Author
Brigid Laffan
Brigid Laffan is Chancellor of the University of Limerick. She is Emeritus Professor of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence; was awarded the Ordre Nationale du Mérite from the President of the French Republic, the THESEUS Award for Outstanding Research on European Integration; the Lifetime Achievement Award from the UK Association for Contemporary European Studies; a Doctorate honoris causa by the National University of Ireland and the University of Edinburgh. Brigid has been a visiting fellow of Harvard University, the Freie Universität Berlin, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, European University Institute, University of Edinburgh, the University of Leiden and Peking University. Brigid is a member of the Royal Irish Academy.