A very well attended Postdoctoral Research Showcase was held in the School on Dec. 8th, 2025.

9 Dec 2025

Five Postdoc. Researchers share details of their exciting research projects.

At a very well attended Postdoctoral Research Showcase in the School held on the 8th December, five postdoctoral researchers shared details of the exciting research projects they are presently working on, which are seeking to shape a better future.

Dr. Rachael Wanjagua shared details about very important evaluative research being conducted as part of the id+ Futures Project at University College Cork.

Dr. Elizabeth Folan O’ Connor shared details of a 4-year EU Horizon GreenInCities project seeking to bring nature-based solutions to the community of Knocknaheeny to tackle climate change and species decline. 

Dr. Rebecca Close provided an  overview of a DOROTHY MSCA project entitled Imaging/Imagining Reproductive Crisis: Time-lapse microscopy, animation and fertility discourse.

Dr. Aoife Price presented on the TARA Project, which constitutes a participatory approach to developing Trauma-Informed Practice Initiatives with Practitioners in a child-serving system of care.

Dr Caitriona Curtin's presentation focused on how ‘The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’ [CRPD) can be integrated into design practices and embedded into the Internet of Things (IoT), focusing specifically on applications in intellectual disability.