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Research Interests
Research interests include gender, work, farming, land, assets, family businesses, inheritance, law, sustainable agriculture
Teaching Interests
Mary lectures in Employment relations and Human Resource Management. Mary has tutored Land law, Equity and Trusts, Accounting and Finance.
Biography
Dr Mary Curtin is an Assistant Professor with the Work and Employment Studies Department of the Kemmy Business School. Mary graduated with a first class honours degree in Law and Accounting in 2019 and a PhD from the University of Limerick in 2023. Mary completed her multidisciplinary PhD with the Kemmy Business School and the School of Law. Her research focus is on the gender asset gap in the agricultural sector. Mary is involved with the delivery of cross institutional career development programmes funded by the HEA Gender Equality Enhancement fund. Mary lectures in Employment relations and Human Resource Management.
Mary is a member of the BioFin (Horizon) team at UL examining ways to unlock private finance to support biodiversity. https://biofin-project.eu/
Mary is a member of ReNu2Cycle (Interreg). https://renu2cycle.nweurope.eu/
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2023: KBS Structured PhD University of Limerick Doctor of Philosophy - No corrections. Title: Gaining Ground An Examination of Female Ownership and Participation in Farming in Ireland
2019: BA in Law and Accounting- University of Limerick. First Class Honours
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2024: Global Association of Risk Professionals Certificate in Sustainability and Climate Risk
2024: Environmental Sustainability Awareness in the Workplace Certificate (QQI level 5 - Distinction)
2022: Specific Purpose Certificate in Farming, Teagasc (QQI level 6 - Distinction)
2021: Certificate in Agriculture, Teagasc (QQI level 5 - Distinction)
2019: Certificate in Agribusiness and Food Law, Law Society of Ireland
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Curtin, M., Murphy, C., Woods, U., and Cross, C. (2024) ‘“Land is a huge integral part of our identity”: Patriarchy and the gender asset gap’, Sociologia Ruralis.
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Curtin, M,. Woods, U., Cross, C. and Murphy, C. (2023) Prenuptial Agreements: A Solution for Irish Family Farms , Irish Journal of Family Law, 26(1) 3-13.
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Curtin, M. (2024) ‘The Financial Context of Farming - Financial barriers to female farm ownership in Ireland’, Geary Institute - PublicPolicy.ie. available: https://publicpolicy.ie/papers/the-financial-context-of-farming-financial-barriers-to-female-farm-ownership-in-ireland/
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Curtin, M. and Murphy, C. (2024) ‘Grassroots inequality? Land, inheritance, and Ireland’s gender asset gap’, The Currency, 4 Mar, available: https://thecurrency.news/articles/143439/grassroots-inequality-land-inheritance-and-irelands-gender-asset-gap/
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Curtin, M. and Murphy, C. (2023) What Irish farming needs: young, female, more diverse farmers https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2023/0918/1405866-what-irish-farming-needs-young-female-more-diverse-f....
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Curtin, M. (2023) Ongoing research to find a path to more female farm ownership, Irish Farmers Journal, 1 Feb, available https://www3.farmersjournal.ie/finding-a-path-to-more-female-farm-ownership-746955
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Curtin, M. (2021) A history of women's land rights in Ireland, RTE Brainstorm, 8 Mar, available https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2021/0308/1201597-women-land-rights-ownership-ireland/
- KBS Thesis-in-Three winner.
- UL Picture this Research Competition winner.
- Matheson Postgraduate Scholar Awardee.
- Kemmy Business School/Northern Trust Outstanding Scholar Awardee.
- Graduated top of the class and top of the faculty in 2019.
- Received a Presidents letter for every semester of exams in university. These letters commend academic excellence and are awarded because of exceptional results.
- Mason Hayes and Curran Company Law Prize 2019 - highest grades in final year modules.
- A and L Goodbody, Solicitors Prize 2016 - for being the UL law student who completed first year with the highest academic grades.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Environmental Sustainability Awareness in the Workplace, Education and Training Boards/ETBI
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Certificate, Sustainability and Climate Risk, Global Association of Risk Professionals
… → 2024
PhD, Gaining Ground An Examination of Female Ownership and Participation in Farming in Ireland
… → 2023
Specific Purpose Certificate in Farming, Teagasc- Agriculture & Food Development Authority
… → 2022
Certificate in Agriculture, Teagasc - Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
… → 2021
Certificate, Agribusiness and Food Law, Law Society of Ireland
… → 2019
Bachelor, Law and Accounting
… → 2019
Postgraduate certificate in learning, teaching & assessment in higher education
2024 → …
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