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Biography
Alexandra is Research Fellow in MaREI, in University College Cork and the Vice-Chair of the COST Action SHiFT. She has a PhD (University of Galway, 2014) in geography and her research work has concentrated in diverse areas including the societal and policy aspects of climate action, grassroots disaster and flood management and community-led energy transitions. Her current research work focuses on climate justice in urban environment with JustCities Hub (EPA 2024-2028) with a focus in Cork and Belfast, and grassroots climate action and promoting the role of Social Sciences and energy, it her work also include transdisciplinary work with the ENPOWER Project to support energy communities and collaboratively develop data-driven services in this context (Horizon 20232026). Alexandra is also a member of the International Energy Agency Users-TCP Programme on ‘EnPowering All” Task Force (IEA-Users-TCP).
Research Interests
Public Engagement with Energy Transitions in an era of Climate Crisis (2021-2025) led by MaREI (as Research Fellow) CREATIVE C-CHANGE, (2021-2023) Creative Climate Action Evaluation project led by MaREI Centre (as Research Fellow) CLIMATE ACTION AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2021). Review commissioned by the Office of the Planning Regulator led by MaREI Centre (as Senior Post-Doctoral Researcher) ENCLUDE: Energy Citizens for Inclusive Decarbonization (H2020, 2021-24). Large European project led by Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule Zuerich - ETH Zürich, seeking to consolidate energy citizenship practices and frameworks to promote inclusive decarbonization pathways (as partner). Dilaw4E: Disseminating Disaster Law for Europe (Jean Monnet 2019-2022). Based at Roma Tre University, Department of Law, under the leadership of Prof. Giulio Bartolini (academic coordinator of the Jean Monnet Project), with UCC, University of Groningen and International Federation of Red Cross (as partner). Imagining2050 (EPA 2018-2021). Led by UCC-Cork, project seeks to Engage, envision, and co-produce pathways for a low carbon and climate resilient Ireland. Focused on consolidation of research capacity in Ireland with regards societal transition, climate mitigation and climate adaptation, combined with deliberative communication and engagement. (as Senior Post-Doctoral Researcher) ENTRUST (H2020, 2015-18) Led by UCC-Cork Focus on understanding how human behaviour around energy is shaped by both technological systems and socio-demographic facto
Teaching Activities
GUEST LECTURER, Post-Graduate Module, Education for Sustainability, GMIT, (2022)GUEST LECTURER in University-Wide Module on Sustainability led by Dr. Gerard Mullally, UCC, (2019-2025) GUEST LECTURER, MA Sociology of Sustainability and Global Challenges, Module SC6631 Sociology of Sustainable Development’ in Sociology and Criminology Department in UCC, (2020-2021) PART-TIME TEACHING ASSISTANT, MA Module: TI704 Environment and Risk and 3BA Module: TI352 Research Project Design and Development. School of Geography and Archaeology, NUI Galway, (2014-2015) CO-ORGANISER AND LECTURER, ANDROID Doctoral School programme, NUI Galway, (2012-2015)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Community benefit funds for energy infrastructure: Paving the way for public engagement and sustainable development?
Boyle, E., Revez, A., Carr, D., Reid, C. I., Deane, A. & Ó Gallachóir, B., Jan 2026, In: Energy Policy. 208, 114873.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Imagining justice: approaching justice as a process of imaginative hybridity in times of polycrisis
Mullally, G., Boyle, E., Gaston, S., Wood, N., McElherron, C., Revez, A., Creed, E. & Dunphy, N., 7 Jul 2026, In: Frontiers in Sustainability. 7, p. 1809425Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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New directions for interconnector research: drawing from social sciences and humanities perspectives to explore the Celtic Interconnector
Revez, A., Boyle, E., Goarzin, A., Byrne, E., Peterson, J. D., Rogan, F., Connolly, C., Deane, A., Cuffe, J., Latimier, R. L. G., Dochartaigh, C. Ó., Espes, D. & Gallachóir, B. Ó., Jan 2026, In: Energy Research and Social Science. 131, 9 p., 104473.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Repoliticising users in energy transitions: A critique of dominant ideas and their effect in policy and practice
Ahlborg, H., Osunmuyiwa, O., Clancy, J. S., Dunphy, N. P., Feenstra, M., Hategekimana, S., Hausner, B., Hooper, K., Hultman, M., Lennon, B., Michael, K., Revez, A., Unsworth, S. & Åberg, A., 3 Jul 2026, In: Energy Research & Social Science. 138, p. 1-15 104814.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Arts, creative & cultural initiatives for citizen engagement on climate action: Insights from Ireland's Creative Climate Action Fund
Mac Mahon, J., Revez, A., Burke, M., Hogan, P. & Nyhan, M. M., Jan 2025, In: Current Research in Environmental Sustainability. 9, 100274.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Imagining climate resilient futures with a novel community participation approach
Flood, S. (Speaker), Rogan, F. (Speaker), Revez, A. (Speaker), McGookin, C. (Speaker), O'Dwyer, B. (Speaker), Harris, C. (Speaker), Dunphy, N. (Speaker), Byrne, E. (Speaker), O Gallachoir, B. (Speaker), Bolger, P. (Speaker), Boyle, E. J. (Speaker), Glynn, J. (Speaker), Barry, J. (Speaker), Ellis, G. (Speaker) & Mullally, G. (Speaker)
Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Emerging sites of energy citizenship: do they support transformative practices or merely reproduce old sites of socialisation?
Revez, A. (Speaker), Dunphy, N. (Speaker) & Lennon, B. (Speaker)
Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Energy, sense-making and gender: exploring public perceptions of new technologies
Dunphy, N. (Speaker) & Revez, A. (Speaker)
Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Deliberative and Imaginative Community Engagement: Deliberative Action Research for co-production, collaborative evaluation and transformation
Harris, C. (Speaker), Revez, A. (Speaker), Mullally, G. (Speaker), Dunphy, N. (Speaker) & Bolger, P. (Speaker)
Mar 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Learning from the integration of sustainability into teaching and learning strategies
Revez, A. (Speaker), Dunphy, N. (Speaker), Mullally, G. (Speaker) & Kirrane, M. (Speaker)
20 Mar 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Prizes
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Research Team of the Year 2025
Murphy, A. (Recipient), Daly, H. (Recipient), O Gallachoir, B. (Recipient), Rogan, F. (Recipient), Mac Uidhir, T. (Recipient), Deane, P. (Recipient), Aryanpur, V. (Recipient), Suleimenov, B. (Recipient), Xie, W. (Recipient), Rostami, F. (Recipient), Moura, S. (Recipient), Bonserio, T. (Recipient), Suleimenov, B. (Recipient), Moriarty, R. (Recipient) & Revez, A. (Recipient), 27 May 2026
Prize: Honorary award
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The Energy Transition Is Human: Trust, Habits and the ‘Not Zero’ Margin
1/04/26
1 item of Media coverage
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Community benefit funding from green projects can be a big winner; Connecting the transfer of funds to broader sustainability goals creates shared advantages
Revez, A., Boyle, E. J. & Deane, A.
27/11/25
2 items of Media coverage
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Irish Times - How can communities benefit from €1bn fund transfer from renewable energy companies?
Boyle, E. J., Revez, A., Deane, A. & O Gallachoir, B.
27/11/25
1 Media contribution
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Findings on Energy Research Reported by Investigators at University College Cork (Public Participation In the Development of Electricity Grid Infrastructure: Early Engagements and Community Forums)
O Gallachoir, B., Revez, A., Boyle, E. J. & Deane, A.
31/01/25
1 item of Media coverage
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University College Cork Researchers Reveal New Findings on Science and Technology (Levers and obstacles for implementing public engagement practices in electricity grid development)
O Gallachoir, B., Revez, A., Boyle, E. J. & Deane, A.
19/08/24
1 item of Media coverage
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