Taster Week
Lifelong Learning | Tasters
UCD Access & Lifelong Learning has been offering students the opportunity to participate in FREE Taster Talks since 2017. Tasters will give you the opportunity to meet other learners as well as give you a flavour of what our courses have to offer.
Registration for our Free Tasters is now open!
Please see below our selection of Taster Lectures for Autumn 2024.
To register for a Taster Lecture please see our 'Course list' page and follow the steps to book your place.
Alternatively, you can phone us on 01 716 7123
Hatch, match & dispatch: exploring the soundtrack of life
Tutor: Fiona Baldwin
Time: 10:30-11:20
Date: 20/08/2024
Location: UCD ALL Learning Space
Day: Tuesday
AweSums: The Majesty and Magnificence of Mathematics
Tutor: Prof Peter Lynch
Time: 12:00-12:50
Date: 20/08/2024
Location: UCD ALL Learning Space
Day: Tuesday
Starmen: David Bowie and Ziggy Stardust
Tutor: Dr Ciarán Treacy
Time: 14:00-14:50
Date: 20/08/2024
Location: UCD ALL Learning Space
Day: Tuesday
Who do you think you are? An introduction to Irish family history
Tutor: Dr Thomas Tormey
Time: 10:30-11:20
Date: 21/08/2024
Location: UCD ALL Learning Space
Day: Wednesday
History of Dublin through Walks and Talks
Tutor: Áinnle O'Neill
Time: 12:00-12:50
Date: 21/08/2024
Location: ALL Learning Space
Day: Wednesday
Food: A Global History
Tutor: Dr Jeremiah Garsha
Time: 14:00-14:50
Date: 21/08/2024
Location: UCD ALL Learning Space
Day: Wednesday
Churchill and Collins: A Political Relationship
Tutor: Michael Doran
Time: 10:30-11:20
Date: 22/08/2024
Location: UCD ALL Learning Space
Day: Thursday
Wild Atlantic Salmon –extraordinary navigators of the aquatic world
Tutor: Dr Ken Whelan
Time: 12:00-12:50
Date: 22/08/2024
Location: UCD ALL Learning Space
Day: Thursday
America in the Age of Trump
Tutor: Dr Sarah Feehan
Time: 14:00-14:50
Date: 22/08/2024
Location: UCD ALL Learning Space
Day: Thursday