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Looking forward to the launch of MESSAGE, a new interdisciplinary research group hosted by UCD Earth Institute and iCRAG Centre bringing together researchers from across AHSS and STEM to address challenges related to energy & marine and coastal environments - details below!

My article 'Sand Patterns. Distributed agency and the idea of "working with nature" in coastal environments' is now available cultural geographies (Sage). Drawing on ecocriticism and cultural geography to assess coastal Nature Based Solutions - see link below! doi.org/10.1177/147447…

Last week saw the launch of MESSAGE, a new interdisciplinary group hosted by UCD Earth Institute with support from iCRAG Centre. We bring both AHSS and STEM perspectives to coastal, marine & energy research challenges - read more here! 👇

Come make poetry with us dlr Libraries. For research on Dublin Bay and the Irish Sea 🌊 Sign up here: forms.gle/evy27xq5dp7XBk…

1 or 2 more spaces left on this next week dlr Libraries, if anyone is interested :) In any case, I can't wait! #IrishSea #DublinBay

Our first publication from the interdisciplinary Taking Stock project iCRAG Centre is now available: ecologyandsociety.org/vol29/iss3/art… We explore emerging public perceptions of marine sediments storing carbon around Dundalk Bay, Ireland, and priorities for future management

📢 New Ecology & Society paper by UCD MESSAGE interdisciplinary research group members Tomas Buitendijk, Britta Thiemt, Geertje Schuitema, Tasman Crowe + Mark Coughlan highlights complex public perceptions of carbon-storing marine sediments in #Dundalk Bay 🔗 ucd.ie/earth/message/…

Yesterday we launched the University College Dublin sustainability seed funding schemes for 17 research projects and initiatives spanning a huge range of topics - from urban hedgerows to carbon literacy. #SDGsIRL HEA Louise Griffin

Smashing 2 days in Kilrush visiting the ESB Group Moneypoint facility & running workshops as part of UCD Earth Institute & iCRAG Centre MESSAGE/IE-NARR Group research looking into energy transition & coastal communities 🌬 No fieldtrip is legitimate with the obligatory 99 ice cream 👌

Together w/Tomas Buitendijk, Dr Fergus McAuliffe, Geertje Schuitema et al., we recently launched the MESSAGE interdisciplinary group 👥 We've secured funds through UCD Sustainability to drive our activities, which you can learn about👇 ucd.ie/earth/message/ Excited to see this grow 🙌

We recently visited Kilrush, Co. Clare for a two-day workshop on the energy transition at Moneypoint and its impact on the local community. You can read more about the visit here 👉 ucd.ie/earth/ie-narr/… UCD Earth Institute iCRAG Centre

🌍 At #WCSG2024, our Tomas Buitendijk will discuss how #MPAs can drive sustainable governance 🌊 👉🏻Meanwhile, Moses Adjei, also part of PERMAGOV, will present insights from Torre Guaceto #MPA, focusing on co-management challenges shaped by discourses and power dynamics.

🌊Hear more about how coastal changes impact communities at our Democracy & Environment seminar 🗣️Shauna Creane UCD Civil Engineering Tomas Buitendijk UCDBusinessNews Katherine Cronin Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage Xavier Monteys Geological Survey IE 📅Tues 29 Oct 12-2pm 📍MoLI – Museum of Literature Ireland eventbrite.ie/e/democracy-th…

🌊On Tues 29 Oct UCD researchers & stakeholders will come together MoLI – Museum of Literature Ireland to discuss how best to engage with coastal residents to navigate critical changes in the coastal environment. 🔥Just a few tickets remaining! Register at: eventbrite.ie/e/democracy-th…

🏖️ Can't beat a day at the coast, the best classroom 👩‍🏫 Last week we had the pleasure of bringing students at Ó Fiaich College secondary school to Dundalk Bay for European Geosciences Union Geoscience Day, where we explored water quality, blue carbon, sea-level rise & marine management🌍

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What better place for the MESSAGE Group writing retreat than where the mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea ⛰️🌊 Great few days of writing, discussions & generally being inspired, led by Emma Millet, Tomas Buitendijk & Geertje Schuitema, sponsored by Marine Institute ✍️🗣