Universities are a key driver of Ireland’s innovation. To stay competitive, we need sustainable funding. #InvestInHigherEd

In the upcoming election, we ask you to call on candidates and parties to back students and fund our future talent and innovation. #InvestInHigherEd

Did you know that Ireland has one of the worst third-level student-staff ratios in the developed world? Ask your election candidates to #InvestInHigherEd and back students by providing more funding and more student supports. ➡️iua.ie/elections/

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🚨 If you’re away from home for work or study on November 29th, you only have until Sunday (so, in practice, Friday!) to apply for a postal vote. Form PV4 (checktheregister.ie/en-IE/forms) needs signature by an employer/college/school, and sent in hard copy to your city/co council.

A date for the General Election has been announced, from now you’ll see more election candidates canvasing in your local area and calling to your door. We urge university staff, students and alumni to please ask your election candidates to #InvestInHigherEd

The countdown is on for the #IUA3MT final on Nov 13th! 👉Register: iua.ie/3minutethesis Representing TU Dublin / OT Baile Átha Cliath, finalist Megan is exploring new ways to tackle community-acquired pneumonia, aiming to understand its infection process and identify cost-effective treatments.

📢We're hiring! The Irish Marie Skłodowska-Curie Office are currently recruiting for the position of Acting MSCA National Contact Point for a 12-month maternity cover fixed-term contract. More details: iua.ie/about/vacancie… Supported by Research Ireland and Irish Universities Assoc..

Great to be at the Human Capital Initiative (HCI) Pillar 3 Networking Event 2024 this morning at the Gibson Hotel in Dublin. In the first lightning talk Nora Trench Bowles shares key insights from the MicroCreds project to date. #InnovationInAction Department of Further and Higher Education

Vote this week so that parties like this can’t take women’s rights away ⬇️⬇️

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from everyone in the MicroCreds Project 🎄🎄 If upskilling is your New Year's resolution for 2025 explore the fantastic range of micro-credentials from MicroCreds partner universities on MicroCreds.ie today!

"Short-form learning allows us to continue our education across our career. Not many people have the time or finances to complete a full master’s, but working towards that goal in bite-sized pieces is more achievable.” irishexaminer.com/special-report…

A must event for #Business "Unlock Upskilling Opportunities to Transform your Business" DRSF as part of LEO Dublin City #LEW25 in collaboration with MicroCreds (HE) & MicroQuals (FET) showcasing #FundingOpportunties #SkillsSolutions March 6th more here lnkd.in/ew7ShGFC

Key Enterprise priority is #Upskilling as part of LEO Dublin City #EnterpriseWeek March 6th event in #collaboration within skills ecosystem "Unlock Upskilling Opportunities to Transform Your #Business" check this out localenterprise.ie/DublinCity/Tra… #FutureWorldOfWork #LifeLongLearning

📅 Unlock Upskilling Opportunities to Transform Your Business We are looking forward to taking part in this event later this week with colleagues from Dublin Regional Skills and SOLAS. ℹ️For more information and to register visit localenterprise.ie/DublinCity/Tra… #LocalEntepriseWeek25

🪜Workers are increasingly exploring flexible paths with lateral and downward moves to pursue their goals. Micro-credentials make it easier for professionals to upskill, reskill. and engage in life long learning. Learn more: irishtimes.com/special-report… The Irish Times MicroCreds

📆 MicroCreds and Irish Universities Assoc. are delighted to host the capstone event for the MicroNet project on 28th April. The webinar will reflect on the progress made to-date and chart a path forward for micro-credentials in a European context. ℹ️ iua.ie/events/buildin…

You can now register for the IUA Future of Ireland hybrid event! Join Minister Lawless T.D. as he outlines his priorities and vision for the future of higher education and research in Ireland. Date: May 12th Time: 1.30 - 2.30pm Register to watch online: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Today at our #FutureOfIreland event, Minister Lawless James Lawless highlighted the power of talent “If research fuels innovation, then skills drive the realisation of that innovation. They are vital to our resilience and social cohesion."