UCD Agricultural Extension

Agricultural Extension and Innovation at the School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin @UCDAgFood

[UCD School Ag & Food @ucdagfood]

Are you interested in the MSc in Agricultural Extension and Innovation at UCD?

Meet Barry Connolly…Barry decided following a business undergraduate degree, he felt could find his desired route into consultancy through this course.

Hear how you can best find out about the programme and what Barry felt were the best parts of the course.

[UCD School Ag & Food @ucdagfood]

👋 Applications for the MSc Agricultural Extension and Innovation and MSc Agricultural Innovation Support are now OPEN!

They are collaborative funded programmes delivered by @ucddublin and @teagasc for graduates with an interest and ambition to work in advisory and education roles.

Full information on these MSc programmes and the application form is available at: https://t.co/NbhSd620x5

🗓️ Closing date is the 26th of May at 5pm

[UCD School Ag & Food @ucdagfood]

It’s @GradUcd Postgraduate Open Day 2025
We are here until 5pm so make sure to pop over and chat to us about all the graduate programmes we have on offer in the School on Ag & Food Science 🐄🔬🍎🌿

[Tomás Russell @tomas_russell]

We are recruiting for a part time research assistant to work with the UCD Agri Mental Health team on an exciting project on farmer mental health. More details here https://t.co/gh4uwAuNzt

[UCD Agricultural Extension @UCD_AgExtension]

UCD is a partner in the EU PERSONA project which focuses on the Development of a Hybrid Human-AI personalised learning path for VET for innovation in agriculture.

If you would like to keep up to date on the project, you can subscribe here;
https://t.co/zDyaENjohE

[UCD School Ag & Food @ucdagfood]

Did you manage to come along to the Masters Week Webinars last Thursday?

Don't worry if you missed it; you can check out all out the webinars on our YouTube channel and hear back from the staff, students and recent graduates about studying graduate programmes in the UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science

Visit: https://t.co/wvxSNKJpkR

[UCD Agricultural Extension @UCD_AgExtension]

Our Masters class were on the move again this week, this time to @GurteenCollege where they learned all about the teaching & learning activities in the college

Great to see some familiar faces and past program graduates sharing their experiences with current students👩‍🌾

[UCD Agricultural Extension @UCD_AgExtension]

Big thanks to @AFBI_Hills for hosting our Ag Extension Masters class last week. The students got a great insight into the brilliant research happening there, including the Virtual Fencing project 🐮

[UCD School Ag & Food @ucdagfood]

On the 4th of December 2024, we are delighted to host “Ireland’s Future Food Systems”, at the School of Agriculture and Food Science.

This research symposium will highlight the significant transformation that is required for the development of our Future Food System in many of these areas with presentations and panel discussions focusing on the requirement for collaborative thinking and long-term strategic planning in both research and practice.

This event will feature ongoing research and insights from distinguished external speakers from academia and industry, including @ucddublin Vice President for UCD Research, Innovation and Impact Prof. Kate Robson Brown, AgTech Ireland COO Catherine Lascurettes and distinguished researchers from within the School of Agriculture and Food Science.

Full information and booking for can be found at: https://t.co/lnIG6B27xT

[UCD School Ag & Food @ucdagfood]

The Knowledge Transfer Conference 2024 was held on Wednesday, 23 October 2024 in in @teagasc , Ashtown.
The theme this year was "Agricultural Knowledge Exchange in a Changing World" and highlighted the importance of training and advisory skillsets in order to support innovation and practice adoption in the agri-food sector.
The event was co-hosted by Teagasc and the UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science.
On the day recent graduates of the in Agricultural Innovation Support; Rachel Clancy, Bryan Twomey and Emily Gowing were awarded prizes for their presentations at the event.

Speaking at the conference, Dr. Monica Gorman of University College Dublin said:
“This joint Teagasc/UCD conference is a great platform for the next generation of agricultural advisors and educators to share their research with the wider Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (AKIS), and start to shape the future of innovation support services for Irish farming."
Congratulations to Monica, and all the organising committee for a wonderful conference.

[UCD School Ag & Food @ucdagfood]

We are delighted to announce the last of the Research Seminar Series for this semester taking place on the 13th of November at 1pm.
“The Mental Health landscape of Irish Agriculture - Supporting Farming Minds”

On the panel is UCD's Dr. Tomas Russell, Co-Chair of the UCD Agri Mental Health Group and Farming Minds Project and also Dr. Noel Richardson, Senior lecturer & Director of the National Centre for Men’s Health, Department of Health and Sport Sciences, SETU, Carlow.

This is a hybrid event; register now to attend online or in person

Register now at: https://t.co/vWn0ELJSNO

[UCD Agricultural Extension @UCD_AgExtension]

Looking forward to kicking off the @teagasc and @ucdagfood Knowledge Transfer Conference in Teagasc Ashtown today.

List of speakers and book of abstracts available here: https://t.co/NkhPIz7uU5

[UCD Agricultural Extension @UCD_AgExtension]

Great to see the Ag Extension team attending the @ReLivestock General Assembly in Edinburgh this week. Some great research being done in this project on developing innovations to support future resilient livestock systems🐮🐷

[HEurope Re-Livestock @ReLivestock]

📢 We kicked off the Annual Meeting of #HorizonEU project #ReLivestock today!

🎯 The aim of this meeting is to present an overview of the project’s progress over the past year, continue to explore opportunities for collaboration between partners and outline the next steps.

[UCD School Ag & Food @ucdagfood]

Considering doing a masters at UCD? 📚
We will be back in @TheRDS next Wednesday 2nd of October, this time to chat to everyone about our Graduate Taught opportunities. Pop down & visit us at @gradireland 2024 🙌
Register now for FREE at: https://t.co/37tSO3GMW3

[UCD Agricultural Extension @UCD_AgExtension]

See new research from colleagues @kazmcg94 and @tomas_russell exploring how we can more successfully design digital technologies for use in the agri sector🧑‍🌾

[Karen McGrath @kazmcg94]

Delighted to have a third paper from my PhD published!

This research outlines the process and benefits of including farmers and vets in the design of digital technologies for animal health use🧑‍🌾🐮

@tomas_russell @aineregan @ucdagfood @teagasc

https://t.co/0BfwynzdAk

[Maria Wall @MariaWallKK]

Great to have met fellow Walsh Scholar Master students in Teagasc Oakpark before heading out to our advisory offices.

@teagasc @UCD_AgExtension @ucdagfood

#walshscholarship #agadvisory #agextension

[UCD Agricultural Extension @UCD_AgExtension]

Delighted to welcome @cwaite514 to @ucdagfood yesterday to deliver a guest lecture to our Masters students on research she is conducting @UniMelb exploring young rural peoples engagement in the ag labour markets

Thank you Cathy for the brilliant talk🙌👩‍🌾

[UCD Agricultural Extension @UCD_AgExtension]

Delighted to welcome students beginning their respective Masters in Agricultural Extension and Innovation to @ucdagfood today

Looking forward to working with you all in the coming year(s)🙌🙌

[UCD School Ag & Food @ucdagfood]

Delighted to welcome our new Graduate taught student to UCD.
We had a great group joined us in person with another huge number joining online from Ireland & abroad for our online programmes!
The very best of luck with the exciting year or two ahead! 🙌👏

[UCD Agricultural Extension @UCD_AgExtension]

Current Masters student Paul Nangle is conducting an important piece of research exploring who the farming community sees as a credible mental health speaker?

If you're a farmer & could take 10 mins to fill out this survey it would be much appreciated🙏

https://t.co/zEptt9u4d4

[UCD School Ag & Food @ucdagfood]

A piece in Irish Examiner by Niamh Griffin discusses the @UCDagrimental research and survey of 457 farmers that found 22.8% were considered 'at risk of suicide'.

Co-Directors @tomas_russell & @louisemchugh discuss the research and the group below 👇
https://t.co/J58xLMonrP