Image on the Left – some reflections on people, books, films, media that have influenced participants. Reflection on Day 2 of Praxis Summer School 2023, which took place on 1st June 2023. by Edel Whelton, Chemistry Department UCC Day 2 was another day of learning, Read More …
Reflection on Praxis Summer School 2023 Day 1
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 …
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 …
Graduate Attributes Programme
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 …
International Development and Development Education: Challenging the Dominant Economic Paradigm?
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 …