Events & Media

‘Students ….don't see the everyday relevance or value of maths’ (nationalnumeracy.co.uk). To counter this, the STEM report (2016) recommended that STEM-related careers be promoted at second-level as a way of enhancing student engagement across all STEM subjects. Career Mathways, is a novel initiative, funded by Science Foundation Ireland, which addresses this action point. We will collaborate with well-known, high-profile Irish Continue Reading

6 February 2018 - Wits Communications The Marang Centre for Mathematics and Science Education is advancing specialized knowledge in the field locally and through collaboration with the global north. Specialist knowledge in mathematics is the current focus of the global mathematics education fraternity. The Marang Centre is poised to contribute research in the field that is both uniquely South African Continue Reading

Ten female students were presented with bursaries by global healthcare company Johnson & Johnson (J&J) as part of its WiSTEM2D Award Programme at a ceremony at University of Limerick (UL) on Wednesday, November 22. WiSTEM2D  refers to Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Manufacturing and Design. This is the second year of this initiative which is an integral part of Continue Reading

The 12th Conference of the European Science Education Research Association, and took place on August 21-25, 2017 in Dublin, Ireland. UL’s EPI-STEM and CASTeL at Dublin City University (DCU) were co-hosts for the ESERA Conference.  This was the biggest ESERA conference to date with over 1500 delegates attending the event from over 75 countries worldwide.  The conference enabled audiences to Continue Reading

Prof. Marika Kapanadze Head of Science Education Research Center SALiS, Ilia State University, Georgia.   Tuesday 29th August 11h00 to 12h00, Room A1-065 Title of Talk: The Impact of EU Funded Projects from the Perspective of an Eastern European Country During the talk will be discussed EU funded projects (SALiS, Chain Reaction, PROFILES; LeAGUe) in Science Education and it’s impact Continue Reading

The 1st Teaching and Teacher Education in STEM Education Seminar will take place on 26th May 2017 in the University of Limerick and is hosted by EPI-STEM, the National STEM Education Research Centre. Click here for further information  

Dr Tom Carroll, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, University College Cork   Tuesday 9th May 14h00 to 15h00, Room A1-065 Title of talk: Transitioning to e-assessment in mathematics education   Abstract: Transitioning to e-assessment in mathematics education’ is a joint project between UCC and CIT funded by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning. The aims of the Continue Reading

The 10th Congress of European Research in Mathematics Education (CERME10) was held in Croke Park, Dublin from February 1st – February 5th. In total 468 papers were presented across the 5 days with delegates from 52 countries in attendance. EPI●STEM was represented at CERME 10 as both Dr Ciara Lane and Dr Niamh O’Meara presented their current work at the Continue Reading

The University of Limerick conferred a third cohort of graduands of the Professional Diploma in Mathematics for Teaching (PDMT) on Saturday 21st January 2017. This year 187 teachers graduated from the two-year part-time programme, which was initiated in 2012 by government contract. As registered post-primary teachers and graduates of the programme, they are deemed by the Teaching Council to have met Continue Reading

Five female students were presented with J&J WiSTEM2D awards on the 1st Dec by Prof Don Barry in the University of Limerick. Johnson and Johnson in partnership with University of Limerick announced the WiSTEM2D Award on the 15th Sep 2016. The award is part of a larger project supported by Johnson and Johnson aimed at promoting and assisting female students Continue Reading