Events

UL Student Sustainability be hosting the next instalment of our Conversation Series (and final one for this semester!) on SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth with Stephen Kinsella, Full Professor of Economics, Head of the Department of Economics, and Co-Director of Immersive Software Engineering at University of Limerick.
Also serving as a Research Associate at the Rhodes Centre for International Finance at Brown University, Stephen is actively involved in spearheading research projects like +CityxChange, INCASE, and SMARTLAB for UL. His primary research interests encompass smart cities, novel regional partnerships, economic networks, and the integration of natural capital concepts into mainstream economic thought.

UL Student Sustainability will be hosting the next instalment of our Conversation Series focusing on SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, with Paddy Finn, CEO of VIOTAS, a smart grid company delivering services that allows commercial and industrial customers to earn revenue by becoming active participants on the power system.

UL Student Sustainaiblity will be hosting the next instalment of our Conversation Series, focusing on SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, with Chidi Usanga, PhD candidate at UL, who is focusing on the River Shannon under the Faculty of Science & Engineering’s Sustainability programme.
The project, titled “Giving Voice to Nature: Digitally Enabled Human-Nature Interaction to Support Restoration Practices in the Shannon River”, aims to enable the non-human natural entities in/around the river communicate and interact with humans through new and emerging digital technologies.

UL Student Sustainability be running a student-led debate around the topic of who should be responsible for ensuring access to clean water. UL’s Law Society will be collaborating on this, so we are looking forward to a lively debate!

Join UL Student Sustainability for our next panel discussion all about SDG 5: Gender Equality. We will be joined by UL Student Life, Medical Society, Literary Society, and Out in UL to deep-dive into the topic, along with the most pressing challenges and opportunities to advance this Goal.

In our next Conversation Series for SDG 5, we are joined by Rabya Ali, Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Manager for the Technological University of Shannon. Rabiya has worked with UN Migration as a consultant where she engaged in a project to help prevent sexual and gender- based violence against migrants. She also is currently a part of EIGE’s (European Institue for Gender Equality) Expert Pannel where she helps the EIGE with Gender based violence, Gender Mainstreaming, Knowledge management, and Research and statistics. She also had experience as a consultant for the Council of Europe, the manager for Ascend Domestic Abuse Service for the North Tipperary Development Company, an Equality expert for Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, and so much more.

Join UL Student Sustainability and UL Global on Thursday at 6pm in the Kemmy Business School for the final presentations and graduation for the inaugural cohort of the Global Leadership for Sustainable Development programme. This was a six-week programme run between UL Global and UL Student Sustainability. The students will be presenting mission project proposals that will impact UL and its surrounding areas.

Dive into the theme for this week, SDG 4 Quality Education, at our event on October 25th, 6pm, in our change of location to Seminar Room 1, Dromore Village Hall! (One night only) Join us for an interactive workshop inspired by the 'Lazy Person's Guide to Saving the World,' which equips students with practical tips to seamlessly integrate sustainability into their daily lives.

Join us for our Conversation Series on SDG 4: Quality Education with Dr Keelin Leahy, focusing on the best practices for educating in sustainable development.

Join Sheila Killian at O'Mahony's Booksellers on O'Connell Street, Limerick for the launch of her book: 'Doing Good Business'.

Join us on October 18th, from 6-8 pm, for the Student Sustainability Summit—an opportunity to voice and explore the issues impacting your student life. The Student Sustainability Summit is your chance to identify and discuss the issues and concerns that affect your student life. Our team wants to work with you so that we can work for you. We look forward to seeing and hearing you!

Join Student Sustainability's third installment of the SDG Conversation Series with the speaker for this week, Cllr Daniel Butler, Health and Wellbeing Improvement Officer in the HSE and Chairperson of MyMind Centre for Wellbeing Limerick.
A proud graduate of UL, Cllr Butler served as the Mayor of Limerick between 2021 and 2022 and is currently involved in multiple significant initiatives across Limerick. We are thrilled to welcome him as he shares his insights and experiences related to SDG 3: Good Health and Wellbeing.

We are delighted to welcome our guest speaker, Jackie Bonfield from Mid West Simon. She will shed light on the challenges and solutions she experiences related to SDG 2: Zero Hunger.

Join us for UL Student Sustainability's first-ever sustainability debate, focusing on SDG 2: Zero Hunger. Hear perspectives from the UL Law Society on the question: 'Should Ireland's resources be prioritised to solve national hunger or global hunger?'

In the first installment of our SDG Conversation Series, we welcome Linda Ledger, CEO of St Munchin's Community Centre to discuss her personal and professional experiences around SDG 1: No Poverty.

To launch Student Sustainability's 17-week programme of events, we will host a panel discussion on SDG 1: No Poverty, featuring students from the Economics, Enactus, and Environmental societies. It promises to be a lively and informative conversation!

Please join us for the next installment of the CIGS Sustainability Lecture Series 2023!

A guest lecture by Karin Dubsky on “Citizen Science - some Irish roots and branches”

Chaired by Andrea Deverell (UL), this online event looks at the status of sustainability reporting at German universities with a particular focus on how sustainable development is currently measured.

The UL Apiary, UL Environmental Committee and Burren Beekeeping Association are pleased to announce that registration is now open for 2023 Beginners Beekeeping Course (Bee and Hives Management).

Cardigan Culture: Embrace the Comfort - Wednesday Webinar - Online