UCD Research Staff Association (RSA)

Join RSA–SIPTU, reach out if you have workplace concerns, or learn more and get involved: rsa@ucd.ie or ucd.ie/rsa/aboutus/wh… #UCD #Postdoc #research #Ireland

UCD SIPTU Members. Any query or concern regarding your working conditions at UCD? Next Advisory Clinic 📅 Thursday, 26 March 2026 ⏰ 2:30 – 3:30pm 📍 5th floor, James Joyce Library 🚪 SIPTU Meeting Room 527 📩 To book a slot, please email siptu@ucd.ie. #postdoc #rsa #ucd

53% of #UCD Research Staff have no dedicated funding for conference travel outside of their PI's budget. Time to organise, contact us rsa@ucd.ie #postdoc #research #precarity #siptu

🌿 Postdocs & Research Staff — Let’s Take a Walk! Join us for a relaxed Lunch Walk to connect with fellow postdocs and research staff 🗓 26th February 2026 ⏰ 13:00–14:00 📍 Meet at the Chess Garden We look forward to seeing you there! ✨ #UCD #PostdocLife #Siptu

Our latest survey reveals key issues that UCD Research Staff - including postdocs - are facing. 🫵We want to take these issues further and raise them to #UCD management with the support of SIPTU reps, but we can’t do it alone – join #RSA-#SIPTU to make our voices heard. #postdoc

Hi everyone, Just a friendly reminder about our upcoming Bachata Dance for Beginners class today! Date: 12 February 2026 Time: 17:00–18:30 Location: The Harmony Studio, Student Center #ucd #postdoc #siptu

Join us for Social Bachata Dance – Volume 2 (for Postdocs)! We’re bringing it back after the great response to the first event. 12 February 2026 17:00–18:30 📍 The Harmony Studio Hosted by the #UCD Research Staff Association (RSA #SIPTU) 👉 Register tinyurl.com/9vbxhc5z

📷 The RSA-SIPTU is working to make sure you and other PhD holders have transparent, fair rights and recognition, regardless of the title attached to your contract. #ucd #postdoc #siptu Reach out ucd.ie/rsa/committee/

Thanks to everyone who came along to our Social Bachata Dance for Beginners on 20th Jan and helped build our community! More community events coming soon! #UCD #RSA #SIPTU

Join us for A Social Bachata Dance (for Beginners) — a fun, welcoming event where movement meets community! #ucd #postdoc #siptu 📅 20th January 2026 ⏰ 17:00–18:30 📍 The Harmony Studio (Student Center) QR code or the link for registration. tinyurl.com/9vbxhc5z

📢 Join us! The #UCD Research Staff Association (RSA) – SIPTU, a #postdoc committee supporting research staff, is hosting its Annual General Meeting 🗓️ Tues 25 Nov | 🕔 17:15 📍 Room 5, UCD Village All postdocs, research assistants & research fellows welcome! 📩 rsa@ucd.ie

Save the date for the cinema event at #UCD on 20th Nov 19:00. It is an opportunity to come together with other research staff and #postdocs organised by #RSA #SIPTU

📢 TOMORROW! UCD RSA–SIPTU invites to a discussion on teaching experience and hear the results from the Research Staff survey on basic entitlements. ⏰Fri, 7 Nov | 11:00–12:30 tinyurl.com/bd24fxxr #ucd #siptu #postdoc #teaching

📢 UCD RSA–SIPTU invites to join a discussion on teaching experience (or the lack of it) and hear the results from the 2025 Research Staff/Postdoc Poll on basic entitlements. 🗓️ Fri, 7 Nov | 11:00–12:30 📍 E1.19, O’Brien Centre Register here tinyurl.com/bd24fxxr

Your voice, your community, Don't miss Social Cinema Event! The UCD RSA-SIPTU invite you to connect with a special screening of Pride (2014). All welcome! #Solidarity #UCDResearch #SIPTU 20 Nov 2025, 19:00, Trapdoor Theatre. Sign up forms.gle/wpi9XmHm8NMvCy…

UCD RSA members, please join us for an EGM this Friday, Feb 14th @ 5-6pm in UCD village meeting room 4. As per the circulated email, constitutional ammendments will be discussed and we welcome everyone's feedback and say. 🙌🏻

Support our @sysbioire Social Committee #fundraiser for the @CHFIreland Giggle Fund for hopitalised children. Join us in @ucddublin & help us make a difference 1️⃣Bake Sale, Nov 18th & 2️⃣Pub Quiz, Nov 22nd You can also donate here: lnkd.in/dZ62REjv 🧵👇🏼 #research #science

On the 4th of December 2024, we are delighted to host “Ireland’s Future Food Systems”, at the School of Agriculture and Food Science. This research symposium will highlight the significant transformation that is required for the development of our Future Food System in many of these areas with presentations and panel discussions focusing on the requirement for collaborative thinking and long-term strategic planning in both research and practice. This event will feature ongoing research and insights from distinguished external speakers from academia and industry, including @ucddublin Vice President for UCD Research, Innovation and Impact Prof. Kate Robson Brown, AgTech Ireland COO Catherine Lascurettes and distinguished researchers from within the School of Agriculture and Food Science. Full information and booking for can be found at: ucd.ie/agfood/newsand…

Further traction from our #postdocExperience survey - a Nature article nature.com/articles/d4158… People feel and understand our frustrations. Comparisons made here with Denmark - where postdoc salary is higher and childcare is 60% cheaper! @UCD_Research @UCD_EDI @ucdrscareers

Our Halloween social event was last night 🎃 such a lovely evening with UCD postdocs. We welcomed those new to UCD and hope our event gave them some connections for navigating their time here ☺️