Citizen Science Book Launch: Spéirscéalta/Stories of the Air In-Person

The University of Galway Library is delighted to invite you to celebrate the publication of Spéirscéalta – a collection of stories that explores the air.

 

In conjunction with the Open Research Forum (8 April), the book will be launched by Oscar Diaz, the European Citizen Science Ambassador for Ireland, along with project lead Dr. Liz Coleman (Physics), artist duo Paula McCloskey and Sam Vardy from a place of their own, and Dr. Mairéad Hurley (Trinity College Dublin). In addition to the presentations, there will also be a reading of new fiction written for Spéirscéalta, and we will enjoy live traditional music and light refreshments.

 

Between 2021 and 2023, the Stories of the Air project led walks, conversations, performances, and creative workshops across Galway and Connemara, discussing the air and collecting and generating stories in Irish and English. Spéirscéalta, the bilingual project book, captures those stories and brings together scientific data and cultural reflections and folklore to explore the atmosphere.

 

We will also hear about The Air We Share, Dr. Coleman's current project, which makes the invisible visible, by engaging with the issue of air quality through artistic interventions, citizen science, and community action in Westside, Galway. Artists Paula McCloskey and Sam Vardy from a place of their own are involved with both projects, and they will share their experience. Dr. Mairéad Hurley is a science education and public engagement expert, and she is also a musician.

 

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. 

 

Copies of the book will be available, along with light refreshments. The refreshments have been kindly sponsored by Galway Arts Centre.

 

If you have any questions, please email Dr. Jen Smith, Open Research Librarian.

 

 

 

Related LibGuide: Open Research Practices by Jen Smith

Date:

Monday, April 7, 2025

Time:

17:00 - 18:30

Time Zone:

UK, Ireland, Lisbon Time (change)

Location:

THB-G010 (Hardiman Building Seminar Room)

Campus:

Galway

Audience:

  Any Level     Researchers  

Categories:

  Open Research