Technological University Dublin
Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) has over 28,000 students. It was established in 2019 from the merging of three partner higher education institutions and has a history that goes back 130 years. The TU Dublin vision is to Create a Better World Together and the three pillars of our strategy to accomplish this are People, Planet and Partnership. Our focus is to foster a solution-oriented capability amongst our people, encouraging them to find rapid resolutions to the global challenges that we face. We seek to engage our stakeholders – students, staff, communities, industry and governments – in solving some of the world’s most pressing issues.
The LOESS group at TU Dublin has two core staff but also draws from the experience and expertise of colleagues who work in engaged research, sustainable development, environmental monitoring, environmental management and horticulture.
Dr. Claire McDonnell
Claire McDonnell is a lecturer in chemistry in TU Dublin. She completed a secondment to the TU Dublin Learning, Teaching and Technology Centre from 2013-16. Her goals are to engage and motivate learners and to integrate social responsibility, research and enterprise throughout the curriculum. Since 2007, she has implemented community-engaged research and learning (CERL) activities and some projects have involved partnerships with urban community gardens. Claire developed an online course for university staff on how to embed and scale Community Engaged Learning with a team of 4 colleagues from other Irish universities. She was one of 2 facilitators for the first implementation in 2021. She was a collaborator on an EU Horizon 2020 funded project on Enhancing Responsible Research and Innovation through Curricula in Higher education (EnRRICH). As part of this project, TU Dublin hosted the Living Knowledge Conference on community-based research in 2016.
Dr. Saurabh Singh
Dr. Saurabh Singh is a Postdoctoral Researcher (Soil Health Awareness) at the School of Chemical and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Technological University Dublin, Ireland. His interests lie in advancing scientific knowledge related to sustainable development and fostering an environment conducive to achieving it. Dr. Singh’s professional career has been supported by fellowships and grants which include UGC-JRF (research fellowship), UGC-SRF (research fellowship), Teach for BHU Fellowship (teaching fellowship), participation grants from ICGEB, and a travel grant. Dr. Singh’s research focuses on sustainable agriculture and biofuel production. His expertise lies in soil microbiology and microbial enzymes to contribute to a more sustainable future.
