News & Events

The Discipline of Applied Social Science (DASS) Conference

Pictured: Back Row: L:R Dr Carmel Devaney, Head of DASS  & Professor Selina McCoy, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), and Adjunct Professor at Trinity College Dublin.

Front Row:  Dr Cormac Forkan, DASS,  Dr Catherine Cronin – Independent Scholar, Professor Michael Shevlin – Professor in Inclusive Education and former Director of the Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities (TCPID) in Trinity College Dublin & Dr Deirdre Hardiman,  DASS.

The Discipline of Applied Social Science (DASS), School of Political Science and Sociology, University of Galway, hosted a day of discussion and reflection on the role of teaching and learning in supporting societal wellbeing at the Institute for Lifecourse and Society.

The conference brought together educators, researchers, service leaders, and policymakers who reflected on current debates, challenges and opportunities to determine how best to invest in teaching and learning to inform future learning policy and practice.

Keynote Presentations:

New Suns: Imagining and Building Just, Humane, and Sustainable Education
Futures

Dr Catherine Cronin: Independent Scholar focused on critical and social
justice approaches in digital, open and higher education

Inequality and Inclusion in Education: Are we making progress?

Professor Selina McCoy: Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), &
Adjunct Professor at Trinity College Dublin

Learning without Limits: Challenging Assumptions

Professor Michael Shevlin: Professor in Inclusive Education and former
Director of the Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities (TCPID)
in Trinity College Dublin