Schools Days and School Nights!

We of the Insight Research Centre for Data Analytics at the University of Galway have been very busy since the beginning of term supporting the needs of schools in the area of science and particularly in web technologies. Since last Friday alone, we have worked with 8 schools providing:
Coding classes in Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh; visits to our centre from St. Jarlath’s College (Tuam), Ballinrobe Community College (Mayo) and Galway Business School (Salthill) to experience Research Talks from our researchers, guided tours of the computer and communications museum, Python coding workshops and Virtual Reality sessions; Internet Safety talks in partnership with the Garda Síochána to the senior classes of Bushypark National School and Scoil Bhríde Shantalla; and finally Internet Safety talks in the evenings to the parents of Galway Educate Together Claregalway, Scoil Náisiúnta Bhaile Chláir na Gaillimhe and Scoil Náisiúnta na bhForbacha.

I would like then to publicly thank my Insight colleagues who this week volunteered their time and their ideas to upskilling and increasing the knowledge of our school communities whilst supporting the wonderful teachers who do so much to educate and prepare our young people for their current and future lives.
So a big Bualadh Bos(Irish = ‘A round of applause!’) to these volunteers, namely Abdul Wahid, Al Waskow, Atul Kr. Ojha, Bharathi Raja Chakravarthi, Duc-Duy Nguyen, Hassan Khan, Janak Kapuriya, Katarzyna Stasiewicz, Luke Porwol, Muhammad Asif Razzaq, Ph.D., Nitesh Bharot, Rory Ward and Shunmuga Priya