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14 Apr

IADT: New Governing Body Commence Term of Office at IADT

The appointment is of the fifteen ordinary members for a Term of Office from 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2026.

14 Apr

IADT: The Place Project – IADT + IMMA Exhibition

The Place Project is a student-directed research project devised for 1st year BA [Hons] Art students at IADT in collaboration with IMMA (Irish Museum of Modern Art.]

14 Apr

DkIT: Embedding Employability Consultation Begins at DkIT

Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) is proud to introduce the first phase of our Embedding Employability Consultation

14 Apr

IT Carlow: All set for International Student Showcase 2021

International Day at IT Carlow is usually one of the highlights of the academic year with the central services building a cacophony of music, dance, global foods and colour

14 Apr

WIT: John Hume Scholarship open For Applications From First Year School Of Business Students

To be eligible students or their parent/guardian must be a member of St Dominic or Waterford Credit Unions

14 Apr

MUT: Initiative for Care Leavers

In conjunction with EPIC, the national voluntary body supporting care leavers, Munster Technological University (MTU) have announced the establishment of a university-wide initiative in their campuses

1 Mar

DkIT: DkIT Launches New Awareness Campaign Promoting Consent and Preventing Sexual Violence

Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) has today announced details of a new institute-wide awareness campaign aimed at promoting a safe, respectful, and supportive work and study environment for all m

1 Mar

DkIT: Beacon Fellowship for DkIT Lecturer and Canadian Counterpart

Dr Daithí Kearney from the Creative Arts Research Centre at DkIT and Professor Heather Sparling from Cape Breton University in Canada, have been awarded a D'Arcy McGee Beacon Fellowship by the Ireland

1 Mar

MTU: Higher Education Scholarships for Adult Learners

Uversity’s Scholarships remove the financial barriers that may be preventing older students, aged 23 and over, from earning a Bachelor’s Degree for the first time

1 Mar

MTU: Applications for the MTU Kerry Campus Sports Scholarship Programme 2021/2022 is now open

Sports Scholarship interviews will take place online this year given current circumstances

1 Mar

AIT: AIT Celebrates Unique ‘Culture and Identity’ of Irish Travellers on Traveller Ethnicity Day

Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) has welcomed today’s funding announcement of a roll-out of €300,000 to support Travellers in higher education.

26 Feb

DkIT: DkIT to partner with Trinity College in new €4 million H2020 ‘SEURO’ Project in digital health technology

Researchers at NetwellCASALA, DkIT’s leading research centre for ageing have successfully secured an award of €696,000 under the European Commission’s H2020 programme

26 Feb

WIT: WIT to compete for SFI Food Challenge Future Innovator Prize of €2 million

The competition focuses on sustainable solutions in the area of food waste and plastics

26 Feb

WIT: South East Engineering Festival beams space into homes

The festival, which runs from 1-5 March will feature events for school children, for schools and events for the public.

26 Feb

GMIT: TRIBUTE TO THE LATE REVEREND PROFESSOR ENDA MCDONAGH (1930 - 2021)

Professor McDonagh's library collection was truly a phenomenal gift to GMIT and a rich resource for future generations of learners in the new Technological University

26 Feb

AIT: AIT’s Code4Fun in Lockdown is a Smash Success

This week, 40 transition year students unleashed their creativity by conceptualising, coding and evaluating technology solutions to real-world problems at the AIT Code4Fun (The Lockdown Edition!) codi

25 Feb

LIT: LIT led team to compete for €2 million prize with project to turn food waste into Omega-3 acids, antioxidants and energy

An LIT led team is developing technology to turn food waste into products including energy, nutrients and fertiliser to reduce food loss and waste across the food supply chain

24 Feb

IADT: Programme Director of The Creative Futures Academy Announced

IADT, NCAD and UCD are delighted to announce that Louise Allen has been appointed as Programme Director of The Creative Futures Academy

24 Feb

CUA: CUA INSTITUTES ASSIST IN ROLL OUT OF VACCINE TO PEOPLE IN WEST AND NORTH-WEST

CUA Institutes IT Sligo and LYIT have been chosen by the HSE as locations for the mass roll-out of vaccines.

23 Feb

IADT: In the making: High Heart — IADT at Pallas Projects

IADT BA (Hons) Art degree year students exhibit their work with Pallas Projects

23 Feb

DkIT: DkIT lecturers lead national study exploring psychological health impact of COVID-19

This is the first Irish study on the psychological impact of pandemic involving both the general public and all frontline workers.

23 Feb

IT Carlow: IT Carlow Green Campus committee launches Sick of Plastic campaign

The IT Carlow Green Campus committee has announced local details of the inaugural Sick of Plastic national online campaign that runs until 26 February

23 Feb

MTU: MTU Innovation and Enterprise month will take place from March 1st to 31st

Munster Technological University’s (MTU) Innovation and Enterprise month this March has evolved from CIT’s annual innovation week aligning with Kerry Month of Enterprise

23 Feb

AIT: From Ocean to Plate: AIT Scientists Working to Boost Sustainability of Irish Seafood Sector

Dr Sinead Mellett, Prof. Neil J. Rowan and Lorna Walsh at the AIT Bioscience Research Institute are working with Neptunus, a €2.3 million Interreg Atlantic Area project, to improve sustainability and

23 Feb

LIT: LIT appoints new Dean Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology

Limerick Institute of Technology’s former Head of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Dr Maura Clancy has been appointed LIT’s new Dean, Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology and Director Progressi

22 Feb

ITCarlow: IT Carlow Green Campus committee launches Sick of Plastic campaign

Sick of Plastic aims to engage with IT Carlow students and staff, as well as the wider community, to identify how we can reduce plastic in our lives

22 Feb

WIT: WIT is first HEI in Ireland to be awarded international FISU Healthy Campus CertificationThe FISU Healthy Campus Programme is an exciting global project that incorporates health and well-being into all facets of campus life

The FISU Healthy Campus Programme is an exciting global project that incorporates health and well-being into all facets of campus life

19 Feb

WIT: Waterford FC announce WIT Arena as facility partner

Waterford FC have signed a three year partnership with the WIT Arena to be able to utilise the state of the art facilities such as the high performance gym

18 Feb

WIT: WIT researchers leading a ground-breaking, EU-funded project to develop a ‘living brain implant’ that senses and treats an impending epilepsy seizure

Innovative Waterford project aims to suppress recurrent epilepsy seizures

18 Feb

IADT: Creative Arts Spring School details go live

Fully funded by the PATH fund, the Creative Arts Spring School will take place virtually over five weekends from 27th February to 27th March 2021

18 Feb

IT Carlow: Renowned clinical psychologist facilitates workshops at IT Carlow Wexford Campus

Internationally renowned clinical psychologist Dr. Karen Treisman is facilitating two separate online workshops this week hosted by IT Carlow Wexford Campus in partnership with Waterford/Wexford Tusla

18 Feb

LIT: LIT appoints new Dean Flexible and Work Based Learning

Limerick Institute of Technology’s Director of Industry Engagement Seamus Hoyne has been appointed LIT’s new Dean Flexible and Work Based Learning

18 Feb

LIT: LIT Welcomes Proposed €400 Million Limerick City Investment

The development outlined for key sites at Coonagh, Thomondgate and Hyde Road Park has the potential to economically and socially transform the north side of the city

18 Feb

AIT: AIT Designated a National Hub for COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

The institute’s indoor athletics arena is one of 37 locations nationally to have been chosen to support the rollout of the COVID vaccine to the public