ALL member, Katriona O'Sullivan gives input into an article in the Irish Times entitled:
Long division: Are we doing enough to narrow the inequality gap in Irish schools? A gaping chasm remains in outcomes between our poorest schools and others
"It’s a short distance from Knocknaheeny on Cork’s northside to the gates of University College Cork. But it’s a route that crosses some of the deepest ravines of the country’s social divide. Along with the high levels of unemployment, only one in 10 young people living in the area go on to third-level education. In more affluent areas, up to nine in 10 follow this route. Ger O’Donovan is principal of St Mary’s on the Hill in Knocknaheeny. His school is one of about 900 that are part of the Deis scheme, a targeted initiative to combat educational disadvantage. These schools typically benefit from smaller class sizes, access to literacy and numeracy supports and school meals programmes. St Mary’s is classified as an “urban band one” school, which means it has the highest concentration of disadvantage in the education system. The programme is a recognition of education’s unique capacity to break down cycles of disadvantage – but is it working? Read more
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ALL Members Dr Seán Commins and Dr. Richard Roche Have New Article Published in Ageing Research Reviews
Autobiographical memory, the ageing brain and mechanisms of psychological interventions
Date: Thursday, 31 May 2018
New Articles by ALL Members in Journal: Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology
Authors include Mac MacLachlan, Emma Smith, Fleur Boot, Hilary Hooks and Deirdre Desmond
Date: Thursday, 31 May 2018
ALL Director Mac MacLachlan Speaker at Agile Ageing Alliance Conference
ALL Institute Director, Mac MacLachlan, was a speaker and panelist at the Agile Ageing Alliance’s (AAA) Congress – “You Say You Want A Revolution”, in London, 9-10/5/18
Date: Wednesday, 09 May 2018
ALL Member Dr. Katriona O'Sullivan Has New Article Published
‘I feel like I have a disadvantage’: how socio-economically disadvantaged students make the decision to study at a prestigious university" published in Studies in Higher Education 19/4/18
Date: Thursday, 19 April 2018
New Article: ALL Director Mac MacLachlan has Article Published in Ethics & Behavior
"Access to Assistive Technology, Systems Thinking, and Market Shaping: A Response to Durocher et al."
Date: Thursday, 19 April 2018
Turn to Teaching: Launch
ALL Member Katriona O'Sullivan launches ‘Turn To Teaching’ initiative to encourage diversity in education
Date: Wednesday, 18 April 2018
ALL Institute collaborates on a project on assistive technology and older people in Japan.
The project - “Experiences of Assistive Products Use among Older People in Japan” is led by Dr Misato Nihei, Lecturer in the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo.
Date: Friday, 06 April 2018
ALL Member Dr. Ana Maria Sanchez Rodriguez at Third Disability Forum, Lao
"Inclusive Education and Employment - Making it a Reality"
Date: Wednesday, 28 March 2018
ALL Director at Parliamentary Committee on Assistive Technology at House of Commons, UK
ALL Director Prof Mac MacLachlan, attended the UK "All Party Parliamentary Committee on Assistive Technology”
Date: Monday, 26 March 2018
Maynooth University Psychology Professor Awarded Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal
Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD presented RIA Gold Medal to Professor Malcolm MacLachlan
Date: Friday, 23 March 2018