SDG Awareness Week 18-21 April

Sustainable Development Goals Awareness Week 18-21 April 2017 3 easy ways to participate 1) Visit the Stands, see attached, in the new Student Centre  2) Get active on Social Media. Tweet on #SDGweekUCD  and  RT.   Like and invite on our live Facebook account:  https://www.facebook.com/SDGs-at-UCD-927585674045728/ Twitter @UCD_SDG #SDGweekUCD 3) Get SDG Cards tomorrow form the stands for Photos of … Continue Reading

UCD exploring a collaboration between the UCD School of Nursing Midwifery and Health Systems in Ireland and the School of Nursing in Meru University, Kenya.

Names from left to Right. Dr Gabrielle O’Kelly- Programe Director Higher Diploma in Mental health, UCD School of Nursing Midwifery and Health Systems. Dr Naomi Mutea- Dean, School of Nursing, Meru University of Science and Technology, Meru Kenya. Mary Joy Kaimuri- Chairman of departments, School of Nursing, Meru University of Science and Technology, Meru Kenya. … Continue Reading

World Government Summit, February 2017 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Under the theme “Shaping Future Governments”, the World Government Summit (WGS) is the largest global platform dedicated to exploring the future of governments driven by technological advances and evolving citizen expectations, and showcases future trends in government services, leadership, and innovation. The summit brings together over 3,000 leaders, policy makers, academics, and key representatives from … Continue Reading

Yao Han has been presented with a Chinese Government Outstanding Overseas Student Award

Yao (Sara) Han has been granted “the 2016 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad” by China Scholarship Council. Ambassador Xiaoyong Yue attended the ceremony, presented the award, delivered a keynote speech, and had a talk with the awardees. The awards ceremony was held at the Chinese Embassy in Dublin on 24 February 2017 … Continue Reading

Book Launch – Dynamics of Political Change in Ireland: Making and Breaking a Divided Island by Prof John Coakley

The launch of a book to honour the research and writings of Prof John Coakley took place on Friday 20 January 2017. Dynamics of Political Change in Ireland: Making and Breaking a Divided Island, edited by Niall O Dochartaigh (NUI Galway) Katy Hayward (QUB) and Elizabeth Meehan (UCD), published by Routledge, January 2017. Further details: … Continue Reading

The Times Magazine: How the Yemen War Went from Regional Conflict to Humanitarian Crisis by Dr Vincent Durac

What began in 2011 as a popular uprising has now become a catastrophe, with 10,000 dead and a famine looming At the tip of the Arabian peninsula, Yemen’s disastrous war has been raging for nearly two years. Somewhat overshadowed by the devastating crisis in Syria, it is nonetheless a major calamity: according to the U.N., … Continue Reading

Economics for the Sustainable Development Goals by Prof Patrick Paul Walsh at the Balsillie School of International Affairs

On 1 January 2016, the United Nations officially launched the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, spearheaded by 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets. “The SDGs are our shared vision of humanity and a social contract between the world’s leaders and the people,” UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said of the 2030 Agenda, adopted … Continue Reading

The Contribution of Science in Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals

This report brings together the results of two conferences on the advancement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The conferences were organised in cooperation with partners from science, government, the United Nations and civil society. The first conference focused on “Measuring Sustainable Development” and was run by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) … Continue Reading