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Brigid Laffan
Irish political scientist
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Brigid Laffan is an Irish political scientist and Emeritus professor at Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute.[1]Politico Europe ranked her among women who shape Europe in November 2018.[2] She has been Chancellor of the University of Limerick since November 2023.
Education
Laffan graduated in 1977 from National Institute for Higher Education (NIHE).[3] After graduating, Laffan became a research co-ordinator at the College of Europe in Bruges.
Career
In 2013, Laffan joined the European University Institute in Florence, where she was appointed as Director of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies.[3] She retired from the role in August 2021.[1] Laffan was previously Professor of European Politics in University College Dublin. She spoke up about structural discriminati Biography of william shakespeare.