The University of Limerick is issuing an invitation to policy makers and teacher educators nationally to share their work practices and scholarship on teacher education and discuss how teacher educators’ professional development needs can be […]
Month: September 2017
Adjunct Prof to PESS Department, David Lavallee is appointed as World’s 1st Prof of Duty of Care in Sport
Prof. David Lavallee, (Adjunct Prof to the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences) has been appointed as the world’s first Professor of Duty of Care in Sport by the University of Abertay. David will […]
President Volunteer Awards for PESS Students
Congratulations to PESS students who are receiving Gold, Silver and Bronze awards at the 7th Annual President’s Volunteer Award Ceremony on 28th September. The awards will be presented by Professor Des Fitzgerald, President, University of […]
“Mending Legends” to air on TG4, Sunday 24th September
As the GAA season comes to a close for 2017, Galway UNESCO City of Film with Galway Film Centre, in association with the Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM) in NUI Galway […]
Undergraduate student in Italy to PhD student in Ireland! (Jessica Mangione)
I have spent the last week thinking of what to write for this blog. My first idea was about my experience of being a non-English native speaker PhD student in Ireland. Then I changed my […]
Wheely Good Fitness: Adapting Fitness Training for Wheelchair Users – Tom Comyns
Modifying any fitness regime for different abilities is a key requirement of strength and conditioning coaches or Physical Education teachers. During the last academic year PESS hosted a two day workshop in adapted strength and […]
PESS Postgraduate Scholarship Awarded to Dylan Scanlon
Congratulations to Dylan Scanlon on being awarded a PESS 2017 scholarships for his PhD Study. Dylan Scanlon (supervised by Prof. Ann MacPhail and Dr. Antonio Calderon) was awarded a scholarship for his proposed PhD study […]
Become a Fitness Professional – National Council for Exercise & Fitness
The National Council for Exercise & Fitness (NCEF) is an academic affiliate of the University of Limerick, offering the only university accredited Health/Fitness Professional Instructor qualifications in Ireland. Certificate, Higher Certificate, Diploma & Degree qualifications […]
COST Action BESTPRAC The voice of research administrators – Orla Power-Grant
On a daily basis I meet researchers and discuss potential funding opportunities that might support their work. Something that regularly comes up is funding to support travel to build international networks. The European Cooperation in […]
Jennifer Burke Award for Innovation in Teaching & Learning Awarded to Dr. Antonio Calderon
The Jennifer Burke Award for Innovation in Teaching and Learning has been awarded annually since 2009 in memory of Jennifer Burke, a well-known and highly regarded friend and colleague of the Irish Learning Technology Community. […]
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