An Introduction to AI for Technical Staff
Join us on this online webinar coming from Maynooth University on Thursday the 27th at 11am. Mark McCormack is a Postgraduate Ph.D. Student at Maynooth University and formerly a Software Engineer of SAP Ireland. He is actively working as a tutor and demonstrator and lecturer of Computer Science. His research is in the areas of…
Maynooth Connecting Technical Minds Conference
AITSN would like to congratulate everyone involved in Maynooth University’s Connecting Technical Minds event on the 12th of June. Organised by Maynooth University Learning and Development office and Maynooth’s Technical Training Network There were some really interesting talks and great opportunities to network. The event featured talks on Exploring Generative AI: Implications for Technical Officers,…
Queen’s Technician Showcase 2024
Queen’s University Belfast held another fantastic Technician Showcase on the 23rd May. The AITSN owes it’s creation from the Queen’s Technician Showcase in 2022, where a number of technical staff from around the island sat down and discussed common issues. So it remains one of our favourite technical events! With over two hundred attendees from…
EQUITAS Conference
The AITSN was chosen to present a parallel session at the EQUITAS Conference hosted by Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) on the 23-24th May. The conference discussed best practice in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Our talk was entitled “A Spotlight on the Lab Elves”, which explored how techncial staff are very much a hidden…
MTU Technical Staff Event
MTU hosted a half-day seminar on the 28th of March 2024 entitled “Enabling the Enablers”. Around forty people attended from HEIs all across the island, including Ulster University, Queen’s University Belfast, University of Galway, Maynooth UNiversity, UCC, and of course MTU technical staff. The first session explored what technical staff want out of a network,…
MTU Signs Technician Commitment
Munster Technological University (MTU) has become the first university in Ireland to sign the Technician Commitment. This brings three universities on the island under the Technician Commitment umbrella as MTU joins Queen’s University Belfast, and Ulster University. The Commitment is a transformative initiative dedicated to enhancing the visibility, recognition, career progression, and sustainability of technical…