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DCU's Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is awarded funding for nine research projects

HSS scoops nine awards under the Irish Research Council Government of Ireland programmes

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences celebrates the announcement of funding awarded to nine projects under the Irish Research Council Government of Ireland Progammes.

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences congratulates nine recipients awarded funding under this year’s Irish Research Council Government of Ireland programmes. From analysing the Irish military experience in the 18th century to the evolving agency of the user in Irish internet policy making, this year’s projects are testament to DCU’s mission to transform lives and societies and to our own Faculty commitment to research.

The latest funding awards were part of a national announcement earlier today by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD, confirming funding for 209 Postgraduate Scholarships and 87 Postdoctoral Fellowships to the tune of more than €21 million. This represents a significant investment in early career researchers across all academic disciplines. A total of 20 research projects were awarded funding in DCU.

Minister Simon Harris, said: “The awards announced today support a pipeline of research talent which will be at the forefront of addressing the many challenges and opportunities we face.”

Professor Sharon O’Brien, Associate Dean for Research, said: "We are delighted to welcome the IRC awardees to our Faculty and we celebrate the variety of topics and the spread of awards across many of the Schools within the Faculty. We wish the awardees every success in their research journeys."

This year’s IRC GoI postgraduate scholars in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences include: 

  • Andrew Gorman, School of History and Geography, The Experience of Soldiering in Eighteenth Century Ireland
  • Beatrice Monciunskaite, School of Law and Government, What is the Status of Democracy in Lithuania and Latvia? A Two Country Study in the Context of the Recent Phenomenon of Regression of Democratic Standards in Eastern Europe 
  • Christopher West, School of Communications, A Look Behind the Scenes: The Evolving Agency of the User in Irish Internet Policy Making
  • Eirini Evangelia Psychari, School of Communications, Designing the Future Newsroom. How Human-centred Design and Big Data Drive Innovation in Traditional Newspapers: Implications for Journalism. 
  • Isabel Aust, School of Communications, An Analysis of the Journalistic and Sociological Framing of Drugs, Drug Use, and Drug Legislation in Irish Print and Digital Journalism, 1964-2018
  • Mohammed Aboomar, School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies, Evolutionary Biology in Contemporary Arabic Translation: Impact of Culture on the Dissemination of Science
  • Nery Ramati, School of Law and Government, The Use of Preventative Artificial Intelligence Tools in Counterterrorism (PAITCT) and their Impact on Human Rights: The Case of the Israeli Security Agency (ISA) AI Tool 
  • Ramesh Premaratne Ganohariti, School of Law and Government, Impact of Citizenship Constellations on de facto States: A Comparative Analysis of Post-soviet de facto States 

This year’s IRC GoI postdoctoral fellow for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is:

  • Stuart Mathieson, School of History and Geography, Sir George Gabriel Stokes: Evangelical Scientist and the Crisis of Faith