Personal account. Interested in educational disadvantage but I don't post much. Sadly this platform has become a cesspit since the new owner moved in.
Joined November 2015
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3 Apr 2024
Thank you to all of you who have been following this page and engaging with our content. We no longer post from this page, so please join us and follow @IUAofficial
#IUAaccess
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27 Mar 2024
For future DARE & HEAR updates, please follow our official page - @IUAofficial
ALT IUA Access - we're moving over to @IUAofficial
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15 Mar 2024
We’ve moved! Join us on @IUAofficial as we continue to share Access news and updates, events and more on our official page.
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11 Mar 2024
Our 'access' content and priorities remain the same, but content will now be posted from a different page, so please follow us to 👉@IUAofficial
#HigherEd #access #accesscollege
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7 Mar 2024
NEWS📢 We have decided to join our main page (@IUAofficial). We will no longer be posting on this page.
So, if you have been following and liking our content please follow us over to @IUAofficial👈
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Colm Downes retweeted
20 Feb 2024
In episode 1 of #MyUniLife we saw how @DCU became an Autism-friendly university and met students in @UCC, @MaynoothUni and @tcddublin who found a home away from home through joining clubs and societies🎶🏐📚
Watch back episode 1 on RTE Player:
rte.ie/player/series/my-uni-…
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16 Feb 2024
Did you ever wonder what life is like in college? #MyUniLife starting tonight on RTÉ One will really give you an insight into what happens on campus everyday. Tune in at 8pm
16 Feb 2024
Tonight’s the night… our universities opened their doors and let the cameras in for a full academic year, see what happened in #MyUniLife tonight at 8pm on @RTEOne
rte.ie/player/onnow
@uniofgalway @ucddublin @UCC @UL @DCU @MaynoothUni @tcddublin @WeAreTUDublin
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Colm Downes retweeted
16 Feb 2024
Tonight’s the night… our universities opened their doors and let the cameras in for a full academic year, see what happened in #MyUniLife tonight at 8pm on @RTEOne
rte.ie/player/onnow
@uniofgalway @ucddublin @UCC @UL @DCU @MaynoothUni @tcddublin @WeAreTUDublin
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23 Jan 2024
Applications to HEAR are open until 1 March. youtu.be/ApkwXYA-q5M?feature… Great piece of work from our colleagues @MTUCork_Access
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4 Jan 2024
Registration is still open for the DARE HEAR Sessions on 13 January
13 Dec 2023
Registration is now open for DARE and HEAR Application Information Sessions on Saturday 13 January
👉Register here for the DARE Session at 10am twtr.to/e7_0n
👉Register here for the HEAR Session at 1pm twtr.to/Oh23g
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Colm Downes retweeted
13 Dec 2023
Registration is now open for DARE and HEAR Application Information Sessions on Saturday 13 January
👉Register here for the DARE Session at 10am twtr.to/e7_0n
👉Register here for the HEAR Session at 1pm twtr.to/Oh23g
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Colm Downes retweeted
5 Dec 2023
Today is #InternationalVolunteerDay & Studentvolunteer.ie has big plans to maximise impact by expanding to HEIs nationwide, led by @lorrainetansey and @UL along with @ucddublin @UCC @uniofgalway & @WeAreTUDublin. Read more: iua.ie/press-releases/studen… @campus_engage @DeptofFHed
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We really welcome this news from @SimonHarrisTD . Through HEAR, Irish HEIs have been targetting Children in the Care of State/TUSLA for a number of years. Typically between 130-150 such applicants accept an offer in HE each year. Further info at accesscollege.ie/hear
27 Nov 2023
Care leavers who progress to college will have accommodation costs covered by State irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…
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29 Nov 2023
Leaving Cert students: Who should apply for the HEAR scheme and how to go about it independent.ie/irish-news/ed…
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Colm Downes retweeted
5 Nov 2023
Can you shrink an 80,000-word thesis into 3 minutes?🤔
Join us at our national ‘Three Minute Thesis’ competition on Nov 15th, 12 noon🏆
Register to view the event online: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
@tcddublin
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Colm Downes retweeted
31 Oct 2023
📰 Stay ahead of technological and regulatory trends by bridging the skills gap with short-form learning courses
#MicroCredsIE recently spoke to @IrishTimes about how #microcredentials can help enterprise stay ahead of emerging trends and regulations
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Colm Downes retweeted
26 Sep 2023
Leader of the Social Democrats @HollyCairnsTD will be speaking alongside panellists @MarthaReidy, President of @UCDSU and @JohnJMcGrane Director General of @BrIreCham in our Oct 19th #IUAFutureofIreland event!
📍In @ucddublin
➡️Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
ALT Universities as centres of growth and development - Future of Ireland event, Oct 19th 12:30-13:30 in the Cedar Suite UCD.
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Colm Downes retweeted
18 Oct 2023
AHEAD and USI have opened applications for their Disabled Student Advisory Group. This group is a space for disabled post-secondary students and learners to feed into @aheadireland and @TheUSI policy.
For more visit: bit.ly/46Wh7sC
ALT Alt text: Brightly coloured image with a graphic of 4 people on a screen and the USI and AHEAD logos
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