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#LibraryLoversMonth February 2022 – highlights from #LibraryAtoZ on Twitter and Instagram

Wednesday, 16 March 2022

Latest Library Blog post. In February the Library participated in the Library Lovers Month social media campaign, here are the most popular activities and collections we highlighted.

Library, Library Blog

Archiving Reproductive Health Pilot Collections now online

Monday, 14 March 2022

Following an online launch on International Women’s Day 2022, a series of pilot collections for the Archiving Reproductive Health project can now be viewed on the Digital Repository of Ireland. 

Digital Repository of Ireland

DPASSH 2022: Digital Preservation of Religious Collections: Conversations and Collaborations

Monday, 14 March 2022

The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is delighted to host DPASSH 2022, the biennial ‘Digital Preservation for the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities’ conference.

Digital Repository of Ireland

DRI Welcomes the Discovery Programme as New Member

Monday, 14 March 2022

The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is delighted to announce that the Discovery Programme: Centre for Archaeology and Innovation Ireland has joined DRI as our 38th member. 

Digital Repository of Ireland

Expanding the Reach of Archival Collections

Monday, 14 March 2022

The Archives and Records Association (ARA) Ireland is running several exciting social media campaigns throughout 2022 to promote archives, their contents, and the work of archivists. These archive outreach campaigns are...

Digital Repository of Ireland

Science supports new and improved cancer screening programmes, say EU advisors

Friday, 11 March 2022

There is a strong scientific basis for introducing life-saving screening programmes in EU member states for both lung cancer and prostate cancer, according to experts advising the European Commission ahead of an...

Policy and International Relations, International Activities

Forest bioenergy update: BECCS and its role in integrated assessment models

Friday, 11 March 2022

“Look before you Leap”: European Science Academies Caution against Subsidies for Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS)

Policy and International Relations, International Activities

Recording now available: Aoife Monks on Dion Boucicault

Tuesday, 8 March 2022

A public lecture by Dr Aoife Monks and panel discussion to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Dion Boucicault held on Thursday, February 24, 2022.

Humanities and Social Sciences Committees, Languages, Literature, Culture and Communication Committee

Politics of language in a (Dis) United Ireland

Tuesday, 8 March 2022

In today’s ARINS blog, Brian O'Conchubhair considers the contentious political debates surrounding language in the context of a potential political realignment of the island of Ireland.

Publications, ARINS - Analysis and Research: Ireland North and South

ARINS Advisory group member awarded funding from HEA

Monday, 7 March 2022

Fidelma Ashe (UU) will research gender and constitutional change with Nuala Finnegan (UCC)

Publications, ARINS - Analysis and Research: Ireland North and South

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