Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
My research interest is in Irish-British migrations and how migration impacts on identity, belonging and emotional engagement with place. In particular my work has focused on the experiences of the children of the Irish in Britain and their return migration to Ireland. More recent research has explored the impact of the pandemic related travel restrictions on the Irish in Britain and the British in Ireland.
Teaching Interests
Undergraduate teaching:
- Introduction to Human Geography
- Migration, Mobility & Place
- Geography Pedagogy
Postgraduate teaching:
- People on the Move (MA History of the Family)
- Introduction to Migration Studies (MA Migration)
Biography
Sara Hannafin joined UL in September 2021 as Lecturer Below the Bar in Geography and Pedagogy. She joins a newly developed Geography course in which she teaches Human Geography modules. She is a former secondary teacher and is also delivering modules to pre-service teachers of geography and supporting students on school placement.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Galway
MA Irish Studies, University of Galway
Grad Dip, Teaching, Learning & Scholarship, UL
BA Geography, University of Wales
PGCE - University of Bristol
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):
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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Building a better future through industry, innovation and infrastructure (SDG 9)
Hannafin, S., 1 Jan 2024, Teaching the Sustainable Development Goals to Young Citizens (10-16 Years): A Focus on Teaching Hope, Respect, Empathy and Advocacy in Schools. Routledge, p. 259-274 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Language, accent, and the experience of belonging for the second-generation Irish from England
Hannafin, S., 1 Jan 2024, New Approaches to Language and Identity in Contexts of Migration and Diaspora. p. 122-133 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Being part of the Irish ‘we’: The experience of return migration for the second-generation Irish from Britain.
Hannafin, S., 1 Jan 2016, Public and political discourses of migration: International perspectives. . Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, p. 73-84 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Place, belonging and second generation return migration from Britain to Ireland
Hannafin, S., 2016, In: Irish Geography. 49, 1, p. 29-46 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Place and belonging: The experience of return migration for the second generation Irish from Britain
Hannafin, S., 2016, In: Irish Geography.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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Belonging to place: Fieldwork as a tool for enabling a sense of belonging among undergraduate students
Hannafin, S. (Speaker) & Porter, C. (Speaker)
7 May 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Panel discussion on Teaching Migration
Hannafin, S. (Speaker)
7 May 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Using AI generated text as an approach to assessment in first year geography
Hannafin, S. (Speaker)
28 Apr 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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The nation flagged daily: The home lives of the second-generation Irish in Britain
Hannafin, S. (Speaker)
1 Apr 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Learning to belong: The usefulness of on campus fieldwork in fostering a sense of belonging in first year geography students.
Hannafin, S. (Speaker) & Porter, C. (Speaker)
13 Jan 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation