It was a great pleasure and honour to welcome Ambassadors Melitta Schubert, Leena Gardemeister & Lina van der Weyden to UL & host this stimulating & insightful discussion chaired by our Chancellor Professor Brigid Laffan @ulceuros.bsky.social

Check out the latest blog post of our DAAD-funded project Ageing and Climate Change in German Culture in which Katie Ritson views the explosion in cultural production over the course of the 20th century as result of burning fossil fuels ageing-and-climate-change-in-german-culture.com/elementor-33...

We’re honoured to welcome H.E. Melitta Schubert (Ambassador of Austria), H.E. Leena Gardemeister (Ambassador of Finland), and H.E. Lina Van der Weyden (Ambassador of Sweden) to a special Roundtable in celebration of 30 years of their countries’ EU membership 🇪🇺 Please register on Eventbrite.

Our @ulceuros.bsky.social conference “Cultural Memory - Memory Cultures” is in full swing. Today’s highlight: Aleida Assmann’s keynote lecture “Twentieth-century Transformations of the European Dream”.

»Was danach kam, war Dunkelheit. Nicht nur die Bilder in meinem Kopf, nicht nur der Schmerz, mit dem wir für immer leben müssen. Sondern auch die Dunkelheit in der Welt.« Ofir Amir konnte am 7. Oktober 2023 auf dem Nova-Festival nur knapp den Hamas-Mördern entfliehen.

The naturalist Jane Goodall died today at 91. Hope, she argued, is not merely “passive wishful thinking” but a “crucial survival trait.” Revisit a conversation with Goodall, from 2021: nyer.cm/F55JtsS

Join us for the upcoming Conference "Cultural Memory – Memory Culture(s)", hosted by the Centre for European Studies. Keynote speakers: Aleida Assmann, Bill Niven, Amy Williams, Bill Rolston, and Eva Umlauf 🗓️ 9-11 October 2025 Please register and check out our programme! www.ul.ie/ceuros/event...

Today we welcomed Martin Nekola who gave an inspiring guest lecture on The Czech Republic, the European Union and the Rise of Populism. Many thanks to everyone who came to join us, and most of all to our guest Martin Nekola.

Join us on 25.September for a guest lecture by Martin Nekola (Prague) entitled "The Czech Republic, the European Union and the Rise of Populism”. Everyone is welcome!

An Age Friendly University initiative — making space for older adults to learn, connect, and thrive on campus. 💬📚 Education should be for every stage of life. #AgeingResearch @arc-ul.bsky.social www.ul.ie/gps/age-frie...

I’m so delighted about Giovanna Tallone’s generous and perceptive review of “Well, You Don’t Look It!” in the most recent issue of Studi Irlandesi oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/bs...

So delighted for Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, one of the greatest contemporary Irish writers, wonderful collaborator on the “Restorying Ageing” project and co-editor of our anthology “Well, You Don’t Look It! Women Writers in Ireland Reflect on Ageing”.

Still time to apply for our 3 job openings starting September! If you’re interested in working with a great German Studies team & even greater students at University of Limerick, please submit your application - or share with suitable candidates: lnkd.in/gYX7XRd4 lnkd.in/eTk4j-jm lnkd.in/ezStB5cM

Come work with us! Associate Teacher in German (0.5 FTE, permanent) at the @unioflimerick.bsky.social application deadline: 10th July 2025 start date: 1st September 2025 universityvacancies.com/university-l...

Join us next Wednesday for a guest lecture by Çiğdem Üstün (Istanbul) entitled "Towards a new (Illiberal) World Order: Relations Between the West and Türkiye". All welcome!

Still time to submit your abstract! Deadline: 25th April 2025

Amazing opening of the @enas-agestudies.bsky.social conference at the most beautiful location @udl.cat. Looking forward to three days of dialogue and exchange with many wonderful like-minded colleagues!

I’m glad I attended the thought-provoking launch of the ‘Curious Conversations’ series tonight, with insights by former President of the European Parliament Pat Cox on “The World at a Crossroads” & in engaging conversation with @unioflimerick.bsky.social Chancellor Professor Brigid Laffan.

Join us for our first instalment of our career talk series, organised by Dr Veronica O’Regan and Catherine Jeanneau. www.ul.ie/ceuros/event...

It was an honour to join Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, Thomas Byrne TD, at the launch of the Communicating Europe Initiative 2025. CEUROS was represented by Dr Sorcha de Brún & Director Dr Michaela Schrage-Frueh, who presented her funded project “Ageing in Ireland and the EU.”

The Irish Women's Writing Network online writing group returns on Friday! NEXT SESSION Friday March 21st 9.30am – 12.30pm All are welcome! Email IrishWomensWritingNetwork [@] gmail.com to join #IrishStudies #AcademicSky #PhDchat #ECRchat #AMwriting irishwomenswritingnetwork.com/online-writi...

Another exciting job opportunity at @ulceuros.bsky.social

I keep thinking about how when you are part of the first wave of a new field, the best frame of mind you can have is to hope you will be surpassed — because it means people have built on what you started. And if you’re very good, you helped folks get to the place where they can do that work & shine.

Are you looking for photos of #OlderPeople doing their own finances and planning? Download photos from our age-positive image library now, all photos are copyright free and can be used both online and for print! Browse here: buff.ly/4h47xbu

Delighted that our book will be part of the Dublin Book Festival with four amazing contributors!

Please check out our CFP for the next CEUROS conference to take place in Limerick from 9-11 October 2025 and make sure to submit your abstract before 25 April. We look forward to hearing from you!

Please have a look at the CFP for a Special Issue of on “Europe’s Energy Realignment: Economic and Political Priorities amid the Eastern Divide Challenge”, co-edited by CEUROS member Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan. www.ul.ie/ceuros/news/...

The body of Oded Lifshitz, an octogenarian kibbutz member, will be returned to Israel tomorrow. “He was an activist for the Palestinians all his life” says his wife Yocheved, herself a returned hostage, “and his reward from them was abduction and death in agony”.

We are now accepting applications for a Research Assistant (0.2 FTE). If you’re passionate about European affairs, research, and contributing to a vibrant academic community, this could be the perfect role for you! For a detailed job description please click below: www.ul.ie/ceuros/news/...

I literally have no words for this.

We are delighted to support our students in ConSIMium. Six Irish students are taking part in this Simulation of all decision-making levels in the Council of the EU and European Council. Prof. Joachim Fischer will be assisting [email protected] in their preparation for this endeavor.

Happy Hanukkah 🕎

Looking forward to Rose Anne Kenny’s keynote talk at the University of Limerick’s Age-Friendly University launch.

I’m delighted to collaborate with Tina-Karen Pusse & colleagues across Ireland, the UK, Germany and Austria on this exciting research project over the next two years. We are grateful to the DAAD Uk Ireland for the generous funding of our project!

The Centre for European Studies @unioflimerick.bsky.social is now on Bluesky! We are thrilled to join this vibrant community and look forward to sharing insights, research, and updates related to European Studies. Connect with us for the latest on our projects, collaborations, and events.

Shout out to all teachers & lecturers of modern foreign languages #MFL here in Ireland 🇮🇪 who are on Bluesky, there is now a starter pack! It would be great to have more people. Let me know & I’ll add you. If you teach French 🇫🇷 German 🇩🇪 Spanish 🇪🇸 Italian 🇮🇹 etc, all are welcome! go.bsky.app/BtP3Tqr

Tessa wishes everybody a happy #Caturday

Recently I’ve been too exhausted to post much on social media but I’m glad I finally found my way to Bluesky - which so far seems like a much friendlier and brighter version of X. Let‘s hope it‘ll stay that way and I look forward to engaging with people here 🤗