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energy and society Group

The drive towards a knowledge-based economy requires the creation of a social and cultural environment conducive to successful and exploitable research. Therefore, legitimate societal concerns and needs have to be taken on board, in the form of an enhanced democratic debate with a more engaged and informed public and better conditions for collective choices on scientific issues. This is particularly important for the energy field, which has an impact on the everyday life of all citizens. Wherever possible, actors in ERC will be encouraged to develop science in society perspectives from the very beginning of the conception of their activities. Where appropriate, cross-thematic partnerships will be established, which will focus on bridging the gap between energy science and technology and society’s interests. A central objective of ERC is to make a positive contribution to education and training and to raising general awareness of the nature of the research and its benefits. Opportunities for the integration of well-established areas of research on the socio-economic dimension, societal concerns and behaviour change, will be the focus of the Energy and Society Group.

Principal investigators:

Mr. Rónán Kennedy
Lecturer, School of Law
Phone: (091) 49 5626
Email: ronan.m.kennedy

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Rónán Kennedy is a member of the Law School at NUI Galway. Formerly a member of the Law School at the University of Limerick, where he taught environmental law and public international law, he now teaches courses in environmental legislation, information technology law and intellectual property (principally copyright). He is also the co-ordinator of the new LL.M. in Law, Technology and Governance. He has published in the areas of planning law and environmental law, and is currently researching Irish climate change law and policy.

Dr. Frances Fahy
Lecturer in Environmental Geography
Phone: (091) 49 2315
Email: frances.fahy

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Dr Fahy is a lecturer in Environmental Geography in the School of Geography and Archaeology, NUI Galway. Her primary research interests are in the field of environmental planning and sustainability, specifically the social and cultural consequences of environmental change. Her research interests focus on a number of interrelated themes including the formation and implementation of environmental policy, cultural factors which influence environmental decisions and public participation and sustainable outcomes. Frances is currently the Project Manger of ConsEnSus (Consumption, Environment and Sustainability), a large-scale EPA/STRIVE project (2009-2013), which is exploring key areas of domestic consumption that impact directly on the environment, including transport, energy, water and food.

Dr. Kieran Hickey
Lecturer in Physical Geography
Phone: (091) 49 2128
Email: kieran.hickey

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Dr. Kieran Hickey’s main research and teaching interests are on climate change and natural disasters mainly focused on changing patterns of storminess and he is also interested in natural history particularly the natural history of wolves in Ireland. He has just published a book on climate change and Ireland entitled ’ 5 Minutes to Midnight? Ireland and Climate Change', White Row Press Belfast, and has published extensively in many general and environmental journals.

Dr. Brian Donnellan
Lecturer in Information Systems
Cairnes Postgraduate School of Business and Public Policy
Phone: (091) 49 5066
Email: brian.donnellan

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Dr. Brian Donnellan's teaching and research interests lie primarily in the area of innovation systems, which encompasses innovation, new product development, Green IT and information technology management. Prior to joining NUI Galway faculty in 2004, he spent 17 years working in industry. While in industry he was responsible for the provision of information systems to support New Product Development and the implementation of Knowledge Management and Innovation systems. He is currently engaged in a number of industry and academic consortia focusing on Innovation Processes e.g. the Centre for Innovation and Structural Change (CISC) and the Innovation Value Institute (IVI).

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