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Research Overview

Current research and conference activity at Hibernia College.


Dr. Siobhán Cahillane Mc Govern

  • 20th June 2011,  Presented paper on ‘Factors that affect student engagement on a Teacher Education Programme’ at EDEN Conference, Dublin.
  • July 2nd attended the conference on Re-Imagining Initial Teacher Education in St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra.
  • Friday, July 8th attended a DES launch of their Literacy / Numeracy strategy in the Dept of Education on Marlborough St., Dublin.
  • Also in July presented two papers at the United Kingdom Literacy Association  ( UKLA) in Chester, UK.

Leo Kilroy

  • 19-22 June, attended the Eden Conference, Dublin and presented a workshop  Sustainable Learning in Initial Teacher Education – Exploring the model developed by Hibernia College’.
  • July 2nd, attended the conference ‘Re-Imagining Initial Teacher Education’, St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra. Also in July I attended the ePic 2011, (E-Portfolio and Identity Conference) at the Savoy Palace, London.




Dr. Nicholas Breakwell

Dr. Nicholas Breakwell

  • 20th – 22nd September, attended the Irish American Higher Education Research Organization (IA/HERO)Annual Colloquium in Dublin.






Jeremy Whitty

Jeremy Whitty

  • Oct 12th – 13th, attending the European Training Conference for the Clinical Research Industry, Amsterdam. Presentation:  Effective Pedagogy in Clinical Research Training.






Anna Davitt

Anna Davitt

  • An tOireachtas – Irish Language Festival in Killarney 28th & 29th October. (www.antoireachtas.ie)
  • Gaelscoileanna – 25th & 26th November 2011 in the Tullamore (www.gaelscoileanna.ie)
  • An Tionól Teagaisc 2011 – 11 & 12th November in NUI Maynooth





Other upcoming events for Hibernia Faculty and Staff