The Geary Seminar Series is back!

Our Seminar Series will return on 16^th 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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04Nov

Geary Seminar

Our next Geary Seminar will take place next Tuesday, 4th November at 1pm in the Geary Seminar room (B003/004). We will welcome Dr Matty Kennedy, University of Southampton, to present on 'Trans Youth: Futurity and Figurativity'.

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Inspiring Policy Innovation Webinar Series

Sign up to our Inspiring Policy Innovation Webinar Series which will present the latest research on policy making, implementation, and evaluation innovations internationally. These are short (50 minute) free events, open to all and will be held on the first Thursday of every month.

21Nov

IWSG Writing Retreats

Writing retreats are where researchers gather to write, read or do other research-related work in structured, timed sessions. The aim is to disconnect from email and similar interruptions in a supportive atmosphere, alongside others facing the same challenges.

Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation in Newly Built Homes

New policy brief on PublicPolicy.ie by Dr Divyanshu Sood, Dr Ibrahim Alhindawi, Dr James McGrath, Prof Miriam Byrne, Dr Paul Kenny, John Doody & Prof James O’Donnell from NexSys and the UCD Energy Institute, shows why adequately ventilating Ireland’s energy-efficient homes is vital to keep residents healthy, comfortable and climate-ready.

Ethnicity and Migration in Children’s School Lives

New paper on PublicPolicy.ie by Dympna Devine, Gabriela Martinez-Sainz, Olga Ioannidou, Jennifer Symonds & Seaneen Sloan highlights the complexity of children's social worlds in school and how these are influenced by their ethnicity and migration backgrounds, intersecting with issues of social background and gender.

Judging by AI: Compromised Independence and a Threat to Human Rights?

New Paper on PublicPolicy.ie by RaisuL Sourav, Doctoral Researcher, School of Law, University of Galway. This paper aims to uncover the potentials and perils of artificial judicial decision-making, and analyses the possible impact on human rights.

Healthcare Hierarchy in Ireland

New paper on PublicPolicy.ie by Marryam Jahangir, Geary Institute for Public Policy, UCD, examines the impact of hierarchy and a two-tier system of healthcare in Ireland on the delivery of care. It highlights wait times, delays in providing care and targets for intervention.