Lectures & Events

A talk by Dr Naira Díaz Moreno, University of Almeira, Spain   Thursday 26th November, 12h00 to 13h00, Room A1-065   Title of Talk: Studying Socioscientific Issues in the Press: The case of water as a local controversial topic   Abstract: Socioscientific issues arise and problematize the most current and emerging subjects in our society, transferring the debate to the Continue Reading

Head of School of Education & Professor of Science Education, School of Education,  University of Lincoln   Thursday 22nd October , 17h00—18h00, Room A1-065   Title of Talk: The prevalence of physics misconceptions amongst English and Chinese undergraduate students: A comparative cross-cultural study   Abstract: This paper reports on a small-scale comparative cross-cultural study that explored the prevalence of misconceptions Continue Reading

Department of Education,  University of Alcala, Spain   Wednesday 8th July, 12h00 to 13h00, Room A1-065   Title of Talk: Preparing teachers for the 21st century: An intersection of UDL and TPACK    Abstract: The educational system should provide a common education background for the diversity of students recognizing and meeting the individual learning needs of each one of them. Continue Reading

Department of Biology Education, College of Education, Pusan National University   Wednesday 17th June at 12h00 - 13h30, Room A1-065   Title of Talk: ‘Some Issues and Problems of Policy and Professional Development in Science Gifted Education in Korea’   Abstract: Beyond educational needs in general, science gifted education in Korea was emerged by social forces about forty years ago Continue Reading

School of Engineering Education, Purdue University   Thursday 16th July, 12h00 to 13h00, Room A1-065   Title of Talk: ‘Untangling and Assessing Design Reasoning in Engineering’   Abstract: Although engineering, as an integrative field, incorporates many aspects of other STEM disciplines, it also differs from these disciplines with its purpose as well as its focus on design context, constraints, and Continue Reading

UL personnel from across the faculties are organising an event named Pint of Science in Limerick on Monday, May 18th in the Locke Bar and Tuesday, May 19th in the White House. - >> Click here to download the event programme - The Limerick evenings will cover Health, Environment and Technology with topics including; Computers dreaming of electric music; Brains Continue Reading

Head of Department of Civil Engineering & Materials Science Wednesday 13th May 12:30, Room A1-065   Title of Talk: FROM THE JOY OF SETS, AND THE MATHEMATICS OF LOVE … TO THE LOVE OF MATHEMATICS!!   Abstract: While Plato had the intuition that “Anyone who does not begin with love will never understand what philosophy is,” this talk starts from Continue Reading

EPI•STEM Lecture Series A talk by Prof Hamsa Venkatakrishnan University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa February 2015 Click here for further details

A talk by Dr Audrey Msimanga Tuesday 9th December 16h00—17:30, Room A1-065, Main Building Talking science: talk, language and conceptual understanding in South African science classrooms

FORCES FORCES EVERYWHERE Science Week at the Mary Immaculate College Attention 5th and 6th Class Wednesday 12th November - Friday 21st November click here for further details