Two Galway academics are members of teams granted project funding under the new ‘N-TUTORR—Transforming Learning’ initiative for Ireland’s Technological Universities sector.

Gayle Tarmey from Williamstown is a lecturer in Hospitality and Business Strategy in the Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Studies at Technological University of the Shannon Athlone Campus.

Ms Tarmey is among a team of students and staff to be awarded funding to support the creation of an outdoor classroom and open access education space to assist on-campus learning at Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest.

Annette Cosgrove, from Galway city, is a lecturer in the Department of Computing and Applied Physics at Atlantic Technological University Galway.

Ms Cosgrove is part of a project team developing new resources for Year 4 BSc In Computing & Digital Media students that aim to increase their employability opportunities.

The proposed resources are for the creation of a podcast series of past graduates and their roles, links to career and job opportunities, and the opportunity for students to create their own final e-portfolio showcasing their digital design and web development skills.

The N-TUTORR ‘Students as Partners in Innovation and Change’ funding grants have been awarded to 131 projects across the seven institutions that make up Ireland’s Technological Universities sector, including ATU and TUS.

A total of more than €650,000 is being awarded under the programme, with each project receiving up to €5,000 in funding.

The announcement of the funded projects took place at an event in the Spencer Hotel, Dublin, last week.