Pat Dolan
Professor Pat Dolan holds the prestigious UNESCO Chair in Children, Youth and Civic Engagement, the first to be awarded in the Republic of Ireland. The UNESCO Chair delivers a comprehensive programme of work towards the objective of promoting civic engagement and leadership skills among children and youth. Prof. Dolan is Director of the Institute for…
Read MorePietro Marchese
Pietro Marchese is a Ph.D. student at the National University of Ireland Galway, School of Medicine, funded by the Irish Research Council. He holds a B.A. in Biological Sciences from the University of Turin in Italy and a M.Sc. in Plant Biotechnology, majoring in microbial biotechnology, from the same institution. His doctoral research focuses on…
Read MoreEllen Corbett
Ms Ellen Corbett is from County Tyrone and is currently completing her BA International with German and Léann an Aistriúcháin at the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG). As part of her degree, Ellen attended Universitat Leipzig in Germany where she had the opportunity to teach Irish to her fellow students. She has a great…
Read MoreAine Ní Chonghaile
Ms Áine Ní Chonghaile is completing her Ph.D. in Irish history in NUIG where she was awarded both B.A. and M.A degrees in history in previous years. She has extensive experience in teaching the Irish language and other aspects of Irish Studies. She is looking forward to sharing that experience with the students of the…
Read MoreDavid Monahan
David Monahan is a PhD student at the National University of Ireland Galway. He received his BSc in Biomedical Science double majoring in Cellular Pathology and Clinical Biochemistry from Dublin Institute of Technology in 2016. He then worked as a Medical Scientist before starting his PhD in February 2017. His research focuses on the development…
Read MoreSally McHugh
Ms Sally McHugh is a doctoral candidate in the School of Education at the National University of Ireland, Galway. She received her BA in Archaeology and Information Technology and her MA in Digital Media from NUIG. Her current research explores how creative and constructionist computing can be designed and deployed to enhance childrens learning with…
Read MoreJasmine Headlam
Ms Jasmine Headlam is a doctoral candidate at the School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway. Her PhD research focuses on harmful jellyfish species such as the mauve stinger and the lions mane jellyfish, which are known to negatively impact coastal industries (e.g. cause large fish mortalities in the salmon aquaculture industry). Her…
Read MoreÁine Ní Shúilleabháin
Ms Aine Ni Shuilleabhain has completed a B.A. International in English & French, a Diploma in Irish, and an M.A. in Advanced Language Skills at the National University of Ireland Galway. Aine has worked as an Irish teacher and translator. She taught the Irish language as a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant at Idaho State…
Read MorePól Sniadaigh
Mr Pol O Sniadhaigh graduated from NUIG with a BA in Irish and Geography, he then completed an MA in Modern Irish language at the same institution, and an MA in Education at Hibernia College Dublin. Pol has recently worked as a university tutor on Intensive Irish language courses, and in Irish Secondary Schools. As a…
Read MoreOrla Nic Thaidhg
Ms Orla Nic Thaidhg completed a BA in Irish and Music at Maynooth University and went on to complete a Masters in Education through Irish at the NUIG. Orla has a keen interest in music of all styles and has been a professional tutor of Irish traditional music for the past six years. She is…
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