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Funding - (2023-26) Partner on Horizon Europe funded project, LOESS - Literacy boost through an Operational Educational Ecosystem of Societal actors on Soil health on increasing soil health awareness, by developing educational offers and training programmes addressing multiple actors, stakeholders and target groups connected to soil education. https://loess-project.eu/
(2015) Collaborator on EU Horizon 2020 funded project on Enhancing Responsible Research and Innovation through Curricula in Higher education (EnRRICH). €200,000 was awarded to DIT to develop new ways to build Responsible Research & Innovation into the curriculum, including hosting the Living Knowledge Conference on community-based research in DIT in June 2016 (http://www.livingknowledge.org/projects/enrrich/).
(2015) SFI Discover funding (€33,998) for Campus Engage Participate Programme - Building STEM Capacity in Community-Based Learning. - (2011) Awarded contract by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) to develop four context/problem based learning resources – in collaboration with Dr Christine O’Connor, Dr Sarah Rawe & Dr Michael Seery (£50,000 sterling). The resources were trialled in 8 institutions and are now available on the RSC Learn Chemistry website.
(2009) National Academy for Integration of Research Teaching and Learning grant, “Research Awareness and Readiness Evaluation (RARE) of Undergraduate Chemistry Students” (€5,000).
(2005) Collaborator on SFI Investigator Programme grant, principal investigator Prof R.A. More O’Ferrall, School of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, UCD, “Applications of Biotechnology to Oxidative Biotransformations of Aromatic Substrates: Utilisation and Toxicity of Bioproducts”. (Funding to DIT, €132,000).
Research Supervision -Supervison of 1 PhD (2007) and 2 MPhil students (2008 & 2010). Currently supervising 1 post-doctoral researcher.
Publications over last 10 years (2014-2024) -4 papers, 5 book chapters, 1 editorial, and edited a book on chemistry education.
-Conference presentations: 21 international & 12 national.
Research Interests
community engaged research and learning, chemistry education research, green and sustainable organic chemistry
Education/Academic qualification
Master, MA in Higher Education, Dublin Institute of Technology
Award Date: 22 Oct 2011
PhD, Physical Organic Chemistry PhD, University College Dublin
Award Date: 1 Jan 1996
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Projects
- 1 Active
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LOESS: Literacy boost through an Operational Educational Ecosystem of Societal actors on Soil health
McDonnell, C. (PI)
1/06/23 → 31/05/26
Project
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Embedding Development Education and International Service-Learning in Undergraduate STEM Programmes to Address Sustainable Development Goal Target 4.7
O'Leary, C. & McDonnell, C. M., 11 Jan 2024, In: Irish Journal of Academic Practice. 11, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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CREATING A COMMON GROUND FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF UNIVERSITY CHEMISTRY (STEM) LECTURERS IN EUROPE
Brouwer, N., Maciejowska, I., McDonnell, C., Niemelä, M. E., Pirok, B., Grecea, Ş., Femoni, C., Ortiz-Bustos, J., Byers, W. & Wasser, I., 30 Jun 2022, In: ŠVIETIMAS: POLITIKA, VADYBA, KOKYBĖ / EDUCATION POLICY, MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY. 14, 1, p. 45-57Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The impact of a professional development MOOC on the teaching beliefs of University Science Laboratory Teachers
Brouwer, N., Fleerackers, G., Maciejowska, I., McDonnell, C. & Mocerino, M., 1 Dec 2022, In: Chemistry Teacher International. 4, 4, p. 355-376 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Finding inspiration: Sharing practice and developing authentic multimedia artifacts for supervision of undergraduate research in Irish higher education
Donnelly, R., McAvinia, C. & McDonnell, C., 21 Dec 2020, International Perspectives on Undergraduate Research: Policy and Practice. Springer International Publishing, p. 147-175 29 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The cinchona alkaloids and the aminoquinolines
Rawe, S. L. & McDonnell, C., 1 Jan 2020, Antimalarial Agents: Design and Mechanism of Action. Elsevier, p. 65-98 34 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Prizes
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Disciplinary Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Assessment Award
McDonnell, C. (Recipient), Dunne, J. (Recipient), Hargaden, G. (Recipient), Hopper, A. (Recipient), Murphy, V. (Recipient), O'Connor, C. (Recipient), Rawe, S. (Recipient), Ryan, B. J. (Recipient), Sewell, G. (Recipient) & Whelan, A. (Recipient), 2018
Prize
Activities
- 1 Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance ...
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7th International Living Knowledge Conference Dublin
Bates, C. (Organiser) & McDonnell, C. (Organiser)
2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance ...