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 …
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Summer School 2023 – Overview and Appreciation
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 …
Invitation to Praxis Summer School 2023
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 …
Letter to Irish Examiner-Food Security
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 …
Article by Dr Stephen Thornhill, International Development, UCC
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 …
Famine in Horn of Africa Survey of UCC Staff
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 …
Dr Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the World Health Organization – UCC Webinar
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 …
Praxis Seminar: War in Tigray 4th April 2022
War in Ethiopia Causes, Impact on Civilians and Response of the International Community Time: 1-2.30 PM Venue: CACSSS Seminar Room. Ground Floor O’Rahilly Building. The event is not being recorded for sensitivity reasons. Speakers (See biographies below) Dr. Nick Chisholm, International Development & Food Read More …
Praxis Seminar: War in Ethiopia Causes, Impact on Civilians and Response of the International Community
As part of Praxis Week 2022, we ran a seminar at UCC on the War in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. This was on (Monday 4th April) Speakers included Dr. Nick Chisholm, International Development & Food Policy, UCC, Mr. Temesgen Yalew, PhD Student UCC and Read More …
Seminar – War in Ukraine: Context, Causes and Consequences
Seminar Date: 7th April 2022 as part of our first Praxis Week Speakers and talks… Dr Bozena Cierlik, School of History UCC gave a background to the independent Ukrainian state, its orientation towards Russia and more recently towards the West. In terms of global citizenship Read More …