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WHAT IS SMARTlab?

SMARTlab is an academic collective created to ignite change.

SMARTlab promotes user-driven, transdisciplinary research, leveraging Creative Technology Innovations for social change.

For three decades, SMARTlab has run an award-winning practice-based PhD programme and delivered high-impact research, development and innovation programmes and projects. SMARTlab aims to bring together the brightest minds across disciplines and to provide them with the tools they need to contribute to solving real-world problems and building sustainable solutions.

We provide world-class research and incubation space and offer a brain trust for academic staff, practice-based PhD students, Postdoctoral Researchers, transdisciplinary teams spanning the Arts, Engineering, Humanities, Social and Natural Sciences, Connected Public Health and Business Innovation domains, alongside private and public sector partners.

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Share your VOICE

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

SMARTlab PhD candidates at Stage 3

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-

Assistive Technology Capacity Assessment

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

Across the Atlantic: Building Global Partnerships in Brain Injury Research

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

International Women's Day 2026: Give to Gain

Lizbeth Goodman Lizbeth is Chair of Creative Technology Innovation and Full Professor of Inclusive Design for Education at UCD. She is the Founder/Director of SMARTlab and the Inclusive Design Research Centre of Ireland. "In my long life, I have had relatively few female role models but I remember all the nuggets of wisdom and moments of truth that were shared by those remarkable women – my amazing mother, my grandmother, and some wonderful teachers and professors. In retro

Screen4Care, IHI Project Honoured

Professor Lizbeth Goodman, Huw Williams, Cassandra Collins, Rob Harvie, Dr Phil Ryan, and Dr Jeb Weisman's work on the Screen4Care (26 million euro IHI project) was selected for the EU's Innovation Radar and now has been promoted by the IHI as best practice in patient-facing digital healthcare! Read all about it here! Article: https://link.europa.eu/GYhXKX LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7422231140293537792 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/i

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