DCU Researcher awarded €450,000 in Research Ireland Pathway programme

Dr Larroyed’s project, entitled ‘Access to Translation as a Means to the Materialisation of Human Rights in Crisis Settings’, is the first to secure the funding award in the area of language studies at DCU. It is just the second in the field to secure Pathways funding across all universities to date.

This interdisciplinary and ambitious project aims to spotlight the essential role of translation in preventing serious human rights violations - such as breaches of the right to life, health, and non-discrimination - particularly in crisis situations. The project will be supervised by Prof Sharon O’Brien and Dr Patrick Cadwell. 

Recent crises have brought to light the challenges faced by forcibly displaced persons (FDPs) who arrive in new countries without knowledge of the local language, raising questions about how their rights to education, food, health, and more can be supported through translation.

This project will create outcomes that will not only raise awareness but also inspire guidelines and policies at both international and national levels, providing the main groups of FDPs with the necessary tools and instruments to address their rights. Conducted at @DCU @SALIS @FacultyofHumanities, the ideal hub for such a groundbreaking endeavour, the project will encompass a PhD research dedicated to exploring the use of translation technologies within these specific contexts.

Dr Larroyed has recently collaborated with Prof O’Brien and Dr Cadwell on a paper outlining the latest iteration of a new maturity model for organisations involved in translation in crisis settings.