Since its inception, the Irish World Academy has long been committed to community-engaged research and practice.
This is evident in the broad range of ongoing partnerships in a range of areas including, health and wellbeing initiatives, education, cultural conversation and exchange, peacebuilding, community music and music therapy.
Current projects include:
- MA Music Therapy, PME Music, and MA Community Music student placements (over 50 local and national community-engaged student research and practice collaborations)
- The National Dance Archive of Ireland (NDAI)
- partnership with MA Ritual Chant and Song
- in association with NGO, , and the Participatory Health Research Unit
- Music Therapy collaboration with Padre Pio Rehabilitation Centre, Cape Coast Ghana and University of Cape Coast, Ghana
- Mindful Music Therapy for Family Carers: a telehealth music therapy service
- Cruinni煤 sessions of traditional music