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Matt Cannon

Lecturer TUS

Dr Matt Cannon is a Lecturer in the Department of Applied Social Sciences at the Technological University of the Shannon Midlands, Midwest.  Dr. Cannon previous experience includes 20 years of working in cross-community peacebuilding and intercultural integration, with a focus on the influence of culture on conflict and bias. During his time working with NGOs, he has consulted on Intercultural Awareness with a range of community partners. As Lecturer in TUS he is Course Director for the MA in Social Care Management. In addition to his work in Limerick, Dr. Cannon worked as a consultant expert on the Council of Europe’s Intercultural Cities initiative and as an evaluator and vice-chair for the European Commission Research Executive Agency’s Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe programmes. He was awarded an Excellence in Higher Education Award by the National Forum for Teaching and Learning in 2019.

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