WST Summer School 2023 – Review
Do you remember July 2023? Here’s a clue it was raining. We persevered and what right on ahead with our Summer School 2023 programme. Over 3 days (July 12-14) we held 8 sessions in...
Author: Donna Carroll
How will AI shape my future in UCD? – October Roundtable
We are delighted to invite you to our upcoming WST event this October 26 from 2pm – 3:30pm on campus. The event format is an open roundtable discussion with the ever popular social and...
Project Focus – Enhancing the Extenuating Circumstances System
This month saw the roll-out of several user-driven enhancements to the Extenuating Circumstances System, as part of the UCD Programme for Operations and Services Transformation (POST). In this article, we talk to those...
UCD Citizen Science
Why was the Citizen Science CoP established? In early 2022, Liz Bruton (UCD Earth Institute) and Jane Nolan (UCD Library) joined forces to set up the CS CoP as there was increased interest in...
A Day in the Life – Niall Dennehy
Who are you? My name is Niall Dennehy. I’m from Carlow but live in Dún Laoghaire with my wife and two daughters. How did you get here? What was the journey to UCD? I...
WST Summer School – July 10 – 12
Join us this year for WST Summer School back here in our very own Agile space in the Ardmore Annex. Book now via InfoHub. Based on the feedback from our post event survey in...
A Day in the Life – Tadhg O’ Leary
Who are you? Tadhg O’Leary, Programmes and Communications Assistant at UCD Sport. How did you get here? What was the journey to UCD? I studied the BSc Sport and Exercise Management degree from...
Suzanne Shorten – A Day in the Life
Who are you? I’m Suzanne Shorten, and I look after the summer letting sales of the student residences at Belfield, under the name ‘Summer at UCD’, which we created just over 10 years ago. ...
Dr. Arjumand Younus – A Day in the Life
This interview was conducted over Zoom and has been edited for length and clarity. Donna Carroll: Who are you? Arjumand Younus: So I’m Dr. Arjumand Younus. At the moment, I’m an assistant Professor of...
Dr. Eadaoin Lysaght – A Day in the Life
We offered our participants the opportunity to be interviewed in person and recorded as one of the options for this feature. The following is a write up on one of these interviews. It has...
A Day in the Life – Dr. Caitríona Osborne
Who are you? Dr Caitríona Osborne, Assistant Professor in the Irish Institute for Chinese Studies. How did you get here? What was the journey to UCD? I always had a passion for languages and...
Emily Smith – A Day in The Life
Who are you? I am Emily Smith. I am the Assistive Technology Coordinator in UCD Access & Lifelong Learning. How did you get here? What was the journey to UCD? I have always been...
Julia Janiszewska – A Day in the Life
Who are you? My name is Julia Janiszewska. I work in China Joint Colleges Office (CJCO). I am a programme manager for Chang’an Dublin International College (CDIC). I am a huge multi-culture, languages and...
Katharine Slattery – A Day in the Life
Who are you? I am Katharine Slattery, a People and Organisation Development Specialist working in UCD HR. How did you get here? What was the journey to UCD? My route to this role would...
A Day in the Life – Kathryn Milligan
Who are you? I’m Kathryn Milligan and I work as a Library Assistant in UCD Special Collections, one of UCD Library’s three Cultural Heritage units. How did you get here? What was the...
A Day in the Life with Lisa Padden
Who are you? I am Lisa Padden, the Programme Manager for University for All which is UCD’s whole-institution approach to access and inclusion. I’ve worked in UCD for over ten years and run a...
Paul Fitzgerald gives us ‘A Day in The Life’
Who are you? Hi all, Paul FItzgerald from Culture & Engagement here. How did you get here? What was the journey to UCD? I’ve been working with UCD HR in a variety of recruitment,...
‘A Day in the Life’ with Stacy Grouden
Who are you? My name is Stacy Grouden and I’m the School Manager in the School of English Drama and Film. How did you get here? What was the journey to UCD? I arrived...
Join the WST Planning Group
Join the WST Gang! WST Community of Practice is looking for new voices to help plan our annual programme. WST emerged from a shared experience of how UCD folks come together to use their...
