Events

Event Details

• Thursday, 3 September 2026

• 09:00 - 16:30 (GMT)

• Hybrid (In-Person & Online)

• Disability stakeholders

Self-Employment for Persons with Disabilities is an all-island policy conference examining how self-employment can be effectively embedded within disability and employment policy, informed by lived experience, practice insights, and international policy learning.

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Event Details

• Wednesday, 16 September 2026

• 11:00 - 13:00 (GMT)

• Online

• Disability stakeholders

Self-Employment for Persons with Disabilities Programme 2026 is an all-island online course running for 12 weeks, from the 16th September 2026. AIB is kindly supporting this course, so it is free to all applicants.

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Event Details

• Tuesday, 13 October 2026

• 10:00 - 12:30 (GMT)

• Hybrid

• Migrant and refugee entrepreneurs

We are delighted to open applications to the StartUP phase of the RiseUP programme to support migrant and refugee entrepreneurs in Ireland. The programme is delivered in partnership with Open Doors Initiative and Broadlake.

Applications open until 04/09

Event Details

• Thursday, 29 October 2026

• 10:00 - 16:00 (GMT)

• In-Person

• Marginalised youth stakeholders

This national Youth Policy Hackathon enables marginalised young people to co-create inclusive, skills-first and AI-responsible youth entrepreneurship policy, contributing directly to Ireland’s EU Presidency agenda on Social Europe, digital transition and equality.

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Event Details

• Thursday, 21 May 2026

• 14:00 - 15:00 (GMT)

• Online

• Migrant and refugee entrepreneurs

Join our RiseUP webinar Opening a Business in Ireland: Structures, Registration, and First Steps. Organised in partnership with the Open Doors Initiative, this session explains business structures, registration basics, and key organisations in Ireland, helping entrepreneurs understand what needs to be done first and what can wait.

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Event Details

• Thursday, 14 May 2026

• 10:00 - 12:00 (GMT)

• In-Person

• PhD Students

The CEBII PhD Community Session is a student-led forum held twice each semester for PhD researchers to share and discuss their work-in-progress. Each session features a PhD student presenting their own research, followed by open discussion, feedback, and peer exchange in a supportive academic environment within CEBII.

Info: emma.obrien@tudublin.ie

Event Details

• Thursday, 23 April 2026

• 14:00 - 15:00 (GMT)

• Online

• PhD and Faculty Researchers

Join Dr Paul Hynds for a practical, whistle-stop session on applying for research funding. The webinar covers eligibility, funding opportunities in Ireland, project scoping, TU Dublin procedures, and how to develop a strong, well-structured funding application.

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Event Details

• Thursday, 16 April 2026

• 14:00 - 15:00 (GMT)

• Online

• Migrant and refugee entrepreneurs

Join our RiseUP webinar How Businesses Make Money – An Introduction to Business Models. Organised in partnership with the Open Doors Initiative, this session explains business models in plain language, explores different ways businesses earn income, and shows how value delivered connects to payment, with real entrepreneur examples.

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Event Details

• Thursday, 19 March 2026

• 14:00 - 15:00 (GMT)

• Online

• Migrant and refugee entrepreneurs

Join our RiseUP webinar Understanding the Problem and Market Potential. Organised in partnership with the Open Doors Initiative, this session explores how to start from a real problem, identify who experiences it, and estimate market potential in simple, practical terms. Hear how entrepreneurs clarified problems and recognised viable markets early on.

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Event Details

• Thursday, 6 March 2026

• 14:00 - 17:00 (GMT)

• Online

• PhD and Faculty Researchers

A dedicated writing session for researchers to make focused progress in a supportive, collegial environment, led by Dr Christina Quinlan. For more information, please get in touch with Dr Christina directly.

Christina.Quinlan@TUDublin.ie

Event Details

• Tuesday, 24 February 2026

• 13:00 - 14:00 (GMT)

• Online

• PhD and Faculty Researchers

Tom Cooney (TU Dublin) will discuss how to strategically choose conferences that align with your research and career goals. Prof Na Fu (TCD) will focus on how to turn conference conversations into lasting collaborations, funding opportunities, and publications.

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Event Details

• Thursday, 19 February 2026

• 13:00 - 14:00 (GMT)

• Online

• Migrant and refugee entrepreneurs

Join our RiseUP webinar Exploring Early Ideas – Introduction to Validation. Organised in partnership with the Open Doors Initiative, this practical session explores what validation means at an early stage, low-risk ways to test demand, and what validation can (and cannot) tell you, with real entrepreneur examples.

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