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DCU announces Futurology research event series at the Royal Irish Academy

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Dublin City University has announced a series of six public lecture events to be hosted at the Royal Irish Academy from late February until mid May. The DCU Futurology series will showcase a wide range of impactful research from across the university’s five faculties.

The Futurology Lecture Series takes the wealth of expertise, knowledge and new discoveries at DCU and maps them onto the near, medium and long term future of Ireland, and the world. Each event of the six events examines a specific issue or aspect of life as we don’t yet know it.

 

The first event in the series, due to take place on 27th February, focuses on the future of online discourse and its effect on society. The speakers will be addressing online hate speech, extreme online communities, the policy landscape around the regulation of the internet and more.

 

The dates for each event and the full line-up of speakers are as follows:

 

  1. Online Discourse and Society, 27th February

  • Prof Debbie Ging

  • Dr Gary Sinclair

  • Dr Tanya Lokot

 

  1. The Lived Environment, 11th March

  • Dr Danny Marks

  • Dr Ashling Bourke

  • Dr David O’Connor

  • Dr Eadaion Carthy

 

  1. Living Longer and Better Lives, 25th March

  • Dr Hannah Goss

  • Prof Christine Loscher

  • Dr Vlad Glaveanu

  • Prof Nicholas Dunne

 

  1. Sustainable Futures, 8th April

  • Dr Jimmy O’Keeffe

  • Dr Sean Jordan

  • Prof Liam Barry

  • Dr James Carton

  • Dr Jennifer Foster

 

  1. Future Leaders, 29th April

  • Prof Maura McAdam

  • Dr Melrona Kirrane

  • Prof Claire Gubbins

 

  1. The Future or Education, May 14th

  • Speakers to be confirmed

 

The line-up of speakers at each event is subject to change.

The Royal Irish Academy (RIA) is an independent, all-island learned society established under Charter in 1785. ​It is the principal learned society in Ireland and has approximately 680 members, including DCU Futurology speaker Prof Liam Barry, who have been chosen for their distinguished contributions to scholarship and research in the sciences, humanities, social sciences and public service.