Research Newsletter - Issue 114: Events
Date & Time: 28 May 2026, 1:00-2:00pm (lunch available from 12:30pm)
Venue: The Spark (AG42), Albert College, DCU Glasnevin Campus
All members of our research and academic community are welcome to this session, hosted by DCU:Innovate. Topics covered will include key national and international supports available to help researchers bring their ideas to market, including early-stage funding options and commercialisation incentives.
For further details visit DCU:Innovate’s event information and registration page.
Date & Time: 03 June 2026, 8:30-11:30am
Venue: Online
The European Research Executive Agency (REA) will be organising an online Information Day for the Doctoral Networks 2026 call. The MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026 call will be presented in detail. This will provide prospective applicants and stakeholders with comprehensive guidance on the key requirements and novelties of the 2026 call, with particular emphasis on the Industrial and Joint Doctorate modes.
The event will also introduce the RAISE Doctoral Networks for AI in Science call, a new pilot initiative under Horizon Europe Cluster 4.
Doctoral Networks 2026 Call Information Day
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Event page: Horizon Europe - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks 2026 - Call Info Day
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Programme: Event programme and speakers
Date & Time: 05 June 2026, 10:00-11:30am
Venue: Online on Zoom: Registration
Are you thinking of applying for funding under Erasmus+ next year, or would like to find out more about the opportunities this programme offers? Then this session will be very helpful for you. We will explore the objectives and priorities of Erasmus+ and the distinct actions and calls that make up the Programme. By the end of the session, you’ll be able to answer questions such as:
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Does my area of interest fit in the Erasmus programme?
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Which action is the best match for what I want to do?
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Who can I collaborate with?
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How much funding is available?
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How can I find international partners?
Contact: Dr Sophie Ball, Senior Erasmus+ Development Officer
Date & Time: 17 June 2026, 1:00-4:30pm (lunch served from 1:00pm)
Venue: Clock Tower Building, DFHERIS Campus (Marlborough Street, D01 RC96)
Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS) invites members of the Irish research community to join the CERN National Stakeholder Forum at its inaugural meeting on 17 June 2026.
European Council for Nuclear Research's (CERN) National Stakeholder Forum will bring together stakeholders in Ireland’s Associate Membership of CERN from across education, industry, government and research. Its purpose is to support broad engagement with CERN through activity updates, promotion of opportunities, and network‑building to enhance enterprise, research and skills development linked to CERN.
Please save the date for the first meeting on Wednesday 17 June 2026, 1-4:30pm, to be held in person in the Clock Tower building on the Department’s campus on Marlborough Street, D01 RC96. A light lunch will be available from 1:00pm, and presentations will start at 2:00pm.
Registration is essential for this event. Register in advance using the CERN National Stakeholder Forum Registration Form. Deadline to register is 1st of June at the latest.
The event will provide an opportunity to hear about existing collaborations and emerging opportunities at CERN and to meet with potential partners.
PI: Dr Diarmuid Torney, Director of the DCU Institute for Climate and Society
About 250 people attended the sixth annual conference organized by the DCU Institute for Climate and Society, which took place on 12 May 2026 on the St. Patrick’s Campus. This year's conference invited attendees to 'Hold the Line' through innovative solutions, new farming paradigms, and, most importantly, through hope.
The conference's keynote speaker was the President of Ireland, Catherine Connolly. In her address, she identified climate change and environmental destruction as defining social and moral challenges of our time.
The conference embodied an overall theme of hope, evident in various panel discussions and in particular by Sean Ronayne, an ornithologist, wildlife sound-recordist, and award-winning author, who challenged himself to record the voice of every bird that still inhabits this island.
PI: Dr Gëzim Visoka, Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, School of Law and Government, DCU
The Conflict Institute recently hosted a workshop focusing on the Irish Presidency and EU Enlargement in the Western Balkans supported by the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs.
The workshop took place on June 4th and 5th and brought together civil society leaders from the Western Balkans and Irish diplomats to discuss EU enlargement in the region and Ireland's upcoming EU Presidency priorities.
The event’s agenda included discussions of the state of peace, democracy, and European integration in the region, as well as pressing areas the Irish presidency could focus on, and proved an enriching experience for all attendees.