UK Ireland Alumni Reception
British Council Ireland and the British Embassy in Dublin are hosting a second UK Ireland Alumni Reception on 26th March 2025 in the British Embassy in Dublin, Merrion Road, Dublin 4. We hosted our inaugural reception in January 2024. Find out more about this below.
The event will be a networking reception to celebrate the rich and long-standing relationship between Ireland and the UK in higher education and showcase notable individuals in Ireland who completed an aspect of their higher education in the UK, across a range of sectors - including politics, science, arts and culture, media, academia and business.
We will be hearing from keynote speaker Catriona Jackman, Irish space physicist and academic, currently senior professor at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. Catriona will speak about her experience studying for her PhD in the UK at the University of Leicester as well as her career as a research associate and professor at Imperial College London, University College London and University of Southhampton in the UK. The reception will also highlight the British Council’s ‘Alumni UK’ programme.
Inaugural UK Ireland Reception 2024
This reception was the first in Ireland and launched the British Council’s ‘Alumni UK’ programme in Ireland. Speakers on the night included British Ambassador to Ireland HMA Paul Johnston, Deputy CEO of British Council, Kate Ewart-Biggs, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Stirling, Professor Sir Gerry McCormac, advocate and change maker, Bukky Adebowale, activist and playwright, Dr. Rosaleen McDonagh, and author, activist and broadcaster, Emma Dabiri.
You can view photos from the event here.
