Events
MT180 competition, May 30th 2025
The competition will take place in person in, in the middle of the day, to enable participants to make the round trip. Participants’ train tickets will be reimbursed upon presentation of proof. The first prize winner of the competition will also have the opportunity to participate in MT180 international final, to be held in Bucharest (Romania), from Octobe...
MSCA Ireland Doctoral Networks Webinar
The Irish Marie Skłodowska-Curie Office is hosting a webinar on the 2025 MSCA Doctoral Networks call. The Irish Marie Skłodowska-Curie Office hosted a webinar on the 2025 MSCA Doctoral Networks call. The call is open to all disciplines and sectors and funds consortia of organisations (universities, research institutions, businesses, SMEs, charities, and ot...
Building Bridges for Lifelong Learning 28th April
Building Bridges for Lifelong Learning: Scaling Micro-credentials Across Borders Date: Monday, 28th April 2025 Time: 11am-12.30pm GMT...
MSCA Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Webinar March 26th
The Irish Marie Skłodowska-Curie Office webinar on the 2025 Postdoctoral Fellowship call....
Three Minute Thesis – IUA National Final 2024
On the 13th November 2024 IUA held the National ‘Three Minute Thesis’ Competition and what a thrilling event it was....
MSCA Ireland Staff Exchanges Promotional Event
MSCA Ireland Staff Exchanges Promotional Event, hosted by Dr Jane Carrigan, MSCA National Contact Point was held on Wednesday, 9th October, 11:00am – 12:00pm. Click below to watch the playback recording:...
The Higher Education Funding Debate – Watch it back
On Wednesday, 25th September, we held ‘The Higher Education Funding Debate’ with Political Party Spokespeople. The debate provided an opportunity to hear from the higher education spokespeople of the main political parties as to how they propose to deal with the funding challenges for higher education and research over the next 5 years. M...
MT180 competition, May 30th 2024
All participants must be doctoral students at an Irish higher education or research institution and present their PhD thesis subject in French in 3 minutes (180 seconds), for a general and non-specialist public. Presentations should be clear, concise and convincing. The deadline for sending your completed registration form is Monday 22nd April 2024. The...
IUA Skills Data Digest – Webinar Series
Nora Trench Bowles, IUA Head of Lifelong Learning, Skills and Quality, leads a series of lunchtime webinars, specifically developed for colleagues in IUA member universities, where authors of key publications and data from the national skills architecture will be invited to present and make themselves available for Q&A. If you have any question or would ...
MSCA Ireland Doctoral Networks Promotional Event
The Irish Marie Skłodowska-Curie Office is hosting a webinar on the 2024 MSCA Doctoral Networks call. This webinar was held on Wednesday, 8th May, 2024 ...
IUA Future of Ireland – New Horizons for Research & Innovation April 18th
IUA Future of Ireland – New Horizons for Research & Innovation When: April 18th 12:30-13:30 (in-person and zoom webinar) Where: Alex Hotel, Dublin 2...
MSCA Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowships Promotional Event 2024
Postdoctoral Fellowships Promotional Event, hosted by Dr Yvonne Halpin, MSCA National Contact Point. When: Friday, 22 March 2024, 12:15 – 13:30 | Where: Online via Zoom...
IUA Future of Ireland – Why Universities Matter for Foreign Direct Investment – Feb 13th 2024
IUA Future of Ireland – Why Universities Matter for Foreign Direct Investment When: Tuesday Feb 13th 12:30-13:30 (in-person and zoom webinar) Where: Odyssey Room, Ground Floor, Alex Hotel Michael Lohan, CEO of the IDA Ireland, gave his views on why Irish universities are a key attraction for companies seeking to invest and locate here. He was joined by ...
DARE and HEAR Application Information Sessions – Jan 13th – view Recordings
The DARE Application Information Session 2024 took place on Saturday 13 January at 10am-11.30am. We recommend watching the DARE presentation on accesscollege.ie This presentation will give you a good understanding of DARE and how to apply to it. To view the recording go to accesscollege.ie website...
Three Minute Thesis – IUA National Final 2023
On 15th November 2023 IUA held the first ever National ‘Three Minute Thesis’ Competition and what a thrilling event it was. If you missed it, you can now watch the playback recording below....
MSCA Ireland Staff Exchanges Promotional Event
MSCA Ireland Staff Exchanges Promotional Event, hosted by Dr Yvonne Halpin, MSCA National Contact Point. When: Thursday Oct 26th 11:00-12:00 Where: Online via Zoom The Irish Marie Skłodowska-Curie Office hosted a webinar on the MSCA Staff Exchanges call 2023 (formerly MSCA RISE). This action promotes innovative international, intersectoral and interdiscipli...
Campus Living Labs: Driving the transition to a Circular Economy
IUA & EPA Campus Living Labs: Driving the transition to a Circular Economy When: Wednesday Oct 25th 12:30-13:30 Where: Online via Zoom The EPA-IUA Campus Living Labs project marked the first time IUA universities worked together to embed circular economy principles in campus operations. You can find the insights and resources from Campus Living Labs here...
IUA Future of Ireland – Universities as Centres of Growth and Development with Holly Cairns T.D.
IUA Future of Ireland – Universities as Centres of Growth and Development When: Thursday Oct 19th 12:30-13:30 Where: Cedar Suite, University Club, UCD. Online and in-person. Holly Cairns T.D, Leader of the Social Democrats, will give her views on how universities can drive the future development of Ireland. Panellists John McGrane and Martha Ní Riada, joi...
EI & IUA Ways to Engage – Skills & Talent for the SME Sector – Download Presentations and Playback
On Sept 21st in University of Limerick, Enterprise Ireland partnered with the IUA on an information event which aimed to make engagement with IUA member universities easier for SMEs. ‘Skills and Talent for the SME Sector’ event focused on practical examples of the multiple ways enterprise can: Connect into the university system. Attract graduate and in...
IUA Future of Ireland Webinar: Future Skills Needs for the Health Sector, 15th June 13.30-14.30
Universities have a key role in producing the talent and skills pool for the health sector, where we graduate thousands of medical, nursing and other health and social care professionals each year. As our universities continue to expand the number of student places across the full range of these essential professions, Minister Stephen Donnelly gave us his pe...
The Role of a National Research Funding Agency: views of Mari Sundli Tveit, Chief Executive of the Research Council of Norway – May 10th 1pm
On the 10th May at 1pm Mari Sundli Tveit, Chief Executive of the Research Council of Norway, shared her views on the role of a national funder in supporting the great social mission of the research & innovation system, and the part it plays in development by promoting and enabling change and sustainability, not least through groundbreaking research. Venu...
MSCA Ireland Doctoral Networks Promotional Event April 26th 11:00-12.30
Date: Tuesday 26th April 2023 Time: 11:00 – 12:30 (Irish time) The Irish Marie Skłodowska-Curie Office hosted a webinar on the MSCA Doctoral Networks call 2023. The call is open to all disciplines and sectors and funds consortia of organisations – universities, research institutions, businesses, SMEs, charities, etc. – to implement doc...
Doctoral students – register now for the “Ma thèse en 180 secondes” – win a place in the international final in Rabat, Morocco
The first prize winner of the competition will also have the opportunity to participate in the MT180 international final in Rabat (Morocco) on October 5th 2023, with travel and subsistence expenses covered by the competition organisers...
IUA Future of Ireland Hybrid Event: How Universities can Contribute to National Development. View Recording
Venue: Tangent, Business School, Trinity College, Pearse St, Dublin 2 On the 30th March 2023 Minister Paschal Donohoe shared his views on how universities, as generators of the high skills talent pipeline and centres of research and innovation, can contribute to the development of the economy and the country in the face of the challenges ahead....
MSCA Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowships Promotional Webinar. March 28th, 11.00-12.30
Date: Tuesday 28th March 2023 Time: 11:00 – 12:30 (Irish time) The Irish Marie Skłodowska-Curie Office hosted a webinar on the 2023 MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships call. These Fellowships support researchers’ careers with a focus on training and skills development through excellent research and innovation projects. The call targets researchers hold...
IUA Seminar/Webinar – Why Autonomy Matters for University Success – March 2nd 8.30am
March 2nd 8.30am-9.30am In person / zoom Venue: Dun Library, Royal College of Physicians, Kildare St, D2 Findings from the European Universities Association survey on autonomy across more than 30 countries will be previewed in Ireland in advance of their international launch on March 7th. The EUA Autonomy Scorecard shows that Ireland still...
DARE HEAR Application Online Information and Q&A Sessions 2023
The DARE HEAR Application Information Online Sessions and Presentations took place on Saturday 14th January 2023. These webinars provided an opportunity students, parent(s)/ guardian(s) and guidance counsellors to meet members of the DARE and HEAR teams across the higher education sector online and find out how the schemes work. To access recordings of both ...
MicroNet Inaugural Peer Learning Forum – 14th Dec 11am
MicroCreds, together with the Irish Universities Association (IUA) were delighted to host the inaugural event for the newly-formed MicroNet Consortium on 14th December 2022. This timely online peer learning forum provided opportunities to explore transnational mobility and recognition for micro-credentials in a European Higher Education context. MicroNet is ...
Irish Perspective on Reforming Research Assessment – IUA / EUA Webinar
Following the recent publication of the Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment, the IUA and EUA will co-host this event to raise further awareness at national level on the Agreement and the creation of the Coalition (Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA). We will explore and discuss the opportunities and challenges at national level of this...
MSCA COFUND Webinar 11th Oct 2022
The Irish Marie Skłodowska-Curie Office is hosting a webinar on the MSCA COFUND 2022 call on October 11th 2-3pm. COFUND is a co-financing scheme for doctoral and postdoctoral programmes. COFUND promotes sustainable training and international, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral mobility and spreads the MSCA’s best practices by promoting high stan...
MSCA Staff Exchange Webinar 29th September 2022
The Irish Marie Skłodowska-Curie Office hosted a webinar on the MSCA Staff Exchange call which promotes innovative international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration in research and innovation through exchanging staff and sharing knowledge and ideas. Exchanged staff benefit from new knowledge, skills and career development perspectives, while...
IUA UNIVERSITIES and SMEs – WAYS TO ENGAGE Event
On Tuesday September 13th IUA and Enterprise Ireland in collaboration with the careers teams of the 8 IUA universities hosted a highly informative event for SMEs. Event Aims: To strengthen employer understanding of the graduate support structure in different universities and the role of the careers teams. To encourage greater dialogue between EI client comp...
View Recording – IUA Future of Ireland Webinar: Writing the next chapter for Research & Innovation in Ireland – June 9th 2.30pm
This decade in Irish history is proving transformative for higher education research and innovation. With the formation of the new government department bringing HE and R&I together for the first time, the launch of Horizon Europe, the opportunities presented in “Funding the Future” framework and the ambitions set out in “Impact 2030”, we are now...
IUA / Skillnet Ireland Webinar: University and Skillnet Collaboration – Why and How?
Are you interested in understanding more about how the universities can collaborate with Skillnet to develop and deliver programmes that address current and future skill needs and foster academia-enterprise partnerships? The Irish Universities Association, in association with Skillnet Ireland, hosted an online discussion event to hear from university collea...
View Recording – IUA Future of Ireland: Rising to the Sustainability Challenge Friday 20th May
On Friday May 20th 2022, in our first hybrid Future of Ireland event, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan TD gave his thoughts on the role of the universities in addressing the climate and biodiversity crisis. Dr Cara Augustenborg then led a panel of experts in a discussion on greening the university footprint, contributing ...
Rising to the Sustainability Challenge – Panel Bios
MC Dr. Cara Augustenborg – Assistant Professor in Landscape Studies and Environmental Policy, UCD Cara has a Doctorate in Environmental Science and Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She received both a Fulbright Scholarship and Walsh Fellowship to conduct her doctoral research at Teagasc from 2003-2007. Since then, she ...
MSCA Doctoral Networks Webinar 5th May 2022
The Irish Marie Skłodowska-Curie Office hosted a webinar on the MSCA Doctoral Networks call. The call is open to all disciplines and sectors and funds consortia of organisations (universities, research institutions, businesses, SMEs, and other non-academic organisations) to implement doctoral training programmes. The objective of these networks is to trai...
IUA / EUA Lotus Webinar: Leadership for strategic change and development in Teaching & Learning in European Universities
The Irish Universities Association is pleased to offer an online policy dialogue workshop which will focus of the issue of leadership for strategic change and development in teaching and learning in European universities. This event is organised in the framework of the EUA-led project “Leadership and Organisation for Learning and Teaching at European Unive...
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships Webinar 26th April 2022
The Irish Marie Skłodowska-Curie Office hosted a webinar on the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships call for 2022. These Fellowships support researchers’ careers with a focus on training and skills development through excellent research and innovation projects. Researchers holding a PhD can carry out their research activities, acquire new skills and develop the...
Doctoral students – register now for the “Ma thèse en 180 secondes” – win a place in the international final in Montreal Canada
Ready to face the challenge? New this Year Candidates will be offered training in public speaking by a professional in order to prepare their presentation! Participation All participants must be doctoral students at an Irish higher education or research institution and present their PhD thesis subject in French in 3 minutes (180 seconds), for a general and n...
IUA Future of Ireland Webinar: Graduate Talent and Research Capacity underpinning Economic Growth 9th Feb 12:00-13:00
On February 9th 2022 MC Shane Coleman led a discussion on the key role Universities have in shaping the future development of our country and economy, both through their work in nurturing the graduate talent pool and in providing the capacity for cutting-edge research for the knowledge economy. Universities have and are making a major contribution to the nat...
DARE HEAR Application Online Information and Q&A Sessions 2022
The DARE HEAR Application Information Online Sessions and Presentations took place on Saturday 8th January 2022. These webinars provided an opportunity students, parent(s)/ guardian(s) and guidance counsellors to meet members of the DARE and HEAR teams across the higher education sector online and find out how the schemes work. You can still ask questions to...
Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Nursing and Midwifery Education – IUA Heads of Nursing and Midwifery Group
To celebrate the International year of the Nurse and the midwife, the IUA Heads of Nursing and Midwifery group are hosting a seminar series which will run monthly throughout 2021 and 2022, to highlight the challenges, successes, research and innovations happening in academic and clinical settings nationally. This webinar on Monday, 29th November 2021, 12-1pm...
MSCA Staff Exchange Webinar 23rd Nov – View Recording
The Irish Marie Skłodowska-Curie Office hosted a webinar on the MSCA Staff Exchange call 2021 (formerly MSCA RISE). This action promotes innovative international, intersectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration in research and innovation through exchanging staff and sharing knowledge and ideas at all stages of the innovation chain. The event was open to a...
IUA Future of Ireland Webinar: Grand Challenges for Irish Research 17 Nov 12:30-13:30
Given the critical role research will play in the national recovery and rebuilding Ireland’s future, and in driving forward transformation in our socio-economic systems across Europe, the Nov 17th Future of Ireland event focused on how research can benefit society as a whole. As you know, Ireland, and our partners across Europe, face significant socio-econ...
MSCA COFUND Webinar 8th Nov – View the Recording
The Irish Marie Skłodowska-Curie Office (IMSCO) hosted a webinar on the MSCA COFUND call 2021 – a co-financing scheme for doctoral and postdoctoral programmes at regional, national or international level. COFUNDs aim to spread the best practices of the MSCA fostering excellence in researchers’ training, mobility and career development. The event was...
Supporting Family, Patient and Public Involvement: Exemplars from the Nursing Discipline – IUA Heads of Nursing and Midwifery Group
To celebrate the International year of the Nurse and the midwife, the IUA Heads of Nursing and Midwifery group are hosting a seminar series which will run monthly throughout 2021 and 2022, to highlight the challenges, successes, research and innovations happening in academic and clinical settings nationally. On October 22nd this seminar titled ‘Support...
Vous êtes un doctorant en Irlande ? Vous parlez français ? Alors prenez part à ce concours qui se tiendra en ligne le 3 Septembre 2021 !
Nouveauté: Le lauréat du premier prix du concours aura la chance de participer à la finale internationale à Paris à la fin du mois de Septembre 2021 ! Participation: Chaque candidat doit remplir et soumettre le formulaire d’inscription ci-dessous après avoir informé ses tuteurs et ses responsables. La date limite d’envoie des formulaires est fixé...
Doctoral students – register now for the “Ma thèse en 180 secondes” competition on Sept 3rd – win a place in the international final in Paris!
Ready to face the challenge? New this Year: The 1st prize winner will get a €300 voucher offered by IUA and a fully paid trip to Paris to compete in the international final of the MT 180 competition at the end of September 2021! Participation: All participants must be doctoral students, presenting their thesis dissertation subject in French in 3 minutes (...
The Contribution of Schools of Nursing & Midwifery to Research – IUA Heads of Nursing and Midwifery Group
To celebrate the International year of the Nurse and the midwife, the IUA Heads of Nursing and Midwifery group are hosting a seminar series which will run monthly throughout 2021 and 2022, to highlight the challenges, successes, research and innovations happening in academic and clinical settings nationally. Each month a different HEI will host the seminar. ...
IUA Future of Ireland Webinar: Mary Lou McDonald T.D on her vision for the future of Higher Education in Ireland – June 21 2021 (View Recording)
In the past two years, the IUA’s Future of Ireland series has hosted leaders from across Irish society. On 21 June, we were delighted to welcome Mary Lou McDonald T.D, President of Sinn Fein to our next Webinar. Educated in Trinity College Dublin, the University of Limerick and Dublin City University, she is no stranger to the sector. We heard Mary Lou McD...
The Educational Pivot in Nursing & Midwifery during COVID-19 – IUA Heads of Nursing and Midwifery Group
To celebrate the International year of the Nurse and the midwife, the IUA Heads of Nursing and Midwifery group are hosting a seminar series which will run monthly throughout 2021 and 2022, to highlight the challenges, successes, research and innovations happening in academic and clinical settings nationally. Each month a different HEI will host the seminar. ...
IUA Future of Ireland Webinar: An Taoiseach Micheál Martin on The role of third-level education and research in the knowledge economy – May 27 2021 (View Recording)
Two years ago, at the inaugural IUA Future of Ireland event, Micheál Martin T.D and Leader of Fianna Fáil put forward his plan for a new Department for Higher Education. As we emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, he joined us again, now as Taoiseach on May 27th to outline his vision for the role of universities and other third level institutions in Irish soc...
Campus Engage Webinar_April 23rd 11am: STILL CONNECTING – Doing Engaged Research & Innovation Online
Friday, 23 April, 2021 11am – 12noon COVID-19 has set many challenges for Irish researchers; particularly those who work with the public, policy makers or patients to address Ireland’s complex societal challenges – climate change, gender equality, housing, health and wellbeing etc. This webinar will showcase how engaged research teams have a...
IUA Future of Ireland Webinar: Ensuring the Success of our Female Student Athletes – 12th April 2021
On Monday April 12th, ahead of the rescheduled Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer, IUA welcomed a group of student athletes and sport and academic experts to discuss, Ensuring the Success of our Female Student Athletes. Keynote speaker Anna Geary and our panellists debated the current status of women in sport and the tangible actions needed by univ...
IUA Future of Ireland Webinar: Ireland in a changing Europe with Commissioner Mairead McGuinness – 18th Feb View Recording
On Feb 18th Commissioner Mairead McGuinness delivered a keynote on Europe in 2021 and beyond as it grapples with the impact of Brexit and Covid. Missed out? Don’t worry the recording of the event is available below. Questions asked and discussed included : Can the EU overcome a post-Covid recession? What’s needed to drive employment and growth? How c...
IUA Future of Ireland Webinar: The Inclusive University: moving access, inclusion and diversity from the margins in higher education 26 Nov – View the Recording
As a follow up to World Access To Higher Education Day we hosted a discussion on the infrastructure and culture change needed to make ‘the Inclusive University’ a reality across the university sector in Ireland building on the success of DARE/HEAR and other mainstreamed access and disability initiatives. How do we make inclusion a collective resp...
IUA Future of Ireland Webinar: The pivotal role of universities for future skills and innovation – view the recording
On Oct 23rd 1-2pm we were joined by a panel of experts from across higher education, industry and government for a discussion on the critical importance of a top-quality higher education system producing a supply of work-ready graduates and leading our research and innovation network to remain a core ingredient of Ireland’s attractiveness as an FDI destina...
IUA Future of Ireland Webinar: Universities as Partners in the Transformation of Food and Agriculture with keynote speaker Patrick Coveney CEO Greencore – 30th Sept 1pm
On Wednesday September 30th we were joined by a panel of agri-food experts for a discussion on how a top-quality higher education system produces the talent and leading research and innovation base for the agri-food sector. If you missed the webinar don’t worry, you can catch the full discussion and read about our panel below....
IUA/RIA webinar: Evidence Informed Policy Making – the Role of Higher Education and Research – Tuesday 30 June – Recording Available
Join us on 30th June from 11.30-12.30 as, looking to the future, we ask, how do we continue to ensure that national policy continues to be informed by the best evidence? Not just in terms of the current crisis but more broadly for the challenges we face as a nation, including climate change, housing, healthcare and our economy. What processes and frameworks...
IUA/EDTL Webinar: Planning for effective remote teaching during Covid-19 – 24th June Presentations & Recording
24th June from 12.30-13.30 a discussion was held on planning for effective remote teaching during Covid-19 and the launch of the EDTL Approach: outlining a pathway for those adapting a module or programme, normally taught wholly or partly face-to-face, for the start of the new academic year. In March 2020 Irish University campuses closed and all teaching and...
Education in Ireland Fair in India 25/26 Nov & 1 Dec 2012
Meet representatives from the 7 Irish universities at the Education in Ireland fair in India during late November and early December 2012. Locations include Bangalore, New Delhi and Mumbai. Full details of these fairs will be available on the Education Ireland website. Bangalore Orchid Hall, The Oberoi Hotel, MG Road, Bangalore 24 November, 2012 – 11:0...