14th April 2026, 12pm
Director, Construct Innovate
Prof Jamie Goggins is a Chartered Engineer with more than 20 years of experience in consultancy, construction, expert advisory work and research on many projects worldwide. He was appointed as the 7th Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Galway in 2020, a position that was first held by Prof W. Bindon Blood in 1850. Within the University of Galway, he has also served as Director of Research & Innovation in the School of Engineering and has also led the development and delivery of the first two Sustainability Strategies for the university in his role as Chair of CUSP . He has been lead principal investigator on over 80 research projects in the past fifteen years, most in collaboration with industry. Jamie’s research projects include the development of sustainable construction technologies, energy efficient buildings, life cycle analysis, ocean energy technologies (tidal, wave, offshore wind), earthquake engineering design methodologies, structural control and health monitoring, and computational mechanics. Jamie served on the Board of the Civil Engineering Research Association of Ireland (CERAI) from 2012-2022 and is former President and Chairman of the CERAI Board. He is an advocate for sustainable development. He is also actively involved in Engineers Ireland, the professional body for Engineers in Ireland, serving as elected member of Council (2016-2020), an interviewer for the Registered Professional Titles of Engineers Ireland and a term as Chairman for the West region, and continues to serve on the West Region committee for more than 10 years.
Innovation from the policy perspective
