Goldthorpe Seminar Tuesday 22nd 1pm

Oxford's Professor John Goldthorpe will present in the Geary Seminar room tomorrow at 1pm. Dr. Goldthorpe's work on social class is extremely influential and this is a seminar that anyone in Geary with a broad interest in social inequality should attend.

Dr John Goldthorpe, University of Oxford

Tue, February 22, 1pm – 2pm

Geary Seminar Room (map)

'Back to Class and Status: or Why a Sociological View of Social Inequality Should be Reasserted'

Upcoming Talks on Science, Innovation and the Economy

10th November: Panel Discussion: What's Smart about Ireland's Smart Economy in 2010?
A panel discussion with Dick Ahlstrom (chairman), Science Editor of the Irish Times; Professor John FitzGerald, ESRI; Dr Brian Kelly, CEO of Celtic Catalysts; Karlin Lillington, Technology journalist, Sean O’Driscoll (CEO Glen Dimplex) and Ferdinand von Prondzynski, former President of Dublin City University.

Organisers: Royal Irish Academy and the Irish Times
Admission is free but booking is essential.

11th November: The Long Debate: Debate on the Innovation Taskforce Report
Taking place in the NDRC on the 11th of November, the debate will draw on the findings of the Innovation Taskforce report.

Launched in March 2010, the report sets out recommendations for developing Ireland into an International Innovation Hub. Members of the Taskforce, including some of Ireland’s leading economic commentators, industry and government members, academics, creatives and entrepreneurs will be in attendance to discuss the nature of innovation within Ireland.

Organisers: Inventorium
Debate: 19.00-22.00
NDRC, Crane St, Digital Hub, Dublin 8
Registration for this event is essential.

17th November: Panel Discussion: Can Science be a Business?
A panel discussion with Dick Ahlstrom (chairman), Science Editor of the Irish Times; Professor Luke O’Neill, TCD; Dr Ena Prosser, Fountain Healthcare Partners; Professor Mark O’Malley, UCD; Professor Emmeline Hill (UCD).

Organisers: Royal Irish Academy and the Irish Times
Admission is free but booking is essential.

Tuesday Seminar: Matt Dickson

Dr Matt Dickson (University of Bristol) will be giving a talk in the Geary Behavioural Seminar Series next Tuesday, as follows:

Speaker: Dr Matt Dickson

Seminar Title: "The Causal Effect of Education on Wages Revisited"

Venue: Seminar room B003/4, Geary Institute

Date: Tuesday 12th October 2010

Time: 1pm

Geary Health Symposium

The Geary Institute in conjunction with the UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science will hold an event on September 9th designed to discuss research at the interface of economics and medicine taking place within the university. The keynote speaker is Professor David Meltzer from the University of Chicago. The venue is the Geary Institute seminar room. All are welcome.

1100    Peter Carney (UCD) - "Health Insurance and Health"

1130    Sarah Gibney (UCD) - "Networks, Health and Ageing"

1200     Mark McGovern (UCD) - "Early Life Conditions and Health

1230     Eimear Crowe (St Vincents & UCD Geary Institute) - "Stress, Ageing and Well-Being"

1300    Lunch

1345     David Meltzer (Chicago) - "Coordination, Switching Costs and the Division of Labor in General Medicine."

1445     Padraic MacMathuna (Mater/UCD) - "Clinical Pathways for GI Treatment - Some Initial Experiments."

1515    Coffee

1530    Kanika Kapur (UCD) - "Is Employer-Based Health Insurance a Barrier to Entrepreneurship?"

1600    Michael Daly (TCD & UCD Geary Institute) - "Cortisol, Affect and Psychological Distress"

1630     Eibhlin Hudson "Vignettes and Childhood Health"