Matching Service

The purpose of the matching service is to help find partners in a relevant subject area from the other jurisdiction.

As the funding is for a collaborative project, a minimum of two partners is required;  one of the lead partners must be a SCoTENS member institution in the South and one of the lead partners must be a SCoTENS member institution in the North. Other partners (e.g. schools or NGOs) do not necessarily have to be members of SCoTENS, but the application should make clear why their involvement is important to the project.

How it works…

If you need a partner, please complete the application form here.

The completed form will then be posted on the relevant  web page, depending on whether you are seeking a northern or southern partner,  along with your basic details.

Anyone who is looking for a partner in that jurisdiction can then see what your subject area is and click through to the full form to find your contact details.

Title	Ref	Researcher	Institution	Seeking a partner from	Details
To examine pre-service teachers experiences of school placement during a teacher supply crisis	10/22/2025 - 6252026	Patrick Dundon; Helen Lowe; AnnMarie Young	University of Limerick	NI
The Impact of Belonging to a Community of Practice on Teacher Identity, Leadership, Autonomy and Professional Learning for post primary teachers	06/25/2025 - 4242026	Dr Sharon Cunningham	DCU	NI
AIM WISE: Analysis of Irish Medium Workload in SEN (Literacy) Education	04/24/2025 - 4142026	Dr Claire McVeigh	Stranmillis University College, Belfast	ROI
Tackling Plant Blindness on the Island of Ireland	04/14/2025 - 4102026	Thomas McCloughlin	Dublin City University	NI
GLOBE: Geographical Learning Outcomes and Bridging Educational Gaps	04/10/2025 - 3282026	Beverley McCormick	Ulster University	ROI
Exploring issues around teacher supply and the impact on Student Teachers’ experience of an Initial Teacher Education programme in Ireland	03/28/2025 - 3202026	Patricia Nunan, Programme Director PME	Hibernia College	NI
Enhancing Mentorship in Physical Education Teacher Placement: A Cross-Border Perspective	03/20/2025 - 11062025	Méabh Corr	Dublin City University	NI
Content and Language Integrated Learning Provision in ITE	11/06/2024 - 5162025	Craig Neville	University College Cork	NI
An Tumoideachas Déanach: deis nó dúshlán sna scoileanna DEIS	05/16/2024 - 5092025	Hilary Ní Chonchubhair	University College Cork	NI
Based on research, what teacher knowledge is effective in advancing plurilinguistic competencies in the elementary school classroom?	05/09/2024 - 4232025	Julia Collins (Lecturer in Education at University College Cork/PhD Candidate)	University College Cork	NI
Student Teachers’ Experiences of Creativity	04/05/2024 - 3252025	Kevin Gormley	Dublin City University	NI
Big Pictures of the Past	03/25/2024 - 3202020	Gerard O'Sullivan	National Council for Curriculumand Assessment and UCD	NI
Building bridges: Cross-Sectoral Community of Practice for Modern Foreign Language Instruction in Irish-Medium Education (IME) Gaelscoileanna.	02/28/2024 - 3202020	Julia Collins (Lecturer in Education)	University College Cork	NI
Exploring Irish and Northern-Irish Primary Teachers’ Understanding and Experiences of Teaching History Empathy in History Education: A Cross-Sectoral Study	02/19/2024 - 3202020	Dr Patricia Kennon	Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education, Maynooth University	NI
RSO i scoileanna làn-Ghaeilge/Special Educational Needs in Irish-medium schools	02/06/2024 - 3202020	Sinéad Andrews (Nic Aindriú)	Dublin City University	NI

NOTE: The Matching Service is set up to facilitate people finding potential research partners by providing information about those who are also looking. SCoTENS is not responsible for arranging introductions or meetings etc. – you must make the initial contact with a potential partner.

*Please notify Anthony Soares at a.soares@qub.ac.uk once you have found a suitable partner, so your details can be removed from the webpage.