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CFIT THEMES

CfIT has identified research themes that are cross-referenced to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Targets and Indicators:

  • Understanding our towns
  • Respecting our heritage and culture
  • Supporting resilient and sustainable communities
  • Promoting inclusive and innovative economies
  • Design for resilient infrastructure
  • Championing nature-based solutions
  • Promoting open and participatory democracies
  • Ensuring an inclusive and fair decarbonisation pathway

Exciting Research Opportunity with CfIT 2025

Applications are invited for a temporary post of a UCD Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1.
A 10-month post (with possible extension) for a Postdoc Level 1 is available in the UCD School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, as part of the UCD Centre for Irish Towns (CfIT), for the Building Stories project (formerly known as Vacancy Map Ireland). 

Find out more and apply for the position (opens in a new window)here.

Read about Building Stories (Vacancy Map Ireland) here.

Current Research Projects

Cascade
HeritACT: Heritage ACTIVATION THROUGH ENGAGING EXPERIENCES TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

HeritACT
PROBONO

PROBONO
RECUGI: Reducing Emissions through Compact Urban Growth in Ireland

RECUGI
Activating rural communities to act for change (RURACTIVE)

RURACTIVE
Trebuchet: Town Revitalisation through the Integration of Vacant Buildings into the Circular Economy

Trebuchet
Vacancy Map Ireland (Vmi): Development of an open geospatial data model for vacancy using proxy datasets, GIS and AI

Vacancy Map Ireland

Contact Centre for Irish Towns (CfIT)

University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
E: cfit@ucd.ie