Student Sustainability Research Conference
The first national Student Sustainability Research Conference (SSRC) was hosted by TU Dublin at Grangegorman on the 31st March. On the day an attendance of 140 represented 14 of Ireland’s Higher Education Institutions.
Sixty presentations from undergraduate and postgraduate students addressed the SDGs from the perspectives of the sciences and humanities. Themes included nature, biodiversity, nutrition, wellbeing, tourism, climate education, just transitions, data centres, cultural sustainability, storytelling, sport, the circular economy, materials and design, and business and industry. The work reflected the wealth of ways in which sustainability and the SDGs are being addressed by students of Ireland’s HEIs and the role that all disciplines play in working with the SDGs.
Six workshops with 90 of the attendees were facilitated by colleagues and practitioners from UG, National Youth Council of Ireland, TU Dublin, UCC, and SETU.
• Coping with Climate Change: Climate Justice and Action in a World on Fire
• Careers in Sustainability
• Sustainability Impact Workshop
• Planit Play
• Step into the Doughnut
• Beyond 2030 The Future of the SDGs
The SSRC was an excellent networking opportunity for students and gave participants a sense of the breadth of the SDG research community. The response from participants was strongly supportive. It is intended that the conference move between HEIs in Ireland and we are currently working to identify the 2027 host.
For more information contact ken.boyle@tudublin.ie