Welcome to Work Smarter Together March 23 ‘Celebrating Us’
This year we want to take a day to celebrate that success with an exciting line-up of opening and closing keynote speakers; a panel discussion, colleague presentations in parallel sessions, as well as our networking lunch and a poster exhibition with prizes.
We’re delighted to have a great line up of speakers; panellists and thought-provoking submissions for this year’s WST March 23 – Celebrating Us, on Thursday March 23 2023
Below is the full schedule of events taking place each day.
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Here’s the outline for what to expect:
Morning Programme:
| Time | Topic | Presenter | Location |
| 10:00 | Welcome by Agile Director | Dr Olga Murdoch | The Village: Auditorium |
| 10:15 | Opening Remarks by Acting President & WST Sponsor | Professor Mark Rogers | The Village: Auditorium |
| 10:30 | Opening Keynote: “Be You – Because everyone else is taken” How to truly connect in a fragmented world | Dr Lollie Mancey | The Village: Auditorium |
Parallel Session 1 : The Village Auditorium
| Time | Topic | Presenter | Location |
| 11:45 | Implementing the Dignity & Respect Review Report | Presenter: Marcellina Fogarty & Rory Carey | The Village: Auditorium |
| 12:00 | Celebrating Pride in Vet Sciences: A how-to in 10 easy steps! | Presenters: Niamh Nestor & Eimear Burkley | The Village: Auditorium |
| 12:15 | End Period Poverty Initiative at UCD Library | Presenters: Catherine Bodey and Vanessa Buckley | The Village: Auditorium |
| 12:30 | Hybrid Working in Google Spaces | Presenters: Anna John & Hannah Lamont | The Village: Auditorium |
| 12:45 | To zoom or not to zoom? The pros and cons of running zoom clinics. | Presenters: Johanna Kennedy & Kevin Lohan | The Village: Auditorium |
Parallel Session 2: Meeting Room 5
| Time | Topic | Presenter | Location |
| 11:45 | COMPHACRISIS: The Story of a Grant | Presenter: Mina Hosseini | The Village: Meeting Room 5 |
| 12:00 | Developing international collaborations for an environmental humanities project: The Humanities Institute’s GHI grant | Presenter: Megan Kuster | The Village: Meeting Room 5 |
| 12:15 | Building Global Partnerships | Presenter: Caitríona Osborne | The Village: Meeting Room 5 |
| 12:30 | Creating the Academic Integrity course for UCD Students | Presenter: Peter Hickey | The Village: Meeting Room 5 |
| 12:45 | Refurbishment to reimagining: The transformative impact of the Level 3 James Joyce Library Project | Presenter: Lorna Dodd | The Village: Meeting Room 5 |
Afternoon Programme:
| Time | Topic | Presenter | Location |
| 13:00 | Networking Lunch & Poster Exhibition | The Village: Balcony | |
| 14:00 | Panel Discussion: People First at UCD | Panellists:
Chantelle Guilfoyle Professor Colin Scott Michael Sinnott Moderator: Lorna Dodd |
The Village: Auditorium |
| 15:20 | Closing Keynote: “Resilience and Psychological Safety: When vulnerability becomes vital.” | Justin Caffrey | The Village: Auditorium |
| 16: 15 | Poster Winner Awards -Judges’ Prize and Popular Vote | The Village: Auditorium |
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