Dr Elaine Sisson
Dr Elaine Sisson is a Cultural Historian and Senior Lecturer in Visual Culture in the Faculty of Film, Art and Creative Technologies, IADT and the Academic Lead for the CFA in IADT. She has extensive experience in academic leadership in art and design education, including academic management, programmatic and institutional review, strategic and curriculum development, teaching and learning, and securing research funding.
In 2008, under PRTLI4, she was one of the founding members of the Graduate School of Creative Arts and Media, the first inter-institutional initiative to offer taught doctoral programmes for creative practitioners. In 2018, as part of an IADT team, she won a DELTA award for disciplinary excellence in teaching and learning. She has broadcast and published widely in her research areas of early twentieth century Irish cultural history and visual modernism and is a member of the Royal Irish Academy’s historical studies committee.
The TU RISE IADT Elevate Programme hosted an XR Design Sprint bringing together enterprises and creative practitioners to explore real-world applications of immersive technologies through collaborative, hands-on innovation. Over five days, participants developed early-stage concepts across education, culture and creative industries, supported by design thinking and industry expertise.
The TU RISE Elevate team was delighted to attend Amplify 2026, hosted by the IRDG Innovation Network, where Aisling Cox and Dorota Zurek gained valuable insights into innovation, R&D and collaboration. Thank you to the IRDG team for delivering such an inspiring event.
We were delighted to take part in the IADT Summer School on Research & Social Justice, which brought together researchers, educators and community partners to explore the role of research in creating positive social impact. Thank you to everyone who contributed to such an inspiring and engaging event.