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To a College of 6 Schools
Humanities
Psychology
Archaeology & Geography
Political Science & Sociology
Education
Languages Literatures & Cultures
Teaching versus Research Functions
5,345 full time degree students 1,634 part time degree students 640 access and Erasmus students
Total 7,619
of which 290 are
research students
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Key Challenges
Mass education model Focused Research Objectives Workload balance Unequal staff-student ratios Equality of student experience of small-
group teaching Structural complexity
Variety of Impact Factors in AHSS
1. Royal Irish Academy KPI Report
2. HEA Foresight Report
Both due for completion 2009-10
1. Royal Irish Academy KPI Report
2. HEA Foresight Report
Both due for completion 2009-10
Conflicts of Interpretation 1
Our students seek variety of choice
Funding agencies seek unity of purpose
Conflicts of Interpretation 2
We had invited students and teachers across many disciplines to name at least two reasons for studying AHSS
The Chinese teachers, in addition to studying beauty, proposed getting rich
Royal Irish Academy Report on the Contribution of the Humanities, 2007
AHSS are central to cultural and intellectual life
to quality of life
to conflicts of values,
to social cohesion
That Full Complement of Riches: the Contributions of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (AHSS) to the Nation’s Wealth, British
Academy 2004
Key functions of AHSS:
cultural and intellectual enrichment; economic prosperity and well-being; understanding of major challenges facing
societies contributing to public policy and debate; providing a rigorous, beneficial and fulfilling
education.
Arts Humanities Research Council (UK)
the impact of arts and humanities research: its broader significance and public value.
interactions between arts and humanities researchers and non-academic audiences
knowledge transfer activity, and benefits for cultural, social and economic well-being
Building Ireland’s Smart Economy 2008
2.12 Leveraging the Arts, Culture and Creative Sectors
The cultural and creative sector is globally one of the fastest growing. Consumer demand for creative content is driving new sales in
computers, broadband, cell phones, and ecommerce. The creative sector also has strong linkages with tourism. The arts, cultural and creative industries are key and primary
economic contributors. They consist of real businesses, enduring employers, differentiators of
us as a cultural and tourist destination. Future investment in this sector must be based … on engaging and
attracting the business sector.
Place, displacement and identity. Medieval Studies. Frontiers in European context. Gender, empowerment and globalisation. National Institute for archival research in the
performing arts. (NIARPA). Creative Industries. Literary production and its social condition. Representing the West of Ireland – archives and
methodologies. Inclusion and capacity-building through civic
engagement and creative learning technologies. Justice and citzenship in a global world. Health, disability and illness. Science, technology and society. Environment and society research cluster. Infectious disease perception – cultural and social
contexts. Governance and sustainable development. Printing and publishing in Ireland. Dreams in German literature and culture. Texts, transmission and cultural exchange. Translation zones – contact, conflict and resolution. Cognitive aesthetics: vision, word, and sound. Value creation and the shifting geogrphies of
competitiveness. Studies in audiovisual translation. Power, conflict and ideologies. Influence of cognitive constraints on translation. International, Global and Historical approaches to
Gender
Irish Studies, Texts, Contexts & Cultures
Human RightsDigital Humanities
Irish Studies, Texts, Contexts & Cultures
Human RightsDigital Humanities
Thematic PrioritiesThematic Priorities
Biomedical Science & Engineering
Biomedical Science & Engineering
Environment, Marine & Energy
Environment, Marine & Energy
Applied Social Sciences & Public Policy
Applied Social Sciences & Public Policy
Informatics, Physical & Computational Sciences
Informatics, Physical & Computational Sciences
Humanities in ContextHumanities in Context
Major Institutes &
Centres
Major Institutes &
Centres
Fundamental/Theoretical
Continuum of Research Activities
Applied
Cross-thematic activities
Cross-thematic activities
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Biomedical Engineering Cancer
Infection Inflammation, and Immunity Neurosciences
Regenerative Medicine
Biomedical Engineering Cancer
Infection Inflammation, and Immunity Neurosciences
Regenerative Medicine
Applied ComputingPhotonics
Semantic Web & Web Services
Applied ComputingPhotonics
Semantic Web & Web Services
Climate change Environment
Marine Energy
Climate change Environment
Marine Energy
Innovation Social Inclusion
HealthBalanced Development
Innovation Social Inclusion
HealthBalanced Development
NCBES REMEDINFB AGRCCBAS IBICCB CPRMDRG
NCBES REMEDINFB AGRCCBAS IBICCB CPRMDRG
Moore InstituteIrish StudiesICHR
Moore InstituteIrish StudiesICHR
MRI ECIERCPower Electronics C-CAPS
MRI ECIERCPower Electronics C-CAPSCISCICSGCHPSCFCRCHSRD
CISCICSGCHPSCFCRCHSRD
DERI CHPCNCLAApplied Optics
DERI CHPCNCLAApplied Optics
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Research Themes across cognate Colleges
Life Cycle Research Program (UNESCO) Environment, Displacement, Advocacy, & Rights Creative Industries & Creative Practices Developing a Smart Economy
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