Dr. Una Beagon
Head of Civil Engineering
Email: una.beagon@tudublin.ie
Tel: 01 220 6668
Dr. Una Beagon is Head of Civil Engineering at the Technological University, Dublin and a Fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers.
Una's research in Engineering Education centres around using pedagogical initiatives to improve professional skills in engineering students, shaped by her previous industry experience as a consulting engineer in Ireland and abroad.
Her interests also include phenomenography as a research method, problem-based learning and the first year experience. She was a member of the TU Dublin Athena Swan Self-Assessment Team and has a particular interest in diversity and the experiences of women engineering students. She has won several awards including a Teaching Fellowship, The Engineers Ireland Excellence Award, The SEFI Francesco Maffioli Award, the Le Chéile Gradam and A Teaching Hero Award from the National Forum. She was the Principal Investigator on the A-STEP 2030 (Attracting Diverse Talent to the Engineering Professions of 2030) project which looked at the skills requirements needed to meet the SDGs and PROFESS 12 which involved a Summer School to develop professional skills in engineering students to help solve SDG 12.
Una looks after the work placement within the BEng Tech in Civil Engineering and maintains close links with industry through involvement with Engineers Ireland, and is past Chair of The Institution of Structural Engineers in Ireland.