DrGabriela Martinez Sainz

UCD College of Social Sciences and Law Awards, Research Collaborator of the Year 2026

Supporting participatory decision-making for children and young people related to their rights to play, recreation and participation.

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Interview for the Creative Praxis podcast, discussing voice, agency and rights in educating ethical changemakers. I share my professional experience centering the voices of students through democratic learning and a pedagogy rooted in care, imagination, and ethical responsibility.

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Interview for the podcast Creative Praxis, hosted by Dr Anna Griffith

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Invited lecture for the Children's Rights in Early Years Network (CREYN)

The Digital Badge is a recognised UCD CPD teaching qualification. This Digital Badge 10 week course (which is part of the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning professional development framework) provides participants with a strong introduction to the Universal Design for Learning Framework. It gives participants the opportunity to implement UDL approaches within the teaching activities that they are currently undertaking.

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This seminar will focus on the participation of children and young people in decision-making, with a particular emphasis on their involvement in decision making about the play and recreation facilities in their locality. Including children and young people in decision making is a key criteria for the DCEDIY Capital Grant funding schemes for play and recreation, and other funding streams.

Specialised training for the An Garda Siochana and TUSLA on children's rights in the digital era.

Recognition for researchers whose contributions play a role in ensuring research is inclusive and innovative; those who go beyond the normal expectations of their role, helping those around them and contributing to a more inclusive and collaborative research community.

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Workshop for families and children to explore the secrets of nature-based solutions – the power of trees, the wisdom of sustainable construction, and the magic of ecosystems. In this workshop participants will learn about climate action through play, including board games and Minecraft.

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