Events & Media

On March 18th 2025, EPI STEM, The National Centre for STEM Education, a renowned research centre in the School of Education in UL, welcomed over 45 delegates to their “Future Directions of Mathematics Education Conference 2025”. The aim for the conference was to bring together mathematics educators from across Ireland to discuss the contemporary Research & Innovation issues facing mathematics Continue Reading

We would like to invite 1st, 2nd and 3rd year students in your school to participate in a study of spatial abilities of 11 to 16-year olds and how they are related to attitudes towards science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Our study is motivated by recent changes to the curricula, particularly around new approaches to teaching STEM and by Continue Reading

ON February 10th Dr. John O’Donoghue, Royal Society of Chemistry visited the first year group of PME Science students in epiSTEM. The session began with an overview of resources relevant to the Irish curriculum, followed by a tutorial on effectively using the website. Dr. O’Donoghue outlined the support provided by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) to teachers. The session Continue Reading

WELCOMING OUR NEW COHORT 5 TO THEIR INDUCTION SEMINAR Saturday, 18th January 2025, on-line from 10am to 12noon.   The PDMT team in EPI•STEM The National Centre for STEM Education at the School of Education in the University of Limerick are delighted to welcome our new students to their Induction seminar for the Professional Diploma in Mathematics for Teaching (PDMT). Continue Reading

EPISTEM Winter Newsletter 2024  

NCCA Submission from EPI STEM Policy Forum UL

              Michelle Starr PhD, Research Liaison Officer, EPI•STEM The National Centre for STEM Education, School of Education, UL. Students from seven second-level schools in Limerick are at the forefront of shaping Ireland’s sustainable future, thanks to an innovative STEAM education project spearheaded in partnership between EPI•STEM The National Centre for STEM Education in the Continue Reading

The IMTA Conference 2024 was a huge success this year. We were delighted in EPI•STEM to be represented by David Godley (PhD student in mathematics education) and Keith Kennedy, post-primary math teacher and Research Assistant in EPI•STEM. The photographs below show David and Keith at the desk and before their workshop. We are providing access to free research-led CPD resources Continue Reading

EPI•STEM The National Centre of STEM Education at the School of Education University of Limerick welcomes our newest addition to the research team, Calie our wellbeing dog.   There can be no environmental justice or ecological re-worlding without multispecies environmental justice and that means nurturing and inventing enduring multispecies—human and non-human kindreds. Haraway, 2018, p.102. Calie’s handler in EPI•STEM is Continue Reading

ABOUT THE EPI•STEM PODCAST Please find below links to our EPI•STEM PODCAST brought to you from The National Centre of STEM Education at the School of Education, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, University of Limerick. The EPI•STEM PODCAST discusses contemporary issues in relation to Research & Social Outreach projects relevant to the national curriculum of STEAM Education in Ireland. Continue Reading