Masterclass Series 2025/26
The Geary Institute for Public Policy is pleased to announce the dates for the 2025 – 2026 series of masterclasses, each focusing on a specific research method, tool, or professional skill. The masterclasses are for UCD staff and research students. There is no charge for attending. Each masterclass will take place in the Geary Institute for Public Policy.
Please register for your preferred masterclasses using the links below.
| Date | Topic | Speaker | Room | Registration link |
| 30th September 2025 | Excel Review | Michael Hackett, UCD Library | Geary Institute, B002 | Registration closed |
| 2nd and 3rd October 2025 | NVivo | Ben Meehan | A201 Hanna Sheehy Skeffington Building | Registration closed |
| 16th October 2025 | Time-Varying Effect Modelling | Prof Christine Merrilees, State University of New York College at Geneseo | Geary Institute, B002 | Registration closed |
| 16th December 2025 | LLMs for Social Good: Designing Trustworthy, Domain-Adapted AI Systems for Public Policy, Education, and Public Health | Dr Heba Ismail, Zayed University, Dubai | Geary Institute, B002 | Registration closed |
| 6th February 2026 | Efficient and safe use of GenAI technology for researchers | Adrian Byrne and Joshua Komolafe, CeADAR | A201 Hanna Sheehy Skeffington Building | Register closed |
| 12th March | Efficient and safe use of GenAI technology for researchers | Adrian Byrne and Joshua Komolafe, CeADAR | Meeting room 5, UCD Village | Register closed |
| 25th March and 1st April 2026 | Co-word analysis: Thematic mapping of academic literature | Ass. Prof. David Anzola, UCD School of Sociology | Geary Institute, B103 | Register closed |
| 23rd April 2026 | Creating Reliable Survey Measures: A Hands-On Workshop using JASP | Dr Shuang Su | A201 Hannah Sheehy building | (opens in a new window)Register here |
| 28th April 2026 | Introduction to Policy Engagement | Dr Maire Brophy | Meeting Room 4 UCD Village | (opens in a new window)Register here |
Please direct any queries about masterclasses' registration to (opens in a new window)geary@ucd.ie