A roundup of education events
Physics Open Evening at UCD
The UCD School of Physics is holding an open evening for fifth- and sixth-year secondary school students and their parents today from 6.30pm to 8pm. www.ucd.ie/science
Graduate Entry to Medicine Open Evening at UCC
UCC Medical School invites any interested person to attend an open information evening about the UCC graduate entry medical course, this evening from 6pm to 8pm in Brookfield Health Sciences Complex. To attend, e-mail: Helen Joustra at H.Joustra@ucc.ie
Hunt Museum Lunchtime Lecture
View Explicatio,an exhibition of paintings by Samuel Walsh, at the Hunt Museum Gallery and listen to a talk by the artist today at 1pm in the Hunt Museum. Admission is free.
Ballsbridge College of Further Education Open Day
Ballsbridge College of Further Education, Dublin 4 is holding an open day tomorrow from 11am to 3pm. All are welcome to attend. For further information tel: 01-6684806 or visit www.ballsbridgecollege.com
NUI Maynooth Library Science and Engineering Festival
The NUI Maynooth Library Science and Engineering Festival will take place from today to Friday in the John Paul II and Russell Libraries. For details of events, go to http://library.nuim.ie
Michael Longley Lecture at UCD
The poet Michael Longley is giving a lecture on Monday, February 1st at 7.30pm in the John Hume Institute for Global Irish Studies, UCD. Entrance free.
Public Lecture at NUI Galway
A public lecture series by NUI Galway’s School of Humanities begins tomorrow at 7.30pm in the Galway City Museum with a free talk, entitled “Literature in a Digital Age”, by Prof Sean Ryder. Tel: 091-495689 for further information.
Information Evening in Sligo
NUI Galway and its partner college, St Angela’s College Sligo, are holding a joint information evening at 7pm on Thursday, January 28th in the Clarion Hotel, Sligo. Parents and guardians are also encouraged to attend. For more information tel: 087- 2440858.
Dyslexia In-Service Course
This course is open to both primary and second-level teachers and aims to provide a theoretical and practical understanding of dyslexia. It will take place at Hotel Kilkenny, College Road, Kilkenny and runs over four Saturdays: February 27th, March 6th, 13th and 20th from 9.30am to 3pm. The cost is €250. Application forms are available from the Dyslexia Association of Ireland. Tel: 01-6790276. E-mail: info@dyslexia.ie. www.dyslexia.ie
Guides for Science and Maths Teachers
The National Centre for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and Learning (NCE-MSTL) has published the first set of a series of research and resource guides. Look for the NCE-MSTL Research and Resource Guide in your school or access online at www.nce-mstl.ie
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