DCU Institute for Climate and Society
Holding the Line: Climate action in a time of crisis
to
Campus
St Patrick's Campus
Venue
DCU, St Patrick's Campus, EBlock, Dublin
Target Audience
All Welcome
Is registration required?
Yes
Please join us for the sixth annual conference of the DCU Institute for Climate and Society. This one day conference will explore how we can collectively hold the line on climate action in a time of crisis.
Our keynote speaker this year will be Uachtarán na hÉireann Catherine Connolly.
The conference will also feature ornithologist, wildlife sound-recordist and award-winning author Sean Ronayne, and an extended dance performance curated by the Institute’s Dancer in Residence Mia DiChiaro.
The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
We look forward to welcoming you to the DCU St Patrick’s campus on 12 May 2026 for our sixth annual conference.
| Full Conference Programme: | ||||
| 08:45 - 09:15am | Registration | |||
| 09:15 - 09:30am | Welcome: Dr Diarmuid Torney, Institute Director and Mia DiChiaro, Institute Dancer in Residence | |||
| 09:30 - 10:45am | Panel 1: How did we get here? | |||
| Ali Sheridan | Chair, Just Transition Commission | |||
| Prof Claire Dupont | Department of Public Governance and Management, Ghent University | |||
| Laura Costello | Chief Communications Officer, Hometree | |||
| Shauna Corr | Freelance journalist | |||
| Moderator: Dr Jimmy O’Keeffe | DCU School of History and Geography | |||
| 10:45 - 11:15am | Coffee break | |||
| 11:15 - 12:15pm | Keynote address by President Catherine Connolly | |||
| Introduced by Prof. Anne Sinnott, Deputy President of DCU | ||||
| 12:15 - 1:15pm | Lunch | |||
| 1:15 - 2:30pm | Panel 2: Where are we going? | |||
| Dr Aoibhinn Ni Shuilleabhain | DCU School of STEM Education, Innovation & Global Studies | |||
| Barry Peak | DCU Education for Sustainable Development Officer | |||
| Dr Rita Marcalo | Dancer, choreographer and artistic director of Instant Dissidence | |||
| Eoin Galavan | Climate activist and clinical psychologist | |||
| Moderator: Dr Ashling Bourke | DCU School of Human Development | |||
| 2:30 - 3:00pm | Coffee break | |||
| 3:00 - 4:00pm | Sean Ronayne | |||
| Introduction by Prof Derek Hand, Executive Dean, DCU Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | ||||
| 4:00 - 4:10pm | Closing remarks: Dr David Robbins, Institute Co-director | |||
| 4:30 - 5:30pm | Dance performance curated by Mia DiChiaro, Institute Dancer in Residence |
This event is funded in part by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon.