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The Geary Seminar Series is back!

Our Seminar Series will return on 16th September 2025. We will welcome Anthony Macken, CSO Health Research Data Centre and Stephen Lee, Household Finance and Consumption Survey. Check out full schedule and make sure you don’t miss any of our upcoming seminars.

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The Masterclass Series returns

We are happy to announce the return of our GIRSI Masterclass Series for this academic year! The Masterclass schedule for 2025/2026 is now available and will continue to be updated as we organise more classes throughout the academic year.

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GIRSI Masterclass Series 2025/2026

The Geary Institute for Public Policy is pleased to announce the dates for the 2025 – 2026 series of masterclasses, each focusing on a specific research method, tool, or professional skill. The masterclasses are for UCD staff and research students. There is no charge for attending.
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IWSG Writing Retreat - Registration now open 10Sep
IWSG Writing Retreat - Registration now open

The next Interdisciplinary Writing Solidarity Group’ (IWSG) Writing Retreats will take place on the 10th September. Registration is now opened. Places are limited, open to any UCD PhD researcher or staff member!
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EPEx Expert Residency Programme - now open for applications

The EPEx Expert Residency Programme offers a three-month retreat for policymakers and practitioners to reflect on complex policy issues and contribute to the PAPERs series at the Geary Institute.
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Data sharing restrictions as a barrier to addressing property vacancy in Ireland

New paper on PublicPolicy.ie by Dr Philip Crowe, Dr Rob Brennan, Dr Gavin McArdle, Dr Anna Skoura, Dr Madeleine Lyes, Dr Katsiaryna Bahamazava, Dr Jack Kavanagh, Junli Liang, Orla Leyden, Carla Fidecaro, Rola Abu Hilal, Darragh Redmond, Milo Dennehy, Yasmin Carolina do Amaral Pires Cannavo, and Sara Curatolo, looks at barriers to data sharing, describes the regulatory environment for data sharing in the EU and Ireland, introduces an EU precedent for the geospatial platform, and shows how the Building Stories project can help precipitate transformational change in our government processes and functions
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Sea change: How Brexit altered maritime shipping

New Paper on PublicPolicy.ie by Dr Ciarán Mac Domhnaill, summarises recent research that examined the short-term effects of Brexit on maritime shipping, specifically focusing on how new trade barriers have impacted cargo volumes. Of significance to Irish policymakers, Brexit generated unintended consequences for shipping routes between Ireland and mainland Europe.
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Housing Inequality: International Students in Ireland

New Paper on PublicPolicy.ie by Marryam Jahangir, Intern, Geary Institute for Public Policy, UCD, examines the barriers to accessible and affordable rental (PBSA and private) housing for international students. This research is significant for not only the current policy issues in Ireland but also for higher educational planning and housing. With international enrolment rising rapidly, ensuring access to affordable housing is crucial.
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Moving to Self-Completion: Challenges and Opportunities for Survey Data Collection in Ireland

New Paper on PublicPolicy.ie by Micheál L. Collins and Olga Li, Geary Institute for Public Policy, University College Dublin, discusses some findings from the Irish European Social Survey self-completion pilot study and offers key insights into the challenges and opportunities of switching to a self-completion mode.
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