Perspectives
Time Perception & Battling Cognitive Overload – David Delaney Time for Work – Caroline Hackman
Chats
Event Managers
Who are you? I am Donna Carroll, Agile Coordinator. The rest of the EM CoP committee are: Elizabeth Bruton, Communications and Engagement Officer, UCD Earth Institute Jason Masterson, Facilities Manager, Estate Services Mary Staunton,...
Digital Literacy
Who are you? UCD’s Digital Literacy Community of Practice was launched in February 2023 to act as a central hub for activities empowering UCD students and staff to develop key digital competencies that are...
Project Focus – The essential role of stakeholders as collaborators, contributors and champions
The LEAP (Live Engagement & Attendance) project was initiated in 2018 and proposed that Student Advisers would be provided with real-time programme-level engagement data in order to: Make targeted, proactive interventions possible Enable greater...
Project Focus – Data Driven: The Tip of the Iceberg for Sustainable Change
The purpose of the UCD ECups study is to better understand the impact of behaviourally-informed communications and discounts on reusable cup ownership and use & among UCD staff and students. The study was undertaken...
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...
Project Management
Who are you? Frank Desmond (IT Programme Management Office Manager), Marian O’Connor (Senior Project Manager, Office of the Registrar) and Brídín Walsh (Head of IT Programme & Risk Management) coordinate the group’s activities. ...
GDPR Champion Network
General Background The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force in May 2018. Data protection and privacy is not designed as a legal or administrative exercise, but rather it is about respecting people’s...
Ally for Brightspace
Overview Ally for Brightspace was introduced in 2021 as a joint project between UCD IT Services and UCD Access and Lifelong Learning (UCD ALL). Ally is an accessibility advisory tool which integrates with Brightspace...
Teaching & Learning Community
Who are the group? UCD Teaching and Learning Community How often do the group meet? How is this structured? Members of the community have a broad range of teaching and learning interests and...
UCD Research Managers & Administrators Network
What is the role of URMAN? The main role of the UCD Research Managers & Administrators Network (URMAN) is to provide an avenue for knowledge-sharing for research managers and administrators, while also being an additional pathway...
A new staff perspective on getting involved in the UCD Community
When did you first join UCD and what was that experience like? Were the immediate team fully remote or hybrid at the time? Simon – I joined UCD proper in January 2022. (I...