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Sustainable Homes Integrating Non-Intrusive Environmental Sensors
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New user alert! The SHINE Research Project has officially landed in Bluesky. Follow us for updates on our efforts to improve health & resiliency in social homes in Ireland via our environmental sensor 🥳🎉🎊 #NationalChallengeFund #NextGenerationEU @researchireland.bsky.social linktr.ee/SHINEprojectIE
Do you know the top five issues facing social housing in Ireland today? Hint: mould! Do you want to learn more about our project's findings? The SHINE Research Project Policy Brief 2025 is out now! Read more here: projectshine.ie/the-shine-re... @dublincityuni.bsky.social @researchireland.ie
October 30, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Presenting: The SHINE Environmental Sensor 2.0! Thanks to the excellent and promising Real World Studio Project students at the University of Limerick. Read more here: www.linkedin.com/posts/theshi...
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The SHINE Sensor 2.0! Today, students from the University of Limerick's Real World Studio Project visited Dublin City University to showcase their groundbreaking research and innovative product desig...
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October 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
SHINE is excited to be featured on @dublincityuni.bsky.social Research Impact blog! Read more about "How DCU Research is tackling poor indoor air quality in social housing" here: www.dcu.ie/blog/2056/mo...
Monitoring air quality | DCU Research Showcase
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July 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Congratulations to SHINE's Dr @valescal.bsky.social for this feature at the Housing Agency's Spotlight on Housing Research. More info here: www.linkedin.com/posts/housin...
The latest edition of The Housing Agency's Spotlight on Housing Research features Dr. | The Housing Agency Ireland
The latest edition of The Housing Agency's Spotlight on Housing Research features Dr. Valesca Lima and her current research on the design of housing policy interventions linked with resilience and...
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July 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
🚨 Exciting news! The SHINE project’s extended abstract about IAQ in Irish social housing is now published in the Data for Policy 2025 Conference book! The conference was held at Leiden University in The Hague on June 12-13. Read more about it here (pp. 104-107): zenodo.org/records/1573... 📚✨
Data for Policy 2025 (DfP'25) - Europe Book of Abstracts
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June 29, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Join SHINE at the International Social Housing Festival 2025 from June 4-6 at The Convention Centre Dublin! Don’t miss Dr @valescal.bsky.social's seminar on June 6, titled "Building Resilience Through Enhancing Housing Maintenance." Everyone is welcome. We hope to see you there! #ISHF2025
May 27, 2025 at 10:26 AM
SHINE’s Dr Valesca Lima Wins 2025 DCU President’s Award for Early Career Research

The SHINE Team is proud of you, Dr @valescal.bsky.social 🎉🎖️👏

Read more here: projectshine.ie/news-2025-pr...
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SHINE’s Dr. Valesca Lima Wins 2025 DCU President’s Award for Early Career Research PHOTOS BY DCU’S KYRAN O’BRIEN 11 April 2025 On the 10th of April, SHINE’s Principal Investigator…
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April 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
🎉 Congratulations, Dr @valescal.bsky.social, for being awarded 2025's Early Career Researcher at the prestigious #DCUPresidentAwards for Research. Your passion for policy & citizen participation research is recognised and will remain a vital asset in impactful housing & policy governance projects!
The #DCUPresidentAwards for Research recognise researchers with sustained contributions in their field, those making impact early in their careers, as well as those making significant impact beyond academia.
You can read about the award recipients here: launch.dcu.ie/42b3NRz
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April 11, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Recent findings from SHINE's PI Dr @valescal.bsky.social on discrimination in securing housing in Ireland are quite significant.

Congratulations on this important work! Your dedication to addressing these critical issues is paving the way for meaningful changes in the country.
Happy to share the findings of my new report, "Housing Challenges and Needs of Migrants in Ireland" a study funded by The Housing Agency Ireland, which focus into the experiences of migrants navigating Ireland's challenging rental sector

Read the full report here: doras.dcu.ie/30754/7/Lima...
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March 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The SHINE Project, led by PI @valescal.bsky.social, is in the spotlight in today’s Research Newsletter from @dublincityuni.bsky.social! Check it out and see the amazing work being done! 🌟🎉

#NationalChallengeFund #NextGenerationEU @researchireland.bsky.social

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Research Newsletter - Issue 102: Spotlight | Research Office
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March 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
SHINE is honoured to be one of CitiObs' Citizen Observatories! #CitizenScience
🌟 The Journey Begins!

🌍 This week, we welcomed 30 Citizen Observatories and initiatives at our onboarding workshop! Together, we explored #CitiObs tools and methods to tackle urban environmental challenges like air quality.🌿💡
Excited for the impact these collaborations will bring!

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January 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The SHINE Project received positive feedback from the delegates at the Twenty-first International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability, organised by the Common Ground Research Networks and held at Florida International University www.linkedin.com/posts/theshi...
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The SHINE Project received positive feedback from the delegates at the Twenty-first International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social…
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January 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
PROJECT UPDATE!

Today marked the kickoff of the CitiObs ALLIANCE CO project, uniting 30 groups (including SHINE) to address issues like air & water quality, noise pollution, and urban heat in the region.

More info here: projectshine.ie/news/#:~:tex...

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📢 Exciting Milestone!
This Monday, January 20th, marks the onboarding workshop for our 30 Alliance Cases! 🎉

We kickstart this collaborative journey to empower Citizen Observatories to address urban environmental challenges like air quality, noise pollution, and urban heat.🌍

Stay tuned for updates!
January 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The team is excited to showcase our prototype and updates on our upcoming trial soon! Stay tuned! #NationalChallengeFund #NextGenerationEU
@shineprojectie.bsky.social researchers are developing a sensor that can be installed in social houses to monitor air quality and help prevent mould. Read on @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/1107/1479634-environment-sustainable-living-social-housing-oliver-bond-dolphin-house/
November 29, 2024 at 2:06 PM
🌟 Exciting news! SHINE is thrilled to be chosen as one of the
CitiObs Alliance! Together, we’ll address environmental challenges and boost citizen science initiatives across Europe. 🌍✨ Stay tuned for more info! #NationalChallengeFund #NextGenerationEU citiobs.eu/demonstratio...
November 22, 2024 at 2:46 PM
SHINE is passionate about promoting environmental sustainability in the Irish social housing sector with our innovative sensor. Discover our project's goals & what drives us forward in our RTE Brainstorm article! #NationalChallengeFund #NextGenerationEU www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why environmentally sustainable social housing is important
Researchers are developing a sensor that can be installed in social houses to monitor air quality and help prevent mould
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November 13, 2024 at 12:13 PM
New user alert! The SHINE Research Project has officially landed in Bluesky. Follow us for updates on our efforts to improve health & resiliency in social homes in Ireland via our environmental sensor 🥳🎉🎊 #NationalChallengeFund #NextGenerationEU @researchireland.bsky.social linktr.ee/SHINEprojectIE
November 13, 2024 at 11:49 AM