| Starts | Wed 10th Dec 2025 at 10:00 |
| Ends | at 13:00 |
| Cost | FREE |
| Max | 100 attendees |
| Type | IN-PERSON Event |
An in-person research training for postgraduates with ATU's Research Training Coordinator, Ruth Moran.
| Starts | Thu 4th Dec 2025 at 11:00 |
| Ends | at 12:00 |
| Cost | FREE |
| Type | VIRTUAL Event |
Introduction to managing data: keeping your research on track.
Presenter: Kathryn Briggs
Date: 4 December 2025 - 11.00am-12.00pm (Online via Teams).
Managing research data is essential for keeping projects organised, compliant and meaningful. In this introductory session you’ll learn what research data management (RDM) is, why it matters, and how to apply key principles and best practices in your own research projects. We’ll explore data management plans (DMPs), what they are, how to create one, and why funders require them, as well as practical tools and resources to help you manage, store, share, and preserve your data effectively. By the end of the session, you’ll have the learning and confidence to keep your research on track through good data stewardship.
Learning Outcomes By the end of this session, you will be able to: • Define what research data management (RDM) is and explain its role in supporting high quality research. • Recognise why RDM is important across the whole research lifecycle, from planning to preservation. • Apply key principles and best practices to manage research data in an organised, secure, and compliant way • Understanding the purpose, structure, and practical steps for creating a data management plan (DMP). • Identify and use appropriate tools and resources to manage, store, share and preserve research data effectively.
Learning Outcomes:
• Define what research data management (RDM) is and explain its role in supporting high quality research.
• Recognise why RDM is important across the whole research lifecycle, from planning to preservation.
• Apply key principles and best practices to manage research data in an organised, secure, and compliant way
• Understanding the purpose, structure, and practical steps for creating a data management plan (DMP).
• Identify and use appropriate tools and resources to manage, store, share and preserve research data effectively.
Certificate of completion will be provided upon completion of the seminar.
| Starts | Fri 28th Nov 2025 at 18:00 |
| Ends | at 20:00 |
| Cost | € 8.00 |
| Max | 30 attendees |
| Type | IN-PERSON Event |
We are happy to announce our upcoming Research Society get-together on Friday, 28th November at 6:00 pm in Century Complex. We will begin the evening with mini golf, followed by dinner and darts. This will be a relaxed and enjoyable chance to connect with fellow students and unwind together.
Cost: €8 per person.
Payments are accepted by cash or Revolut.
Please confirm your attendance so that we can finalise numbers with the venue.
We look forward to seeing you there.
| Starts | Wed 12th Nov 2025 at 14:30 |
| Ends | at 15:30 |
| Cost | FREE |
| Max | 60 attendees |
| Type | VIRTUAL Event |
The Research Society is organising an online moderated discussion with Dr. Bertalan Mesko on Wednesday, November 12th. The focus will be on using AI in research and society members are encouraged to send their queries in advance.
The discussion will take place online via Microsoft Teams but society members can gather in person in the CoLab meeting room (CL 004) from 12:30 where refreshments will be provided and join the meeting together.
| Starts | Tue 21st Oct 2025 at 08:30 |
| Ends | at 17:00 |
| Cost | FREE |
| Max | 20 attendees |
| Type | IN-PERSON Event |
The ATU research group will be hosted in Queen’s University Belfast, through the QCAP research initiative. QCAP is a QUB Research Initiative which takes a place-based approach to tackling social, educational, and health inequalities; bringing together academic expertise, lived experience from communities and policy makers to generate transformational change in communities. The emphasis in QCAP is on high-quality research, at the heart of which sits methods of co-design, co-production and co-creation. The information session will see sharing of expertise, insights and discussion of methodologies which underpin high quality and impactful research.
The session will be delivered by Dr Karen McGuigan, Dr Emma Loudon, and Dr Amanda Morse, from QCAP. They will provide 30-minute information sessions on the following:
Dates and Delivery
Participation: Register for attendance with Research Society: postgraduate@donegal.atusulife.ie
| Starts | Wed 1st Oct 2025 at 13:30 |
| Ends | at 15:30 |
| Cost | FREE |
| Max | 40 attendees |
| Type | IN-PERSON Event |
On October 1st, we will be having an Open Day where we will detail our plans for the society and have short talks by current researchers who will share their research journey. It will be a great opportunity for you to gain insights about their experiences as they have progressed through academia. Afterwards, we will provide a tour of our research labs to showcase our work.
So do join us for the event from 1:30pm in Room 3302. Tea, coffee and snacks will be provided!
| Starts | Tue 14th Dec 2021 at 09:00 |
| Ends | at 17:00 |
| Cost | FREE |
| Max | 1000 attendees |
| Type | IN-PERSON Event |
The PGRS will be holding a fund raising raffle with all proceeds going to Donegal Hospice. Tickets will be sold in the main corridor from 10am to 4.45pm with the draw taking place live on our social media at 5pm.
| Starts | Thu 2nd Dec 2021 at 14:00 |
| Ends | at 16:00 |
| Cost | FREE |
| Max | 35 attendees |
| Type | IN-PERSON Event |
The next gathering of the postgraduate research society will take place on Thursday the 2nd of December at 2pm in the CoLab conference room. This will be a social event which will include some short presentations by some of the research students. Additionally, PhD students Padraig and Wesley will present their recent publication along with an overview of the publication process plus an insight into the review process including questions and answers raised by the reviewers. Refreshments will be served.
As always, all members have equal input into the structure of these events, so all suggestions are welcomed.
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