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7 min
28 Jan 2026

From Qualifications to Capabilities: Key Themes from Our Bett 2026 Brunch

Hosted by Learnovate and Enterprise Ireland at Bett 2026, this brunch brought together education and industry leaders to explore how skills, governance and assessment are reshaping professional learning — and what this means for educators, employers and learners.

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14 Oct 2025

Irish schools face a ‘homework apocalypse’ because of unregulated Artificial Intelligence, says leading expert

Schools are experiencing a ‘homework apocalypse’ because of the way Artificial Intelligence is being used by students, parents and teachers. This is according to a leading AI and learning expert who is urging schools to learn to embed AI into the classroom before the speed and scale of it overwhelms them.

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4 mins
01 Oct 2025

Reskilling, rethinking and reinventing are the themes of this year’s Learnovation Summit as experts assess the implications of AI for education and work

Learnovate will host the 2025 Learnovation Summit at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Thursday 9 October. This year’s theme is ‘Reskill | Rethink | Reinvent’ focusing on corporate learning, formal education and AI in learning.

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08 Aug 2025

Learnovate Shines at the Association & Institute Awards 2025

We are thrilled to share that Learnovate has been recognised for excellence across multiple categories at the prestigious Association and Institute Awards 2025! At this year’s awards ceremony, Learnovate proudly took home two major wins and was also shortlisted for one of the most coveted honours of the night: Best Event for Learnovation 2024 Best Membership Services – for the second year in a row Shortlisted for the Excellence Award 2025

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4 mins
23 Jun 2025

HedgeHog Financial Wellness winner of Learnovate and Amazon Web Services accelerator programme

HedgeHog Financial Wellness has been announced as overall winner of this year’s coveted AWS EdTech Accelerator, run by The Learnovate Centre in Trinity College Dublin, with the support of Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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4 mins
24 Jun 2025

Trinity College researchers receive €500,000 to develop AI platform to help teachers create assessments and provide feedback

A team of researchers at Trinity College Dublin has received €500,000 in funding to develop an AI-enabled platform to help teachers create assessments and provide formative feedback to learners.

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23 May 2025

Learnovate proudly sponsored the first Dublin Tech Circuit at Marian College

Learnovate proudly sponsored the first Dublin Tech Circuit (DTC), a vibrant, hands-on technology event hosted at Marian College. The initiative brought together students from ten secondary schools across Dublin for a day filled with innovation, teamwork, and problem-solving.

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14 Oct 2024

Ex-Obama advisor calls for more AI skills training in schools and the workplace to kick-start learning technology innovation

Outdated attitudes to education and a lack of focus on AI skills at all levels are the biggest barriers to innovation in learning technology, a top advisor to former US President Barack Obama told Learnovation 2024, the annual summit on the future of work and learning.

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02 Sep 2024

Learnovate and EudaOrg play key role in €1.5m EU project to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in European semiconductor sector

The Learnovate Centre in Trinity College Dublin is one of three Irish organisations playing a key role in a €1.5 million EU initiative to lower the barrier to participation in the European semiconductor sector for women and other under-represented groups.

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10 Jun 2024

Learnovate wins Best Membership Services Category at the Associations & Institutes Awards 2024

The Association and Institutes Awards celebrate the most innovative individuals and companies driving excellence in Ireland’s business sector. Learnovate were delighted to win the Best Membership Services Award at their 2024 ceremony which was held in the Crowne Plaza in Santry.

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27 May 2024

Learnovate launches Work Ready Graduate Programme

Learnovate has launched a Work Ready Graduate Programme (WRGP) to help companies in Ireland deploy state-of-the-art learning technology solutions.The programme places graduates with Learnovate member companies for 12 months where they receive real-world work experience in the learning technology sector.

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22 May 2024

Unlock the Future of Learning: The Latest Insights into Generative AI – May 2024

This event, hosted by the ADAPT Centre and Learnovate, will provide an opportunity for educators, researchers, and industry professionals to examine how tools like ChatGPT, Bard, and Claude are reshaping learning, offering unprecedented personalisation and interactivity in educational experiences.