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DCU announces Futurology research event series at the Royal Irish Academy

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Dublin City University has announced a series of six public lecture events to be hosted at the Royal Irish Academy from late February until mid May. The DCU Futurology series will showcase a wide range of impactful research from across the university’s five faculties.

The events are free to attend and registration is now open for the first and second event.

 

The Futurology Lecture Series takes the wealth of expertise, knowledge and new discoveries at DCU and maps them onto the near, medium and long term future of Ireland, and the world. Each of the six events examines a specific issue or aspect of life as we don’t yet know it.

 

The first event in the series, due to take place on 27th February, focuses on the future of online discourse and its effect on society. The speakers will be addressing online hate speech, extreme online communities, the policy landscape around the regulation of the internet and more.

 

The dates for each event and the full line-up of speakers are as follows. Registration is now open for the first two events in the series.

 

  1. Online Discourse and Society, 27th February

  • Prof Debbie Ging - Toxic male online influencers and the Manosphere

  • Dr Gary Sinclair - Tackling online hate in football

  • Dr Tanya Lokot - Internet freedoms in authoritarian states

  • Prof Sharon O'Brien & Dr Patrick Cadwell - Translating key messages in crisis situations

 

  1. The Lived Environment, 11th March

  • Dr Danny Marks - Governances challenges on the way to climate adaptation

  • Dr Ashling Bourke - What shapes our views of climate change?

  • Dr David O’Connor - Monitoring the air for pollutants and allergens

  • Dr Eadaion Carthy - PFAs vs Microplastics: differences and detection

 

  1. Living Longer and Better Lives, 25th March

  • Dr Hannah Goss - Health literacy and life outcomes

  • Prof Christine Loscher

  • Dr Vlad Glaveanu - Imagining the future

  • Prof Nicholas Dunne - Biodesign: the latest advances in bioengineering

 

  1. Sustainable Futures, 8th April

  • Dr Jimmy O’Keeffe - Natural Capital: valuing green space

  • Dr Sean Jordan - Sustainable building materials influenced by ancient life forms

  • Prof Liam Barry - Sustainable data centres

  • Dr James Carton - Sustainable transport: green hyrdogen

  • Dr Jennifer Foster - Is AI ever sustainable?

 

  1. Future Leaders, 29th April

  • Prof Maura McAdam - The identity of an entrepreneur

  • Dr Melrona Kirrane - Psychology in the workplace

  • Prof Claire Gubbins - Remote work in the future

 

  1. The Future of Education, May 14th

  • Dr Natalie O'Neill - Botanical and Biodiversity Education

  • Dr Peter Tiernan - VR and AI in Education

  • Dr Grainne McKenna - Human connection and nuturing in early education

  • Dr Patrick Burke - Reading tea leaves: Where to next for literacy?

  • Dr Sylwia Kazmierczak-Murray - Equity and Inclusion in education

 

The line-up of speakers at each event is subject to change.

The Royal Irish Academy (RIA) is an independent, all-island learned society established under Charter in 1785. ?It is the principal learned society in Ireland and has approximately 680 members, including DCU Futurology speaker Prof Liam Barry, who have been chosen for their distinguished contributions to scholarship and research in the sciences, humanities, social sciences and public service.