Prof Patrick Paul Walsh, Prof Enda Murphy and Dr David Horan of UCD are presenting at the UN High Level Political Form 2018 side event on Digital Governance and Stakeholder Engagement for Sustainable Development on July 18th in New York, alongside International Monetary Fund, UN SDSN and SDSN Youth, UN Library and UN DESA. The event … Continue Reading
Ireland’s Voluntary National Review on SDG Implementation
Ireland’s first Voluntary National Review (VNR) on SDG implementation was approved by government in June this year. The report will now be presented to the UN High-level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York in July 2018. The VNR considers Ireland’s performance against each of the 17 SDGs and, includes a statistical annex using Eurostat indicators. The … Continue Reading
New paper: Competition and Welfare Effects of Differentiated Taxation: Evidence from the Irish Automobile Market
Competition and Welfare Effects of Differentiated Taxation: Evidence from the Irish Automobile Market Anna Bennato, Franco Mariuzzo and Patrick Paul Walsh (2018) Centre for Competition Policy, University of East Anglia, Working paper 18-5. Background In recent years, policy makers in developed countries have adopted taxation systems that attempt to curb consumers’ behavior away from a harmful … Continue Reading
Student Paper “A Space Oddity: The Impact of Emerging Space Nations on International Security”
Seréna Pilkington, a former student of SPIRe, has had a paper published by Cornell University’s Cornell Cosmic journal. The paper is called A Space Oddity: The Impact of Emerging Space Nations on International Security. Seréna Pilkington is a recent graduate from the School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe) at the University College Dublin, Rep. of … Continue Reading
Visiting student Tahulela Aifani Confidence
Ms Tahulela Aifani Confidence is a Masters graduate from Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town South Africa, She was awarded an Erasmus Mundus (AESOP) scholarship to visit UCD to explore PhD opportunities in UCD, and currently she is accepted to pursue Doctor of Philosophy (Social Sciences & Law) under the supervision of Patrick Paul … Continue Reading
Graduate Placement Programme 2018/2019 at Central Statistics Office
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) are currently recruiting for the Graduate Placement Programme 2018/2019. The CSO have a number of opportunities in the following areas Statistics/Data Analysis/Economics Information Technology Multimedia/Graphic Design/Digital Marketing Environmental Science including Geographical Information Systems HR/Legal/Finance/Business Process Improvement Please see the link below to the competition: http://www.cso.ie/en/aboutus/careers/recruitment/graduateplacementprogramme2018/ Please note that the closing … Continue Reading
UCD Master of Public Administration in Development Practice (2 years Full Time or 4 Years Part Time)
Apply here A two-year full-time programme (or four years part time) that offers professional training in Sustainable Development Practice at graduate level. It is part of an internationally recognised affiliation of programmes working in line with Columbia University and the MDP (Master of Development Practice) Global Association (mdpglobal.org). It prepares students to better identify and … Continue Reading
Research Fellow to work on the SDGs at University College Dublin
UCD Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 or Level 2, UCD School of Politics and International Relations. Applications are invited for a Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 or Level 2 in the UCD School of Politics and International Relations. This is a temporary post for 18 months. The purpose of the role is to deliver a … Continue Reading
Seminar: Dr Galia Chimiak, The International Development Civil Society Sector in Poland
UCD School of Politics and International Relations Seminar Thursday April 12th in the UCD Newman SPIRe G316 at 1 pm The International Development Civil Society Sector in Poland Presenter Dr Galia Chimiak, Polish Academy of Sciences. Discussant Prof Patrick Paul Walsh, UCD School of Politics and International Relations Biography Dr Galia Chimiak is an associate professor at the Institute of Philosophy and … Continue Reading
Competition for Briefs on Sustainable Development Education: funding available
Submit abstract with a chance of getting $2,000 for a full report. 19 January 2018 The secretariat of the consortium of Master’s in Development Practice Programs (MDP) at the Earth Institute’s Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University, NYC, invites abstracts exploring challenges in development education and practice. Abstracts should illuminate a specific issue (and may … Continue Reading