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14-30 May 2025 | ‘HeART of Gaza’ children’s art exhibition @ the HI
Dates: Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th May 
Monday 19th - Wednesday 21st May
Monday 26th, Tuesday 27th, Thursday 29th, and Friday 30th May
Time: 9am-5pm
Venue: Humanities Institute (H204 / top floor)
The UCD Humanities Institute (HI) cordially invites you to the ‘HeART of Gaza’ children’s art exhibition in the HI Seminar Room H204/top floor, from 14-30 May 2025.
‘HeART of Gaza,’ an exhibition of children's art, features about 50 artworks created by children in Gaza, co-curated by Féile Butler (a conservation architect based in the west of Ireland) and Mohamed Timraz (owner of Café Grey based in Gaza).
Co-curator Féile Butler writes: ‘HeART of Gaza’ is an exhibition of art made by young Palestinians, aged 3 to 17, giving a platform to the most voiceless and the most vulnerable. The children ask us to bear witness to their terror, their weariness and loss, but also to their resilience and determination as they cling on to childhood, celebrating friendship and family, hobbies and pets, and birthday cake. An intimate invitation into their inner world, their art reminds us that every child is not a number but a whole universe.
Attendance is free and open to the public, but please note building access is limited to the dates above.
The exhibition is part of the HI’s wider project, ‘From Modern Crisis to Permacrisis and Polycrisis’
30 May 2025 | ReClaim project | TRAIN Networking: Virtual Follow-Up Meeting
Date: Friday, 30th May 2025 
Time: 12-1pm
Venue: Online via Zoom
The UCD Humanities Institute and the UCD Earth Institute are pleased to invite you to participate in the first follow-up virtual meeting of the ReClaim project TRAIN: Transnational Research and Interdisciplinary Networks. This virtual meeting is an important interdisciplinary and transnational networking opportunity that builds on a previous in-person “speed dating” event between scholars from Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (AHSS) and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The online event will take place on Zoom on 30 May 2025, 12-1 pm.
The meeting will begin with a presentation by Professor Gerardine Meaney (UCD), and it will progress with an informal discussion where scholars will be able to introduce their research, exchange ideas, and explore potential collaborations. Given the increasing importance of interdisciplinary and transnational research in funding applications, this event offers a unique opportunity to build connections across disciplines in an informal and supportive setting.
If you are interested in participating, please register by filling (opens in a new window)this form in order to receive a Zoom link: (opens in a new window)https://forms.office.com/e/N48ie5dxkv
We look forward to your participation in what promises to be an engaging and productive event. Please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues who might be interested.
2 October 2025 | HI Silent Book Club
Date: Thursday, 2 October 2025 
Time: 2.30-4pm
Venue: Humanities Institute (H204 / top floor)
In a time of noise and multi-tasking activities, it has become particularly difficult to sit down with a book and focus on our reading. This might be a problem, considering that reading is such a fundamental part of our career as graduate students, early-career academics, and academics. For this reason, every two months, on a Thursday from 2.30 to 4 pm, the UCD Humanities Institute offers a safe and quiet space to read together… in silence! The aim is to share our love for reading and for our research without feeling the pressure to talk about it. There is only one rule: bring your book or e-book along (it doesn’t matter which one) and enjoy with your fellow readers!
- Future dates for your diaries:
- Thursday, 4 December 2025, 2.30-4pm
- Thursday, 12 February 2026, 2.30-4pm