Educational Studies Association of Ireland Conference 2026
28 - 30 May 2026 at University of Galway in Galway, Ireland
Conference Agenda
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Daily Overview |
| 9:30am - 10:30am |
Registration |
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| 10:30am - 11:30am |
Conference Opening Location: O' Flaherty Theatre Official opening by Prof David Burn, President of the University of Galway. |
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| 11:30am - 12:00pm |
Coffee/Tea BreakTea/Coffee Break |
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| 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
PS1 - 01 Location: AC201 Chair: Dr Carol Kennedy Gardiner Paper Presentations: Digital Learning/STEM
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PS1 - 02 Location: AC202 Chair: Sorcha Mellon Paper Presentations: Diversity and Belonging
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PS1 - 03 Location: AC203 Chair: Orla MCormack Paper Presentations: Policy and Curriculum |
PS1 - 04 Location: AC204 ECR Paper Presentations: Teacher Education & Professional Learning |
PS1 - 05 Location: AC213 Chair: Paul Knox Paper Presentations: Teacher Education |
PS1 - 06 Location: AC214 Chair: Huichao Xie Paper Presentations: Teacher Education |
PS1 - 07 Location: AC215 Chair: Ian Hughes Symposium |
PS1 - 08 Location: D-Block - Room D102 Chair: Thomas Walsh Chair: Niamh Flynn Roundtable Session Table 1 & Table 2
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PS1 - 09 Location: D-Block - Room D202 Chair: Maria Ryan Chair: Yvonne Naughton Roundtable Session Table 1 & Table 2 |
PS1 - 10 Location: D-Block - Room D301 Chair: Ailbhe Kenny Chair: Elaine Keane Roundtable Session Table 1 & Table 2 |
PS1 - 11 Location: D-Block -Room D302 Chair: Leigh Wolf Symposium |
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| 1:10pm - 1:45pm |
Presidential Address Location: O' Flaherty Theatre ESAI Presidential Address: Dr Máirín Glenn |
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| 1:45pm - 3:00pm |
Lunch Break 1 |
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| 3:00pm - 4:00pm |
PS2 - 01 Location: AC201 Chair: Sylwia Kazmierczak-Murray Paper Presentations: Educational Disadvantage |
PS2 - 02 Location: AC202 Chair: Deirdre Horgan Paper Presentations: Early Childhood Education |
PS2 - 03 Location: AC203 Chair: Lorraine Gilleece Paper Presentations: Digital Learning/STEM |
PS2 - 04 Location: AC204 Chair: Rory O'Sullivan Paper Presentations: Global Citizenship |
PS2 - 05 Location: AC213 Chair: Anne Marie Kavanagh ECR Paper Presentations: Inclusion, diversity and belonging |
PS2 - 06 Location: AC214 Chair: Siobhán Weekes Paper Presentations: Curriculum |
PS2 - 07 Location: AC215 Chair: Melanie Ní Dhuinn Symposium |
PS2 - 08 Location: D-Block - Room D102 Chair: Máire Ní Ríordáin Chair: Ciara O Donnell Roundtable Session Table 1 & Table 2 |
PS2 - 09 Location: D-Block - Room D202 Chair: Greg Harris Chair: Art O Neachtain Roundtable Session Table 1 & Table 2 |
PS2 - 10 Location: D-Block - Room D301 Chair: Sinéad Ní Ghuidhir Chair: Manuela Heinz Roundtable Session Table 1 & Table 2 |
PS2 - 11 Location: D-Block -Room D302 Workshop/Performance |
PS2 - 12 Location: O' Flaherty Theatre Chair: John O Reilly Symposium |
| 4:15pm - 5:15pm |
PS3 - 01 Location: AC201 Chair: Duncan Mc Carthy Paper Presentations: Research Methodologies |
PS3 - 02 Location: AC202 Chair: Yurgos Politis Paper Presentations: Teacher Education |
PS3 - 03 Location: AC203 Chair: Zerrin Doganca Kucuk Paper Presentations: Digital Learning/STEM |
PS3 - 04 Location: AC204 Chair: Sandrine Peraldi Paper Presentations: Professional Learning |
PS3 - 05 Location: AC213 Chair: Patricia Nunan ECR Paper Presentations: Policy, Reform & the Future |
PS3 - 06 Location: AC214 Symposium Chair/Discussant: Dr T.J. Ó Ceallaigh |
PS3 - 07 Location: AC215 Chair: Michael Flannery Symposium |
PS3 - 08 Location: D-Block - Room D102 Chair: Maeve Murray Chair: Anna Mai Rooney Roundtable Session: Table 1 & Table 2 |
PS3 - 09 Location: D-Block - Room D202 Roundtable Session Table 1 & Table 2 |
PS3 - 10 Location: D-Block - Room D301 Chair: Barry Morrissey ECR Roundtable Session Table 1 & Table 2 |
PS3 - 11 Location: D-Block -Room D302 Workshop/Performance |
PS3 - 12 Location: O' Flaherty Theatre Chair: Denis Moynihan Symposium |
| 5:30pm - 6:30pm |
AGM Location: O' Flaherty Theatre |
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| 6:45pm | T& F Launch of IES Special Issue 'From foundations to frontiers: 50 years of educational research in Ireland 'Launch will take place in SULT, University of Galway, with refreshments served. |
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