Foreign language learning and Ireland’s ‘Languages Connect’ strategy: a symposium on perspectives for higher education Friday, 30th November 2018 10:30am-5:00pm, Mary Ryan Seminar Room, G27, O’Rahilly Building, UCC NUI has announced details of the first NUI symposium on Foreign Language Learning, taking place in University College Cork (UCC) on Friday 30th November 2018. Background The […]
Do you want to discover Trinity? Experience a day as a mature student in Trinity by taking real lectures, meeting other matures, talking to academics and touring the campus. They are offering a wonderful programme available FREE during College Awareness Week. From Mon 19 – Thur 22 November, you can join their students on a […]
Agricultural sciences at University College Dublin are among the best in the world, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. Now placed 19th globally, UCD is the only Irish university to make the global top 50 in the rankings for Agricultural sciences. It is also ranked 5th in Europe. Response “This ranking is an achievement we are […]
Open Days November 16th and 17th 2018 **Booking Form: Please book using the link below** Guidance Counsellor/ School group registration Individual student registration Welcome guide DCU is now Irelands’ fastest growing university with 2017 seeing the completion of a significant transformation programme for the University, with the full incorporation of St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra (SPD), […]
Ireland’s seven universities have launched a major campaign aimed at encouraging the public to demand that the Government tackles the funding crisis in third level education. State funding per third level student in Ireland at €5,000 is barely half of what it was a decade ago and a fraction of what it is in other […]
Register now for HELLIN Conference 2018 ‘Transitions: Lifelong Learning and Higher Education’. Don’t delay as places are extremely limited. Date: Friday 7 December 2018 Cost: €120 – Standard Registration / €50 Student Registration Kickoff: Registration at 8.30am-9.15am. Welcome: 9.30am with President Prof. Philip Nolan. Adult Education Education is a highly personalised yet social phenomenon. Learning spans […]
Date: 23 November, 2018 – 24 November, 2018 Time: 9:00 am – 14:00 pm Location: WIT Arena, WIT West Campus, Carriganore, Waterford Contact: Schools’ booking For your chance to see all that Waterford Institute of Technology has to offer you, come along to one of WIT’s Autumn Open Days in the WIT Arena on Friday, […]
Are you thinking of upskilling? In recent years developments in the coach education area have made it necessary for the development of psychological skills in young athletes and mental training to become a part of the delivery of coach education courses at all levels. If you want to take your career into the next level, […]
The part-time executive MBA programme at University College Dublin Smurfit School has been ranked as one of the best in the world in the latest Financial Times rankings. The business course is now placed 68th in the world, up six places on last year. The new listing in the FT’s top 100 global executive MBA […]
Man Booker prize winning author Dr Anne Enright has begun her new role at University College Dublin as Ireland’s first Professor of Fiction. The Irish novelist started teaching classes with students from the UCD School of English, Drama and Film. “I love seeing a story take shape, whether in the workshop itself, or over the […]
Nine impactful and diverse Irish projects have been shortlisted for this year’s Europe-wide Innovation in Politics Awards. They are among 80 finalists selected by a European Jury of 1,053 citizens. Organised by the Innovation in Politics Institute based in Vienna, the Innovation in Politics Awards aim to recognise ground-breaking political initiatives across Europe at any […]
Does your research make an impact? Would you like to win €2,500 by proving it does? Then you have until 10am on Wednesday 7th November to make your case to the HEA for ‘Making An Impact 2018’. What is it? Five researchers, who in the opinion of an independent adjudication panel, have the most innovative […]
Research Week is a celebration of research undertaken by Maynooth University’s professors, lecturers, postdoctoral researchers and undergraduate and postgraduate students across all faculties, institutes, and centres. When: Monday, October 8, 2018 – 09:00 to Friday, October 12, 2018 – 17:00 Where: Maynooth University About Research Week Maynooth researchers are taking on some of the most […]
NUI Galway will host ‘EMPOWER’, an information and education day for the public, with a series of free workshops introducing ‘Public and Patient Involvement’ and developing the skills required to partner with researchers to guide and influence their work. All members of the public with an interest in health and social care research who would […]
University College Dublin is to host a new €22 million research centre focusing on advance manufacturing techniques. This new I-Form centre will work to develop areas such as 3D printing and materials processing. The I-Form Centre will bring together researchers from computing, engineering, materials, and data science to create a multi-disciplinary team to shape the […]
An investment of over €22 million in early-career researchers was announced earlier this week. 288 postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers will benefit from the investment, under the Irish Research Council’s Government of Ireland programmes. Water quality in Irish rivers, the health benefits of lipid-rich diets and the experiences of LGBT prisoners are amongst the research areas […]
The objective of the ESB Graduate Development Programme is to launch you on a fast track to career success. Working with ESB, you will be part of a team in a culture that thrives on teamwork and innovation. They have developed a Graduate Development Programme which includes: Structured rotations Challenging assignments Robust learning and development […]
Have you thought about a career in retail? Aldi is one of the fastest-growing grocery retailers in Ireland today. They are No.3 in the Times Top 100 ‘Best Graduate Employers’ for 2017. All of their graduates join their Graduate Area Manager Training Programme, which includes a great fiscal package and an Audi A4. It’s a […]
Deadline: 30th September Make the most of this opportunity to further your thesis in an international research institute. This Visiting PhD Fellowship Programme gives registered doctoral students the opportunity to utilise the resources and facilities at UNU-WIDER for their PhD dissertation or thesis research on developing economies, and to work with researchers in areas of […]
Call for Entries Opens 6th September The Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme is an established national initiative, funded by the Department of Education and Skills and managed by the Council. In 2017, they invested in a total of 1,179 postgraduate scholars, with over 5,000 individual scholarships for excellent research awarded to date. The Government […]
