Royal Irish Academy panel at International Geographical Congress
The Royal Irish Academy is delighted to be participating in the 2024 International Geographical Congress, taking place in DCU from 24-30 August.
The Academy’s Geography and Geosciences Committee has programmed a panel event to showcase contemporary Irish geographical research to the international audience attending the congress.
The ‘Contemporary Irish Geographies’ panel will provide an Irish perspective on the central role of geography as a discipline that: bridges the natural and social sciences; develops intercultural awareness and understanding; promotes intellectual diversity as a strength; and grapples with the complex interconnections between people, place, and the natural environments.
The invited panellists will speak about their own research and the work of other Irish geographers who have shaped key areas of their discipline. This panel aims to provide a snapshot of contemporary Irish research across human, environmental, and physical geography.
The panel will be moderated by Kath Browne MRIA, Chair of the Geography and Geosciences Committee.
‘Contemporary Irish Geographies: Analysis and Exploration’ will take place in the Larkin Theatre, DCU Business School, on Tuesday 27 August from 2:00-3:30pm. Entry is open to all registered attendees at the IGC.
About the Speakers:
Sara Benetti is a marine geoscientist and Professor of Environmental Change at Ulster University (Northern Ireland). Her research revolves around sedimentary processes and marine landscapes in both shallow and deep water, with a focus on the reconstruction of the extent and dynamics of the former British-Irish Ice Sheet using geophysical and sedimentological datasets.
Patrick Bresnihan is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at Maynooth University and a Member of Young Academy Ireland. His work looks at the contested politics of water, land, and energy in Ireland and how these speak to broader questions of colonial and postcolonial development, capitalist political economy, and environmental justice.
Anna Davies MRIA is Professor of Geography, Environment and Society at Trinity College Dublin where she leads the Environmental Governance Research Group. She is also a founding member of Future Earth’s Knowledge Action Network on Systems of Sustainable Consumption and Production and Future Earth Ireland.
Eugene Farrell is a lecturer in physical geography in University of Galway with research interests in geomorphology and coastal resilience. His current research is facilitating the implementation of new climate adaptation and biodiversity policies in Ireland following the Just Transition principle to ensure impacted citizens and communities are protected and empowered.
