UCD in the Community

Today @UCD_Ag_Soc presented an incredible €46,000 raised to their two chosen charities; @KBRT2013 and @EmbraceFARM The money will make a huge difference to these amazing charities. Well done to all the committee and to everyone that contributed. 👏💚

Our August ezine has just been published.  DLR PPN member groups are sharing their news with you.  You will also find information on funding, consultations and surveys seeking your participation.  Go on have a read! Link to ezine. dlrppn.ie/dlr-ppn-august…

The Donnybrook Magdalene Laundry opened in 1837 and closed in 1992. @maglaundries has so far recorded the names of 315 women and girls who died there. A YouTube video showing that the since abandoned Laundry site and its artefacts were still well preserved prompted Dr Mark Coen @UCDLawSchool, Prof Katherine O’Donnell @UCDPhilosophy & Dr Maeve O'Rourke @uniofgalway to delve further into its operation and legacy. Their research team uncovered important financial records on site, demonstrating that the Laundry operated annually with a significant financial surplus. This disproved a 2013 government published report claiming that financial records did not survive and that laundries generally operated on a break-even basis. The project's oral histories and archaeological and architectural analysis of the buildings show how daily life and work was designed to be punitive, further undermining the State’s insistence that these were benign institutions where no physical or human rights abuses took place. Artefacts from the site are now being transferred to @NMIreland and the research team is advocating for new legislation to ensure that such institutional archives are preserved and made accessible to citizens. They continue to work with survivors to ensure society better understand how class and gender politics have caused and continue to cause significant disadvantage in our society. Read their case study, winner of the 'Engaged Research impact prize' in the 2023 UCD Research Impact Case Study Competition: ucd.ie/research/impac… @ucddublin @ucdsocscilaw @UCDCentreHRts @HistoryHub_ie @UcdCpd @artscouncil_ie @DeptCultureIRL @HISTORY @RTEHistoryShow @jenoconnell @lynnekell

Submissions are OPEN for the 2022/23 UCD Community Engagement Report. Deadline for submissions is Friday 8 December - the link to the form to submit is on our website: rb.gy/e4db4l Make sure your community engaged research and/or teaching is included.