Blogs

It’s January and I’m excited to be designing content for several career development and employability programmes within the higher education sector.

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Bright futures ahead for this outstanding group of final-year PhD Researchers from the Research Ireland Centre for Research Training in Foundations of Data Science 🎓. They have developed an impressive combination of technical expertise and professional skills, and in my view, they are more than ready to make their mark in industry.

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We kicked off the first workshop of the PhD Career Launchpad programme at UL yesterday with a fantastic start! 🎉 This talented group of 4th-year PhD Data Science researchers, from the Research Ireland Centre for Research Training in Foundations of Data Science (UL, Maynooth University, and UCD), will soon be launching their post-PhD careers.

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It was an interesting experience to deliver training in a beautiful old chapel in Kildare! I was delighted to spend two days getting to know the team at Kare which delivers a range of community-based supports to children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

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We wrapped up the final workshop of the 2025 UL Navigate: Researchers Beyond Academia programme yesterday! This programme, delivered by UL HR Talent Development, is designed to support researchers exploring career opportunities in industry.

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Thank you to the NeoDyne team for being such a highly engaged and motivated group at our “Interview Skills for Hiring Managers” workshop on Friday.

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Lovely to be at UL on a sunny day last Thursday to kick off the Navigate – Researchers Beyond Academia career development programme with a new group of talented postdoctoral researchers. This programme, offered by UL HR Talent Development, supports researchers who are exploring career opportunities beyond academia.

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It was a pleasure to attend the Technological University of the Shannon Research, Development & Innovation event this week – Impact Pathways for Enterprise & Innovation. Great to see firsthand the positive impact of TUS Research, TUS technology gateways and clusters on industry through innovation partnerships, contract research, innovation vouchers, and feasibility studies.

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Mastering Internal Interviews Workshop: Unlock Your Employees’ Potential

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Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting MSc students from UCC’s Industrial Pharmaceutical Sciences, Operations & Management programme for a CV & Interview Success workshop, focused on preparation for graduate programme applications

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