Save the Date: Social Inequality Conference

Researchers from the ESRI’s Social Research Division will present new work on the topic of childcare and homecare provision across 11 European countries. This research is funded by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection and is a follow-on from research published in February 2019, which examined unmet needs for childcare and homecare in Ireland.

Save the date: Gender, pensions and income in retirement

This seminar will present the findings of a report that examines key dimensions of the policy debate around gender and pensions in Ireland, namely the gender pension gap, income poverty, and financial decision-making. The report brings together the findings from a programme of research funded by the Pensions Council.

Symposium: Social Progress in and Through Education

The past decades have been characterized by a strong educational expansion in most countries around the world. This is generally considered a desirable trend given well-established associations of higher education with longer and healthier lives, greater productivity, more civic engagement, etc. However, it is also increasingly noted that educational expansion has been accompanied by trends toward the social exclusion of low qualified people and increases in levels of social inequality. Educational expansion therefore is not only a story of success. This raises the critical question of how we can bring about progress for all through education and to avoid accelerating social polarization. In this context the research group in_Equality and Education (EQUI) at the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) cordially invites you to the symposium “How to conceptualize and analyze social progress in and through education” that will take place on the 7th of October 1.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. at IHS premises.

16TH EUROFRAME Conference on economic policy issues in the EU ‘Greater cohesion in an increasingly fractured world: Where now for the European project?’

The EUROFRAME group of research institutes (CASE, CPB, DIW, ESRI, ETLA, IfW, NIESR, OFCE, PROMETEIA, WIFO) will hold its sixteenth annual Conference on Economic Policy Issues in the European Union in Dublin on 7 June 2019. The aim of this conference is to bring together academics, and policy-oriented economists by providing a forum for debate on economic policy issues relevant in the European context.

Save the date: Pensions and retirement conference

Round table: How Schools are integrating new migrant pupils and their families

Schools can play a crucial role in integrating migrant children and their families, creating an inclusive environment and improving the performance of pupils who might need additional support, especially with their English language skills.

New NIESR research funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation explored best practice in 15 schools across England towards the integration of migrant pupils and their families, in areas of long standing diversity or experiencing more recent migration from the EU.

In this roundtable NIESR researchers will present their findings and lead a wider discussion about further steps that could be taken to ensure positive outcomes for migrant children, their families and the wider communities.

The event is intended for schools and experts in the education sector as well as policy makers.