National Forum Looking Back on 2020/21 [Infographic]
The National Forum team, reflecting on the end of one year and the start of another, developed an overview of work it undertook in 2020/2021 in partnership with the Irish…


The National Forum team, reflecting on the end of one year and the start of another, developed an overview of work it undertook in 2020/2021 in partnership with the Irish…
The National Forum is delighted to welcome to the team new Student Associate Intern, Rhiannon Louise Kavanagh. Rhiannon joins the National Forum from Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) where she…
The National Forum, in partnership with Ireland’s higher education sector, has engaged in the development of a Professional Development Recognition Framework, which has been identified as a high-level indicator of…
The 2021/22 National Seminar Series Call, which closed on 25 June, attracted 90 applications from across 23 institutions, including universities, technological higher education institutions and private colleges. The National Seminar…
The National Resource Hub, a searchable collection of open educational resources (OER) for teaching and learning from across the Irish higher education sector was launched today. The development of the…
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A one-day, in-person symposium taking place on May 12th at the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), Athlone campus. Following the success of our inaugural EduXR25 symposium, partners from TUS,…
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On May 12th, Dublin City University (DCU) will host a showcase event to celebrate the impact of Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) at the university in recent years. At DCU, CBL is…
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The ATU 2025 DigitalEd Conference will take place on May 13th, 2026, with a theme of Future-Ready Universities: Sustainable Digital Practices and Pedagogical Uses of AI in Teaching and Learning.…
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A national event informing the strategic development of open education in teaching and learning across Ireland’s higher education sector Munster Technological University, Bishopstown Campus Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 10.00AM –…
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The ATU UDL Tertiary Education Conference will be held on Friday 29th May 2026, ATU Sligo Theme: Climbing the UDL Ladder: Building a Culture of Belonging in Tertiary Education Mark…
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The Learning, Teaching and Assessment (LTA) team, in partnership with colleagues in South-East Technological University (SETU), is delighted to welcome Leon Furze, the co-creator of the Artificial Intelligence Assessment Scale and…
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The 25th EdTech conference takes place on Wednesday, 3 June and Thursday, 4 June 2026, at Dublin City University’s (DCU) historic St Patrick’s Campus, in Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland. Hosted by…
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The symposium is an interactive event for us to share together and learn from each other how we embed universal design in all that we do in higher education to enhance our student and…
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On 02 December 2026, the Higher Education Authority will host a full-day Teaching and Learning event to bring together leaders, educators, researchers, policymakers, and others supporting teaching and learning. You…
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The role of the Forum is to enhance the teaching and learning for all students in higher education. Engaging with leaders, managers, teachers and students, the Forum will mobilise expertise and inputs from across the entire sector to extend and shape best practice in all institutes of higher education in Ireland.