MIC's first Research Week is taking place from the 11th to the 18th of February 2022 at Mary Immaculate College (MIC) via the Microsoft Teams platform.
Normally an annual one day occurrence celebrating research activity, this showcase has now expanded to comprise a week of exciting research-related events including a number of keynote speakers and contributors in areas such as:
- Research Integrity
- Research assessment developments in Europe
- Open Research and changing norms in research publication
- The Irish ORCID Consortium and unique persistent digital identifiers
- Current best practice in doctoral supervision
A plenary roundtable event "Diversity and Research" will focus on research activity in the context of EDII themes and will be hosted by MIC's new Director of Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Interculturalism - Dr Lorraine McIlrath.
There will also be a number of events showcasing current research by MIC staff and postgraduate research students, new projects, recent accomplishments and research ideas.
According to Prof. Michael Healy, Vice President Research at MIC:
"Recognising the importance of research in the careers of those setting out on academic pathways, whether in postgraduate research or at staff early researcher level, Research Week 2022 will incorporate a substantial component of research skills training across several ‘Research Skills for Early Career Researchers’ sessions, along with a seminar offering editorial insights for those planning to publish in international peer reviewed journals and a special workshop on how to write competitive funding applications".
The schedule of events including MS Teams Meeting links can be found here and all are welcome to join.
If you require additional information on this event, please contact RGSO@mic.ul.ie.
Keynote Events
Monday 14th of February 2022 at 11.30am:
Evolving practice in doctoral supervision with Professor Barbara Dooley, Dean of Graduate Studies and Deputy Registrar, Director Ad Astra Academy, UCD U21 Senior Leader, UCD School of Psychology.
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Tuesday 15th of February 2022 at 2pm:
The NRIF, the research integrity journey and experiences of a PI in instilling good research practice in a research team with Professor Anita Maguire, Chair, National Research Integrity Forum (NRIF) and Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, UCC.
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Wednesday 16th of February 2022 at 2pm:
Ireland’s National Open Research Forum and the development of a National Action Plan for Open Research with Dr Daniel Bangert, National Open Research Coordinator, Digital Repository of Ireland, Royal Irish Academy.
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Thursday 17th of February 2022 at 12pm:
ORCID - the Irish ORCID Consortium and unique persistent digital identifiers with Ashling Hayes, Head of Research Services, LISD Glucksman Library, University of Limerick
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Friday 18th of February 2022 at 10.30am:
YERUN – Potential Reform of the European Research Assessment System with Professor Norelee Kennedy, Vice President Research, University of Limerick
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Friday 11th February - Staff Research Presentations
Parallel Event 1 - 9am to 11am:
School of Education [Thurles] Staff Presentations
- Meditation and transformative change: Exploring the experiences of adult learners through the lens of transformative learning metatheory - Dr Rebecca Saunders
- The profile of entrants to concurrent (post-primary) initial teacher education in Ireland, 2009-2020 - Dr Rebecca Purcell & Dr Nigel Quirke Bolt
- Facilitating collaborative learning using ICT - Dr Nigel Quirke Bolt & Molly Daly
- Case studies in the context of learning, a librarian’s perspective - Ruth Talbot
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Parallel Event 2 - 9am to 11am:
Faculty of Arts Staff Presentations
- “Sorry Matt, we lost you there”: A Multimodal Analysis of Virtual Meetings - Dr Anne O’Keeffe & Dr Christopher Fitzgerald
- Creative Capacity in Ireland: Working towards Wellbeing - Dr Michael Finneran & Dr Ailbhe McDaid
- Resilience, Sustainability and the Climate Crisis: From Just Transitions to Just Disruptions - Dr John Morrissey
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Parallel Event 3 - 11.15am to 1pm:
Faculty of Education Staff Presentations
- Parents in Partnership - Dr Sandra Ryan
- Climbing the Stairs to Equality - Dr Angela Canny
- Designing for Inclusion: Learner engagement and support strategies for adult learners with intellectual disability in the online classroom - Dr Orla Slattery, Dr Anne O'Byrne & Jean Reale
- Exploring Insights of Care-ful Leadership of Learning in a Collaborative Self-study Hub - Dr Déirdre Ní Chróinín, Dr Richard Bowles, Dr Anne O’Dwyer & Dr Miriam Hamilton
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Parallel Event 4 - 11.15am to 1pm:
Faculty of Arts Staff Presentations
- The effects of travel restrictions during the pandemic on transnational migrants between Ireland and Britain and their families - Dr Marc Scully
- The Global Researchers Advancing Catholic Education (GRACE) project - Prof. Eamonn Conway, Dr Catherine McCormack & Dr Dan O’Connell
- Adaptation, Exile, and the Public Sphere - Dr Christiane Schönfeld
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Parallel Event 5 - 2pm to 4pm:
School of Education [Thurles] Staff Presentations
- The mathematics of flexible networks - Dr Derek Kitson
- The role of Expectancy Value Theory in Senior Cycle students’ decisions to avoid Higher Level Mathematics study - Dr Paraic Treacy
- Moral Norms & Moral Status - Dr Tom Finegan
- Fostering a positive disposition towards learning service mathematics – the role of mathematics support for mature students - Dr Maria D Ryan
- Next Steps: Supporting the Inclusive Teacher and CÉIM (Standards for Initial Teacher Education in Ireland) - Dr Finn Ó Murchú
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Parallel Event 6 - 2pm to 4pm:
Faculty of Education Staff Presentations
- Evaluation of Creative Clusters - Dr Dorothy Morrissey
- Research lessons from a European project: metaphorically speaking - Dr Cathal de Paor
- STEAM-ED project - Dr Maeve Liston & Anne Marie Morrin
- Supporting the Educational Inclusion of Learners with Williams Syndrome - Dr Fionnuala Tynan
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Monday 14th February
Postgraduate Thesis-in-Three Competition for postgraduate students - 10am:
Postgraduate students will present their research (maximum 3 minutes); presentations to be judged by a panel and prizes awarded.
Chair: Dr Julianne Stack
Moderator: Kayleigh Swords
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KEYNOTE - 11.30am:
Professor Barbara Dooley - Evolving practice in doctoral supervision
Chair: Prof. Michael Healy
Moderator: Denise Flynn
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PART 1: Skills for Early Career Researchers: Insight Moments - 2pm:
- Challenges in first getting published - Dr Liam Chambers
- Academic writing skills – Where to start with writing a literature review - Dr Emma O’ Brien
- Knowledge transfer (KT) in AHSS - Dr Sorcha de Brún (UL)
- Being an ethical researcher - Dr Julianne Stack
Chair: Dr Maeve Liston
Moderator: Bríd Finn
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PGRs Research Presentations - 4pm:
Postgraduate research students present their research (maximum 10 minutes)
Chair: Dr Amy Healy
Moderator: Kayleigh Swords
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Tuesday 15th February
PART 2: Skills for Early Career Researchers: Insight Moments - 11am:
- Project managing your research - Emeritus Prof. Michael Breen
- The lived experience of PGR Progression - Dr Margaret Egan
- A guide to research thesis examination - Dr Úna Ní Bhroiméil
- Getting involved in networking through Erasmus+ Key Actions 2 & 3 - Dr Cathal de Paor
Chair: Michael Healy
Moderator: Denise Flynn
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KEYNOTE - 2pm:
Professor Anita Maguire - The NRIF, the research integrity journey and experiences of a PI in instilling good research practice in a research team
Chair: Prof. Michael Healy
Moderator: Kayleigh Swords
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SHOWCASE Taught Postgraduate Programmes - 3.30pm:
Arts Faculty Programmes – Introduced by Prof. William Leahy, Dean of Arts
- MA in History - Dr Brian Hughes & Dr Richard McMahon
- MA in Modern English Literature - Dr Eugene O’Brien
- MA in Media Studies - Dr Rosemary Day
- MA in Christian Leadership in Education - Prof. Eamonn Conway
Education Faculty Programmes – Introduced by Dr TJ O’Ceallaigh, Director of Taught Postgraduate Programmes in Education
- Master of Education (M.Ed) - Dr TJ O’Ceallaigh
- M.Ed in Digital Leadership in Education - Dr Emma O’Brien
- M.Ed in Literacy Education - Dr Josephine Brady
- M.Ed in Middle Leadership and Mentoring - Dr Finn Ó Murchú
- M.Ed in Irish-Medium and Gaeltacht Education - Dr Karen Ní Chlochasaigh
Chair: Dr Amy Healy
Moderator: Bríd Finn
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Wednesday 16th February
PLENARY - 10am:
Diversity and Research: reflecting on research with EDII themes
Hosted by Dr Lorraine McIlrath, Director of Equality, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI) & Interculturalism
- Participatory Action Research with Refugees and People Seeking Asylum – Rights & Access to Higher Education - Dr Sarah Meaney Sartori, Maynooth University
- Teacher Diversity in Ireland: From Matters of Representation to System Transformation – Dr. Elaine Keane, NUI Galway
- Deconstructing Silences, Giving Voice to the Marginalised: Feminist Recovery Projects and the Irish Women’s Writing Network (1880-1920) - Dr. Kathryn Laing, MIC
- Learning from one’s own community: A journey into LGBT+ research - Dr Chris Noone, NUI Galway
Chair: Dr Lorraine McIlrath
Moderator: Denise Flynn
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EPIGEUM Research Integrity Course and Launch of the Research Integrity Course at MIC - 12pm:
- Research Integrity - Introducing the new EPIGEUM Ireland Course with Q & A – Victoria Stoner, Epigeum
- Launch of the Research Integrity Ireland Course - Mary Collins, Kayleigh Swords, Niall Sheehy (ICT) and Tom Kinsella (LEAD)
Chair: Prof. Michael Healy
Moderator: Bríd Finn
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KEYNOTE - 2pm:
Dr Daniel Bangert - Ireland’s National Open Research Forum and the development of a National Action Plan for Open Research
Chair: Prof. Michael Healy
Moderator: Kayleigh Swords
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PART 3: Skills for Early Career Researchers: Insight Moments - 3pm:
Topic: Editorial insights into research publication and international peer review
Discussants:
Dr Eamon Maher, Director, National Centre for Franco-Irish Studies, Tallaght Campus, TU Dublin
Prof. Ann MacPhail, Assistant Dean Research – Education and Health Sciences, University of Limerick
Chair: Prof. William Leahy
Moderator: Dr Richard Butler
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Thursday 17th February
Research Information Session 1 - 10am:
- RGS Intranet – Kayleigh Swords
- RGS Annual Budget – Mary Collins & Dr Richard Butler
- Seed Funding / Research Skills / Networking Grants – Dr Richard Butler & Gerardine Campion
- Conference Presentations Funding – Staff and PGRs – Dr Richard Butler & Gerardine Campion
- Bid-Writing Support – Dr Richard Butler & Mary Collins
Chair: Prof. Michael Healy
Moderator: Denise Flynn
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KEYNOTE - 12pm:
Ashling Hayes - ORCID - the Irish ORCID Consortium and unique persistent digital identifiers
Chair: Áine Finucane
Moderator: Bríd Finn
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PART 4: WORKSHOP - Skills for Early Career Researchers: Insight Moment with RGS and Finance Office staff - 2pm:
Writing a competitive funding application - Dr Richard Butler, Prof. Michael Healy, Mary Collins & Siobhán Coonerty
This session is limited to MIC Staff by pre registration
Chair: Dr Richard Butler
Moderator: Kayleigh Swords
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SHOWCASE: Professional / Structured Doctoral Programmes at MIC - 3.30pm:
- Professional Doctorate in Educational and Child Psychology - Dr Therese Brophy & Dr Aoife McLoughlin
- Structured PhD in Literacy Education – Dr Josephine Brady
- Structured PhD in Applied Linguistics – Dr Joan O’Sullivan
- Structured PhD in Education - Dr Emmanuel O’Grady
- Postgraduate Student Presentations
Chair: Emeritus Prof. Jim Deegan
Moderator: Bríd Finn
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Friday 18th February
Research Information Session 2 - 9.30am:
- Research Committee - Prof. Michael Healy
- Postgraduate Research Sub Committee (PRSC) - Dr Julianne Stack
- Mary Immaculate Research Repository (MIRR) - Dr Richard Butler & Emma O’ Connor, Library Services
- Personal Research Plans (PRPs) and Departmental Research Plans (DRPs) - Dr Richard Butler
- Professional Leave of Absence (PLOA) - Mary Collins
Chair: Dr Niamh Higgins
Moderator: Denise Flynn
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KEYNOTE - 10.30am:
Professor Norelee Kennedy - YERUN – Potential Reform of the European Research Assessment System
Chair: Prof. Michael Healy
Moderator: Kayleigh Swords
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Good Practice in Research: Research ethics and governance at ULREG - 1.30pm:
Dr Barry Shanahan, Research Governance Officer, UL
Chair: Dr Marie Griffin
Moderator: Bríd Finn
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MIREC Information Workshop - 2pm:
What is MIREC and how does it operate? A guide for navigating research ethics clearance processes at MIC - Dr Marie Griffin (MIREC Chair) & Mary Collins (MIREC Administrator)
Chair: Prof. Michael Healy
Moderator: Kayleigh Swords
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Data Management and Safeguarding in Research involving Human Participants - 2.30pm:
Prof. Gary O'Brien, Vice President Governance & Strategy
Chair: Dr Richard Butler
Moderator: Bríd Finn
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