The experience of contemporary computational art against the backdrop of the Palazzo Madama’s collection is really striking #xcoax2026

The RIA congratulates Prof Claire Connolly, Polite Literature and Antiquities Secretary of the RIA, on receiving the Robert Rhodes Prize for Books on Irish Literature from the American Conference for Irish Studies for her acclaimed monograph ‘Irish Romanticism: A Literary History’: bit.ly/4ex2Vg7

Dear friends and respected enemies. The closing date for submitting critical essays to our forthcoming volume on Digital Art is fast approaching. It is 5pm, on June 30th 2026 to be exact. More details below, please consider submitting www.blackwaterpublishing.com/digital-art-...

Titles and Abstracts for the first IEEE Workshop on Sonification for the Internet of Sounds are due today. The full papers are not due until July 7th: internetofsounds2026.ieee-internetofsounds.org

Dr Julia Empey acknowledging the 'fantastic' support of @nuimerrionsq.bsky.social early career scheme in funding her Death Rituals and Death Technologies event, co-organised with Dr Kate Falconer @radhumslab.bsky.social- additional funding from UCC's FHI and School of English and Digital Humanities

A wonderful couple of days listening to colleagues from many disciplines exploring temporalities. With special thanks to our keynotes Antonia Thomas and Alberica Bazzoni, for pushing imaginative possibilities. Also to the organizing team of Leonora Masini, Chiara Giuliani and Barbara Siller.

We had an incredible day at @radhumslab.bsky.social yesterday, thinking through the pragmatics and politics of critical humanities research. We talked through problems, methods and futures - and at the risk of linkedin-posting, it's really something to share a research centre with people like this.

Our @uccwomenstudies.bsky.social MA students recently were taught the ins & outs of queer/ing geography & migration studies in our Gender & Society module by the wonderful Dr Mei Meng, who is currently a @radhumslab.bsky.social postdoc on the "Orders and Borders of Global Inequality" ERC project.

The 3rd Symposium on Digital Art in Ireland takes place on 22nd April in collaboration with Sample Studios at the Digital Humanities Dept. @ucc.ie It will be marked by the opening of Basil Al-Rawi’s 'House of Memory' at the Lord Mayor’s Pavilion. Registration & information: bit.ly/DigiArt3

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If you're at the BSA, I'll be among the speakers at this special event on climate affects and liveable futures, organised by the brilliant @angelaofthenorth.bsky.social.

Angela Marques Filipe@angelaofthenorth.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The BSA celebrates its 75th anniversary during the #britsoc2026 annual conference, held at the University of Manchester, 8-10 April. I'm excited to be attending as one of the new co-convenors of the Climate study group and organiser of a Special Event, 10 April (15:15, R4.213) @britsoci.bsky.social

Congratulations to our brilliant lab member and colleagues, Dr Sarah Bezan, as she joins the Young Ireland Academy today! www.ria.ie/2026/03/12/y...

Young Academy Ireland welcomes 21 new members - Royal Irish Academy

Young Academy Ireland (YAI), an all-island network of early career researchers and innovators (ECRIs), has today welcomed 21 new members from Ireland and Northern Ireland.

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Here is my piece about the fire in Glasgow’s Central Station and why the loss of built heirtage is felt so deeply in the city and elsewhere

University College Cork@ucc.ie · 5mo ago

Glasgow fire: how treasured buildings influence our sense of belonging and connection Dr @sarahkerr.bsky.social writes @theconversation.com.

New OA publication from our lab member, Dr Kheira Arrouche, "Afterlives of decolonisation: the racialisation of West and Central African migrants in contemporary Algeria." www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

Go check this out, folks! Also might benof interest to our @uccwomenstudies.bsky.social students & folks at the @radhumslab.bsky.social

Prof. Anna Catherine Hickey-Moody@annahm.bsky.social · 9mo ago

✨ Intersectional Humanities Summer School! June 22nd–July 3rd, 2026 at the Arts & Humanities Institute, Maynooth. Whether you’re a postgraduate student, early career researcher or established scholar, this is a space to create hopeful futures. 📩 Register interest: muahi@mu.ie #Intersectional

Antiquity Vol. 100, No. 409 (2026) www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @antiquity.ac.uk @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org @sarahkerr.bsky.social @radhumslab.bsky.social @royvanbeek.bsky.social @mpdavies.bsky.social @waltros.bsky.social

This is a great reflective discussion on #archaeology that also is proactive. Delighted to have been able to join the conversation on this! @ucc.ie @radhumslab.bsky.social

Antiquity Journal@antiquity.ac.uk · 5mo ago

NEW Archaeologists often claim they can contribute to modern 'global challenges' such as climate change, but rarely get a space at the policymaking table The latest #AntiquityDebate proposes an approach to ensure archaeology's relevance and impact 🏺 #Archaeology 1/2 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

For the Cork crowd, the @irishexaminer.bsky.social has a big supplement on the future of the city today, and I have an article in it about how much I hate the southside in general, Douglas in particular. #speirgorm

A fearless rocket engineer, groundbreaking artist and communist ‘traitor’ Dr @stephenroddy.bsky.social shares the life and legacy of Frank Malina in a new series dedicated to unsung heroes of science on @theconversation.com.

My unsung hero of science: Frank Malina – fearless rocket engineer, groundbreaking artist and communist ‘traitor’

The first in a new series dedicated to little-known but highly influential scientists.

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Article on the Sonification of Synthetic Virology data with colleagues from the School of Medicine at @ucc.ie is out today in Leonardo. It spans music, media engineering and the biosciences doi.org/10.1162/LEON... @leonardoisast.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social

Generative Sonification of Synthetic Virology Data with Waveshaping and Granular Synthesis Techniques

Abstract. As the field of ubiquitous music has matured and developed since its inception, it has turned its attention to the question of sonification and how sonification techniques might be used to c...

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I’m talking to Martin on Shush this coming Monday at 11am on UCC98.3FM. We’ll be chatting music, research and libraries with a nice playlist lined up. Tune in! www.ucc.ie/en/983fm/

Genuinely sorry to do a "delighted to announce" while the world is in such a state, but anyway, @lauramca.bsky.social are now the co-directors of @radhumslab.bsky.social and I'm actually delighted about it. Lots of very cool stuff incoming. Look out for more vomit-inducing announcements in 2026! 🥳🤮

Looks like a very interesting @posthumanresinst.bsky.social online event on conceptualization of the #Anthropocene! @maggieoneill.bsky.social @desfitzgerald.bsky.social @radhumslab.bsky.social @uccphilosophy.bsky.social @uccwomenstudies.bsky.social please share!

Posthumanism Research Institute@posthumanresinst.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Join us for a thought-provoking PRI event! "Competing and Contrasting Conceptions of the Anthropocene: In Search of Unity" 📅 Monday, January 26, 2026. 2:00 pm ET 💻 Attend virtually: live.lifesizecloud.com/extension/22... For more details, please visit our website: brocku.ca/pri/2025/12/...

'the heart is sick with hoping and hoping before books reach Ireland' Maria Edgeworth in 1816 Publication day for @universitypress.cambridge.org Irish Romanticism was yesterday but no sign of any books in Cork yet! www.cambridge.org/core/books/i...

Irish Romanticism

Cambridge Core - English Literature 1700-1830 - Irish Romanticism

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We could not be more thrilled at UCC @radhumslab.bsky.social that our brilliant colleague, Dr Eugene Costello, has been awarded a €2m European Research Council Consolidator Grant for his project, "DeepCattle." www.ucc.ie/en/news/2025...

Hi all. We’ve got two calls open. A new book on Irish Digital Art edited by, McCarthy, Yip & myself: www.blackwaterpublishing.com/digital-art-... And calls for the 3rd Symposium on Digital Art in Ireland: www.ucc.ie/en/dah/news/... #irishart #newmedia #mediaart #opencall #digitalart

My favourite image of our excellent @radhumslab.bsky.social roundtable this week, "The medical humanities in a new biological age" - with @ciarab.bsky.social, @felicitycallard.bsky.social and @dyutic.bsky.social (Thanks @egeertsphd.bsky.social for taking it!!)

UCC researchers receive €1.1m to address national and global societal challenges UCC has been awarded funding for five interdisciplinary projects in @researchireland.ie's COALESCE 2025 programme. For more, see: www.ucc.ie/en/news/2025... @uccresearch.bsky.social

Cork people, I will be doing a guest lecture, ;The Biopolitics of Urban Green Space' at the Cork Centre for Architectural Education, Monday the 10th, from 1 to 2. Open to all comers as far as I know.

Are cities bad for us, or are we just telling the wrong story about urban life?🌆 Join us for @desfitzgerald.bsky.social’s public lecture, The City of Today is a Dying Thing, exploring the complex relationship between cities, health + the environment. 📆 Mon 3 Nov 📍 @york.ac.uk 🎟 buff.ly/z4D0Jv4

📣 I am hiring a postdoc! aial.ie/hiring/postd... applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome pls share with your networks

AI Accountability Lab @aial.ie · 9mo ago

The AIAL is looking for a highly driven Post-Doctoral Researcher who can design and implement research that improves transparency and accountability regarding the use of generative AI in public services Application closes on Dec 02, 2025 More information: aial.ie/hiring/postd...