Events

This week's coffee morning talk: When you get someplace new, learn to read the landscape like an alphabet by Eireann Lorsung, UCD School of English, Drama & Film

For this week's coffee morning, we welcome Eireann Lorsung (UCD School of English, Drama & Film) who will talk about "When you get someplace new, learn to read the landscape like an alphabet."

Live in the Institute kitchen, 4th floor UCD Science East and on Zoom – all welcome!

Join us each Thursday morning from 10.45 to hear about new environmental, climate and sustainability research and initiatives, from UCD and beyond.

Wicklow’s Upland Streams: Citizen scientists share their experience measuring water quality in Wicklow’s streams, Friday 22 November

Join us on Friday 22 November 2024 for an enlightening hybrid presentation on the use of stream macroinvertebrates as indicators of water quality. Prof Mary Kelly-Quinn will give a brief overview of the project before introducing three members of the ‘River Detectives’ group who will explain the role of these organisms in assessing stream water quality in Wicklow. They’ll share their results from fieldwork, and offer firsthand insights from their experience as citizen scientists. Don’t miss this great opportunity to learn more about community involvement in scientific research and its impact on the environment!

This hybrid UCD citizen science community of practice event will take place on Friday 22 November 2024 at 12 noon to 1pm in UCD James Joyce Library Link 3 and on Zoom.

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Democracy & the Environment Series VI: Capacity of Democratic Institutions

Democracy & The Environment Series VI: "The Capacity of Democratic and Legal Institutions to Deliver Climate and Environmental Action", Tuesday 26 November 2024 at the Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI), 12 noon to 2pm

Co-organised with UCD Dublin European Institute and the UCD Centre for Democracy Research

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Climate action and environmental protection are political problems which democratic and legal institutions struggle to solve. This is particularly stark in liberal democracies that aspire to actively engage with the plurality of interests in society and build inclusive coalitions to bring voters along with the huge structural transformations required in the transition to net zero. In this event, Professor Aidan Regan (UCD School of Politics & International Relations) will talk about this ‘trilemma of advanced capitalism’ whereby governments are increasingly faced with a trade-off between economic growth, democracy and addressing the climate emergency. Dr Andrew Jackson (UCD School of Law) will discuss the role of law and legal institutions in delivering climate action. Niamh Garvey from the National Economic and Social Council will reflect on the role of NESC as an independent multi-stakeholder council to advise government and how this can facilitate civil society engagement in policy. Chaired by Professor Imelda Maher, Dublin European Institute.

Ecosystems and Evolution theme meeting 2024

Ecosystems and Evolution theme meeting

Wednesday 27 November, 12:30pm - 2pm, 1.12 Science Hub

Join us to meet Institute members from across the university working on topics related to ecosystems and evolution. The main purpose of the meeting is to connect researchers working in these areas to stimulate future collaboration, and also to discuss some ideas for future theme events.

Lunch will be served from 12.30 in the atrium area beside the central staircase on the first floor, with the meeting taking place from 1-2pm.

We will have a brief introduction to the event by the theme leads Jon Yearsley (School of Biology and Environmental Science) and Dara Stanley (School of Agriculture and Food Science), and then each participant will be invited to speak for up to 2 minutes on their research area.

If you want to speak please submit a slide in advance by email to caitriona.devery@ucd.ie (by Nov 25th). We will then follow up with a group discussion on future ideas for the theme including a general public event and a possible policy event.

Postdoctoral staff and PhD students are also invited to participate in the event. 

Please complete this registration form by 5pm Monday 25 November, and submit your slide to caitriona.devery@ucd.ie by the same date.

MESSAGE Research Speed-Dating Event & Reception, Wednesday 27 November

MESSAGE: Marine & Energy Social Sciences & Humanities Interdisciplinary Research Group is growing and we are organising a number of events throughout the academic year to showcase the different research carried out by members of the group.

We also want to bring members into conversation with one another to identify shared research interests, to collaborate, and generally just to get to know each other as colleagues at UCD. For this reason, we are organising an informal "research speed dating" event followed by a reception.

This MESSAGE event is taking place on Wednesday 27 November at 15:30-17:30hrs in the Contemplation Space in the Lochlann Quinn School of Business (downstairs near the entrance).

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This week's coffee morning talk: High-Resolution Climate Modelling in Ireland by Paul Nolan, Irish Centre for High-End Computing

For this week's coffee morning, we welcome Paul Nolan from the Irish Centre for High-End Computing to discuss High-Resolution Climate Modelling in Ireland.

Live in the Institute kitchen, 4th floor UCD Science East and on Zoom – all welcome!

Join us each Thursday morning from 10.45 to hear about new environmental, climate and sustainability research and initiatives, from UCD and beyond.