NAIRTL objectives

• Establish a centre of excellence for professional academic development in higher education institutions, targeted at the integration of research and teaching and learning, to support the enhancement of the student experience at third and fourth level.
• Play a key role in establishing best practice and in developing a cohort of academic staff with the requisite skills to deliver "Fourth Level Ireland".
• Provide an authoritative and independent voice on policies that influence student learning experiences.
• Support the development of capacities of colleges, faculties, schools and departments to align research and teaching.
• Act as a conduit for disseminating best practice throughout higher education institutions in Ireland.
• Hold international conferences workshops and seminars on the integration of research and teaching and learning, multiple approaches to teaching and learning and learner diversity.