On Friday 5 December, the Provost of Trinity College Dublin Linda Doyle presented four Civic Engagement Awards and two Dean of Students Awards at a ceremony in the GMB.

This marked the second year of the Civic Engagement Awards Trinity College Dublin following the establishment of the Civic Engagement for Societal Impact Unit, and the first year of the new iteration of the Dean of Students Awards.

We are proud to share that our founder, Tracey-Jane Cassidy, won the Engaged Teaching and Learning Award from  Civic Engagement Awards Trinity College Dublin.  The award recognises a four week STEM and evidence thinking programme designed for primary school children in a DEIS school. The award was accepted on her behalf by James Murtagh from Junior Einsteins Science Club® while she was travelling in Central America.

This year’s Civic Engagement Awards recognised outstanding work across Trinity, with recipients from the School of History and the Virtual Treasury of Ireland, Unit18 in Trinity East, the School of Nursing and Midwifery, and the ENGAGED Project. The Dean of Students Awards were presented to two students from Zoology.

Warm congratulations to all of this year’s award recipients
Dr Ciarán Wallace, Civically Engaged Research, Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland
Tracey-Jane Cassidy, Engaged Teaching and Learning, ENGAGED Project, accepted on her behalf by James Murtagh
Mary Colclough and Holly Ritchie, Civic Activity Award, Dublin Diaries
Cathy Roets, Civic Starter Award, School of Nursing and Midwifery
Stefan Simonovic and Louis Grelet, Dean of Students Award, Zoology

On presenting the awards, the Provost highlighted how they reflect Trinity’s commitment under Thrive, Trinity’s Strategic Plan 2025–2030, to be outward looking, to work proactively with local and national partners, and to value people, ideas, and initiatives that create real societal impact.

Professor Jo-Hanna Ivers, Associate Dean of Civic Engagement for Societal Impact, spoke about the work of the Civic Engagement for Societal Impact Unit during the year, including its partnership with Dublin City University on a roadmap for public engagement in open research, and the VisionCode partnership with Fighting Blindness, which supports young people with low or no vision to explore coding through creative projects.

Professor Richard Porter, Dean of Students, highlighted the important role students play in the civic life of the university, and the many meaningful relationships they build across the city through their studies and wider activities.

The ceremony concluded with a performance by the Trinity Cairdeas Community Choir, who brought both warmth and joy to the room with renditions of Somewhere in My Memory and Joy to the World.

We are delighted to see this work recognised and to be part of a community committed to meaningful engagement, education, and societal impact.

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