Sandra Collins

Background

About Sandra Collins

Dr Sandra Collins is University Librarian at University College Dublin. Originally a mathematician, she has worked in digital innovation and cultural heritage over 25 years in the public and private sectors. She was previously the Director of the National Library of Ireland, the founding Director of the Digital Repository of Ireland in the Royal Irish Academy, a Scientific Programme Manager in Science Foundation Ireland, a Master Engineer in Ericsson Telecommunications, and a Mathematics lecturer in Dublin City University. She received her PhD in nonlinear fluid dynamics from UCD in 1996. She is Chair of the Consortium of National and University Libraries (CONUL), a member of the Board of Governors and Guardians of the National Gallery of Ireland, a member of the Irish Government’s Expert Advisory Group on Commemorations, a Board member of HEAnet, and a member of the Council of the Research Data Alliance (RDA). She has previously served on the Boards of the Irish Manuscripts Commission, the Chester Beatty Library, and MoLI, Museum of Literature Ireland, as well as the Irish Government’s Open Data Governance Board, the Government’s Advisory Forum for ‘Creating our Future’, and the Council of the National Cultural Institutions.