We are hosting an EPA-funded Workshop on “Sludge and Administrative Burden” that will take place in Dublin, Ireland, on May 08, 2025.
Please get in touch with Leo Lades (l.k.lades@stir.ac.uk) in case you have some work that you would like to share!
You can register for in-person participation here: registration link. A link to register for remote participation will be added later.
This workshop is part of the ABICAP project on and funded by the EPA. It is organised by researchers from UCD Environmental Policy, UCD Behavioural Science and Policy, and the Stirling Behavioural Science Centre. It will be free for participants to attend.
The aim of the workshop is to bring together behavioural scientists, public administration scholars, policymakers, and other stakeholders to discuss newest developments on sludge and administrative burden.
The organisers will present EPA-funded work on sludge and administrative burden as relevant for environmental policymaking. However, the workshop will also discuss applications to other policy and business areas.
Please get in touch with Leo Lades (l.k.lades@stir.ac.uk) or Patricia Lentz (patricia.lentz@ucdconnect.ie) for more information.
Preliminary schedule (Thursday, May 09, 2025):
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM: Welcome and Introductions
9:45 AM – 10:15 AM: Patricia Lentz (UCD) – From Policy to Practice: Administrative Challenges in Ireland’s Climate Transition. (1/2)
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM: Cara Augustenborg (UCD) – From Policy to Practice: Administrative Challenges in Ireland’s Climate Transition. (2/2)
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM: Coffee Break
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM: Elena Achtypi (HMRC) – Sludge Audits at HMRC
11:45 AM – 12:15 PM: Lucie Martin (ESRI) – Sludge in Accessing Benefits During Ireland’s Cost-of-Living Crisis
12:15 PM – 12:45 PM: Robert Murphy (Department of Health)
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM: Lunch
1:45 PM – 2:15 PM: Leonhard Lades (Stirling / UCD) – Vulnerability to Different Types of Sludge: Evidence from Ireland
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM: Glenn McNamara (UCD) – Who is Most Influenced By Sludge? Experimental Evidence
2:45 PM – 3:15 PM: Coffee Break
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM: Eva Koromilas (NSW / OECD): The Global Sludge Expert Panel
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM: Q&A Panel
