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SURE 2018 CONFERENCES

The SURE Network is delighted to host the First Annual Science Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Conferences (SURE 2018) on 28th September 2018 in Athlone Institute of Technology,, Dublin Institute of Technology, and Waterford Institute of Technology.

Students from 12 Institutes of Technology throughout Ireland who are completing their Final Year Project in 2017-18 are invited to submit their undergraduate research work to this conference. The aims of the conference are to:

  • Provide current students with an opportunity to gain an understanding of the work which has been undertaken by recent graduates, and the career opportunities that exist for graduates in Scientific disciplines.
  • Provide recent graduates with an opportunity to gain a reviewed publication based on the scientific research undertaken by them during their undergraduate studies.
  • Celebrate the academic achievements of recent graduates in the scientific disciplines.
  • Provide a multi-disciplinary scientific forum through which undergraduate research outputs can be disseminated to students, researchers, academic professionals and industry.

DETAILS

  • Abstract submission system opens: Monday, 26th March 2018
  • Abstract submisssion deadline: Tuesday, 15th May 2018 [For cohorts with a Final Year Project submission deadline after this date, Project Coordinators may contact the Programme Committee Chairperson to request an extension for their students.
  • Acceptance notification: TBC
  • Conference date: Friday, 28th September 2018
  • Conference theme: “Sharing Discovery”

CONFERENCE LOCATIONS

Three SURE 2018 conferences will run simultaneously in three venues around the country. Students from the following Institutes of Technology, if accepted as oral or poster presenters, will present at the conference in Athlone Institute of Technology (venue details):

  • Athlone Institute of Technology (host institution)
  • Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
  • Institute of Technology, Sligo
Students from the following Institutes of Technology, if accepted as oral or poster presenters, will present at the conference in Dublin Institute of Technology (venue details):
  • Dublin Institute of Technology (host institution)
  • Institute of Technology, Tallaght
  • Dundalk Institute of Technology
  • Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown
Students from the following Institutes of Technology, if accepted as oral or poster presenters, will present at the conference in Waterford Institute of Technology (venue details):
  • Waterford Institute of Technology (host institution)
  • Institute of Technology, Carlow
  • Cork Institute of Technology