Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin
IrelandacademicFemale4.3Global Dominance: 0.00%Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin is a prominent Irish academic and advocate for biodiversity, best known for her role as chair of the Citizens’ Assembly on biodiversity loss, the first of its kind globally, which has highlighted critical environmental issues in Ireland and recommended constitutional changes to protect biodiversity.
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Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin resigned from the maths development group due to concerns about the draft courses.
‘Widespread concern’ among those tasked with senior cycle reform, ASTI says – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-09-21
Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin of DCU concluded she could not put her name to draft specifications she considers incoherent and mathematically inaccurate.
implementation should be paused – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-09-21
Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin is a DCU associate professor of mathematics education who expressed significant concerns about the draft maths syllabus.
Rollout of the reformed Leaving Cert should be suspended – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-09-14Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin is an associate professor in DCU, biodiversity advocate and chair of the Independent Advisory Committee on Nature Restoration.
‘I felt I could talk to it, like going to a good therapist’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-08-04
Ní Shúilleabháin chaired the Citizens’ Assembly on biodiversity loss, the first of its kind in the world.
If waterways are neglected, they become undrinkable, unswimmable and then untouchable – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-05-23
