Recordings

Playback initiatives and insights in ESD from Higher Education Institutions across Ireland

University College Dublin

20 June 2025

Presenters

Overview of UCD’s Strategic Sustainability Approach
Professor Tasman Crowe, Vice-President for Sustainability, UCD

Learning for Life: Integrating ESD into the Student Journey
Professor Emma O’Neill, Co-Chair of the Education, Student Experience and Professional Development for Sustainability core working group, UCD.

Case Study: BSc Sustainability at UCD
Kirsten Southard, Senior Programme Manager in the College of Science, UCD

Co-Creating UCD’s Sustainability Toolkit
Kendra Paleczny, final-year BSc Sustainability student, UCD

Sustainability at UCD SDG Dashboard
Ainhoa González, Associate Professor in the School of Geography, UCD

Queen’s University Belfast

13 June 2025

Presenters

Strategic Overview: Queen’s University Belfast
Natalie Le Seelleur, Climate and Sustainability in the Curriculum Officer, QUB

Designing an Academic Development Programme to Support Embedding ESD in the Curriculum
Dr Alison Calvert, Senior Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, QUB

Education for Sustainable Development in the Engineering Classroom
Dr Beatrice Smyth, Senior Lecturer, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, QUB

‘A walk on the wild side’: Embedding ESD through Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)
Dr Niall Murphy, Director of Education, School of Natural and Built Environment, QUB

Institute of Art, Design and Technology

30 May 2025

Presenters

Strategic Overview & IADT Roadmap
Rónán O Muirthile, Head of Faculty & Climate Champion, IADT

The Good Guide to Creative Practice
Heitor Laforga de Araujo Monterio, Interdisciplinary designer and researcher, IADT alumnus and one of the creators of The Good Guide

SDG Introduction for Students and Curriculum Support for Staff
Louise Glynn, Lecturer in Computing, IADT

Cross-Faculty Teaching, Campus Initiatives, and Community Collaboration
Clyde Doyle, Lecturer in Design + Visual Arts, IADT

Media and Climate Change, & Campus Permeability
Dr Cormac Deane, Lecturer in Film and Media,Department of Humanities, IADT

National College of Art and Design

23 May 2025

Presenters

NCAD Staff Circular Economy Sandpit
Enda O’Dowd, Lecturer & Programme Coordinator – MSc, Medical Device Design

Creative Boardroom: Collaborate 4 Climate
Louise Allen, Director, Director of the Creative Futures Academy

Munster Technological University

16 May 2025

Presenters

A University Wide Approach for an Inclusive Curriculum for a Sustainable Future
Dr Niamh Power, Lecturer in Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering, MTU and Chairperson of the Environmental Science association of Ireland

CARES: Curriculum Advancements & Rapid Embedding of Sustainability
Maria Cullinane, Programme Coordinator for Sustainable Energy Engineering at MTU
Dr Aisling O’Gorman, Programme Coordinator & Lecturer Chemical & Biopharmaceutical Engineering, MTU

‘A Healthy MTU‘: Leveraging universities as settings for health, wellbeing, and sustainable development.
Dr Andrea Bickerdike, Lecturer in Health & Wellbeing and Director of ‘A Healthy MTU‘ 

A Design Thinking approach to implementing Sustainability Thinking in teaching practice
Lisa Zimmermann, Assistant Lecturer in Visual Communications at MTU

Trinity College Dublin

09 May 2025

Presenters

Trinity College Dublin: Session Overview
Dr Claire McAvinia, Academic Developer, Centre for Academic Practice

A Framework to Support Curriculum Design for ESD – facilitating the embedding of ESD into the Trinity Curriculum
Dr Caitríona Ní Shé, Academic Developer, Centre for Academic Practice

Enacting Education for Sustainable Development in Trinity Business School
Dr Cicely Roche, Associate Professor in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Fellow in Education for Sustainable Development
Dr Norah Campbell, Associate Professor, Trinity Business School

A Roadmap to Inform and Track Trinity’s ESD Journey
Dr John Gallagher, Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering

Music and Climate: A Case Study in Ecomusicological Pedagogy
Dr Jonathan Hodgers, Lecturer, Department of Music, School of Creative Arts

South East Technological University

11 April 2025

Presenters

Education for Sustainable Development at SETU
Dr David Ryan, Associate Vice President for Sustainability at SETU

The SETU Living Lab at Carriganore
Dr Denise O’Meara, Lecturer in Molecular Biology, Department of Science, School of Science and Computing, SETU

Sustainability in the Arts Festival
Dr Hazel Farrell, Lead SETU Sustainability in the Arts Festival

SDGs in Architecture at the Granary
Juergen Bauer, Dipl. Ing. Architekt MRIAI, Lecturer in the Department of Architecture and the Built Environment & Dept. Coordinator of HCI Building Change 2022-2025, SETU

The SETU GrowthHub
Dr Margaret Tynan, GROWTHhub Project Lead and Senior Lecturer in Enterprise and Management

Atlantic Technological University

04 April 2025

Presenters

Overview of ATU ESD Academy
Dr John Scahill, Department of Building and Civil Engineering and Co-Lead of the ATU ESD Academy

Engaging Community through the Power to Change Project
Dr Yvonne Lang, Lecturer and Project Manager Power to Change, ATU

Embodying Outdoor and Place-Based ESD
Dr Deirdre Garvey, Head of Department of Environmental Humanities & Social Sciences, Chair ATU Mayo Green Campus
Kevin O’Callaghan, Programme Co-ordinator for MSc in Outdoor Education, Sustainability and Wellbeing, Lecturer in Outdoor Education

An Analysis of the Environmental Attitudes of Undergraduate Construction Management Students
Dr Jan Gottsche, Lecturer in the Department of Building and Civil Engineering, ATU

Mary Immaculate College

28 March 2025

Presenters

Overview of ESD at Mary immaculate College – Collective Consolidation
Professor Lorraine McIlrath, Director of Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Interculturalism (EDII) at MIC

Playing to our traditional strengths to deliver ESD:Teacher Education and Education for Sustainable Development (Undergraduate and post graduate opportunities)
Dr Anne Dolan, Associate Professor, MIC

New pathways for innovative ESD (Part 1)
Emma Gleeson, PhD Scholar, Department of Geography, MIC

New pathways for innovative ESD (Part 2)
Dr John Morrissey, Associate Professor in Geography, MIC

Supporting SDGs in Curriculum Design
Dr Katherine Whitehurst, Director of Teaching and Learning, MIC

Technological University Dublin

21 March 2025

Presenters

Overview of TU Dublin ESD Strategy
Dr Olivia Freeman, Sustainability Education Lead, Sustainability Education, TU Dublin

The Sustainability Education Team at TU Dublin
Dr Lucia Walsh, Sustainability Education & Innovation Lead, Sustainability Education, TU Dublin

The role of Community Collaborations in Educating 21st century Horticulturists
Rachel Freeman, Lecturer in Horticulture, School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology, TU Dublin

Sustainable Design in Civil and Structural Engineering: A case study of new module development
Caitríona Quinn, MSc. PGDip, Lecturer, School of Transport and Civil Engineering, TU Dublin

Education for Sustainable Development: An Assessment Approach
Dr Róisín Vize, Lecturer in Digital Marketing, School of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, TU Dublin

University of Galway

14 March 2025

Presenters

Creating an Undergraduate Transdisciplinary Sustainability Course at the University of Galway
Dr Gesche Kindermann,
 College of Science and Engineering, School of Natural Sciences, Earth and Life Sciences, University of Galway

Matamaitic don Inbhuanaitheacht – An Irish-language Interdisciplinary Sustainability Module
Dr Fintan Hegarty,
 College of Science and Engineering, Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, University of Galway

Learning Through Doing: Lessons from Stakeholder Engagement in Media Education
Dr Kelly Fincham
, College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies, Global Media, University of Galway

Embedding a Culture of ESD in a New Pharmacy Programme
Dr Joanne O’Dwyer,
 College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Pharmacy, University of Galway

Also featuring Dr Elizabeth Hurley and Dr Alma Clavin, Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT), University of Galway

University College Cork

07 March 2025

Presenters

Education for Sustainable Development at UCC: An Overview
Dr David Nyaluke, Education for Sustainable Development Officer, Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL), University College Cork

ESD in Action: Practices and Approaches at UCC
Dr Catherine O’Mahony, Director of the Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL), University College Cork

Integrating the SDGs into Teaching with the UCC SDG Toolkit
Dr John Barimo, Manager of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network Ireland (SDSN), University College Cork

Ulster University

28 February 2025

Presenters

ESD at Ulster University: a multifaceted approach (2019-)
Dr Amanda Platt, Senior Lecturer Higher Education Practice and ESD Lead, Ulster University

Integrating Research and Teaching with/for Sustainability
Dr Kieran Higgins, Lecturer in Higher Education Practice, Ulster University

Ulster University Research Teaching Nexus Toolkit
Professor Raymond Bond, Professor of Human Computer Systems, School of Computing, Ulster University

Research-led Approach to Learning — Environmental Engineering
Professor Pilar Fernandez-Ibanez, Professor in Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Ulster University

Sustainability Paradoxes: Research-Teaching Nexus
Dr Susann Power, Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Tourism, Dept. of Hospitality Tourism & Events Management, Ulster University

Dublin City University

21 February 2025

Presenters

What can you achieve in one year of ESD?
Barry Peak, ESD Officer, Dublin City University

ESD in Practice – Dublin City University Business School (DCUBS)
Dr Cliona McParland, DCU Business School, Dublin City University

Make it Slow
Dr Michael Hinds, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, Dublin City University