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Welcome to the June 2023 newsletter
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Welcome to the Summer edition of UCD’s Work Smarter Together Newsletter - ‘A day in the life’. A key aspect of WST is about recognising and celebrating the achievements of our colleagues. We thought, before we can celebrate their achievements, we have to know who they are, what they do, and how their work is different from ours. So we …
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A Day in the Life - Tadhg O' Leary
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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 2015 to 2018, and during my studies I volunteered with the UCD Rugby Club managing the student tag rugby section. I have continued to help the …
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Suzanne Shorten - A Day in the Life
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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. I am part of a very progressive and ambitious UCD Estate Services team and am ultimately responsible for generating income from the UCD Residences out of …
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Dr. Arjumand Younus - A Day in the Life
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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 Computational Social Science in the School of Sociology. Before that, I was a research scientist in an AI company. So I've been in Academia, research, all …
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Dr. Eadaoin Lysaght - A Day in the Life
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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 been edited for clarity and length. One sunny afternoon in May, I quick-step across campus to pick up the Director of the Student Health Service (SHS) …
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A Day in the Life - Dr. Caitríona Osborne
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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 started learning Chinese when I began my undergraduate course in university (applied languages and translation studies in DCU). I had no experience learning a non-alphabetic language, …
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Emily Smith - A Day in The Life
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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 interested in how people learn and communicate. I moved to Dublin for my undergraduate degree and studied French and English Literature at Trinity College Dublin. During …
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Julia Janiszewska - A Day in the Life
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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 music aficionado. How did you get here? What was the journey to UCD? My adventure with Irish education started when I arrived in Ireland 15 years …
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Katharine Slattery - A Day in the Life
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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 best be drawn as a circle, given that I first began working in UCD in 1999 in the Undergraduate Admissions Office. This was my first role …
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A Day in the Life - Kathryn Milligan
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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 journey to UCD? It all began here! I completed a BA in Art History and English at UCD in 2008, and then spent just under 10 …
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A Day in the Life with Lisa Padden
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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 number of institutional and national projects which seek to embed our key message - access and inclusion is everyone’s business. How did you get here? What …
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Paul Fitzgerald gives us 'A Day in The Life'
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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, training and now engagement roles since 2002. This is actually my second stint in UCD as I previously worked with UCD Estates after I left college. …
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'A Day in the Life' with Stacy Grouden
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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 as a student in 2012 and never left! I’ve worked in a few different departments around UCD – school offices, research and innovation, UCD Registry and …
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WST Summer School - July 10 - 12
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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 March, you guys love to attend the big events with keynote speakers and presentations by colleagues but you also want some hands on skills workshops. In …
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