Mairéad O'Donnell
@maireadod.bsky.social
Fulbright scholar and post-doctoral researcher with NovelEco and Naturescapes (Trinity College Dublin). Research interests include collaborative and multispecies methodologies, nature-based solutions and urban wilding🌿
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Mairéad O'Donnell
@maireadod.bsky.social
· Jan 14
Redefining co-design for social-ecological research and practice: A systematic literature review
Collaborative processes such as co-design are increasingly crucial in generating social-ecological research and practice. Fostering change within comp…
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I'm very proud to share the first publication from my PhD research.
Thank you to my co-authors from @noveleco.bsky.social for the guidance and support to enhance the quality of this research.
The paper is open access, available at the following link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Thank you to my co-authors from @noveleco.bsky.social for the guidance and support to enhance the quality of this research.
The paper is open access, available at the following link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I'm very excited to be presenting my PhD research titled 'Urban Wilding for Systems Transformation' next week as part of the TCD E3 Balanced Solutions for a Better World webinar series 🌿
Date & Time: Friday, November 14th, 2025, 13:00 - 14:00 hrs
Registration Link:
www.tcd.ie/e3/online-we...
Date & Time: Friday, November 14th, 2025, 13:00 - 14:00 hrs
Registration Link:
www.tcd.ie/e3/online-we...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I'm very excited to be presenting my PhD research titled 'Urban Wilding for Systems Transformation' next week as part of the TCD E3 Balanced Solutions for a Better World webinar series 🌿
Date & Time: Friday, November 14th, 2025, 13:00 - 14:00 hrs
Registration Link:
www.tcd.ie/e3/online-we...
Date & Time: Friday, November 14th, 2025, 13:00 - 14:00 hrs
Registration Link:
www.tcd.ie/e3/online-we...
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We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
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Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
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Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
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Are you a creative based in Europe? 🎨
Join the REWRITE + WILDCARD art initiative exploring #rewilding & renewal through art, photography and film
No experience needed, just creativity & vision
Submit your work ➡️ bit.ly/4qni4oj
#OpenCall #ArtForNature #HorizonEurope
Join the REWRITE + WILDCARD art initiative exploring #rewilding & renewal through art, photography and film
No experience needed, just creativity & vision
Submit your work ➡️ bit.ly/4qni4oj
#OpenCall #ArtForNature #HorizonEurope
October 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Are you a creative based in Europe? 🎨
Join the REWRITE + WILDCARD art initiative exploring #rewilding & renewal through art, photography and film
No experience needed, just creativity & vision
Submit your work ➡️ bit.ly/4qni4oj
#OpenCall #ArtForNature #HorizonEurope
Join the REWRITE + WILDCARD art initiative exploring #rewilding & renewal through art, photography and film
No experience needed, just creativity & vision
Submit your work ➡️ bit.ly/4qni4oj
#OpenCall #ArtForNature #HorizonEurope
Thanks @smurph.bsky.social! It still hasn't sunk in yet!
What great memories from that time, you'll have to get over for another visit soon 🤗
What great memories from that time, you'll have to get over for another visit soon 🤗
Congrats newly minted Dr. @maireadod.bsky.social!
Pic is from a 2023 visit to Trinity College (hosted by @marcuscollier.bsky.social), including @dublinsoil.bsky.social next to Dr. O'Donnell on the right side of the table on a sunny warm mid-spring day.
Pic is from a 2023 visit to Trinity College (hosted by @marcuscollier.bsky.social), including @dublinsoil.bsky.social next to Dr. O'Donnell on the right side of the table on a sunny warm mid-spring day.
October 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Thanks @smurph.bsky.social! It still hasn't sunk in yet!
What great memories from that time, you'll have to get over for another visit soon 🤗
What great memories from that time, you'll have to get over for another visit soon 🤗
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This is honestly the stupidest thing I've heard in a long time- banning the use of the words burger & sausage on plant based products.
The world is burning & war ravaged, & this is what our Parliamentarians think they need to 'fix'?
P.S. Fish also don't have fingers, right @oisinc.bsky.social?
The world is burning & war ravaged, & this is what our Parliamentarians think they need to 'fix'?
P.S. Fish also don't have fingers, right @oisinc.bsky.social?
October 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This is honestly the stupidest thing I've heard in a long time- banning the use of the words burger & sausage on plant based products.
The world is burning & war ravaged, & this is what our Parliamentarians think they need to 'fix'?
P.S. Fish also don't have fingers, right @oisinc.bsky.social?
The world is burning & war ravaged, & this is what our Parliamentarians think they need to 'fix'?
P.S. Fish also don't have fingers, right @oisinc.bsky.social?
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AI is the wrong tool to tackle complex societal & systemic problems. AI4SG is more about PR victories, boosting AI adoption (regardless of merit/usefulness) & laundering accountability for harmful tech, extractive practices, abetting atrocities. yours truly
www.project-syndicate.org/magazine/ai-...
www.project-syndicate.org/magazine/ai-...
The False Promise of “AI for Social Good”
Abeba Birhane refutes industry claims about the technology's potential to solve complex social problems.
www.project-syndicate.org
September 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
AI is the wrong tool to tackle complex societal & systemic problems. AI4SG is more about PR victories, boosting AI adoption (regardless of merit/usefulness) & laundering accountability for harmful tech, extractive practices, abetting atrocities. yours truly
www.project-syndicate.org/magazine/ai-...
www.project-syndicate.org/magazine/ai-...
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Inspiring Jane Goodall, RIP!
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
October 2, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Inspiring Jane Goodall, RIP!
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We are hiring!
Applications are open for an Assistant. Prof. In Plant #Biodiversity and #Conservation at Trinity College, School of Natural Sciences in the Discipline of Botany! my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
Any enquiries, please DM me!
#academicjobs #universityjobs #environmentalscience
Applications are open for an Assistant. Prof. In Plant #Biodiversity and #Conservation at Trinity College, School of Natural Sciences in the Discipline of Botany! my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
Any enquiries, please DM me!
#academicjobs #universityjobs #environmentalscience
October 1, 2025 at 9:53 AM
We are hiring!
Applications are open for an Assistant. Prof. In Plant #Biodiversity and #Conservation at Trinity College, School of Natural Sciences in the Discipline of Botany! my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
Any enquiries, please DM me!
#academicjobs #universityjobs #environmentalscience
Applications are open for an Assistant. Prof. In Plant #Biodiversity and #Conservation at Trinity College, School of Natural Sciences in the Discipline of Botany! my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
Any enquiries, please DM me!
#academicjobs #universityjobs #environmentalscience
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Breaking News: Jane Goodall, one of the world’s most revered conservationists, died at 91. Her discoveries in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behaved in the wild broke new ground and represented what was called “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.” nyti.ms/42kpGxt
October 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Breaking News: Jane Goodall, one of the world’s most revered conservationists, died at 91. Her discoveries in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behaved in the wild broke new ground and represented what was called “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.” nyti.ms/42kpGxt
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"Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got til it's gone? Paved paradise, put up a parking lot."
This has to be one of the most evocative songs ever written and sung on the insane, frenzied destruction of nature going on all around us. Year in, year out.
This has to be one of the most evocative songs ever written and sung on the insane, frenzied destruction of nature going on all around us. Year in, year out.
August 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
"Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got til it's gone? Paved paradise, put up a parking lot."
This has to be one of the most evocative songs ever written and sung on the insane, frenzied destruction of nature going on all around us. Year in, year out.
This has to be one of the most evocative songs ever written and sung on the insane, frenzied destruction of nature going on all around us. Year in, year out.
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Our new paper shows strong support for #urbanrewilding among local communities; however, lower #acceptance of younger residents, non-users & deprived neighborhoods calls for context-specific adaptations to prevent environmental injustices in cities. @bokuvienna.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/pan3...
doi.org/10.1002/pan3...
August 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Our new paper shows strong support for #urbanrewilding among local communities; however, lower #acceptance of younger residents, non-users & deprived neighborhoods calls for context-specific adaptations to prevent environmental injustices in cities. @bokuvienna.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/pan3...
doi.org/10.1002/pan3...
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The starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is a war crime and must be stopped immediately.
Our Full statement on bit.ly/44SCwVk
#CeasefireNow #EndTheSiege
Our Full statement on bit.ly/44SCwVk
#CeasefireNow #EndTheSiege
July 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is a war crime and must be stopped immediately.
Our Full statement on bit.ly/44SCwVk
#CeasefireNow #EndTheSiege
Our Full statement on bit.ly/44SCwVk
#CeasefireNow #EndTheSiege
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📰 Just out in @pnas.org special issue: @nfrantzeskaki.bsky.social , Katinka Wijsman, Nadja Kabisch, and @timonm.bsky.social explore how #NatureBasedSolutions can support just urban transformations.
🔗 buff.ly/1eEhcBx
#NbS #UrbanJustice #UrbanSustainability #PNAS #JustTransitions
🔗 buff.ly/1eEhcBx
#NbS #UrbanJustice #UrbanSustainability #PNAS #JustTransitions
July 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
📰 Just out in @pnas.org special issue: @nfrantzeskaki.bsky.social , Katinka Wijsman, Nadja Kabisch, and @timonm.bsky.social explore how #NatureBasedSolutions can support just urban transformations.
🔗 buff.ly/1eEhcBx
#NbS #UrbanJustice #UrbanSustainability #PNAS #JustTransitions
🔗 buff.ly/1eEhcBx
#NbS #UrbanJustice #UrbanSustainability #PNAS #JustTransitions
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📰 Just out in @pnas.org special issue: @timonm.bsky.social + 23 authors synthesize 60+ reviews & global regional knowledge on urban #NatureBasedSolutions.
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/jGfYSqO
#UrbanSustainability #NbS #PNAS
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/jGfYSqO
#UrbanSustainability #NbS #PNAS
July 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
📰 Just out in @pnas.org special issue: @timonm.bsky.social + 23 authors synthesize 60+ reviews & global regional knowledge on urban #NatureBasedSolutions.
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/jGfYSqO
#UrbanSustainability #NbS #PNAS
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/jGfYSqO
#UrbanSustainability #NbS #PNAS
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📰 Just out in @pnas.org special issue: Elizabeth M. Cook, Yeowon Kim, Nancy B. Grimm, and Weiqi Zhou introduce how #NatureBasedSolutions can make cities more resilient.
🔗 buff.ly/KJPOGHX
#NbS #UrbanSustainability #Equity #ClimateResilience #GreenCities
🔗 buff.ly/KJPOGHX
#NbS #UrbanSustainability #Equity #ClimateResilience #GreenCities
July 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
📰 Just out in @pnas.org special issue: Elizabeth M. Cook, Yeowon Kim, Nancy B. Grimm, and Weiqi Zhou introduce how #NatureBasedSolutions can make cities more resilient.
🔗 buff.ly/KJPOGHX
#NbS #UrbanSustainability #Equity #ClimateResilience #GreenCities
🔗 buff.ly/KJPOGHX
#NbS #UrbanSustainability #Equity #ClimateResilience #GreenCities
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July 18, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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Fat Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) is one of the Irish dairy industry’s largest exports. Almost no one has heard of it because it’s exported mainly to African countries and marketed as milk for its health and sustainability - but it’s made of skimmed milk powder (a byproduct of butter) with palm oil or..
🔴 NEW: How Ireland’s ‘Mediocre’ Milk Powder Made it Big in West Africa
📝 @brigitte-whl.bsky.social @phoebecooke.bsky.social @shaunacorr.bsky.social with Beloved John @premiumtimesng.bsky.social 👇
www.desmog.com/2025/07/14/i...
📝 @brigitte-whl.bsky.social @phoebecooke.bsky.social @shaunacorr.bsky.social with Beloved John @premiumtimesng.bsky.social 👇
www.desmog.com/2025/07/14/i...
How Ireland’s ‘Mediocre’ Milk Powder Made it Big in West Africa
In a packed function room in Lagos, Nigeria, the jaunty sounds of Stevie Wonder’s ‘Sir Duke’ start to play. Then, as a giant sparkler and confetti cannon erupt, a curtain slowly parts to reveal a spin...
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July 16, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Fat Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) is one of the Irish dairy industry’s largest exports. Almost no one has heard of it because it’s exported mainly to African countries and marketed as milk for its health and sustainability - but it’s made of skimmed milk powder (a byproduct of butter) with palm oil or..
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My TEDx talk is out! There’s no way I’m going to watch it, but maybe somebody else will 🙂 (I’ve asked them to fix the spelling mistake.) youtu.be/Rs_qMeqKc_I?... #optimism #happiness #howeconomicscansavetheworld
Optimism: A Duty? | Erik Agner | TEDxKI
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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July 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
My TEDx talk is out! There’s no way I’m going to watch it, but maybe somebody else will 🙂 (I’ve asked them to fix the spelling mistake.) youtu.be/Rs_qMeqKc_I?... #optimism #happiness #howeconomicscansavetheworld
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I’m delighted to be part of the writing team for TWO exciting new papers published today as part of the Natura Project Network; #openaccess thanks to the NSF. ‘Nature-based solutions for #urban #sustainability’, led by Dr Elizabeth Cook, is here: www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10.... #naturebasedsolutions
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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July 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I’m delighted to be part of the writing team for TWO exciting new papers published today as part of the Natura Project Network; #openaccess thanks to the NSF. ‘Nature-based solutions for #urban #sustainability’, led by Dr Elizabeth Cook, is here: www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10.... #naturebasedsolutions
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Great weather for doing some research on drystone wall ecology. Here, with two recently graduated students working as excellent research assistants, Órla R. Fitzgerald and Evelyn Sweeney, we are collecting some very preliminary data and testing methods.
July 12, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Great weather for doing some research on drystone wall ecology. Here, with two recently graduated students working as excellent research assistants, Órla R. Fitzgerald and Evelyn Sweeney, we are collecting some very preliminary data and testing methods.
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"Gutting of the national infrastructure around weather emergencies comes at the same time that climate change is making severe disasters more common and more dangerous" www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
Why Texas’ floods are a warning for the rest of the country
The disaster that unfolded in Kerr County, Texas, shows how many communities will struggle to prepare for extreme weather as the federal government pulls back.
www.politico.com
July 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"Gutting of the national infrastructure around weather emergencies comes at the same time that climate change is making severe disasters more common and more dangerous" www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
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"We need federal investment and commitments to help local vulnerable communities build systems that can decrease impacts.” www.ft.com/content/f9d9...
Texas floods ring alarm bells over global early warning systems
As extreme weather increases, countries are urged to invest in technology to warn populations of impending disasters
www.ft.com
July 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
"We need federal investment and commitments to help local vulnerable communities build systems that can decrease impacts.” www.ft.com/content/f9d9...
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I talked to a journalist at the Geneva Solutions about the censorship i experienced at the AI for Good Summit 2 days ago
genevasolutions.news/science-tech...
genevasolutions.news/science-tech...
UN AI summit accused of censoring criticism of Israel and big tech over Gaza war - Geneva Solutions
A prominent AI scientist says she was pressured by the organisers of the UN’s flagship conference on AI to censor parts of her presentation that criticised Israel over its war in Gaza and the role of ...
genevasolutions.news
July 10, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I talked to a journalist at the Geneva Solutions about the censorship i experienced at the AI for Good Summit 2 days ago
genevasolutions.news/science-tech...
genevasolutions.news/science-tech...