Green Week 2023
Raising awareness and stimulating discussion on environmental action across a week of University-wide engagement. Through people and partnerships, 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 6 to Friday 10 March
TU Dublin Green Week is an annual celebration of innovation and partnerships, a chance to debate ideas and to showcase a living lab for environmental sustainability across Ireland's first Technological University. A wide range of events, activities and opportunities will take place across each campus location - review the schedules below for updates.
Day 1 - Monday, 06 March
| Time | Location |
Event
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Format | Organiser | Link/note | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:30-13:00pm | Tallaght, Student’s Union | Bike Clinic - Free bike repair service | In-person | Green-Campus | TU Dublin & Community | |
| 13:30-17:00pm | Blanchardstown | Bike Clinic - Free bike repair service | In-person | Green-Campus | TU Dublin & Community | |
| 11:00-12:00pm | Grangegorman, Central Quad | Grangegorman Vegan Bake-Off | In-person | Green-Campus | TU Dublin & Community | |
| 13:00-14:00pm | Tallaght TMain052 | VOICE Recycling Workshop | In-person | Green-Campus | TU Dublin & Community | |
| 13:00-14:00pm | Bolton Street 446.2 Top floor | Silent Spring - A book club meeting | Hybrid | Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment | Join on Teams | TU Dublin (in person) & (online) Community |
| 13:00-14:00pm | Online | AI Enabling Net Zero, Kevin Quinlan ESB, Data Governance & Quality Lead | Online | Faculty of Business | Tickets | TU Dublin & Community |
| 10:30-11:05pm | Blanchardstown, The Quiet Room | Free Mindfulness Meditation sessions | In-person | TU Dublin's Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy Service | TU Dublin | |
| 13:25-14:05pm | Bolton Street, room 380 | Free Mindfulness Meditation sessions | In-person | TU Dublin's Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy Service | TU Dublin | |
| 14:30-16:30pm | Grangegorman Central Quad | Structured Debates on Food Systems | In-person | School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology | TU Dublin class group |
Day 2 - Tuesday, 07 March
| Time | Location | Event | Format | Organiser | Link/note | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00-10:00am | Online | SOS UK, NTUTORR SDG Teach-In Clinic | Online | NTUTORR | Teams Link | TU Dublin |
| 10:00-14:00pm | Tallaght Main Building Foyer | SDCC Climate Action Information Stand | In-person | South Dublin County Council | TU Dublin & Community | |
| 10:00-11:30am | Bolton street, Room 413 | Climate Activism -be informed and take action | In-person | Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment | Tickets | TU Dublin & Community |
| 11:00-12:15pm | Grangegorman Central Quad CQ-409 | VOICE Recycling Workshop | In-person | Green-Campus |
Cancelled |
TU Dublin & Community |
| 12:00-13:30pm | Tallaght Main Building Foyer | Tallaght Tidy Towns Information Stand | In-person | Tallaght Tidy Towns | TU Dublin & Community | |
| 12:00-14:00pm | Tallaght Main Building Mezzanine | Clothes Swap & Coffee Event | In-person | TU Dublin & Community | ||
| 13:00-13:40pm | Bolton Street BST132 | VOICE Recycling Workshop | In-person | Green-Campus | TU Dublin & Community | |
| 13:00-13.45pm | Online | Beekeeping at TU Dublin | Online | Green-Campus | Teams Link | TU Dublin & Community |
| 13:05-13:45pm | Grangegorman, St Laurence Building | Free Mindfulness Meditation sessions | In-person | TU Dublin's Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy Service | TU Dublin | |
| 13:10-13:50pm | Aungier Street, Blackbox | Free Mindfulness Meditation sessions | In-person | TU Dublin's Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy Service | TU Dublin | |
| 14:00-15:00pm | Bolton Street, Room 249 | Ethical Farming Ireland | In-person | Sustainability Society | Teams Link | TU Dublin & Community |
| 14:00-14.45pm | Online | Sustainable Eating | Online |
Healthy Campus |
Teams Link | TU Dublin & Community |
| 16:00-17:30pm | Aungier Street, Room 3-097 | An Taisce movie The Seeds of Vandana Shiva | Hybrid | Faculty of Business | Teams Link | TU Dublin & Community |
Day 3 - Wednesday, 08 March
| Time | Location | Event | Format | Organiser | Link/note | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00-10:00pm | Grangegorman, Central Quad, CQ-311 | Waste Streams at TU Dublin with Panda | Hybrid | Campus & Estates | Teams Link | TU Dublin |
| 9:30-12:30pm | Grangegorman, Greenway Hub, GW402 | International Women's Day Event | Hybrid | ESHI | Teams Link | |
| 09:30-13:00pm | Aungier Street | Bike Clinic - Free bike repair service | In-person | Green-Campus | TU Dublin & Community | |
| 10:00-14:00pm | Tallaght Main Building Foyer | SDCC Climate Action Information Stand | In-person | South Dublin County Council | TU Dublin & Community | |
| 16:00-17:00pm | Online | Engaging the community and finding support for implementing active travel solutions, Robert Burns, Director of Housing with Fingal County Council | Online | Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment | Teams Link | TU Dublin & Community |
| 10:00-11:00am | Grangegorman, Central Quad, CQ-204 | Sustainable Literacy Escape Room | In-person | Faculty of Sciences and Health | TU Dublin | |
| 11:00-12:30pm | Grangegorman Central Quad, Room LG-20 | Food Waste Talk "Don't Throw Your Money Away: Why food waste is bad for business", Odile Le Bolloch, EPA | Hybrid | School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology | Teams Link | TU Dublin & Community |
| 11:00-13:00pm | Aungier Street, Room 3-097 | Knit With Helen - Knitting Workshop | In-person | Faculty of Business | Tickets | TU Dublin & Community |
| 12:00-13:00pm | Aungier Street AST3-100 | VOICE Recycling Workshop | In-person | Green-Campus | TU Dublin & Community | |
| 10:00-16:00pm | Tallaght Venture Room- Synergy Centre | Climate Green Dragon - Workshop | In-person | Inno-Eut+, Climate-KIC & GrowthHub | Click for QR Code | TU Dublin class groups |
| 18:30-19:30pm | Aungier Street, Room 5050 | Decarbonising the Logistics Sector (Ronan Murphy Co-Founder Vision Green) | In-person | Faculty of Business | TU Dublin & Community |
Day 4 - Thursday, 09 March
| Time | Location | Event | Format | Organiser | Link/note | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00-11:00am | Grangegorman Central Quad CQ-008 | Student Seminar- Smart and Sustainable Tourism | Hybrid | Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Teams Link | TU Dublin & Community |
| 10:00-14:00pm | Tallaght Main Building Foyer | SDCC Climate Action Information Stand | In-person | South Dublin County Council | TU Dublin & Community | |
| 13:00-14:15pm | Blanchardstown Building E BE008 | VOICE Recycling Workshop | In-person | Green-Campus | TU Dublin & Community | |
| 11:00-16:00pm | Grangegorman, East Quad Foyer | Change Clothes Crumlin - Clothes Swap Shop event | In-person | Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment | TU Dublin & Community | |
| 12:00-14:00PM | Blanchardstown, Croi Building, Foyer | Clothes Swapping Workshop | In-person | Clubs & Societies | TU Dublin & Community | |
| 13:00-14:00pm | Grangegorman Central Quad CQ-007 | Colm O'Regan Climate Worrier - Book Club | Hybrid | Green-Campus | Tickets | TU Dublin & Community |
| 13:00-13:40am | Online | Decarbonising Energy in an Urban Environment | Online | Campus & Estates | Teams Link | TU Dublin & Community |
| 13:00 – 14:00pm | Bolton Street, room 281 | Shaping Ireland’s Electricity Future | Hybrid | Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment | Tickets | TU Dublin & Community |
| 13:15-13:55pm | Tallaght, The Quiet Room | Free Mindfulness Meditation sessions | In-person | TU Dublin's Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy Service | TU Dublin | |
| TBA | Blanchardstown | Global Action Plan - Community Garden at TU Dublin | In-person | Faculty of Arts and Humanities | TU Dublin & Community | |
| 16:00-17:00pm | Online | Sustainability Transitions and Tourism | Online | School of Tourism and Hospitality Management | Teams Link | TU Dublin & Community |
| 16:00-17:00pm | Bolton Street | Community Support for Active Travel Solutions | Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment | |||
| 14:00-17:00pm | Online | My Green Lab European Summit | Online | Link | ||
| 17:00-17:40pm | Online | Free Mindfulness Meditation sessions | Online | TU Dublin's Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy Service | TU Dublin | |
| 17:30-18:45pm | Tallaght, 001 | REPower EU Panel Event: Energy Efficient Buildings | Hybrid | European Commission | Tickets | TU Dublin & Community |
Day 5 - Friday, 10 March
| Time | Location | Event | Format | Organiser | Link/note | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30-12:30pm | Grangegorman Greenway Hub GW402 |
ESHI Green Week Seminar - sessions listed below |
Hybrid | ESHI | Teams Link | TU Dublin |
| 9:30-9:40am | Grangegorman Greenway Hub GW402 | Introduction & Welcome by Prof Jesus Frias, Academic Leader ESHI | Hybrid | ESHI | Teams Link | TU Dublin |
| 9:40-10:00am | Grangegorman Greenway Hub GW402 |
Sustainability Research in TU Dublin, Dr Zeyan Zhao, Sustainability Office, TU Dublin |
Hybrid | ESHI | Teams Link | TU Dublin |
| 10:00-10:20am | Grangegorman Greenway Hub GW402 | "I think I'm going to be sick" - A simulation-based forecasting study of climate change on three enteric infections in the Republic of Ireland, Dr Martin Boudou, ESHI Resident Researcher; Lifestyle & Policy; Supervisor: Dr Paul Hynds | Hybrid | ESHI | Teams Link | TU Dublin |
| 10:50-11:05am | Grangegorman Greenway Hub GW402 | Walking as a Mode of Transport - Learning from 20 years of the Walk21 Conference on Walking and Liveable Communities, Emmet O’Briain, ESHI Resident Researcher, FHRC; Supervisor: Dr Lorraine Darcy | Hybrid | ESHI | Teams Link | TU Dublin |
| 11:05-11:20am | Grangegorman Greenway Hub GW402 | Raising Awareness of Impact in Grangegorman, Lorrie Keeve & Gosia Kudyba, Grangegorman Development Agency (GGDA) | Hybrid | ESHI | Teams Link | TU Dublin |
| 11:20-11:45am | Grangegorman Greenway Hub GW402 | Leaf No Waste: Examining Consumers' Perceptions of the Sustainability of their Food, Dr Lorraine Foley, Lecturer, TU Dublin | Hybrid | ESHI | Teams Link | TU Dublin |
| 11:45-12:15pm | Grangegorman Greenway Hub GW402 |
ESHI Green-Week Seminar - Roundtable Discussion, Chaired by Prof Jesus Frias |
Hybrid | ESHI | Teams Link | TU Dublin |
| 12:00-13:00pm | Bolton Street, Linenhall Lobby | Architecture & Environment Book Swop | In-person | ASA (Architecture Student Association) | TU Dublin | |
| 9:30 - 13:00pm | Bolton Street | Bike Clinic - Free bike repair service | In-person | Green-Campus | TU Dublin & Community | |
| 13:30 - 17:00pm | Grangegorman | Bike Clinic - Free bike repair service | In-person | Green-Campus | TU Dublin & Community | |
| 13:00 - 14:30pm | Bolton Street, Room 281 | Green Week key note speaker - Renowned Irish Journalist and Climate Advocate, John Gibbons | In-person | Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment | Tickets | TU Dublin & Community |
Pre event notes
Image consent
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Collect your STLR tag at Green Week events
All Green Week events can be STLR tagged under Civic Knowledge, Skills and Experience. Find the QR code displayed at in-person events and as online coordinators to share QR tags at online events.
STLR (Student Transformation Learning Record) is an exciting learning initiative which allows students to gain formal recognition for learning experiences gained inside and outside the classroom. STLR is about students development of their transversal skills to increase their employability. The STLR model has five ‘competencies’ to help develop these soft skills:
- Civic Knowledge, Skills & Experience - Effectively achieving a civic aim
- Global Culture Competence - Being able to handle human differences
- Health & Wellbeing Development- Being resilient and looking out for others so that, for example, stress levels are managed
- Research & Innovation Competence Building- Being able to research, think critically and problem solve effectively
- Teamwork & Leadership- Being able to influence others effectively
The Climate Question
Calling all TU Dublin students!
- How do you think your course in TU Dublin could help you in tackling climate change?
- Do you have a question about climate change?
During Green Week there will be a chance for you to put a question on climate change to your lecturers. This is your opportunity to get us all thinking about what matters in addressing climate change. The Climate Question postcards will be available at all TU Dublin libraries during Green Week. Put your question on the postcard, add your course of study and leave your postcard at the collection point at a TU Dublin library.
TU Dublin Climate Action Plan - have your say during Green Week
TU Dublin will soon publish the TU Dublin Climate Action Plan and we want ideas and sentiment from students and staff on the University's role to deliver on climate action. Listen to Green-Campus Co-Chair, Giacomo Di Capua, who is encouraging all students and staff to take this opportunity to get involved. Click here to have your say.
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Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring - An Environmental Book Reading Club
As part of Green Week at TU Dublin, Ken Boyle, School of Architecture, Building and Environment, will host a discussion on Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. To participate you can read the whole book or just one or two chapters. We will discuss the book, its historical context, impact and relevance to today.
Silent Spring alerted readers to the damage widespread and unregulated use of insecticides and herbicides was doing to humans, habitats and bird and fish populations. Through Silent Spring and her earlier publications Rachel Carson succeeded in creating a new public awareness of the environment.
The New Yorker magazine published parts of the book and these are available online. Copies of the book are in the Bolton Street library.
International Women's Day
International Women’s Day (IWD) highlights women’s achievements, recognises challenges and draws attention to issues like gender equality, reproductive rights, and gender-based violence. The theme for this year’s event is #EmbraceEquity and TU Dublin are hosting a series of events. See the schedule here.
Mindfulness
Take some time during Green Week to take care of your mental health and well-being. TU Dublin's Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy Service run free weekly Mindfulness Meditation sessions at each campus location. Sessions last 40 minutes and participants are welcome to have a hot beverage awards.
