Dates for your diary.
Poetry Reading by Michael Longley at TCD
The Ireland Professor of Poetry, Dr Michael Longley, will be reading from his work tomorrow at 7.30pm in the Uí Chadhain Theatre (Arts Building, 2041B) TCD. Admission is free.
UCD School of Computer Science open evening
UCD's school of computer science and informatics is offering prospective graduate students the opportunity to explore the college's higher diploma in computer science today from 5.30pm to 6.30pm. The school's open evening is for those who wish to further investigate this postgraduate programme. For further information and to register your attendance at this event, visit www.csi.ucd.ie/hdip
UCD Engineering Information Evening
UCD is holding an engineering information evening tomorrow at 7.30pm in the UCD Newstead Building, Belfield, Dublin 4. The event is aimed at third- and transition-year students and will focus on careers in engineering; why study mathematics? and engineering at UCD. Sixth years also welcome. Tel: 01-716 1868 for further information.
Smurfit Open Evening
UCD Smurfit school is holding an open evening at the Blackrock Campus (Carysfort Avenue, Dublin) tomorrow. For those specifically interested in MBA programmes, there will be a timetable of presentations running from 4pm to 7.30pm.
Leading Expert in Digital Humanities to speak at TCD
Willard McCarty, Professor of humanities computing at King's College London, will give a lecture tomorrow on digital humanities. The lecture is entitled Digitising is Questioning, or Else and takes place tomorrow at 5.15pm in the Thomas Davis Theatre, Arts Building TCD. Admission is free. For further information visit www.tcd.ie/longroomhub/news
Science Lecture at NUI Maynooth
Science for the Developing World - Problem or Solution? is the title of a lecture by Dr Noel Murphy, director of the Combat Diseases of Poverty Consortium, to be held at NUI Maynooth on Friday, April 18th from 7.30pm to 8.30pm, in the John Hume Building (north campus), JH Lecture Theatres 2 (ground floor). All welcome. Admission free. Tel: 01-7083638 for more details.
Open Evening at IADT
Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) is hosting an open evening on Thursday, April 24th, for both graduates researching postgraduate options and adult learners who wish to return to education.For more information, contact IADT. Tel: 01-2144922. E-mail: postgraduate@iadt.ie or visit www.iadt.ie
National Association of VTOS Co-ordinators AGM
Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS) co-ordinators are holding their annual general meeting on Thursday, April 17th, in the Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone, from 10am to 3pm. Guest speakers include Dr Sean McDonagh of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs. For details e-mail: mervyngriffin@eircom.net.
Institute of Technology Blanchardstown open evening
The next open evening at the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown will take place on Thursday, May 1st, from 4pm to 7.30pm. There will be organised activities to help prospective students find out more about ITB and the courses on offer. All welcome. Tel: 8851015. www.itb.ie
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