Research Seminar Series
Every month, the School of Education hosts an enriching Research Seminar series, providing a platform for esteemed academics to share their cutting-edge research within the university. Our distinguished speakers comprise a diverse array of talents, including esteemed UCD faculty, postdoctoral researchers, PhD students, as well as distinguished guests from esteemed universities both nationally and internationally.
We invite you to take a glimpse at the schedule below, showcasing the upcoming speakers and their captivating presentation titles. If any of these events intrigue you and you wish to participate, or if you harbour an interest in presenting your own research, we encourage you to get in touch with Fiona Clarke, via email at fiona.clarke@ucd.ie. Your active engagement will undoubtedly contribute to the vibrant intellectual discourse that defines our academic community.
Upcoming Events:
| September 26th: Voice, Agency and Rights in Education (VARiE) Participatory Research Seminar Series - 14:00 - 15:00, SoE Boardroom Fostering voice, Agency and Rights in Education: Choosing the Right Methodology |
| October 1st: Research Social Pizza - 13:00 - 13:30 School of Education Research Seminar - 13:30 - 14:30 – Roebuck 0.10 Play-Responsive Teaching: Navigating Diversity of Semiotic Repertoires and Digital Technologies in Early Childhood Education Sofije Shengjergji, Gothenburg University, Sweden |
| October 7th: ‘Research Conversation from Start to Finish’ Series 13:00 - 14:00 – Roebuck 0.10 Integrating fields and approaches in Educational Research Sofije Shengjergji, Gothenburg University, Sweden |
| October 10th: Voice, Agency and Rights in Education (VARiE) Participatory Research Seminar Series - 14:00 - 15:00, SoE Boardroom Exploring Design-based Research in Early Childhood Education: Methodological Insights |
| October 18th: SoE Research Seminar - 11:00 Roebuck 0.10 Envisioning a Different Journey: Negotiating Academe with a Chronically Ill Child Dr. Kirsten Isgro, State University of New York Hybrid session |
| October 21st: ‘In Conversation ‘Research from Start to Finish’ Series- 13:00 - 14:00 - LAW L246 The process of developing a research idea Dr Tessa DeLaquil, University College Dublin, Ireland |
| November 4th: In Conversation ‘Research from Start to Finish’ Series - 13:00 - 14:00 - LAW L246 Recent research journeys in the MSc in Education, Children and Youth Marijke Rebel and Juul Koster |
| November 14th: Voice, Agency and Rights in Education (VARiE) Participatory Research Seminar Series - 14:00 - 15:00, SoE Boardroom Who is Educating Whom? Complex Intergenerational Learning in Children’s [Digital] Rights |
| November 18th: SoE Research Seminar - 13:00 - 14:00 - Roebuck 0.10 Ireland's Role as Donor in International Development Higher Education Dr Tessa DeLaquil, University College Dublin, Ireland |
| November 25th: In Conversation ‘Research from Start to Finish’ Series - 13:00 - 14:00 - Roebuck 0.10 Environmental Literacy in Secondary Schools Katelyn Stainforth |
| December 12th: Voice, Agency and Rights in Education (VARiE) Participatory Research Seminar Series - 14:00 - 15:00, SoE Boardroom Understanding Children’s Experiences of Care in Their School Lives Using Photovoice |
| December 16th: SoE Research Seminar - 13:00 - 14:00 - Roebuck 0.10 Rights-based analysis of codes of behaviour in Ireland Dr Amy Hanna, University of Galway, Ireland |
Past Events
| March 2024: Dr Anita McKeown and Rebecca White Muinín Catalyst Sustainable STEAM: developing a place-based STEAM learning programme for post-primary learners in Ireland |
| February 2024: Professor Wendy Luttrell, CUNY Children Framing Childhoods: Revisioning care in education and society
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| September 2023: Assistant Professor, Dr Kate Carr-Fanning |
| May 2023: Assistant Professor, Dr Huichao Xie |
| April 2023: Dr Morten Greaves |
| March 2023: Assistant Professor, Despoina Georgiou, University of Utrecht |