The launch of the Healthy Ireland National Physical Activity plan took place in Dublin yesterday. The plan can be accessed using the following link:
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PEPAYS Ireland 2018 Forum rescheduled date
04 October 2018
The PEPAYS Ireland 2018 Forum has now been rescheduled for Saturday 24th November, 9am - 4pm. The programme for the day is the same as the last scheduled day. Those...
Announcement regarding PEPAYS Ireland Forum 2018
06 September 2018
We have lost a friend and a valued colleague in Ann Marie Murphy (nee Ralph). In respect of her recent passing, we have chosen to honour her by postponing the PEPAYS Ireland 2018 Forum...
Programme Outline 2018
30 August 2018
PEPAYS Ireland Forum 2018 ‘Enacting and researching Irish school physical education’ Saturday 8 September 2018, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick Time slot 9.20am - Introduction to the day 9.30am - 10.25...
Research session at the Forum
20 July 2018
We are looking to invite anyone who is currently undertaking research in the area of primary physical education, junior cycle PE, SCPE and LCPE to contact This email address is...
Call for abstracts 2018
05 July 2018
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Enacting and researching Irish school physical education Saturday 8th September 2018 Important Dates 10th August 2018: Deadline for poster and oral presentation abstracts 14th August 2018: Notice of acceptance of abstracts...
Registration for Forum 2018
05 July 2018
Registration is now open at the following link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/pepays-ireland-forum-2018-tickets-47552315255?aff=ebdssbdestsearch (https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/pepays-ireland-forum-2018-tickets-47552315255?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
Dr. Eimear Enright
21 June 2018
Being and Becoming an Academicin the Neoliberal UniversityDr Eimear EnrightUniversity of Queensland, Australia Abstract: As early career academics (ECAs) functioning in and critical of a market-driven system of higher education, Enright...
Dr. Jaimie McMullen
01 May 2018
PEPAYS Ireland was delighted to host Dr. Jaimie M. McMullen (above), University of Northern Colorado, recently as part of the Guest Lecture Series. The title of Jaimie's presentation was: International Best...
Keynote Responses
10 July 2017
Keynote Responses The keynote address for the PEPAYS Ireland Forum 2017, "Wholism, the physical body and wellbeing education" was delivered by Dr. Maeve O'Brien (Head of the School of Development at the Institute...
Keynote Address
09 June 2017
Keynote address at PEPAYS Ireland Research Forum 2017 "Wholism, the physical body and wellbeing education" Dr. Maeve O'Brien (Head of the School of Development at the Institute of Education, St Patrick's Campus,...
Updated Programme
06 June 2017
An updated version of the PEPAYS Ireland Forum 2017 is available at the following link: http://pepaysireland.com/forum/forum-2017/programme.html (http://pepaysireland.com/forum/forum-2017/programme.html) Please remember to pre-resgiter online before next Tuesday 5pm to assist with catering numbers.
REGISTRATION - NOW OPEN!
11 May 2017
Registration is now open for the PEPAYS Ireland Forum 2017. A preliminary programme for the event is outlined below and you can register at the following link. https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/pepays-ireland-forum-2017-tickets-34423439434 (https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/pepays-ireland-forum-2017-tickets-34423439434) PLEASE NOTE: FOR CATERING...
PEPAYS Ireland Forum 2017 - Update
08 May 2017
PEPAYS Ireland Forum 2017 update We are delighted to confirm the speakers for the following sessions at this year’s PEPAYS Ireland Forum 2017; PEPAYS Ireland Keynote address 'Wellbeing and Embodied Identity' at...
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS PEPAYS Ireland Forum 2017
18 April 2017
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Health and Well-Being: A PEPAYS Ireland Agenda? 15th – 16th June, 2017 Important Dates 18th May 2017: Deadline for poster, oral, and symposia abstracts 24th May 2017: Notice of acceptance of...
PEPAYS Ireland is seeking a new Co-Director
27 February 2017
The Physical Education, Physical Activity and Youth Sport (PEPAYS) Ireland Research Centre is seeking a new Co-Director The mission of PEPAYS Ireland is use high quality, multi-disciplinary and multi-entity research to...
Guest Lecture Announcement - Dr Joao Costa
26 January 2017
PEPAYS Ireland is delighted to announce the next speaker in our Guest Lecture Series, Dr. João Costa, Universidade Lusófona, Portugal. The presentation will take on Wednesday 1st February at 12pm...
IPPEA Conference 2017
25 January 2017
This years the Irish Primary PE Association (IPPEA) conference will take place in Croke Park on the 11th of March. The theme of this years conference is "Time to change the game? Re-imagining primary...
Guest Lecture Announcement - Dr. Mary L. Henninger and Dr. Karen P. Richardson
24 January 2017
PEPAYS Ireland is delighted to announce the following presentation which will take place on Wednesday 8th February at 4pm in UL (P1007) as part of the Guest Lecture Series Title: Tactical decision making...
Upskilling modules at IT Tralee
18 January 2017
The IT Tralee will run a series of up-skilling modules in Tralee over the coming months. These subjects are all based around the seven strands of the Physical Education and...
Temporary Research Assistant
12 January 2017
Mary Immaculate College in Limerick are looking for a Temporary Research Assistant to work on a research project on Sedentary Behaviour Questionnaire (SBQ) – reliability validity study. Further information and...
Gender, Physical Education and Active Lifestyles
11 January 2017
A call for papers has been announced for the Gender, Physical Education and Active Lifestyles: Researching Young People's Experience Conference at Leeds Beckett University. The conference will take place on...
Newsletter 5, December 2016
14 December 2016
We are delighted to bring the latest edition of the PEPAYS Ireland newsletter. Thanks to everyone for their contributions. Click here (images/Newsletter5.pdf) to read it.
PhD and Post Doctoral Opportunities at UL
26 October 2016
The Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at UL is delighted to offer the following positions. PhD Studentship Physical Activity and Health: Healthy Ireland Demonstration Project Further details can be found here....
Call for Applications for the role of Assistant to AIESEP Board of Directors
24 October 2016
The Board of Directors of AIESEP is currently seeking applications for the role of Assistant to the Board of Directors. Key tasks will include: Administering the AIESEP website Updating members’ list every two...
PhD Scholarship at DCU
19 October 2016
Applications are invited for Ph.D scholarship of the newly launched Moving Well-Being Well Project. More details can be found here. (images/MovingWellDCU.pdf)
Job Advertisement - Assistant Professor
16 June 2016
PEPAYS Ireland is happy to advertise to our readers a Job Advertisement for Assistant Professor at the University of Bern, Switzerland. Further details can be found here. (images/BernAssistantProfessor.pdf)
Seminar on Publicly available datasets in Ireland
13 May 2016
On Wednesday 4th May 2016 the ‘Active Schools, Active Communities’ research cluster held a very successful seminar on publicly available datasets in Ireland. Chaired by Elaine Murtagh (MIC) and Sarahjane...
FORUM 2016 in Tralee
13 May 2016
Just setting the scene for the annual PEPAYS Ireland Forum 2016. Our good friends in IT Tralee, who will be hosting the event on Monday 30th May, have created this...
Seminar: ‘Rich tasks’ as a framework for innovative assessment in teacher education
20 April 2016
NATIONAL FORUM FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF TEACHING AND LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION Seminar title: ‘Rich tasks’ as a framework for innovative assessment in teacher education Date: 9 May 2016 (9.30am to 4pm...
PEPAYS Ireland Guest Lecture Series - Prof Cedric Roure
19 April 2016
PEPAYS Ireland is delighted to announce the next presenter, Professor Cedric Roure, in the Guest Lecture Series which will take place on Wednesday 11th May at UL in room P1007...
2016 PhD Scholarships at UL
24 March 2016
Physical Education and Sport Sciences (PESS) Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme(Scholarship to begin September 2016) RationaleThe purpose of the PESS Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme is to support full time PhD students. There will be a...
2016 Internships at UL
24 March 2016
INTERNSHIPSDepartment of Physical Education and Sport SciencesUniversity of LimerickJune 2016 to May 2017 The PESS Internship is an opportunity for individuals to spend up to eight weeks in PESS gaining experience in...
AS-AC Seminar: Publicly available datasets in Ireland
24 March 2016
PEPAYS IRELAND AS-AC Seminar: Publicly available datasets in Ireland Wednesday 4th May 2016, Dublin City University Room X101 (1st floor of the X building on the Glasnevin Campus) PEPAYS Ireland is delighted to announce...
Dr Antonio Calderón
18 March 2016
We had a really enjoyable presentation from Dr Antonio Calderón, Catholic University of Murcia, (Spain) http://international.ucam.edu/ (http://international.ucam.edu/) on Wednesday. The presentation entitle "The use of social media and digital technologies for engagement and...
Guest Lecture Announcement - Dr Antonio Calderon
15 March 2016
As part of PEPAYS Ireland guest lecture series, we are delighted to welcome Dr Antonio Calderon, UCAM Catholic University of Murcia (Spain) to the University of Limerick to deliver a presentation on THE...
National PA Plan Launched
15 January 2016
The launch of the Healthy Ireland National Physical Activity plan took place in Dublin yesterday. The plan can be accessed using the following link: http://health.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Get-Ireland-Active-the-National-Physical-Activity-Plan.pdf (http://health.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Get-Ireland-Active-the-National-Physical-Activity-Plan.pdf)
UNESCO Sport Charter
19 November 2015
NEW UNESCO International Charter for Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport. In twelve brief articles, the revised Charter serves as a universal reference on the ethical and quality standards of...
Unique Professional Development Opportunity
18 November 2015
Unique Professional Development Opportunity WHAT: PESS Professional Masters students’ workshops on: Curriculum Models in Physical Education Models include: Sport Education, Teaching Games for Understanding, Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility, Adventure Education, Health and...
Let's Talk Series
09 October 2015
PEPAYS Ireland Let’s Talk Series: Promoting physical activity and health through physical education: 25 years of lessons learned PEPAYS Ireland is pleased to announce another session in the series of “Let’s...
Healthy Ireland survey
08 October 2015
Healthy Ireland was launched in 2013 with the aim of providing a framework for action to improve the health and well-being of the people of Ireland. Yesterday the Minister for...
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