The SMI's 18th annual postgraduate students' research conference was held on 16-17 January 2025 at Trinity College Dublin, under the joint auspices of the SMI and the Irish National Committee of the International Council for Traditional Music and Dance. The keynote address was given by Dr Méabh Ní Fhuartháin (Head of Irish Studies at the Centre for Irish Studies, University of Galway). The conference featured the presentation of the Harry White Doctoral Prize. As in previous years, the postgraduate conference included a Careers Forum and a dedicated session featuring prize-winners of the annual CHMHE competition for undergraduate dissertations.
The conference's programme may be downloaded here.