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The Irish Science Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Network is delighted to launch the first in our series of UR-GenAI seminars, focusing on both the challenges and opportunities presented by GenAI in Undergraduate Research and Higher Education.  The first SURE Network UR-GenAI seminar will take place on the 4th Dec from 1.05 – 1.55 PM GMT online. We will have two 15 min talks from pioneering Irish experts in this area,  followed by some time for discussion.  
Registration is open here and available to all. Seminar recordings will be made available on this webpage after the event.

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Dr.Marie Finnegan, Atlantic Technological University, Ireland

Dr Marie Finnegan SFHEA is a Senior Lecturer in Economics and researcher at the School of Business, Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Galway City. Her research interests include monetary policy, the European Central Bank, SMEs, the Irish economy and how students learn. She is Programme Chair of the BBS (Honours) in Finance and Economics and a Senior Fellow of Advance HE in recognition of her leadership in teaching and learning. Marie has held a range of academic leadership and governance roles and has served as an external examiner for two Irish higher educational institutions. She is the recipient of the President's Award for Teaching Excellence and the National Forum Teaching Hero Award. She holds an M.Econ.Sc., a PhD in Economics and an MA in Teaching and Learning.

Dr. Sinead Loughran, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland

Dr Sinéad Loughran is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Life and Health Sciences at Dundalk Institute of Technology, where she teaches across a range of programmes in bioscience, pharmaceutical science and biopharmaceutical science. She holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and a B.Sc. (Hons) in Biotechnology from Dublin City University and brings over two decades of experience in molecular biology and virology to her academic work. Dr Loughran’s research interests include the molecular mechanisms of disease, infectious agents and protein analysis and purification. She has published extensively in these areas, contributing to both academic journals and scientific books. Dr Loughran’s commitment to high-quality teaching is reflected in her mix of student-focused instruction, pedagogical research, involvement in recognised teaching excellence projects, community outreach and ongoing professional development aimed at enriching how science is taught and learned at DkIT.


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The SURE Network is a voluntary, collaborative academic network established in December 2016 by a community of Higher Education Institutions across Ireland, Inclusive of Atlantic Technological University (ATU), Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), South East Technological University (SETU), Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin), Munster Technological University (MTU), Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT), and Mary Immaculate College (MIC). [TM1] The goal of the SURE Network is to promote and enhance undergraduate research across the Technological University and Institute of Technology sector in Ireland, through annual student conferences, the SURE Network journal for undergraduate research  (SURE-J; (ISSN 2990-81670) curriculum development and  video resources (SUREbyts) SUREbyts – Sure Network.Any queries on the SURE Network please contact SURE Network chair, Dr. Therese Montgomery (therese.montgomery@atu.ie)