Global Justice Education, University College Cork
Praxis Summer School 2023 Day 1 31/05/23 A Reflection by Edel Whelton, Chemistry Department UCC I applied to help as a support staff for the Praxis Summer School 2023. I was interested in the themes but didn’t expect to be so interested in the content Read More …
The is the first of a series of blogs on the Praxis Summer School 2023. Our first full Summer School took place this Summer on 31st May and 1st and 8th of June. The theme of this year’s Summer School was Social Movements, Education and Read More …
On behalf of the Praxis Project at UCC’s School of Education and John Smith, CEO of Nano Nagle Place, I would like to invite you to the Praxis Summer School. It takes place on 31st May and 1st and 8th of June. The theme of Read More …
Our thanks to the Irish Examiner for publishing this letter on 24th of October with 139 signatures. It is a response to the excellent article written by food security expert UCC, Dr Stephen Thornhill which can be found here: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-40989254.html Our response is here: A Chara, Read More …
The following important and timely article by UCC’s Dr Stephen Thornhill, appeared in the Irish Examiner Newspaper on 22nd October 2022, along with other articles which provide a difficult but critical information on the current food crisis in the Horn of Africa. https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-40989254.html Stephen Thornhill Read More …
The Praxis Project recently sent a survey to all UCC staff to assess levels of interest in taking action regarding Famine in the Horn of Africa. The letter to colleagues is below and the survey results (without personal details) can be found at this link: Read More …
20th Sept. 2022 Dr Mike Ryan Webinar ‘COVID Now – What Next?’ recording is available below. Dr Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme joined leading experts from UCC’s School of Public Health and UCC’s Centre for Global Development Read More …
The Praxis Project is delighted to have contributed to UCC’s Graduate Attributes Programme in 2022. Graduate attributes refer to the skills, knowledge and abilities of UCC graduates, beyond disciplinary content knowledge, that are applicable in a range of contexts in their lives. They advance the Read More …
We would like to draw your attention to a recent important report which was commissioned by the Centre for Global Education and Financial Justice Ireland. The consultant researcher was Harm-Jan Fricke. The research questions the extent to which the development education/global citizenship education sector is Read More …
The first Praxis Summer School took place on 8th to 12th of August 2022. We were delighted to welcome UCC Staff Anna Santucci, James Bilson, Julie Butters, Kevin Power, Marie Ryan, Kathy Bradley, Ceire Broderick and Chiara Bonfiglioli. One possibly the hottest week of the Read More …
