This interactive publication describes the outcomes of a unique interinstitutional project undertaken in Ireland between 2008 and 2012 to develop a common framework for the support of supervisors of postgraduate research students.
The experiences of the seven institutions who ultimately participated in the NAIRTL Supervisor Support and Development project are summarized in the form of a series of commentaries on approaches to such training, and a description of the primary elements of the final framework itself. It is intended that this information may be of use to any institutions interested in developing their own supports for research supervisors, and ultimately will be of benefit to the supervisors themselves and, of course, their students.

The production of this publication was a collaborative effort between the members of NAIRTL’s Supervisor Support and Development working group:
Alan Kelly, University College Cork (Chair of Working Group), Lucy Byrnes, National University of Ireland, Galway, Veronica Campbell, Trinity College Dublin, Janet Carton, University College Dublin, Siobhan Harkin, Waterford Institute of Technology, Anna Marie Leonard, National University of Ireland, Galway, Pat Morgan, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ciara O’Farrell, Trinity College Dublin, Catherine O’Mahony, NAIRTL, and Niall Smith, Cork Institute of Technology.

The Irish National Awards for Excellence in Teaching in Higher Education ran for a total of five years, during which time forty-three higher education staff members across a wide range of Higher Education institutions and disciplinary backgrounds were recognised and celebrated for their contribution to the integration of research, teaching and learning in Ireland. This publication traces the impact the NAIRTL Awards on the career trajectories and teaching practice of the award holders.

Proceedings of the National Academy’s Sixth Annual Conference and the Fourth Biennial Threshold Concepts Conference [E-publication]

This report evaluates the impact of research projects that were supported by the NAIRTL grants initiative from 2007-2010.

This volume is based on the experiences of student teachers on the "Teaching and Learning Module" for Graduate Studies run by Ionad Bairre, Teaching and Learning Centre, University College Cork. This publication costs €10 or can be purchased at the special price of €15 if ordered with the original "In At the Deep End" publication.

Videos from the 2010 Conference on Flexible Learning

Proceedings of the National Academy's Fourth Annual Conference. Designed and collated by Catherine O'Mahony

Information on NAIRTL's activities