BICS Seed Funding

Building International Collaborations Supports (BICS) Scheme

We are delighted to announce the continuation of its highly successful seed funding scheme, now entering its third year. We once again invite applications from our esteemed members for the Building International Collaborations Supports (BICS) initiative.

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Institute’s Youtube channel

If you missed any of our seminars or would simply like to watch it again, we are delighted to inform you that every Friday we publish a video of our seminars on the Institute’s Youtube channel.

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News & Events

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Geary Seminar Series

A new video of the Geary Seminar is now live! You can watch the presentation of Dr Tam Cane, Department of Social Care and Social Work, University of Sussex, titled ‘Applying the AFDiT Framework to Transracial and Transcultural Fostering in the Republic of Ireland’ on our Youtube channel.

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IWSG receives their award from the UCD ReCLAIM fund

This is intended to those who have limited or no knowledge of qualitative methods and would like to develop skills to enhance their own research and teaching, as a single method or as part of mixed methods.

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Accounting for Acres: Land, Data, and Accountability in Ireland

New Paper on PublicPolicy.ie by Dr Mary Curtin, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick analyses the case for a land observatory in Ireland, arguing that such an initiative could greatly enhance transparency, public accountability and evidence-based policymaking in a country where land has deep cultural, political, and economic significance.

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Sectorally Concentrated? The Irish Economy in European Context

New working paper by Eoin T. Flaherty (Geary Institute for Public Policy, University College Dublin and Department of Finance), Sean O'Boyle (National Treasure Management Agency) and Giselle Myles (Central Statistics Office). This paper examines Ireland’s sectoral links and the uneven impact of greater EU strategic autonomy.

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Gender in Children’s School Lives

New Paper on PublicPolicy.ie by Dympna Devine, Gabriela Martinez-Sainz, Olga Ioannidou, Jennifer Symonds, Seaneen Sloan, UCD School of Education, highlights how patterns and norms within society in relation to gender and sexualities influence children’s experience of primary school.

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Interdisciplinary Writing Solidarity Group (IWSG)

Learn more about the Interdisciplinary Writing Solidarity Group (IWSG)'s writing retreats and workshops and register for their upcoming Writing Retreat.

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The Geary Institute for Public Policy's first expert in residence

Bob Jordan, a key figure in Ireland’s housing sector and former CEO of The Housing Agency, has joined the UCD Geary Institute for Public Policy as its first expert in residency.