Core Trinity CHARM-EU Staff

Assistant Professor Jake Byrne

CHARM-EU Director

Jake is a member of CHARM-EU's Executive Board. He is involved in the Governance of CHARM-EU. As part of this governance role Jake oversees the Educational strategy within CHARM-EU and co-leads Workpackage 3, Educational Innovation, and is an Educationalist member of Workpackage 11, Professional Development.

Ms. Doris Alexander

CHARM-EU Director

Doris is a member of CHARM-EU's Executive Board. She is involved in the development and implementation of CHARM’s external relations strategy. 

Mr. Conor Spillane

CHARM-EU Manager

Conor is the CHARM-EU Manager at Trinity. He develops local structures, manages cross functional relationships and collaborates with CHARM-EU partners and other stakeholders to implement the Alliance in the University.

Dr. Nina Shiel

CHARM-EU Responsible Research and Innovation Specialist

Nina is responsible for driving Trinity's research activities with the other Alliance members under the CHARM-EU R&I agenda. This includes close collaboration with Trinity's EDI Office and Trinity Research.

Dr. Annemarie Bennett

Academic Director and Local Coordinator of the CHARM-EU Masters programme

Dr Annemarie Bennett is an Assistant Professor in Dietetics in Trinity and is the Academic Director and Local Coordinator of the CHARM-EU Masters programme.

Ms. Audrey Crosbie

Innovation Manager, Knowledge Exchange (KnEx)

Audrey develops and implements large-scale multidisciplinary collaborations with industry partners. She has experience scaling engagements and partnerships, enabling industry to benefit from Trinity's teaching, research and infrastructure.

Ms. Sorcha O'Boyle

Communications Manager, Trinity Communications

Sorcha works in the central Trinity Communications team. She connects CHARM-EU with its diverse audiences through her work in Workpackage 16, Communications, and Workpackage 9, Internal Dissemination and Networking.

Dr. Silvia Gallagher

Research Fellow, Charm-EU

Silvia co-leads Workpackage 3 Educational Innovation and is a member of Workpackage 11 Professional Development. She is also the Quality Officer for CHARM-EU.

Mr. Daniel Griffin

Research Assistant, Charm-EU

Daniel divides his time between the "Method Mentor" ReLi Pilot Project and CHARM-EIGHT, where he works with work packages 4 and 12.He co-leads the Transdisciplinary Research module on the MSc. in Global Challenges for Sustainability and supports student engagement across the wider CHARM-EU project.

Ms. Jenny Kirkwood

Administrative Officer, Charm-EU

Jenny is the Joint Virtual Administrative Officer for CHARM-EU in Trinity College Dublin.