CREATINGCONNECTIONSSHOWCASE & STIMULATE RESEARCH

TUESDAY, 10th JUNE 2014

LEARN about current research expertise

INFLUENCE future research directions

CREATEconnections and opportunities with colleagues

CONNECTwith other disciplines in novel ways

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CREATING CONNECTIONS 20148.30 – 9.00 Registration and Refreshments

9.00 – 9.10 Welcome Address Dr Ruaidhrí Neavyn, President

9.10 – 9.20 Creating Connections: Setting the Context Professor Willie Donnelly, Vice President for Research & Innovation

9.20 – 9.55 Overview of Research in the School of Science Dr Paul Barry, Head of School of Science

Dr Peter McLoughlin, Chemical and Life Sciences

09.55 – 10.30 A Pair of Shoes Dr Richard Hayes, Head of School of Humanities

Dr Chris Mulhall, Languages, Tourism & Hospitality

Dr Niamh Maguire, Applied Arts (Criminal Law & Criminology)

Dr Una Kealy, Creative & Performing Arts

10.30 – 11.05 School of Health Science – Operational and Strategic Overview of Research Professor John Wells, Head of School of Health Science

Dr Jenny Cunningham, Research Projects in the Department of Nursing & Health Care

Dr Michael Harrison, Overview of Research in Health, Sport and Exercise Science

Dr Niamh Murphy, Centre for Health Behaviour Research

Dr Marie Claire Van Hout, Misuse of substances, drugs and medicines

11.05 – 11.40 Tea/Coffee, Poster Viewing & Networking

11.40 – 12.15 Overview of Research in the School of Business

Dr Tom O’Toole, Head of School of Business

Dr Mary Holden, RIKON: Research in Innovation, Knowledge, Organisations & Networks

Dr Sheila O’Donohoe, AIB Centre for Finance & Business Research

Professor Bill O’Gorman, CEDRE: Centre for Enterprise Development and Regional Economy

12.15 – 12.50 School of Engineering Research Connections - Cultivating Existing and Making New Dr Ken Thomas, Head of School of Engineering

Dr Austin Coffey, Convergent Technologies Research Group

Dr Paul O’Leary, Wireless Communications & Large Scale Simulation Group

Mr Derek Sinnott, Built Environment Research Group

12.50 – 13.25 Research Developments in the School of Lifelong Learning and Education Dr John Wall, Head of School of Lifelong Learning & Education

Dr Anne Graham, Further and Adult Education in the “Path”

of the Perfect Storm

Dr Maeve O’Grady, Adult Literacy Case Study Research

13.25 – 13.45 Expanding technical reach - beyond ICT, towards societal challenges Mr Kevin Doolin, Telecommunications Software & Systems Group

13.45 – 13.55 Closing Remarks Professor Willie Donnelly, Vice President for Research & Innovation

13.55 – 14.30 Lunch, Poster Viewing & Networking