Play-with-AI to Create a Landscape Vision

Test the use of Artificial Intelligence tools as you generate a landscape vision of the future. UCD’s Landscape Architecture department invites you to visit us at the UCD Festival 2025, where you can design your ideal landscape. Be inspired by our students’ work, sketch your own ideas and watch as these ideas are transformed into… Continue reading Play-with-AI to Create a Landscape Vision

Intel Showcase

Located in the O’Brien Centre for Science, the Intel Showcase will feature interactive exhibits designed to inspire curiosity and spark imagination. Discover the incredible world of hands-on science and explore the endless possibilities of the world of science.

SMARTlab XR

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SMARTlab brings the Amazon rainforest, the bee motels of rural Europe, the lotic fauna of Kerry’s Iveragh river, and the world of the Irish boglands to life.  Come along and experience the shift in perspective by ‘being in’ nature through virtual reality and botanical olfactory scent.  The World Sensorium Conservancy, endorsed by UNESCO as a… Continue reading SMARTlab XR

Selfie with Pepper the Humanoid Robot

Come and meet Pepper, our friendly, humanoid robot. And don’t forget to take a selfie with UCD’s greatest tech star!

Healthy Plate, Healthy Planet

Meet the researchers behind the Co-Centre for Sustainable Food Systems to explore the link between the food choices you make, your health and the health of our planet. With the Planetary Health Plate as our guide, our team will help you discover more about the importance of vegetables, fruits, legumes, and nuts, through creative tasks… Continue reading Healthy Plate, Healthy Planet

UCD Access & Lifelong Learning Craft Café

Join us one and all to imagine and Think Again about your UCD Future. Try out the craft café, a place to sit and chill and enjoy some light refreshments.

Teddy Bear Care Centre

Bring your favourite stuffed animal toy to the Teddy Bear Care Centre to get a full health check! Healthcare professionals from UCD’s UCD College of Health and Agricultural Sciences have come together to help children learn about the role of looking after one’s health, dispelling fears surrounding medical scenarios, and normalising talking about one’s feelings… Continue reading Teddy Bear Care Centre

Soil to Society

Examine soil and grass, play games, and try your hand milking with our cow simulators! Plus, lots of dairy goodies to be given away at this hands-on, family friendly experience. The UCD Institute of Food and Health is proud of its research expertise in global food systems. Soil has many functions, as well as producing… Continue reading Soil to Society

Greenacre, UCD’s Sustainability Hub

Join us at UCD Greenacre, our new sustainability hub, where learning comes to life through hands-on experiments and real-world applications. Dive into the circular economy with our unique coffee grounds to mushrooms project, and experience firsthand how everyday materials can be transformed sustainably. Learn about the impact of plastics and the possibilities of plastic recycling… Continue reading Greenacre, UCD’s Sustainability Hub