IT Sligo's growing reputation as a regional hub for entrepreneurship and innovation made it a fitting venue for the Government's launch of the North East/North West Action Plan for Jobs on Monday. The regional jobs strategy was announced by the Minister for ...Read More
The value of research-based evidence in community development will be the focus of a special conference at IT Sligo on December 4th. The Institute's Centre for Research in Social Professions (CRiSP) is hosting the one-day event entitled: Embedding Research Evidence in Community Development. This ...Read More
Two of IT Sligo's online lecturers have been shortlisted for the National Forum Teaching Experts Award 2015. Brian Coll and Dr John Donovan have made the final selection for their work in delivering Ireland’s first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). The ...Read More
IT Sligo is celebrating College Awareness Week by holding a series of events across the North-West region. College Awareness Week aims to inspire and inform all students about the importance of having a post-secondary education plan. It advocates for students to have ...Read More
Students, graduates and job seekers have the opportunity to browse new job opportunities from the comfort of their smartphone or home using the Institute's new Online Careers Fair, which is now 'live'. The online tool, which is free of charge, provides 'visitors' with real time fingertip ...Read More
Students and staff from IT Sligo held a minute’s silence across the campus on Monday as a mark of respect for the victims of the Paris attacks last Friday night. The Institute currently has 59 French Erasmus students. The majority of ...Read More
Performing Arts and Design students from IT Sligo will be showcasing their creativity and talent next Tuesday when the Institute’s fifth annual ‘Live Art’ extravanganza takes place at Lower Quay Street in Sligo. This free public event will offer exciting, vibrant, ...Read More
Renowned astrophysicist, Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who has helped the world expand its understanding of the universe, is one of guest speakers at the Institute's Science Week. She will give a talk on 'Black Holes in Space' this Thursday evening ...Read More
Senior executives from some of the world’s biggest technology brands and future industry leaders are visiting Sligo this weekend for the influential Surf Summit 2015. Surf Summit takes place straight after the Web Summit with hundreds of tech investors, startups, entrepreneurs and industry enthusiasts travelling ...Read More
Sligo is hosting its very first Design Week this week (October 31st to November 6th), with a programme of free events and design-led happenings taking place at venues and pop-up locations, as part of the year-long celebration of design in Ireland. ...Read More
The use of clay and mud for building purposes is as old as the hills but how our ancestors used it is still “largely unrecognised and greatly under-appreciated,” according to IT Sligo archaeologist Shirley Markley. As its “Science Week” finale, ...Read More