A national webinar series has just been announced by the National Forum to take place throughout 2021, providing guidance and sharing good practice on topics of particular importance in the current context. A key lesson from recent times is that in higher education, as elsewhere, the only constant is change. Students, teachers, leaders and systems…
Two highly engaging networking events took place in February which provided opportunities for discussions on the topic of impact in teaching and learning in higher education. Today, 25 February, teams funded through the 2018 Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund, representing 17 higher education institutions, met to reflect on the impact their work had had to…
Following the considerable interest in the Network and Discipline Funding Call that was issued in late 2020, further funding has now been announced by the National Forum, open to national networks and discipline groups across the sector. Networks and discipline groups are recognised as important mechanisms for collaboration and enhancement due to their direct links with those…
2021 is a very important year for teaching and learning in Ireland and the Board of the National Forum recently discussed key priorities for the higher education community. Throughout the year, we will be focused on honouring remaining commitments to the sector arising from our 2019-21 Strategy, responding to emerging needs, particularly those that have…
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and the National Forum are partnering on an exciting research project that looks at the practice of embedding wellbeing in the curriculum in higher education in Ireland. The project will capture how wellbeing is currently being embedded in the curricula of higher education institutions nationally and internationally and…
