TU Dublin Green Week 2025
TU Dublin is calling on students, staff and the wider community to get involved in the co-creation of a week of environmental action on campus and beyond.
TU Dublin Green Week is an annual celebration of innovation and partnerships for environmental action and sustainability education. The celebration aims to mobilise TU Dublin's ecosystem of advocates who are advancing the sustainability agenda and accelerating TU Dublin's performance on climate action across programmes, schools, societies, projects, professional services and operations. Together we can inspire a sustainable future for all and establish TU Dublin as one of the most environmentally sustainable universities in the world.
Monday 10 to Friday 14 March
A range of events, activities and opportunities will take place across each campus location and we welcome proposals from all our people - please submit your event or activity with this form to have it feature on the Green Week schedule and communications.
Risk consideration
Any outdoor activities such as planting, litter picking, and walking tours may pose an element of risk for participants. A full briefing and safety announcement must be made before each events starts. We aim to make each activity as accessible as possible for all attendees. If attendees have accessibility, or mobility or any other needs please let us know so that we can support your participation. We have a range of volunteering tasks to suit all abilities, skills and talents. All volunteers should review this form prior to taking part in any outdoor activity.
Photo consent
Photos and video will be taken at many of the below events. Photo and video consent can be given here and we encourage all attendees to indicate their preference for consent.
Schedule
| Day | Event | Location | Time | Who can join |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 03 | The Art of Raised Beds Gardening - from construction to pest protection. Secure your free ticket here. | GLAS @TU Dublin Community Garden, Blanchardstown | 2-4pm | Students, staff and community |
| Monday 03 | YOUTH POLICY DIALOGUE - Watch the webinar recording here | Brussels, Belgium | 10-12pm | TU Dublin School of Accounting, Economics and Finance student Fernandes Brancalliao Kawana join the Youth Policy Dialogue on the Future of Finance. |
| all March and April | Spark Skills - Spring Series 2025. Spark Skills covers practical skills in bike mechanics, energy efficiency, and solar energy. | Bohemian Football Club’s community space, Phibsborough Tower | - | students, staff and community |
| Wednesday 05 |
Green Dragon Hackathon Green solution ideation & pitching competition. |
Main Building, Tallaght | 10am-2pm | Science students |
| Friday 07 | Students and Microsoft join forces with Trees on the land to plant over 1,800 trees on the Blanchardstown campus - RSVP here | Campus grounds, Blanchardstown | Meet at Horticulture complex | Students, staff, and Microsoft |
| Monday 10 | Green Week Roadshow - information stands | Aras Croí, foyer, Blanchardstown | 12-2pm | Students and staff |
| Monday 10 | Campus Walkability Exploration - Join TU Dublin’s Sustainability Action Research and Innovation Team as we delve into the walkability of TU Dublin's Blanchardstown campus. Share your thoughts with the CRAWL project team in a fun, interactive environment. Walk with us while using interactive maps to gather valuable insights. | Aras Croí, foyer, Blanchardstown | 12-2pm | Students and staff |
| All of March | Marchathon - self directed litter picking walks on campus - pick up a litter pick pack from the front foyer main entrance | Connect, Blanchardstown | within campus opening hours | Students and staff |
| Monday 10 - Friday 14 | Reducing Food Waste and Packaging Waste in School of Culinary Arts & Food Technology: Reusable Bread Bags for Greener Culinary & Bakery practical lectures. | LG Culinary & Baking Labs, Central Quad, Grangegorman | 10am-12pm | Students of placement module of Baking & Pastry Arts Management, Year 3 |
| Monday 10 | Compost Like A Pro! Master the art of compositing with Global Action Plan -from basics to pro techniques. Secure your free ticket here | GLAS @TU Dublin Community Garden, Blanchardstown | 11 - 1pm | Students, staff and community |
| Monday 10 | Litter picking - focus on the litter black spot by the pond and the bus terminus - meet at Green Week stand in Aras Croí, foyer. Kit provided. Sign up here. | Start at Aras Croí, foyer - litter pick at campus entrance beside the pond and bus terminus Blanchardstown | 1 - 1:45pm | Students, staff and community |
| Monday 10 |
School of Architecture, Building and Environment welcome Prof. Jeremy Till as Building Change Visiting Professor. Prof. Till is one of the most influential contemporary thinkers on architecture and the climate crisis. |
Room BST 259 Bolton Street | 1- 2pm | Students and staff |
| Monday 10 |
Sustainable Food Systems Debates.
As part of their module on Gastronomy & Culture students will follow the structured "Lincoln-Douglas" debate format popular in the United States, which typically focuses on value-laden issues, requiring the students to consider various stakeholder positions, causes and consequences of these complex matters, as well as to work in teams to propose and respond to arguments. |
Central Quad, Grangegorman | 2-4pm | School of Culinary Arts MSc students, with Dr Anke Klitzing |
| Tuesday 11 | Green Week Roadshow - information stands |
1st floor, beside cafe, Bolton Street |
12-2pm | Students and staff |
| Tuesday 11 | Campus Walkability Exploration - Join TU Dublin’s Sustainability Action Research and Innovation Team as we delve into the walkability of TU Dublin's Bolton Street. Share your thoughts with the CRAWL project team in a fun, interactive environment. Walk with us while using interactive maps to gather valuable insights. | 1st floor, beside cafe, Bolton Street | 12-2pm | Students and staff |
| All of March | Marchathon - self directed litter picking walks on campus - pick up a litter pick pack from the King's Inn entrance (beside the Sports Office) | Bolton Street | within campus opening hours | Students and staff |
| Tuesday 11 |
Reviving the Irish Atlantic Rainforest – Eoghan Daltun Secure your free ticket here |
BST-417, Bolton Street | 1-2pm | Students, Staff, Community & external members |
| Tuesday 11 |
Ecochella Climate Festival - games, clothes & swap, book swap, Ceilí, panel debates |
Linen Hall, Bolton Street | 2-5pm | Students & staff |
| Tuesday 11 |
Rewilding Ireland - Meet the Storytellers Film Screenings: This is Your River The Forest Midwife Secure your free ticket here. |
BST-236 (Kinema), Bolton Street | 4-6pm | Students, Staff, Community & external members |
| Tuesday 11 |
We Will Not Sit Down and Be Quiet - TU Dublin School of Art & Design is delighted to host a screening of 'We Will Not Sit Down and Be Quiet', a film produced by DoubleTAKE Studio, Tallaght Community Arts featuring a group of self-advocates with intellectual disabilities and their work to ensure a better level service for themselves and their peers. Read more and book tickets. |
EQ-002, East Quad, Grangegorman | 6-8pm | Students and staff, community |
| Tuesday 11 - Friday 14 |
We Will Not Sit Down and Be Quiet - TU Dublin School of Art & Design accompanying exhibition of artwork and advocacy posters produced by the advocates will run in the East Quad back foyer. |
East Quad back foyer, Grangegorman | all day | Students and staff |
| Tuesday 11 | Green Week event - tba | BST-438, Bolton Street | 11-2pm | Students and staff |
| Tuesday 11 | Green Week event - tba | AST4-027, Aungier Street | 12-2pm | Students and staff |
| Tuesday 11 |
Career Development Centre will host 'Sustainability in Careers: Careers Workshop for students of all disciplines interested in a career in sustainability' |
Room 380, Bolton Street | 1-2pm | Students and staff |
| Tuesday 11 |
Living Labs and Research Workshop - delivered by Helena Fitzgerald |
online | - | staff |
| Wednesday 12 | Litter pick - Meet at Green Week Roadshow stand in Main Foyer - Sign up here | Main Building foyer, Tallaght |
12.20*/1.15-2pm |
Students and staff |
| Wednesday 12 | Campus Walkability Exploration - Join TU Dublin’s Sustainability Action Research and Innovation Team as we delve into the walkability of TU Dublin's Tallaght campus. Share your thoughts with the CRAWL project team in a fun, interactive environment. Walk with us while using interactive maps to gather valuable insights. | Main Building foyer, Tallaght | 12-2pm | Students and staff |
| Wednesday 12 |
Green Week Roadshow - information stands |
Main Building foyer, Tallaght | 12-2pm | Students and staff |
| All of March | Marchathon - self directed litter picking walks on campus - pick up a litter pick pack from the front foyer of Connect building | Main Building, Tallaght | within campus opening hours | Students and staff |
| Wednesday 12 |
Step into the Doughnut Workshop ‘Step into the Doughnut’ is an open workshop designed to introduce participants to the ideas of 'Doughnut Economics'. RSVP here. |
Meet at Room 15, Main Building, Tallaght
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11am-12.45pm | Students and staff |
| Wednesday 12 |
Solar Panels Deep Retrofit SEAI grants |
Online | 1-2pm | Students and staff |
| Wednesday 12 |
The Future of Organic Soils in Ireland Discussion Panel |
BST-413, Bolton Street / Online | 1:10-2pm | Students and staff & external members |
| Wednesday 12 |
Clean Coasts Beach Clean-Up with TU Dublin Climate Ambassador Ahmed Shaikh. |
For those travelling via Dublin's City Centre, meet at Connolly Train Station at 1pm (inside the building outside the newsagents/shop). For those making other connections, clean up starts 2pm on the beach. Dublin Bus H3, and 6 closest stop is Howth DART Station. |
1-3pm | Students, staff, Clean Coasts An Taisce. |
| Wednesday 12 | CANIE Webinar: The Green Transition: Inspiring Stories from Across European International Higher Education, showcasing success stories in climate action and decarbonisation. In a time of global challenges, this session will foster a sense of community, highlighting positive progress and practical strategies that institutions around the world are implementing to drive meaningful change. Featuring TU Dublin colleagues Dr Lucia Walsh, Dr Olivia Freeman. Register here. | Online | 1pm | Staff, Climate Action Network for International Educators (CANIE). |
| Thursday 13 | Green Week Roadshow - information stands | Ground floor, opposite cafe, Aungier Street | 12-2pm | Students and staff |
| Thursday 13 | Campus Walkability Exploration - Join TU Dublin’s Sustainability Action Research and Innovation Team as we delve into the walkability of TU Dublin Aungier Street. Share your thoughts with the CRAWL project team in a fun, interactive environment. Walk with us while using interactive maps to gather valuable insights. | Ground floor, opposite cafe, Aungier Street | 12-2pm | Students and staff |
| Thursday 13 | TY Sustainable Bakery Workshop | LGCQ18 Confectionary Bakery - Central Quad, Grangegorman | 9-1:30pm | School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology students |
| Thursday 13 |
Bring good quality items on hangers (max 5) to Chaplaincy Office Tallaght on 11 or 12 March |
Ground Floor Corridor, Main building, Tallaght | 12-2pm | Students & Staff |
| Thursday 13 |
Take Control: Goal-Setting, Self-Talk & Visualisation for Sustainable Success workshop. Workshop facilitators: Ethan McGlynn and Giada Franzolini (Sports Management students) Objectives: |
BF-025, Blanchardstown | 1-3pm | Students, Staff, Community & external members |
| Thursday 13 |
TU Dublin Student Volunteering are teaming up for a visit to the GLAS @TU Dublin Community Garden for a gardening workshop. Light refreshments will be provided! Contact claire.flannery@tudublin.ie for details. A coach is leaving from the Clocktower at Grangegorman campus at 1pm - RSVP for the coach here. Or you can meet the group at the garden on the Blanchardstown campus directly at 1.45pm. |
GLAS @TU Dublin Community Garden, Blanchardstown | 2-3:30pm | TU Dublin Student Volunteering group |
| Thursday 13 |
Step into the Doughnut Workshop ‘Step into the Doughnut’ is an open workshop designed to introduce participants to the ideas of 'Doughnut Economics'. RSVP here. |
Blanchardstown, Room BE005 | 3.30-5pm | Students, Staff, Community & external members |
| Thursday 13 |
Sustainable and Regenerative Tourism SLWC+ project - field trip activity with OPW |
Phoenix Park and Chapelizod | 11-4:30pm | TU953/2, TU747/3, TU967/2 and ERASMUS students |
| Thursday 13 |
Sustainability and Health Research Hub (SHRH) - Green Week Seminar |
Greenway, Grangegorman | - | Students and staff |
| All of March | Marchathon - self directed litter picking walks on campus - pick up a litter pick pack from the main foyer, at the Aungier Street entrance | Aungier Street | within campus opening hours | Students and staff |
| Friday 14 | Green Week Roadshow - information stands | RD-015 (beside canteen), Rathdown House, Grangegorman | 12-2pm | Students and staff |
| Friday 14 | Campus Walkability Exploration - Join TU Dublin’s Sustainability Action Research and Innovation Team as we delve into the walkability of TU Dublin's Grangegorman campus. Share your thoughts with the CRAWL project team in a fun, interactive environment. Walk with us while using interactive maps to gather valuable insights. | RD-015 (beside canteen), Rathdown House, Grangegorman | 12-2pm | Students and staff |
| All of March | Marchathon - self directed litter picking walks on campus - pick up a litter pick pack from the front foyer of Rathdown House | Grangegorman | within campus opening hours | Students and staff |
| Friday 14 | Climate Change in 10 Images - an interactive discussion on climate change in response to visual images - RSVP here. Participants can also submit their images in advance to ken.boyle@tudublin.ie to feature as part of the discussion. | EQ-110, East Quad, Grangegorman | 1-2pm | Students, staff and community |
| Friday 14 | TU Dublin is Switching Off for St Patrick’s Day weekend - University-wide call to action to save energy by switching off all unnecessary devices and lights before leaving on your last day at campus before the long weekend. | University-wide call to action to save energy by switching off all unnecessary devices and lights before leaving on your last day at campus before the long weekend. | - | Students and staff |
| Tuesday 25 | Climate Festival Linen Hall - Year 4 Architecture students are hosting a Climate Festival at Linen Hall. The event will feature three panel discussions on 'Circular Economy', 'Education and Curriculum' and 'Society and Climate' with guest speakers and side event games taking place throughout the afternoon. Prof. Jeremy Till will launch the festival on the day. | Linen Hall | 2- 5pm | Students and staff |
*Tallaght litter pick: There is a 12.20 start time if you would like to extend your litter pick to Tallaght Village with Tallaght Tidy Towns. Otherwise campus only litter pick begins at 1.15
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Green Week endeavours to take action for all United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) with a particular focus on SDG 13 Climate Action and SDG 15 Life on Land. Our initiatives aim to stimulate urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts on society, ecosystems, the natural environment.
