Clusters, Working Groups, Task Forces

The rollout and smooth running of Una Europa at UCD is only made possible through the work of a supporting network of Clusters, Working Groups and Task Forces.

More than 20 UCD professionals from across the university are active members of these groups. Find out which of your colleagues are involved below.

For a complete overview of UCD involvement in Una Europa, explore the Una Europa at UCD (PDF) (up-to-date as of September 2024).

To contact a member of staff listed below, refer to the UCD Directory.

Clusters

Clusters are groups of experts and experienced staff, drawn from academic and professional service departments across the 11 Una Europa partner institutes. Each Cluster focuses on a key operational area, e.g. mobility, research, teaching and learning. Clusters pave the way for long-term collaboration across borders for alliance partners.

Una Europa Cluster	UCD representative on this Cluster	UCD Unit
Doctoral Training Cluster	Emer Cunningham	UCD Graduate Studies
Educational Design and Technology Cluster	Leigh Wolf	UCD Centre for Teaching & Learning
Legal Cluster	Hazel Flynn	UCD Legal
Mobility Cluster	Catherine Convery	UCD Global
Quality Assurance Cluster	Bronwyn Molony	UCD Quality Assurance
Research Coordination Cluster	Aine Moore	UCD Research
Student Administration Cluster	Jill O'Mahony Ryan Teevan	UCD Registry IT Services
Teaching and Learning Cluster	TBC

Working Groups

Working groups are created around thematic interests of the professionals that take part in them, or by request from another body of the alliance. These groups have a specific scope and are not permanent.

Una Europa Working Group	UCD representative on this Working Group	UCD unit
Blockchain Working Group	Akhilesh Sharma	IT Services
Erasmus+ Technical Group	Ruth Mariani	UCD Global
Erasmus Without Paper Working Group	Catherine Convery	UCD Global
European Investment Pathway Working Group	Shauna Hughes	UCD Global
Microcredentials Working Group	Marian O’Connor	Office of the Registrar
Professional Development Working Group	Joyce McLoughlin	Human Resources
Service Learning Working Group	Kathleen O’Reilly Niamh Byrne McKenna Theresa O’Leary	Quinn School of Business UCD in the Community UCD in the Community
Una Europa-Africa Working Group	Patrick Gibbons	School of Agriculture and Food Science / Centre for Humanitarian Action
Una Europa-Latin America Working Group	Mike Talbot	UCD Global

Task Forces

Una Europa has six ‘transversal themes’ that act as guiding principles for collaboration across the alliance. Each theme has a Task Force -- a group of professionals who provide advice and recommendations on the implementation of Una Europa activities. UCD has representatives on the following groups:

Una Europa Task Force	UCD representative	UCD unit
Diversity Council	Aoife Ahern Marcellina Fogarty	College of Engineering & Architecture (Vice President for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) Human Resources
International Task Force	Shauna Hughes Eve Brosseau	UCD Global
Sustainability and Climate Protection Task Force	Nadia D’Alton	UCD President’s Office (Una Europa Staff Ambassador)

EIT Culture & Creativity

EIT Culture & Creativity is a large-scale European partnership of public and private stakeholders forged to accelerate innovation in the cultural and creative sectors and industries. Una Europa is a core partner of the EIT Culture & Creativity, opening up opportunities for UCD through our alliance membership.

UCD representative for EIT Culture & Creativity	UCD unit
Regina Uí Chollatáin	College of Arts & Humanities
Justin Synnott	UCD Research
P.J. Mathews	UCD Creative Futures Academy

Clusters, Working Groups, Task Forces