Professor Kathleen Lynch spoke at the Havens Center for Social Justice (Sociology Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA) on the 19th – 21st April 2016, as part of a conference hosted by the centre on The Affective Domain: Love, Care and
Lecture: The Political Economy of Patriarchal Capitalism, Prof. Nancy Folbre, 12/05/2016 6pm Room Q014, Quinn Business School

Lecture: The Political Economy of Patriarchal Capitalism Professor Nancy Folbre, Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of Massachusetts When: Thursday May 12th 4-6pm, followed by a drinks reception from 6-7pm Where: Room Q014, Quinn Business School, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4 The IRC Equality Research
Lunchtime Seminar with F.Finnegan (Maynooth U): Working class access to Irish Higher Education 27/04/2016 1pm L540 UCD Library Building

Lunchtime seminar* Beyond ‘the mire of laws and figures’: working class access to Irish Higher Education Fergal Finnegan, Department of Adult & Community Education, Maynooth University When: 27th April, Wed, 1-2pm Where: Room L540, James Joyce Library Building The overreliance
#Right2Change: Why Free Education Matters: Why financing education through student loans/debt is problematic – Prof. Kathleen Lynch
In the 19th century, when free primary education was first proposed in Europe, it was vehemently opposed by property owners on cost grounds; others claimed it might lead to social revolution as poor people would be able to read. In
New publication: Dr.M.O’Flynn and A.Panayiotopolous, ‘Activism and the Academy in Ireland: A Bridge for Social Justice’, Studies in Social Justice, 9(1)
We are happy to announce the new publication of Dr.Micheal O’Flynn co-written with his colleague from University of Limerick Aggelos Panayiotopolous. O’Flynn, Micheal and Panayiotopolous, Aggelos (2015) ‘Activism and the Academy in Ireland: A Bridge for Social Justice’, Studies in Social
Workshop programme: ‘The Crisis and Academia (or) The Crisis in Academia’ (Limerick 24-27 Nov 2015)
Limerick Workshop (24-27 November 2015) ‘The Crisis and Academia (or) The Crisis in Academia’ Organised by Lee Monaghan and Micheal O’Flynn part of the series of events, related to the Open University coordinated international project “Framing Financial Crisis and Protest:
Dr. Micheal O’Flynn ‘Scholar-Activism: Creating Spaces for Education and Action’, Noel Browne Winter School, 14 November 2015.
Dr. Micheal O’Flynn, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, UCD Equality Studies, working on IRC funded project ‘Equality of Opportunity in Practice: Studies in Working, Learning and Caring’, speaking (with co-author Aggelos Panayiotopolous, UL) on: ‘Scholar-Activism: Creating Spaces for Education and Action’, 14 November 2015,
Dr. Luciana Lolich: ‘Students as affective consumers of risk’, IRC Equality Lunchtime Seminar Series, November 23rd 2015
Dr. Luciana Lolich, post-doctoral research fellow in UCD Equality Studies Centre, will deliver a talk for the IRC Equality Lunchtime Seminar Series titled ‘Students as affective consumers of risk’. The event takes place 23rd November @ 1pm, room 504, James Joyce Library building, UCD. Abstract
Dr Mariya Ivancheva to speak at Maynooth University, November 5th, 2015
Dr Mariya Ivancheva will be delivering a talk titled ‘Between Permanent Revolution and Permanent Liminality: Continuity and Rupture in the Venezuela Higher Education Reform’, this Thursday, November 5th, at Maynooth University. Dr Ivancheva is a post-doctoral research fellow on the IRC funded project
Prof Kathleen Lynch Interviewed on 103.2 Dublin City FM
Professor Kathleen Lynch on the issue of education and social justice, speaking on 103.2 Dublin FM. The program ‘Inside Education’ is presented and produced by Seán Delaney. The interview with Kathleen Lynch took place Oct 21st, 2015, and is available here.