early registration is advised by emailing
lia.osullivan@iua.ie by Friday, 13 October or calling Lia at 01 7996022
Full Agenda and Speaker Biographies are available on www.iua.ie from an event link on the home page.
Contributions from:
Senator David Norris
Norman Glass - Chief Executive of NatCen, UK (The National Centre for
Social Research, UK), formerly Deputy Director of the UK Treasury.
Brigid McManus, Secretary General, Department of Education
Danny McCoy – Director of Economic Policy, IBEC.
Caroline Fennell – Dean of Faculty of Law and Head of Law Department, University College Cork
David Robey - Programme Director of ICT in Arts and Humanities Research, Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK.
William Schabas – Director of the Irish Centre for Human Rights, NUI Galway
James Wickham - Director of the ERC and Jean Monnet Professor of
European Labour Market Studies in the Department of Sociology, TCD
Colm Harmon – Director of the Geary Institute, University College Dublin
Deirdre Madden – Dept of Law, University College Cork
Ken Benoit - Associate Professor at Department of Political Science, TCD
Keith Sidwell – Head of Classics Department, University College Cork
Sean Ryder – Dept of English, NUIG and Member of IRCHSS Council
Sean O’Riain - Head of Department of Sociology, NUI Maynooth
Nicholas Canny – Vice President for Research, NUI Galway
Richard E. Tremblay - Professor of Paediatrics, Psychiatry, and
Psychology at the University of Montréal. Director of the Research Unit
on Children's Psycho-Social Maladjustment
* The Irish Universities Association is a not for profit organisation
with charitable status established to promote the development of
education and research in Irish universities. Our charity number
is CHY12359.
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