The Science Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Network

The 8th national 2026 SURE Network Undergraduate Research conference will take place in Atlantic Technological University (ATU), Sligo campus, on the 23rd October 2026. The theme of this years conference is: Our Research- Our Impact -Our Future. Registration will open in October, and will be available here

Posters in the European Parliament will take place on the 10th November 2026 in the European Parliament, Brussels, hosted by Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament. Student training will be facilitated by the SURE Network and commence in Sept/Oct 2026. Congratulations to the students from Higher Education Institutions across Ireland who have been selected to take part in this prestigious event, celebrating the power of Undergraduate Research on the European Stage. You can read all about it here on our Posters in Brussels project partner website

ABOUT THE IRISH SURE NETWORK

The SURE (Science Undergraduate Research Experience) Network was established in December 2016 by a community of higher education institutions interested in enhancing practice in undergraduate research in the Sciences. The SURE Network supports members and students from 7 academic partners: ATU, TUS, SETU, TU Dublin, MTU, Dundalk IT and MIC.  The objectives of the network are to:

1. Provide current students with an opportunity to gain an understanding of the work which has been undertaken by recent graduates, and the career opportunities that exist for graduates in Scientific disciplines.
2. Provide recent graduates with an opportunity to gain a reviewed publication based on the scientific research undertaken by them during their undergraduate studies in SURE-J, Irelands first and only undergraduate expert reveiwed research journal.
3. Celebrate the academic achievements of recent graduates in the scientific disciplines.
4. Provide a multi-disciplinary scientific forum through which undergraduate research outputs can be disseminated to students, researchers, academic professionals and industry.

Read about our Conferences since 2018, Journal,  Posters in Parliament, Curriculum initiatives and SUREbyts project.

Any queries please contact the SURE Network chair and Posters in Brussels Irish project partner lead, Dr. Therese Montgomery (ATU), therese.montgomery@atu.ie