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Biography
Evan Boyle is a Senior Postdoctoral researcher with the Sustainability Institute, University College Cork. His research focuses on community engagement in energy transitions, collaborative approaches to sustainability, and city-university partnerships for climate action. As of 2025, he acts as principal investigator on UrbanClimateCollab, exploring city- university collaborations for climate action (2025–2029). He is a member of the Sociological Association of Ireland and a working group leader on the COST Action SHiFT. Evan is on the Editorial Board for the journal Societal Impacts. He is an active commissioner on Ireland’s Just Transition Commission with secretariate functions provided through the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment, Government of Ireland.
UCC Futures (primary)
- Sustainability Institute
PhD Supervision
- Available for PhD supervision
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 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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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: 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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Deliberative Futures Workshops for Transformative Sustainability
Revez, A., Harris, C., Dunphy, N., Ó'Gallachóir, B., Byrne, E., Boyle, E. J., McGookin, C., Barry, J., Bolger, P., Rogan, F., Ellis, G., O'Dwyer, B., Flood, S., Creed, L. & Mullally, G., Jan 2025, Imagining, Designing and Teaching Regenerative Futures: Art-Science Approaches and Inspirations From Around the World. Springer Nature, p. 15-22 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedings › Chapter › peer-review
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Mutual Learning Exercises (MLEs) for collaborative problem framing: socio-economic participation and benefit in renewable energy infrastructure in Europe
Santos Zambrano, K., Boyle, E. & Galvin, M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Creative Solutions to Sustainability
Rogers, R. (Speaker), O'Driscoll, J. (Speaker), Desmond, A. (Speaker), Franklin, J. (Speaker), Rush, Z. (Speaker), McSweeney, M. (Speaker), Peterson, J. (Speaker), May Breen, S. (Speaker), Boyle, E. J. (Speaker), Forrester, J. (Speaker), Lennon, M. (Speaker), Barkun, D. (Speaker), O'Sullivan, M. (Speaker), Sands, S. (Speaker), Rogan, F. (Speaker) & Longwill, S. (Speaker)
5 Dec 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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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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Ireland 2050 – Envisioning the Ireland of the Future
Revez, A. (Speaker), Mullally, G. (Speaker), Dunphy, N. (Speaker), O Gallachoir, B. (Speaker), Harris, C. (Speaker), Rogan, F. (Speaker), Byrne, E. (Speaker), Barry, J. (Speaker), Ellis, G. (Speaker), Bolger, P. (Speaker), O'Dwyer, B. (Speaker), Glynn, J. (Speaker), Flood, S. (Speaker), Dozier, A. (Speaker), McGookin, C. (Speaker), Boyle, E. J. (Speaker) & Wade, R. (Speaker)
Nov 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Energetic Communities Reflecting on Reflexivity in Transdisciplinary Sustainability Transitions Research
Mullally, G. (Speaker), Dunphy, N. (Speaker), Harris, C. (Speaker), O Gallachoir, B. (Speaker), Byrne, E. (Speaker), Sage, C. (Speaker), Lennon, B. (Speaker), Gaffney, C. (Speaker), Revez, A. (Speaker), O'Connor, P. (Speaker), Watson, C. (Speaker) & Boyle, E. J. (Speaker)
May 2017 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press/Media
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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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