A recent post about the PhD in Health Science program’s recent trip to Ireland detailed the collaboration between Jefferson faculty and doctoral students working alongside partners at University College Dublin SMARTlab, the An Saol Foundation, and others. The collaboration marked the first international doctoral intensive for Jefferson’s inaugural PhD in Health Science cohort and advanced the University’s vision for a globally connected model of doctoral education that prepar

Welcome! All registered PhD candidates at UCD MUST attend all sessions. All others welcome to attend individual sessions. All Meeting Rooms are in the UCD O’Connor Centre for the Future of Learning, located by the main gate on the Stillorgan Road. Parking is free during the summer in the O’Reily Hall car park next door. The zoom link for the full week is below. PLEASE turn off your audio prior to entering the zoom. Lizbeth Goodman is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

2023-KA220-HED - Higher Education Cooperation Partnerships AGENDA 12.06.2026, Brussels, Belgium DATE 12 June 2026 09:30 – 14:00 VENUE INNOVATION 4 SOCIETY 72 TOISON D’OR - 1060 BRUSSELS 9h30: Reception of participants Coffee & settling in – Welcome to everyone Reception of participants Coffee & settling in – Welcome to everyone 10h00: Welcome address & overview of the day Introduction by Creative District – objectives, programme and speakers 10h10: Presentation of the Design2

To mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2026, UCD SMARTlab, SMARTlab clg, Logitech, and project contributors have released the Open Accessibility Assessment Framework for Computer Peripherals and Consumer Electronics. This open-access framework provides practical tools to help assess and improve the accessibility of hardware products such as keyboards, mice, webcams, headsets, controllers, and other consumer electronic devices. The release includes a whitepaper, profession

Professor Lizbeth Goodman received the Honorary Doctorate of Science in recognition of her lifelong contributions to Inclusive Education and Creative Technology Innovation in Service of Society, at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, on 12th May 2026. This marks the fifth year of close collaboration between UCD, SMARTlab-IDRC and Jefferson across the domains of Architecture, Design, Engineering and the Health Professions!

Lizbeth Goodman, Huw Williams, Anita McKeown, Lynne Heller, Jacki Morie, Chris Hales, Tara O'Neil, and Moisen Mahjoobnia of SMARTlab, along with Camille Baker (Royal College of Art), Zeynep Birsel (WAAG Society) and all from the VOICE team cordially invite you to share your VOICES at our Brussels VOICE project policy event, as part of the New European Bauhaus Festival in Brussels: 10th June! https://www.voice-community.eu/the-power-of-artist-led-interventions-for-a-sustainabl

A BIG Shout-out to PhD candidates John Burke and Helen Gavin- both for making it through to Stage 3 of the Enterprise Ireland New Frontiers Programme for their work on: John's early years educator support tool, Soogra and Helen's work on Empowering Social Media with AI, Social Jam Dr Joseph Young: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in 360 Sound Art and Cultural Heritage, SMARTlab@UCD Joseph Young (born UK, 1960) lives and works between Britain and Ireland. A former actor and award-

SMARTlab and IDRC researchers' work informs this latest report from the WHO and the Irish government: see the Assistive technology capacity assessment in Ireland Summary report

Over the past year, a transatlantic partnership has been taking shape, linking Philadelphia and Dublin through a shared commitment to improving the lives of people living with severe acquired brain injury (sABI). At Jefferson Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, the Brain Injury Neuropsychology Laboratory led by Amanda Rabinowitz, PhD , has partnered with Kirby Wycoff, PsyD, EdM, MPH, NCSP , of the Thomas Jefferson University College of Health Professions to build a resea