Dr Tina Kinsella
Dr Tina Kinsella is a senior academic leader, leading researcher, and educator. As Head of Research, she is a member of IADT’s Senior Management team. In this role, she is responsible for advancing IADT’s readiness for university designation and for providing strategic leadership for all research functions at IADT, including research leadership and capacity building, research policy governance, postgraduate research (Masters by Research and PhD co-supervision), and researcher development. Through the TU RISE funded Elevate programme, she is aligning research leadership, infrastructure, and strategic partnerships across the creative industries
Dr Kinsella previously served as Head of Design and Visual Arts at IADT. She represents IADT at national and international networks and committees and serves on the Royal Irish Academy multidisciplinary committee for Languages, Literature, Culture and Communications, and is a member of the Arts Council of Ireland Peer Panel.
She is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Gender and Women’s Studies, Trinity College Dublin (TCD), and a Fellow of the Graduate School of Creative Arts and Media (GradCAM), Technological University Dublin (TUD).
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.