Explore UCD

UCD Home >
Illustrative image showing a group of people, some in high vis jackets, at a coastal event on a beach with rocks, the sea, and an island visible
overlay image

MESSAGE

Marine & Energy Social Sciences & Humanities Interdisciplinary Research Group

MESSAGE: Marine & Energy Social Sciences & Humanities Interdisciplinary Research Group is an interdisciplinary research group hosted by UCD Earth Institute that carries out fundamental research with a particular focus on coastal, marine and renewable energy challenges.

On This Page

News

The Irish Sea seminar poster November 2024 13Nov
The Irish Sea: Ecological, Sociocultural and Economic Insights

In November 2024, Green Foundation Ireland and the UCD Earth Institute hosted a seminar exploring the diverse values of the Irish Sea. Researchers, including members of the MESSAGE group, presented ecological, sociocultural, and economic approaches to the valuation of coastal and marine ecosystems.
Democracy & the Environment coastal change event poster 29OCT24 22Oct
Democracy & Environment Series V: Navigating the Community Impacts of Coastal Change, Tuesday 29 October 2024, 12 noon to 2pm

Join us for a discussion led by MESSAGE members Fergus McAuliffe, Shauna Creane and Dr Tomas Buitendijk on how coastal changes affect our communities in our next Democracy & the Environment seminar on Tuesday 29 October at the Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI) at 12 noon to 2pm.
Visual representation of Dundalk Bay shown to participants during interviews and the focus group 12Aug
Ecology & Society 2024 paper

Research by MESSAGE members published in a new July 2024 Ecology & Society paper highlights the complex public perceptions of carbon-storing marine sediments in Dundalk Bay. 
Geertje Schuitema Earth Institute coffee morning illustrative poster 2MAY24 03May
Geertje Schuitema Earth Institute talk May 2024

In May 2024 Geertje Schuitema (UCD College of Business) gave an Earth Institute coffee morning research talk on Marine spatial planning and public engagement.
MESSAGE founders at launch 21May
MESSAGE research group launch event in May 2024

Launch of new interdisciplinary research group MESSAGE hosted by the Earth Institute

Events

Attendees at the MESSAGE launch event buffet, May 2024 27Nov
New Event: MESSAGE Research Speed-Dating Event & Reception

Meet other researchers affiliated with MESSAGE
Foram event logo 14Nov
"Foram" lunchtime talk and panel discussion

Join us for Science Week at the next MESSAGE research group event called "Foram" which is on Thursday 14 November 2024 at 1-1.45pm in the beautiful National Maritime Museum, Dun Laoghaire.

About MESSAGE

MESSAGE: Marine & Energy Social Sciences & Humanities Interdisciplinary Research Group is an interdisciplinary research group that is part of the UCD Earth Institute and iCRAG’s ‘Earth Science in Society’ research challenge. The group carries out fundamental research at the intersection of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (AHSS) and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), with a particular focus on coastal, marine and renewable energy challenges. MESSAGE is jointly initiated and coordinated by Associate Professor Geertje Schuitema (UCD School of Business), Dr. Mark Coughlan (UCD School of Earth Sciences), Dr. Fergus McAuliffe (iCRAG & UCD School of Earth Sciences), and Dr. Tomas Buitendijk (UCD School of Business), all of whom are members of UCD Earth Institute as well as ICRAG, Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre in Applied Geosciences.

The team are keen to work with partners across Ireland and internationally, both on existing and new projects. Any colleagues who are interested in collaborating can contact the team at (opens in a new window)geertje.schuitema@ucd.ie or (opens in a new window)tomas.buitendijk@ucd.ie.

Members and Projects

Members

MESSAGE has an active membership and is keen to work with partners across Ireland and internationally, both on existing and new projects.

Attendees at the MESSAGE launch event buffet, May 2024
Projects

Find out more about MESSAGE members' past and present projects.

Foram event logo

MESSAGE project map

Scroll down to view the MESSAGE Project Map or (opens in a new window)view it on ArcGIS online.

Contact MESSAGE

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