Niamh Moore-Cherry
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Niamh Moore-Cherry
@niamhmcherry.bsky.social

Geographer; Dean of Social Sciences and College Principal @ucdsocscilaw;
Geographer; Full Prof Urban and Regional Governance and Sustainability; www.citiesgovernancesustainability.eu; Irish Girl Guides Area Commissioner

Education 28%
Economics 16%
📺 Tune in tonight!

Professor @niamhmcherry.bsky.social and Dr @deanphelan.bsky.social from UCD School of Geography feature in RTÉ One’s 10 Things to Know About…

Episode 1: “Change”
🗓️ Mon 10 Nov | 8:30 pm | RTÉ One & Player

Learn more about the CONUNDRUM project 👉 bit.ly/3LyCGKc

Lovely evening @officialgaa All-Stars meeting conference ambassadors from around the country and hearing their stories. The highlight? Meeting Kerrys greatest supporter Kathleen O'Sullivan!! Overwhelming sense of community, place and belonging - critical to flourishing society!
Human Geography at Leicester is facing closure. Staff contracts are to end in June 2026; students are to be relocated to other universities, or taught out by a maximum of two (!) teaching-only staff. Other departments and subjects are facing closure, too. Please join the demo!

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Our College Principal, Professor @niamhmcherry.bsky.social, shares what makes UCD College of Social Sciences and Law a unique and inspiring place to study and work, where world-class academics and diverse students explore human behaviour, society, and the systems that shape our world.

Launch of another beautiful publication by former colleague Joe Brady @ucddublin.bsky.social and alumnus Paul Ferguson. Superb example of scholarly public engagement and impact. Congratulations to you both!

Farewell #Sligo after an inspiring few days! And a lovely walk at Strandhill to top it off before leaving the northwest

Great discussion at the #esponIE Programme seminar in Limerick with a particular focus on Metropolitan Area Spatial Plans (MASPs). Delighted to join the panel including local elected officials, local authority executives and state agencies. Thanks for the invite Caroline Creamer and David Kelly!

Great to see the great Liz Farries @ucdischool.bsky.social speaking about digital privacy and data protection on @RTE_PrimeTime

A really important indicator of a thriving society is active citizenship and volunteering. @IrishGirlGuides always welcomes new leaders to inspire, lead and have a lot of fun with amazing young people around the country. @gaisceaward.bsky.social @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social
'Somewhere along the way, the real human needs of home, family, and community, and the government imperatives of sustainable development and value for money have been lost to the unreal demands of real estate'

www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why new apartment standards won't mean housing more people
Half of the households in Ireland have children, yet there is no plan for where, and how, the next generations will live
www.rte.ie
@ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social UCD & @gaisceaward.bsky.social launch a new elective module supporting students pursuing Gaisce Awards. President Michael D. Higgins welcomed the partnership, calling it "an opportunity for young people to build skills and active citizenship."

www.ucd.ie/socscilaw/ne...
A massive welcome to our newest students. Nearly 1,000 first-years are starting their journey with the UCD College of Social Sciences and Law at Orientation this week.

We are so excited for you to explore campus, meet new friends, and begin your studies. Have an incredible week, everyone.

Might still be meteorological summer but a definite sense of Autumn in the air as leaves turn colour and fall in the gentle breeze ##HydePark - not to mention first year orientation @ucddublin.bsky.social next week!

Absolute pleasure to join UCD Philosophy colleagues yesterday to celebrate Prof Rowland Stouts' career with the launch of his book and conference ahead of his retirement from UCD later this week. Go raibh mile maith agat Rowland agus go n-éirí an bóthar leat!! @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social

Exactly a year ago today we welcomed the world to Dublin for the International Geographical Congress 2024 - delighted today to be supporting #meetinireland #teamireland again at the football game! #failte

I am delighted that @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social is now on Bluesky!!! Follow us and hear more about our research, programmes, wide ranging successes and upcoming activities!

You were a natural Dean!

Reposted by David M. Farrell

Another busy day for us on the @Researchireland.ie @Conundrum.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social project delighted to be in Enniscorthy with a film crew explaining our project, it's impact and the importance of community engagement in transport governance #NextGenerationEU #NationalChallengeFund

Our team held community mapping workshops in Youghal this week to identify mobility challenges & opportunities for improving sustainable & accessible mobility. An essential step in creating a community-led mobility strategy for Youghal. #NationalChallengeFund #NextGenerationEU @researchireland.ie

The feel good factor from volunteering never ceases to amaze me. Meeting amazing young people and being part of a community effort meant 12 hour shift flew by and great sound from David Guetta! #longitude2025

#andrelax - thanks to all my colleagues @UCDSocialSciences and wider @ucddublin.bsky.social for all your hard work, support and collegiality this academic year. We've achieved a lot and have strong foundations to build on for next year as we celebrate our College 10 year anniversary! More soon!

My type of spinning!!! Thanks to all the colleagues @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social for teaching me how to spin wool and live in a roundhouse!!! Research and teaching in action! @ucddublin.bsky.social @ucdsocscilaw

Reposted by Joanna Brück

Lots to see and do @ucddublin.bsky.social festival today from experimental archaeology to psychology and political debate!! Thanks to colleagues @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social @UCDPsychology and @UCDSPIRe for their contributions!!

The @researchireland.ie @conundrumsfi.bsky.social team have been out and about in New Ross today planning fieldwork for the GROW phase of our #NextGenerationEU project! What a day to be a geographer out in the field!!

Many congratulations - fascinating research!

Great to be back at Regional Studies conference excellently hosted by @UniversityofPorto Faculty of Economics and Politics. This geographer very grateful to be able to explore a fantastic European city - most hilly city I have ever been in but dramatic landscape setting!
👀 Neil Carlin, Jessica Smyth, and team of prehistorians (including me) made the New Scientist:

Ireland's iconic megalithic tombs may have had an unexpected function: www.newscientist.com/article/2478...
Ireland's iconic megalithic tombs may have had an unexpected function
Tombs that are scattered across Ireland may have helped bring ancient societies together for feasting and remembering their ancestors
www.newscientist.com