Dante Public Lecture Series 2018 announced

The Department of Italian and CASiLaC are pleased to announce the annual series of five public lectures on the great Italian poet Dante Alighieri. Tuesday January 23 – Dr Daragh O’Connel (University College Cork) – “Dante’s Envy: Poetry and PUnishment in the Court of Vice” Tuesday January 30 – Dr Claudia Rossignoli (University of St Andrews) – “Hopes Betrayed: Justice …

Dr Cara Levey awarded IRC’s BREA

Dr Cara Levey has been awarded the Irish Research Council’s Basic Research Excellence Award (BREA) in recognition of her excellent performance at Stage 2 of the 2017 European Research Council Starter Grant scheme. Dr Levey’s project was awarded an “A” grade following interview at the European Commission in Brussels in June 2017 and, although the project was not funded, can …