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The Masterclass Series returns

We are happy to announce the return of our GIRSI Masterclass Series for this academic year! The Masterclass schedule for 2025/2026 is now available and will continue to be updated as we organise more classes throughout the academic year.

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Join us at the Geary Seminar

Our next Geary Seminar will take place next Tuesday, 3rd February at 1pm in the Geary Seminar room (B003/004). We will welcome Prof Guy Lamb, University of Stellenbosch, to present on "‘Murder mysteries’, violence prevention policy & policing in South Africa".
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Inspiring Policy Innovation Webinar Series

Join us in our upcoming webinar of our Inspiring Policy Innovation webinar series on the 5th February, 3pm - 4pm on Zoom. We will welcome Prof Kathryn Oliver to present the seminar titled 'What works to promote research-policy engagement'
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Efficient and safe use of GenAI technology for researchers

Presented by Adrian Byrne and Joshua Komolafe, CeADAR, this GIRSI masterclass will provide guidance and advice regarding GenAI use as well as a hands-on workshop component focusing on real-world researcher relevant applications of GenAI tools. Sign up now and secure your place!
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Lessons for Ireland from the Celtic Tiger

New working paper by Paul Sweeney represents the author’s unique perspective on the key factors that drove Ireland’s historic Celtic Tiger success, which saw employment double from 1.1 million people in 1987 to 2.2 million by 2007. Lessons from this analysis are applied to Ireland’s contemporary economic challenges.
Geary Fellow, Dr Laura K. Taylor receives ERC Consolidator Award
Geary Fellow, Dr Laura K. Taylor receives ERC Consolidator Award

The renowned European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Award has been given to Geary Fellow, Dr. Laura K. Taylor, Associate Professor at the UCD School of Psychology, and Principal Investigator of the Helping Kids! lab.
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Reducing Friction, Promoting Fairness: Behavioural Perspectives on Sludge in Irish Public Services
Reducing Friction, Promoting Fairness: Behavioural Perspectives on Sludge in Irish Public Services

New paper on PublicPolicy.ie by Margaret Samahita and Leonhard K. Lades. This paper presents insights from a survey on how Irish citizens experience and tolerate different types of sludge, i.e. the unnecessary friction that can complicate or delay access to programmes and services.
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Navigating the Adoption of AI for Policymaking
Navigating the Adoption of AI for Policymaking

New paper on PublicPolicy.ie by Omar A. Guerrero (University of Helsinki) argues that before adopting AI, policymakers must ask key questions and understand the problem at hand, their institutional context and capacity, and what different AI tools can realistically offer.
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