Programmes: Visiting Scholars and Special Lecturers

Visiting Scholars

Visiting scholars, sharing the multi-disciplinary interests of our members and wishing to carry out research at NUI, Galway,  may apply to the SSRC at any time during the year. If an application is approved, computer equipment and network access will be made available and the scholar will be provided with a study space in St Declan's.  

Previous guests have included:

Professor Augustine Brannigan (Canada)

Dr. Geir Karlsen (Norway)

Unn Doris Karlsen (Norway)

Dr Seija Tuulentie (University of Lapland)

Dr Mokbul Morshed Ahmad

Special Lecturers

The Board of the SSRC offers up to €1,450 annually for a SPECIAL VISITING SCHOLAR, expected to visit NUI, Galway for approximately a week at any time during the year, in which period he or she delivers a public lecture or seminar organised by the SSRC in conjunction with his or her sponsor. The paper should be subsequently made available to the SSRC for publication.

Applications by potential sponsors are invited, addressed to the Secretary, SSRC, St Declan's, Distillery Road, NUI Galway.

Recipients of this award to date are:

Professor Eileen Fairhurst (Manchester Metropolitan University), sponsored by Dr Ricca Edmondson, School of Political Science & Sociology

Dr Kenneth Beesley (Nova Scotia Agricultural College), sponsored by Dr Mary Cawley, Dept. of Geography

Professor Schmuel Eisenstadt (University of Harvard and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem), sponsored by Dr Pat Sheeran, Dept. of English.    

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