Welcome to the TUDublin Computer Science Project Fair 2024!

Join us on Tue Apr 16 2024 at 09:00 AM at TU Dublin Grangegorman for a morning filled with innovative projects and cutting-edge technology developed by our final year students, all competing for industry awards.

Check out the projects here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Gm8sEQB-KBC8FMpqp8QS-SbgqWD0lrnx/view

With awards sponsored by Ocuco, SAP, Fidelity Investments, BearingPoint & the TUDublin Enterprise Academy, this in-person event is not to be missed!

Whether you’re looking to hire, thinking of studying computer science or just curious, with over 60 projects to see, don’t miss out on this exciting showcase of creativity and technical skills!

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/tudublin-computer-science-project-fair-2024-tickets-862941299657?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1

The North Inner City Learning Neighbourhood Showcase is an annual event dedicated to celebrating the achievements of adult learners and fostering connections within Dublin’s north inner city education & service provider community. Through inspirational stories and networking opportunities, the showcase aims to empower learners and promote lifelong learning.

Event is supported by City of Dublin ETB, North East Inner City Learning Neighbourhood, Dublin Learning City & TU Dublin

The event is open to adult learners and education providers in the north inner city area. For more information contact [email protected]

Helen Burke C/O Irish Photo Agency

Join us for a guided tour of the gallery’s collection displays with guide Claire Crowley.

Free, book or come on the day subject to availability.

Meet at the Reception desk.

Image – works on paper by artist Richard Gorman, Hugh Lane Gallery collection.

Register here: https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/dublin-learning-city-tour-2024/

The City of Dublin ETB Adult Education Service at Coláiste Dhúlaigh College of Further Education are hosting an interactive workshop “Let’s Talk about Climate Justice”.

The event will take place at CDCFE’s Coolock campus on Tuesday 16th April from 11.30am – 1pm.

AES tutor Martha Coleman presents the workshop, which aims to help people to understand the science behind climate change and how in its understanding we can be empowered to make change possible.

The workshop is organised as part of the Dublin Learning City Festival which takes place from 15th – 17th April 2024.

Please register your interest for this event here  https://forms.office.com/e/Xgge2y0aED

Or contact [email protected] for more information.

Southside Traveller Action Group (STAG) will bring a traditional horse-drawn wagon to IADT to celebrate Traveller heritage and lifelong learning as part of the Dublin Learning City Festival.

Join this free event that will include a screening of The Wagon documentary filmed by IADT students Daragh O’Shea, Aaron Fallows and Orla Engstfeld. Traditional traveller crafts will also be on display, including board blanket weaving, craft flower-making, storytelling, and tasters of traditional food. This event is funded by the Higher Education Authority (HEA), and is one of many free lifelong learning events during the Dublin Learning City festival 2024.

‘The Wagon Project is an example of positive inter-generational and lifelong learning, resulting in an educational mobile museum showcasing Traveller heritage. We are delighted to welcome the Southside Traveller Action Group and The Wagon to IADT, and to screen the excellent documentary of the making of The Wagon filmed by IADT students Daragh O’Shea, Aaron Fallows and Orla Engstfeld.’ Deirdre Walsh, Access Officer IADT

Let’s make lunch more than just a meal! Cheesy Chats offers free pizza and the perfect space to connect with fellow students, future classmates, and lifelong learners. Are you curious about different fields of study or eager to share your own learning journey? Cheesy Chats is your chance to exchange experiences and perspectives with both current learners and those who are just starting out. Expand your horizons, make new friends, and maybe even learn something that sparks your next great idea. Come hungry for food and conversation! Prebooking required.

Register here: https://forms.office.com/e/ss6bZ32XgH

This event offers attendees an introduction to Illustro, the new IADT institutional repository.  It will also highlight two superb free resources that are open to all researchers: the Directory of Open Access Journal (DOAJ) and the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB).

Book your place here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdAUlvZhoX_YvqCLmz-Mx88HC94tkNzg9ugbe4ktPWrQAo6Fg/viewform?usp=sf_link

UCD Part-time Study Options & Entry Pathways (Prospective Students 2024)

Please complete this registration form if you are interested in attending this information session. Below are the details for the upcoming information session:

Date: 16th of April 2024

Time: 2p.m.

Venue: UCD Access & Lifelong Learning Centre, Level 1, James Joyce Library Building, UCD Belfield, Dublin 4.

Refreshments will be provided on the day.

This will be an opportunity to find out more about the course options, course structure, degree progression pathway, the application process, scholarships/financial supports, get a campus tour and hear from current students.

So whether you have been thinking of returning to education, or the thought is completely new, we welcome you to join us on UCD’s beautiful campus to obtain information about part-time courses that hold the potential to turn your life around. You could begin with us this September.

University Access courses are one year long, part-time courses designed to prepare students, who may not have formal qualifications, for successful study at university. These are Special Purpose Awards (Level 6) which equip students with the skills and confidence required to take the next step to selected degree courses at UCD

Open Learning means you can fit university around your life. Whether you’re looking to progress your career, or you’ve just finished school and are wondering if university is for you, Open Learning fits around your schedule and gives you all the benefits of being a full-time student, without the full-time commitment.

If you have any questions please get in touch with us at [email protected] or 01 716 7123
The Access & Lifelong Learning Team

Join us for our Community Learning Fair in Trinity College Dublin. Meet TAP staff and other Community Learning experts who are dedicated to helping individuals achieve their educational goals. Our fair is aimed at anyone who is curious about how to return to education and training.

Ask us about next steps:

• Applying to college
• Fees and finance
• Course choices
• Learning support
• SUSI/Back to Education
• Disability Services

Register here:

https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspxid=jb6V1Qaz9EWAZJ5bgvvlK6iYDaXLjQlNjcozUo2Ko1hUN0JONkdKNzA1RDNBTUJFMjUzTjcyQTBLWS4u 

This gardening class will give you an opportunity to gain an insight into the planting and maintenance of plants and vegetables in outdoor planter boxes. This class is set in a relaxing and supportive environment.

No booking required

A joint workshop with the IADT staff and students as well as staff from Windyridge to demonstrate effective means of sustainable and renewable gardening along with other tips and insights for home gardens, there will also be hands on experiences for anyone willing to roll up their sleeves and take part as well as the chance to help assemble a scarecrow for the garden to make sure that local pests don’t eat any of the foods planted.

The event also functions as an introduction to the IADT eden project as well as the staff and students that care for and maintain the space on campus as well as insight into how it impacts the campus and what it may evolve into for the future.

Join us for a tour of recent acquisitions in the Hugh Lane Gallery, which is aimed at first-time visitors or those who have not been to the Gallery in a long time. This tour will focus on comparisons between the artists’ treatment of common or similar concern/subject matter in works acquired recently.

Free, advance booking required

Book your place here

https://cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873658601

IADT George Moore Scholars discuss the amazing opportunity given to them to study their Masters in America, Canada, UK and anywhere in Europe – all expenses fully paid. Applications open every October and need to be submitted by December. We have had 5 George Moore Scholars in the last 3 years – completely life-changing experiences for our students, 3 of whom are now living and working in New York! Come and hear their stories and maybe in a couple of years, this could be your story. And no, you don’t need to be a First Class Honours graduate to be in with a chance!!! They are looking for the right person, passionate about what they do – any age, any discipline.

More information here: [email protected] 

Food, childcare & travel costs will be provided. Wheelchair Access: An outdoor stairlift is in use. Please let us know in advance if you are going to need childcare or stairlift.

This workshop is about:

What are you trying to do with communications?: Telling a story, framing your story, communicating your message, audience engagement, will to change etc.

Ways you can intervene in the media to get your voice heard: Op-eds, letters to the editor, pitching an exclusive to a journalist.

How to do each of these effectively: How to write a PR, who to send a PR to, when to write a PR (use media hooks etc.), how to write an opinion piece and who to send it to.

There will be space for learning, for discussion and for meeting other people who want to bring about change.

The workshops aren’t a formal education setting, a job training or a certificate-based setting.

This workshop is for:

People who are involved in grassroots refugee, migrant led groups or who are interested in getting in involved in advocacy. Please share this with friends and others interested who might not see this invite (especially if they have lived experience of the international protection system).

Organised by Irish Refugee Council and Oxfam Ireland with thanks to Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission.

For more information email: [email protected] or [email protected]

This workshop is part of the Activism and Advocacy workshop series

The Irish Refugee Council and Oxfam Ireland will hold a series of workshops over the coming year aiming to share advocacy skills and policy knowledge, hold discussions about how we can most effectively work together as grassroots activists and activists, and open a space for networking and meeting more people who also want to advance the rights of migrants including refugees. We have designed workshops on four topics – these topics were chosen by participants at a workshop we facilitated in January 2023 on activism and advocacy. We’re looking forward to learning from each other and we hope we’ll all work together more closely in the future and support each other’s projects.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/communications-and-media-skills-workshop-tickets-871652525167?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

LOLLIPOP TYE DYE WORKSHOP

Are you looking to add a touch of colour to your life? Look no further! LOLLIPOP TYE DYE WORKSHOP is an art experience that creates joy and brings a smile to everyone. Our workshop is not like other ordinary rubber bands and dye workshops…  prepare for the great vibes and a truly fun and artistic adventure.

The workshop includes a t-shirt and all of the required supplies.

Register TODAY for this event at https://lollipopapparel.ie/dublinlearningcity/ 

April brings us an Colombian perspective about peace in Northern Ireland, with the book Guerra y paz en Irlanda del Norte (War and Peace in Northern Ireland) by Colombian journalist and author Jacobo Celnik.

Join us in Blanchardstown Library where Louise Nealon will discuss her novel Snowflake in conversation with writer Kerri Ní Dochartaigh. A story of a college student adjusting to her new life in Dublin, Snowflake explores life’s milestones, family, mental health and how we connect with others. There will be time for Q&A from the audience. Snowflake is available to borrow from Fingal Libraries.

Kerri ní Dochartaigh is a writer whose work explores ideas of emergency, interconnectedness and ecologies of care. Her most recent book Cacophony of Bone was published by Canongate in May 2023 and was longlisted for the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing 2023.

Louise Nealon is a writer from County Kildare. She has a degree in English literature from Trinity College Dublin and a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from Queen’s University Belfast. In 2017, she won the Cork International Short Story Competition. Her debut novel, Snowflake was released in May 2021, and won Newcomer of the Year at the An Post Book Awards. Snowflake has been translated into several languages including German, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Croatian, Slovakian and Chinese. Her short story ‘What Feminism Is,’ is currently being adapted into a short film by Pure Divilment Pictures. Louise is currently working on her second novel.

Book Your Place here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/louise-nealon-in-conversation-with-kerri-ni-dochartaigh-tickets-794429900217?aff=oddtdtcreator