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Biography

Sandra graduated with a PhD in marine biology from UCC in 1998. Since then she has worked as a post-doctoral researcher and project manager on a variety of national and EU funded projects in both Scotland and Ireland. Sandra has more than 70 publications in international peer-reviewed journals and has co-authored a number of book chapters. She completed a Project Management course with iPM (Integrated Project Management) in 2008. From 2007 until 2014 Sandra was the Programme Manager on the interdisciplinary PLANFORBIO forest biodiversity research programme at UCC, TCD and WIT, and also managed a number of other collaborative research projects at UCC. From 2014 until 2018 Sandra was the Project Manager in the Office of the Vice-President for Teaching & Learning, and subsequently worked in the Registrar's Office before joining the President's Office in 2020.

UCC Futures (primary)

  • Sustainability Institute

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):

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  2. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  3. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water
  4. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land

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