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Assoc ProfessorAifric O'Sullivan

Associate Professor

School of Agriculture and Food Science

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  • Associate Professor
    School of Agriculture and Food Science
  • 01 716 2824
  • University College Dublin, School of Agriculture and Food Science, Science Centre - South Belfield Dublin 4

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    UCD Internationalisation at Home Working Group
    1 Jul 2023
    Member
  • EVENT ADMINISTRATION / PARTICIPATION
    Conference
    7 Jun 2023
    Global Networking Event on Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) in Nutrition and Dietetics Education
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    UCD CHAS Global Engagement Group
    1 Feb 2023 - 31 Aug 2023
    Chair
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    RTE TV Programme "EcoEye"
    1 Jan 2023
    “EcoEye”, a popular Irish TV programme broadcast on RTE that examines environmental issues (2022).
  • CONSULTING / ADVISORY
    Science Advice for Policy by European Academies, European Commission
    1 Jan 2023 - 30 Jun 2023
    I was an invited expert of the Science Advice for Policy by European Academies (SAPEA) tasked with reviewing and drafting the “Towards Sustainable Food Consumption” report.
  • EVENT ADMINISTRATION / PARTICIPATION
    Conference
    7 Nov 2022
    36th EFFoST International Conference 2022
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    RTE TV Programme "What Planet Are You On"
    1 Jul 2022
    “What Planet Are You On” is a TV programme that challenges families to make changes to their day-to-day routine to be more sustainable, including changing the foods they buy, eat and waste. My role in the programme was to work with families behind the scenes to help them change to a more sustainable and healthy diet.
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    EASAC Working Group on Meat Alternatives
    1 Mar 2022
    Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    PhD External Examiner Kings College London
    1 Mar 2022 - 30 Apr 2022
    Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    UCD CHAS OneHealth Committee
    1 Mar 2022
    Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Worldwide Universities Network Public Health Global Challenge Steering Committee
    1 Mar 2021 - 31 Dec 2022
    Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    UCD CHAS Global Engagement Group
    1 Oct 2020
    Vice chair
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    UCD Global College Coordination Group
    1 Oct 2020
    Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    UCD Global Engagement Board of Studies
    1 Oct 2020
    Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    UCD Global Excellence Scholarships Selection Committee
    1 Oct 2020
    Member
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    UCD SPARC funded project UCD CHilD Promoting Positive Parenting
    1 Oct 2020
    UCD SPACR funded project UCD CHilD Promoting Positive Parenting. The SPARC project included workshops for parents as well as research dissemination activities for graduate students.
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    University Management Team Global Engagement Group
    1 Oct 2020
    Member
  • EVENT ADMINISTRATION / PARTICIPATION
    Conference
    24 Aug 2020
    U21 Health Sciences Annual Meeting. Member of the Conference Steering Committee and Chair/Organiser of the Food and Environment session.
  • REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics
    2 Aug 2020
    Open peer review
  • GRANT APPLICATION ASSESSMENT
    UCD Seed Funding Career Development Evaluation Panel
    7 Jul 2020
    Summative
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    LEAP4FNSSA Scientific Sorting House (opens in a new tab)⁠
    22 Jun 2020
    Reviewer
  • REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Global Food Security
    1 May 2020
    Open peer review
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    UCD International Pre-Masters Pathway Review Committee
    1 May 2020 - 31 Jul 2020
    Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    UCD SAFS Quality Review 2020
    1 Jan 2020
    Member
  • REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Nature Food
    28 Nov 2019
    Open peer review