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The TEMI project formally finishes at the end of July 2016. The UL team is holding a TEMI National Conference on Tuesday June 7th in UL. This will give an opportunity to bring back TEMI teachers from all 6 cohorts to meet each other but also to share their work with other science teachers and stakeholders. The conference will include Continue Reading

TEMI, Teaching Enquiry with Mysteries Incorporated, is an EU-funded FP7 project aimed at encouraging inquiry-based science education. The project was coordinated by Queen Mary College, London and the University of Limerick was one of the 12 European partners. The UL team was led by Dr Peter Childs and the project ran from 2013 to 2106. The project was based around the Continue Reading

Dr Niamh O’Meara has received funding from the Irish Research Council , under the New Foundations Scheme (€10,000) and SCoTENS (£5,000), to conduct a research project entitled “Mind the Gap: A Cross Border Study Addressing the Transition from Primary to Post Primary Mathematics Education”. This study is being conducted in collaboration with three other third level institutes namely, Trinity College Continue Reading

Liam Guilfoyle, a PhD Researcher in EPI•STEM, was recently awarded a fellowship from the International History, Philosophy, and Science Teaching Group to attend their European Regional Conference in Flensburg, Germany. The conference will be held at the Europa-Universität in Flensburg, August 22nd – 25th 2016. The International History, Philosophy, and Science Teaching Group was formed in 1987. The group is Continue Reading

Professor Sibel Erduran has participated in project meetings and led teacher education workshops at Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey during the week of March 28th, 2016 as part of her involvement in a funded project entitled  "Nature of science in science teacher education: A comparative research and development project” led by Associate Professor Ebru Kaya and funded by Bogazici. The project team includes Continue Reading

Graduates from this programme constitute a very considerable contribution to mathematics teaching at Junior Cycle resulting in a better experience and outcome for all post-primary students. The programme and its graduates will contribute hugely to the further development and roll-out of the Project Maths curriculum at Junior and Senior Cycle as well as continued contribution to STEM education, future skills Continue Reading

On Wednesday 23rd March 2016 representatives from Johnson & Johnson visited the University of Limerick to discuss its partnership to help increase the number of undergraduate women enrolling in and declaring majors in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing and Design (STEM2D). The University of Limerick is one of 10 partnerships that Johnson & Johnson will be engaged Continue Reading

Dr Louise Lehane and Dr Gráinne Walshe from EPI*STEM were successful in the recent Education and Health Science Faculty seed funding competition focused on providing funds for early career researchers to engage in research.   Louise and Gráinne’s study is entitled “Teacher-based Curriculum Development incorporating Nature of Science in Junior Cycle Science”. It is primarily focused on facilitating in-service teachers Continue Reading

UL partnership with Johnson & Johnson to advance STEM careers of women University of Limerick is one of the 10 partnerships that Johnson & Johnson will be engaged with around the world to help increase the number of undergraduate women enrolling in and declaring majors in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing and Design (STEM2D). The partnerships are Continue Reading

STeP into Science Project Engaging Students, Teachers and Parents in Debates A new project on engaging students, teachers and parents in scientific debates has been awarded funding from Science Foundation Ireland. The project aims to facilitate the teaching and learning of the curricular objectives on Key Skills and Nature of Science. The project is led by Professor Sibel Erduran with partnership Continue Reading