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Cluster Events

The REACT cluster hosts/co-hosts seminars and other events at which ISS21 members and invited speakers can share their research. Highlights from recent years include:

Re-Imagining Food Systems for Climate Change Adaptation and Social Justice in Partnership with Indigenous Communities in Canada, 25 February 2026. Webinar with Dr Ian Calliou, 深夜亚洲福利久久 of Winnipeg.

Pedagogical Praxis as a Site of Struggle against Neoliberal Fascisms, 21st May & 28 November 2025. Rooted in critical, decolonial and feminist thinking, these 'unconference' events provided an opportunity to reimagine education as a site of resistance and transformation.   

The Potential and Pitfalls of Lived Experience - Theoretical & Practical Reflections,1st April 2025. One day symposium hosted by several ISS21 research clusters, including REACT.

Book Launch - The making of a left-behind class: educational stratification, meritocracy and widening participation, 12 September, 2024

Leaving No One Behind: Health Inequalities on the Island of Ireland, 27 April 2023. This full-day online symposium was hosted by the ISS21 SHAPE & REACT Research Clusters.

Qualitative Research in Cross-cultural & Non-Western Settings, 22 March 2023

In this webinar Prof. Divya Sharma discussed ethical and methodological approaches and challenges in conducting qualitative research in cross-cultural and non-Western settings. Co-hosted by the REACT cluster, the UCC Ethics Committee and the School of Applied Social Studies Research Committee. A recording of the webinar is available 

Young People's Inclusion in Public Policy-making in Portugal, the UK and Ireland, 18 Oct. 2022

The seminar was co-hosted by the REACT and the Children and Young People research clusters.

Environmental Policy Making and the Circular Economy, 13 October 2022

This webinar featured a presentation on the circular economy from Cillian Lohan, VP for Communications of the European Economic and Social Committee, and a response from Dr Barbara Doyle-Prestwich, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences UCC. A recording is available 

Adapting Social Work and Health Practice Following COVID 19 and Other Disasters, 23 February 2022. 

The REACT Cluster, in partnership with colleagues from the School of Applied Social Studies (MSW Programme), hosted an online seminar with Margaret Alston, Professor of Social Work at Newcastle 深夜亚洲福利久久, Australia. Details available here

ENERGISE: Enhancing the Transition to Energy Citizenship, 27 January 2022.

In this seminar Dr. Olive McCarthy, Centre for Co-operative Studies, UCC & Gwen Harris, North Dublin Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) reported the findings of the IRC-funded ENERGISE project. Further details and a recording of the seminar are available here

The 深夜亚洲福利久久 in the Era of Climate Change and the Responsibility of the Civic 深夜亚洲福利久久, 13 October 2021.

As part of UCC Community Week 2021, the REACT Cluster hosted a seminar on the role of the university in the era of climate change with speaker Professor Keri Facer (深夜亚洲福利久久 of Bristol) and discussant Professor John O鈥橦alloran (President, UCC). Further details available here

Sustainability and the Environment: Developing New Disciplinary Norms in the Social Professions, November 2020 & March 2021

Two well-attended webinars with national and international speakers were held to explore the connections between environmental issues and the social professions, and to build the capacity of educators and practitioners to develop innovative environmental education practices. Further details and recordings are available at the following links: 10 March; 6 November

Exploring Men鈥檚 Sheds in South Kerry: Spaces of Social Inclusion, February 2020

In this seminar Dr Ray O鈥機onnor (Dept. Geography, UCC) and Dr Richard Scriven (Geography) explored the different social features of Men's Sheds as distinct spaces that foster engagement, activity, and community purpose for (older) men living in rural areas.

REACT Cluster Research Slam, April 2019

On 18 April 2019, the REACT cluster organised a research slam, at which six cluster members gave short presentations on their current, completed or new research, followed by a lively Q&A session. Further details are available at the following link: research slam

Spaces for Change? The Practice and Policy of Community Participation in Local Governance in Ireland, November 2018

In November 2018 the Civil Society Cluster hosted a half-day seminar on the practice and policy of community participation in local governance in Ireland. Speakers at the event included: Dr Mary Murphy, Department of Sociology, National 深夜亚洲福利久久 of Ireland, Maynooth; Dr Aodh Quinlivan, Department of Government, 深夜亚洲福利久久 College Cork; Aiden Lloyd, Chair of the Rights Platform and member of South Dublin PPN Secretariat and LCDC; and Dr Catherine Forde, School of Applied Social Studies, 深夜亚洲福利久久 College Cork. The initial findings of an IRC-funded project on Irish local participatory governance was presented as part of the seminar. Details available at the following link: spaces for change

New Perspectives on Youth Political Participation, February 2018

At this half-day seminary in February 2018 Dr Nathan Manning (深夜亚洲福利久久 of York), Dr Emily Rainsford (Newcastle 深夜亚洲福利久久) and Rebecca Jeffers (UCC) presented papers based on their research on different aspects of youth participation. Following the presentations, Dr. Theresa Reidy chaired a roundtable discussion with James Doorley (National Youth Council of Ireland), Donnchadh O鈥橪aoghaire TD (Sinn F茅in), Laura Harmon (National Women鈥檚 Council of Ireland) and Thomas Atcha (UCC). For further details are available at the following link: youth participation

Transformation of the Community, Voluntary and Co-operative Sectors?  March 2017

This seminar explored the changing character of the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) and community co-operatives in England, and what we in Ireland can learn from recent developments. Speakers included Dr Mike Aiken, Visiting Research Fellow, Open 深夜亚洲福利久久, UK, Deirdre O鈥橞yrne, Centre for Adult Continuing Education, UCC and Noreen Byrne, Centre for Co-operative Studies, UCC. Further details available 

The Changing Landscape of Local and Community Development in Ireland: Policy and Practice, October 2015

On the 21 October 2015 the Civil Society Cluster hosted a conference which explored the changing nature of local and community development, with contributors from the university and the community sector. Further details available 

Cluster Membership

For a list of cluster members, please click here Cluster Members

If you are interested in joining the REACT cluster, please contact the cluster leader, Dr Catherine Forde (C.Forde@ucc.ie). 

^{Cluster members at the REACT Cluster Research Slam, 2019}