How do we open our cities to animal movement?🐾🦡 Dr. Adam Kane of the UCD School of Biology & Environmental Science will discuss at the next UCD Library @ucdresearch.bsky.social #CitizenScience event. 📆Thurs, 4 June ⏰10.30am-12pm 📍💻UCD Global Lounge (& online) Register at buff.ly/nEwfKZ1

A safer, greener and more connected route is at the heart of Fingal's latest plans to improve pedestrian and cycling infrastructure between Clonee and Blanchardstown: www.fingal.ie/news/new-wal... Consultation closes 19 June. View documents and make a submission here: consult.fingal.ie/en/browse

Join the Local Governments and Municipal Authorities all-Constituency briefing on 28 May! Ahead of the Bonn Climate Talks in June, this session explores what the mid-year UN climate negotiations mean for local and regional governments and how they can engage effectively. 🧑‍💻 tinyurl.com/4nykmuxk

How do we open our cities to animal movement?🐾🦡 Dr. Adam Kane of the UCD School of Biology & Environmental Science will discuss at the next UCD Library @ucdresearch.bsky.social #CitizenScience event. 📆Thurs, 4 Jun ⏰10.30am-12pm 📍💻UCD Global Lounge (& online) Register at forms.gle/7wAVzMqnc63G...

Apply Here: lnkd.in/gR6fDTC Reference: 019663 Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 22 May 2026.

The MetroLink saga shows that delaying critical infrastructure development often produces costly downstream consequences. At what point does delay become the bigger risk? #Metrolink #Ireland #InfrastructureDevelopment www.thejournal.ie/metrolink-co...

The MetroLink saga shows that delaying critical infrastructure development often produces costly downstream consequences. At what point does delay become the bigger risk? #Metrolink #Ireland #InfrastructureDevelopment www.thejournal.ie/metrolink-co...

Post-doctoral Research Fellow in GeoAI Position (Lv 1): Join the UCD Spatial Dynamics Lab! This is an exciting opportunity to work on the TRIGGER project, a major international initiative focused on mitigating climate, induced health threatsTRIGGER.

Rural housing shortages don't just squeeze residents; they also prevent new businesses from forming. New #openaccess research article using US county data: The impact of housing shortages on firm entry in rural economies by Simone Juhasz Silva  https://doi.org/10.1080/21681376.2026.2637382

Check out this editorial on street experiments, testing urban transitions toward more sustainable, people-centred cities. #UrbanMobility #EITUrbanMobility www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Check out this editorial on street experiments, testing urban transitions toward more sustainable, people-centred cities. #UrbanMobility #EITUrbanMobility www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Check out this interesting study by our very own Anastasiia Galaktionova (doctoral researcher), Aura Istrate (associate professor), and others (Ungku Sonet, Páraic Carroll, Karlo Babojelić) on the relationship between street vitality and street safety. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

N3 M50 to Clonee Bus Priority and Active Travel Scheme from Junction 2 (Snugborough) to Junction 4b (Clonee) Join us 28 April 4PM-7.30PM in Blanchardstown Library, Dublin 15 for an in-person public consultation event to view/comment on the Emerging Preferred Option consult.fingal.ie/en/browse

Check out this interesting study by our very own Anastasiia Galaktionova (doctoral researcher), Aura Istrate (associate professor), and others (Ungku Sonet, Páraic Carroll, Karlo Babojelić) on the relationship between street vitality and street safety. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

📢 Today: Climate Justice and the Right to Housing How do climate change, social inequality and the right to housing intersect? Public discussion featuring #USFInternationalFellow Raina Ghosh. 🗓️ 21 April 2026, 19:30 (CEST) 📍 Pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam 🔗 Join here: https://ow.ly/4gt950YNoFF#USFInternationalFellow

🌟Are you a PhD student or ECR? Join the RSA Student and EC Conference 📆3-4 September 2026 🌟 🔶 Emergent Directions in Regional Research 🌍 Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, UK For detailed info, view the cfp and submit your abstract: 🔗 bit.ly/4kJkYBh 😊 🔁

🌟 Abstract deadline extended⏳10 May for the 20th Regional Policies Conference 🌟 🔶Navigating Futures with Innovation: Resilient and Resurgent Regions 📆 17-18 September 2026 🌍 University of Birmingham, UK For more info and to submit your paper: 🔗 bit.ly/4lkHHE1 😊 🔁

Announcement: We need some help understanding what makes a public transport environment feel safe. Please Share!!! Apoorv Agrawal is examining how commuters visually perceive the safety of bus stops and their surrounding built environment. To participate, click here: lnkd.in/gCnxyb7h

Free webinar! 'Bringing young people together to make better places: a case study from PLACED on youth voice' 28 April 4-5pm In this webinar we will hear about PLACED's work, inc. a recent project to engage 200+ young people to reimagine town centres in Greater Manchester.

Democratic planning is a vital way of securing a sustainable future in an era defined by crisis. But the current system has drifted from its founding values of social justice. The Sheffield Declaration aims to renew planning - with a new set of values & ethical code for planners

The 2025 Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) sets out that everyone in England should have a green or blue space within a 15-minute walk of home. This #WorldHealthDay, this blog explores how blue spaces support human and planetary health. gipartnership.org.uk/the-benefits...

🚆🏫 Option 5b: A new transport study from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council outlines plans for a high-capacity Luas line linking Dublin city centre to Bray via UCD and Sandyford.

Congrats to Assistant Prof. @lindafoxrogers.bsky.social, on the REMARC project research, published by EPA Research. The project explored the barriers to septic tank remediation through the perspectives of households, as well as local authority officials. #UCD #TUD #UCC www.epa.ie/publications...

Congrats to Assistant Prof. @lindafoxrogers.bsky.social, on the REMARC project research, published by EPA Research. The project explored the barriers to septic tank remediation through the perspectives of households, as well as local authority officials. #UCD #TUD #UCC www.epa.ie/publications...

Congrats to Assistant Prof. @lindafoxrogers.bsky.social, on the latest REMARC project research, published by EPA Research. The project explored the barriers to septic tank remediation through the perspectives of households, as well as local authority officials. #UCD #TUD #UCC lnkd.in/dwD9iyPp

Well done to Weike Li, Prof. Gianni Talamini, Mucong Li, and Assistant Prof. Caterina Villani (UCD APEP) for their latest publication in Travel Behaviour and Society, which examines station–city integration across Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen...

Interested in a career as a professional planning practitioner? Applications are now open and filling up fast for UCD EngArch 1-year Masters of Regional and Urban Planning Programme (MRUP). How to apply below 👇 #planning #masters #ucdplanning www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nmD...

Interested in a career as a professional planning practitioner? Applications are now open and filling up fast for UCD EngArch 1-year Masters of Regional and Urban Planning Programme (MRUP). How to apply below 👇 #planning #masters #ucdplanning www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nmD...

Well done to Weike Li, Prof. Gianni Talamini, Mucong Li, and Assistant Prof. Caterina Villani (UCD APEP) for their latest publication in Travel Behaviour and Society, which examines station–city integration across Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen...

Last Thursday, 5 March, UCD Library had the pleasure of welcoming Jeffrey Sachs, world-renowned economist and professor at Columbia University. Sachs was at UCD to speak about sustainability and has an interest in the role and work of libraries in championing UN sustainable development goals.

ICLEI's 5 principles to guide a #JustTransition in your community! Our new resource supports cities and regions to deliver just outcomes across every phase of their climate action journey. Download now 👉 iclei.org/e-library/pe...

Published today: Regions in Evolution: A History of Regional Planning by Daniel Galland, @marktewdwr-jones.bsky.social and @drjwharrison.bsky.social @routledgebooks.bsky.social @regstud.bsky.social gawc.lboro.ac.uk/new-book-reg...

🌟 Registration is now open for #RSA26 🌟 Join the RSA community in Gothenburg in June. 🔶 Regions as Arenas in a Changing World: Rethinking Spatial Theories 📆 15-18 June 2026 To benefit from the early bird rate, register by 31st March 🔗 bit.ly/4atPUlH 😊 🔁

Many thanks to Asst Prof Ítalo Sousa de Sena @ucdengarch.bsky.social for his presentation last Friday on 'Game-based approaches for Citizen Participation in Research' as part of the UCD #CitizenScience Community of Practice. @craft Find out more & view his presentation at buff.ly/QfB07kO

How are we doing? Dublin City Council wants to hear your views through our Citizen Sentiment Survey. Your feedback will help track progress as we deliver on the Corporate Plan over the coming years. 👉 Share your thoughts: https://engage.dublincity.ie/en-IE/projects/citizen-sentiment-survey

Reminder! There will be two Information Events during the consultation period for The Chapelizod Road & Conyngham Road Active Travel Scheme.   Click here to have your say: https://f.mtr.cool/uvzlgkotuy #ActiveTravelNetwork

Join Dr Ítalo de Sena on Friday for a look at games & how they can serve as rigorous methods for #CitizenScience. There will be time for Q&A and to play a board game! 📆27 Feb 10.30-12.30 📍Link 3, James Joyce Library (& online via Zoom) Details & register➡️ buff.ly/F1SsinN @ucdcs.bsky.social

⏰ FINAL REMINDER: Urban Urgencies Call There is still time to apply for our new grant supporting rapid-response, collaborative research on the most pressing urban challenges—from the climate crisis to AI and housing. 🗓️ Deadline: 23 March 2026 (23:59 UTC) Don't miss out! 🔗 ow.ly/FUIn50XGtgz

Have your say in shaping Dublin’s future over the next five years — informed by voices across the city. Take our Citizen Sentiment Survey and help us understand how we are performing and where we can improve. 🔗 Take the survey: https://engage.dublincity.ie/en-IE/projects/citizen-sentiment-survey

🌟The abstract portal is open for our 2026 Student and Early Career Conference 🌟 🔶 Emergent Directions in Regional Research 📆 3-4 September 2026 🌍 Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, UK For detailed information and to view the call for papers: 🔗 bit.ly/4kJkYBh 😊 🔁

Europe's resilience starts with local adaptation planning. Our latest issue of iNews, ICLEI’s global newsletter, is now out. Read our updates 📨 mailchi.mp/iclei.org/in...

✨Missed the deadline to submit a paper to a SS at #RSA26? There's still time to submit to the general pool ✨ ⏳ Deadline: 19th February For more information on the conference: bit.ly/4atPUlH Join the RSA community in Gothenburg ➡️ Regions as Arenas in a Changing World 📆 15-18 June 2026 😀🔄

Fingal County Council celebrated the official opening of the Ongar Barnhill Road, Dublin 15, a major strategic investment that unlocks housing potential, boosts sustainable transport & delivers stronger, efficient connections throughout the area. #fingal #roads #ongar #barrnhill #dublin15 #housing

Confused by how exactly the planning system can support nature recovery? You're not the only one. This blog provides insights from 4 focus groups with planning & ecology practitioners involved in local government, national policy and the development & biodiversity sectors:

Dublin City Council has published the pre‑planning design for #GrowCollegeGreen. The updated design creates a safer, greener&more accessible public space–shaped by thousands of submissions and extensive engagement since 2024. Open until 11 March 2026. Have your say→ engage.dublincity.ie

UCD researchers from the #REALLOCATE project have developed an innovative way to allow children to meaningfully contribute to traffic safety and urban-design decisions in their neighbourhood using #Minecraft. ➡️Read the case study here: lnkd.in/dtEb2DPJ youtu.be/lb3KzFfAqQI

Join Dr Ítalo de Sena @ucdengarch.bsky.social for a look at games & how they can serve as rigorous methods for #CitizenScience. There will be time for Q&A and to play a board game! 📆27 Feb 10.30-12.30 📍Link 3, James Joyce Library (& online via Zoom) Details & register➡️ buff.ly/pkcDCNe

Flooding is stabilising and clean‑up is underway. Some roads remain closed—avoid floodwater and follow local authority updates. Govt supports are available for affected homes, businesses and communities. More info: gov.ie/FloodResponse

🌊✋ Is the planning system broken, or is the solution to flooding less engineering and more nature-based? UCD Assistant Professor Fiachra O'Loughlin of @ucdengarch.bsky.social joins @thejournal.ie The Explainer podcast to discuss flood defences and the devastation caused by recent storms.

Join Dr Ítalo de Sena @ucdengarch.bsky.social for a look at games & how they can serve as rigorous methods for #CitizenScience. There will be time for Q&A and to play a board game! 📆27 Feb 10.30-12.30 📍Link 3, James Joyce Library (& online via Zoom) Details & register➡️ forms.gle/cZhNbRNF4TZ2...