2015-16
Pres. Michael D. Higgins gives Inaugural Lecture
Date: 30th November 2015
On Monday, November 30th, Pres. Michael D. Higgins gave the inaugural lecture marking the official launch of the Institute for Lifecourse and Society (ILAS), following the Tánaiste’s visit to open the Institute less than two weeks before.
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The Impact of Social Support on Relationships and Loneliness
Date: 24th November 2015
Asking as many thought-provoking questions demanding further enquiry as it provided research-based answers, the lunchtime lecture entitled ‘Current Issues in Social Support’ was an engaging experience for all who attended it on November 24th in the ILAS institute.
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ILAS Launch!
Date: 11th November 2015
On Wednesday, November 11th, The Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton T.D. conducted the official launch of the Institute for Lifecourse and Society (ILAS) at University of Galway. Representing a nine million euro investment consisting of significant philanthropic contributions from The Atlantic Philanthropies and Galway University Foundation, the ILAS Centre is a rare example of an interdisciplinary research hub designed to examine and re-imagine important social issues, especially for vulnerable populations.
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How Diverse is Irish Teaching?
Date: 4th November 2015
Unofficially at least, as a nation we have known for decades that there is an often startling lack of diversity in terms of gender and socioeconomic status in various professions and walks of life in Ireland, and that something needs to change. However, the Irish Government has always lacked the hard facts and statistics necessary to demand and drive this need for change, and a major shift in governing policy – until now.
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ILAS Stages Food Fair in Preparation for Saol Café’s Official Opening
Date: 29th October 2015
On Thursday, October 29th, SCCUL Enterprises Ltd. (managers of the new Saol café on the ground floor of the ILAS building) invited the campus-wide and local community to sample the best of locally-sourced food and produce at a Food Fair from 12.30 - 14:00. All present were provided with complimentary tea and coffee, and had the opportunity to sample delicious food products from local suppliers who specialise in a wide range of food and produce. ILAS staged the informal event is to give its staff a flavour of the type of food the new café will be serving over the coming months; and the opportunity for staff to invite to their key stakeholders and community partners to enjoy what it has to offer. Saol Café, which is scheduled to open in the first week in November, is a unique social inclusion project: the café will be the first of its kind in the country – most of the people employed by the café will face some barrier to employment, and, almost all of the food and drink served by the café will be produced and/or sourced locally, thus providing a further boost to the local economy. ILAS hopes that you will visit Saol Café in its opening weeks; and that you will enjoy all that it has to offer for years to come.
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Dr. Crystal Tremblay Visits ILAS
Date: 30th September 2015
On Wednesday, September 30th, ILAS had the pleasure of the touring Dr. Crystal Tremblay from the University of British Columbia, Canada, who attended to present the methodology and initial findings of the study she conducted using participatory video-based research entitled, “Participatory Water Governance in Urban Africa: Building Citizenship through Participatory Video”, focusing more specifically on how the communities of informal settlements in Cape Town, South Africa and Accra, Ghana access and use water, in addition to their water sanitation, whilst also reflecting on similar research she conducted with recycling cooperatives in Canada and Brazil.
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Touchstone Celebrated by the ILAS
Date: 16th September 2015
To coincide with the local and national launch of Touchstone, on Wednesday, September 16th, 2015, the ILAS staged a speaker series and forum fair consisting of over 30 different local and national organisations to celebrate Touchstone’s ongoing work with people aged 55 and over, using this unique opportunity to develop awareness about the organisation’s activities and to recruit volunteers through discussion and showcase of similar organisation's work.
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Ghent University’s Approach to Community Service Learning
Date: 9th September 2015
On Wednesday, September 9th, ILAS staged CKI’s seminar hosting Guillaume Tuytschaever of Ghent University, Belgium. Tuytschaever, Ghent University’s Community Service Learning Project Officer, attended to present an overview of the community engagement and service learning work that takes place at Ghent University.
