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If you missed any of our seminars or would simply like to watch it again, we are delighted to inform you that every Friday we publish a video of our seminars on the Institute’s Youtube channel.

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News & Events

Dr Boróka Bó receives CIFAR award

Dr Boróka Bó, an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the UCD School of Sociology and member of the Geary Institute for Public Policy, has been awarded funding from the CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars.

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Bugged Out: Locust Plagues, Migration, and Adaptation in 19th Century US

A new video of the Geary Seminar is now live! You can watch the presentation of Prof Eric Strobl, University of Bern. titled ‘Bugged Out: Locust Plagues, Migration, and Adaptation in 19th Century US’ on our Youtube channel.

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Barriers to non-EU migrant integration in Ireland and pathways forward

New on PublicPolicy.ie: Dr Mohammad Altaf Hossain, Geary Institute, UCD, examines how Ireland’s housing crisis affects Bangladeshi migrants. The paper highlights integration barriers and policy reforms for social cohesion.

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Housing Policy Actions to Address Discrimination Against Migrants in Ireland

New Paper on PublicPolicy.ie by Dr Valesca Lima, School of Law and Government, Dublin City University examines housing discrimination in private rental housing as a significant barrier for migrants in Ireland and proposes human rights-based policy recommendations to enhance the housing experiences for everyone living in Ireland.

Empowering Policy Excellence (EPEx)

Learn about EPEx, our new initiative to strengthen ties between policymakers, foster innovation in policy development, build research impact capacity, and provide educational programmes.

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18Jun

18th and 20th June IWSG Writing Retreats - Registration now open

The next Interdisciplinary Writing Solidarity Group’ (IWSG) Writing Retreats will take place on 18th and 20th June. Registration has now opened. Places are limited, open to any UCD PhD researcher or staff member!

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Sectorally Concentrated? The Irish Economy in European Context

New working paper by Eoin T. Flaherty (Geary Institute for Public Policy, University College Dublin and Department of Finance), Sean O'Boyle (National Treasure Management Agency) and Giselle Myles (Central Statistics Office). This paper examines Ireland’s sectoral links and the uneven impact of greater EU strategic autonomy.