Three students at Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) have won prestigious postgraduate scholarships from the Irish Research Council. The award scheme offers scholarships for students to pursue a research Masters or PhD. These can be either traditional or structured, in any discipline and at any eligible Irish higher education institution. About the winners AIT’s three […]
Improving digital skills among existing workers, as well as new graduates, will be crucial to maintain Ireland’s competitive edge. That’s according to Paul Dunne, CEO and Founder of Digital Skills Academy. Digital technology outpacing staff skills “Staff in a number of key sectors in this country – such as banking, finance and telecommunications – will […]
University College Dublin and the Gaiety School of Acting, the National Theatre School of Ireland, are offering a new one year Masters in Theatre Practice. Academic and practice based modules The MA in Theatre Practice is for highly motivated students who want to lead tomorrow’s theatre industry. The programme offers a unique hybrid model of […]
NUI Galway has announced a new Master of Arts in Early Childhood Studies. This programme will support emerging professional roles within the broader Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) sector. It will also prepare existing practitioners for future opportunities. It offers a progression route for students of NUI Galway’s part-time BA in Early Childhood Studies […]
From September 2016, Mary Immaculate College (MIC) will offer three new doctoral programmes to research students. These include two new structured PhD programmes in the areas of Applied Linguistics and Development Education and Practice, as well as a professional doctorate programme in Educational and Child Psychology. PhD in Applied Linguistics The new structured PhD in Applied […]
To enhance Ireland’s status as a knowledge-based economy, we must achieve a gender balance by mobilising Ireland’s pool of female researchers. Funding of up to €175,000 per project This is the view put forward by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI). As a result, SFI are offering female researchers funding of up to €175,000 per project. This […]
