Schools collaborate on Climate MESS Conference

Published: Wed Oct 22 2025 - 16:27

TU Dublin's School of Media and School of Social Sciences, Law and Education Research groups have come together to bring you a one-day conference to discuss what role ideas can play in the existential and ecological crisis.

Friday 24 October 2025, East Quad, Grangegorman

09:30-4.00pm

Speakers and Panels

Dr Steve Quilley, University of Waterloo, Canada.

Roger Hallam, Co-Founder of Extinction Rebellion, Just Stop Oil and Insulate Britain.

Panel on Data Centres, Ecology and Inequality

MESS is an interdisciplinary research group. It is a collaboration between the School of Media and the School of Social Sciences, Law and Education in TU Dublin. An ongoing MESS seminar series has been running since 2023. Conference attendees are very welcome to join, and contribute to, upcoming MESS seminars.

This event is supported by the Culture and Society Research Hub as part of its remit to stimulate new thinking and research possibilities.

Get your free ticket here