Welcome to the June 2023 newsletter
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,...
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WST23 Colleague Presentations
Follow the links to find the powerpoint presentations from our Colleague Presentations at WST23 ‘Celebrating Us’ We didn’t record the sessions so the powerpoint presentations include only information that the presenters themselves chose to...
Support your colleagues & pick up some insights during WST23
A core part of WST events are the contributions from our colleagues and WST March 23 is no different. As part of ‘Celebrating Us’, we held an open submission for presentations from across the...
Poster Making Guide for #WSTMarch23
Here’s a poster making guide to help you start your poster submission. (Made in canva in about 20 minutes!) You can find simple guides, resources and submission information in our shared folder here:...
WST March 23 Tickets Available Now!
Work Smarter Together March 23 ‘Celebrating Us’ Event registration now open Great news – registration is now open for Work Smarter Together 2023. The theme of WST 23 is ‘Celebrating Us’ in recognition that...
WST March Poster Exhibition – deadline extended
Submit a poster and be in with a chance to win a prize! We are thrilled to be holding our poster exhibition in person again during WST ‘Celebrating Us’ on March 23. Aside from...
Keynote Speakers for WST March 2023
Keynote Speakers Announced Work Smarter Together is delighted to announce our keynote speakers for March 2023 This March 23, the theme of WST 23 is ‘Celebrating Us’. The people of UCD are the vital...
WST March 2023 Closing Keynote Speaker – Justin Caffrey
We are delighted to confirm that Justin Caffrey will be our closing keynote speaker for WST March 23 2023 “Resilience and Psychological Safety: When vulnerability becomes vital.” Closing our exciting day of events...
WST March 23 Opening Keynote Speaker – Dr Lollie Mancey
We are delighted to confirm that Dr. Lollie Mancey of the Innovation Academy will be our opening keynote speaker for WST March 23 2023. “Be You – Because everyone else is taken” How to...
Upcoming October training and events with WST
Join us for some of our upcoming training and events over the next few weeks. October 27: 12pm – Think like an entrepreneur: Getting comfortable with experimenting, taking risks and finding alternative paths to success...
Are you in a UCD Community of Practice (CoP)?
In this edition of the WST newsletter, we are aiming to compile a list of any active Communities of Practice in UCD to create a database of CoPs for colleagues to access through the...
WST Summer School 2022 closed
Booking is now closed for 2022’s Work Smarter Together Summer School which tool place from July 12 – 14 2022. Session recordings, links and information links to follow. This year were excited to engage...
WST Summer School 2022: Programme Announced
Booking is now open for this year’s Work Smarter Together Summer School taking place on July 12 – 14 2022. For full details of sessions and booking links for each session follow this link....
Check out the latest WST Newsletter – May 2022
Welcome to the May 2022 Newsletter Remote Working Stories – The Journey to Hybrid What’s on the Menu with Julia Janiszewska & Gisela Tuchszer, Project Managers of UCD MENU An Online Post-it Note in...
An Online Post-it Note in a Digital Office
Aidan Curran, Communications Officer – Enterprise Applications Group (EAG) The great Return to the Workplace will no doubt herald a renaissance in pre-pandemic collaborative innovation and productivity, such as the historic 2011 Paris Post-it Note Challenge....
Remote Working Stories – The Journey to Hybrid
Michael Sinnott, Director of Agile We started this wave of newsletter interviews in our May 2020 edition, asking Elaine Hickey from Estates “How is remote working… working?” Today’s interview asks Chantelle Guilfoyle of UCD...
What’s on the Menu with Julia Janiszewska & Gisela Tuchszer, Project Managers of UCD MENU
Emma Mescall, Team Lead, UCD Operations Group A feast for the senses is on offer to UCD staff as UCD MENU have curated an international cookbook that promises to satisfy all palates, whilst focusing...
The Story of Charley Chatbot
Catherine McDonnell, UCD Registry UCD Registry, in line with its own ambitions and the UCD Strategy, is constantly looking to innovate by implementing advanced IT solutions. With Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the forefront of...
Getting involved in Consultation Processes (Or – Who cares what I have to say?)
Jeremy Britton – Interim Director of Administrative Services In the last few years I have found myself taking part in more and more workshops and consultation processes. A lot of the time I’m there...