The Farmland Wildlife Survey – raising awareness of wildlife habitats

End of project reportThe Farmland Wildlife Survey involved a short visit (about 3 hours) to 19 REPS demonstration farms, and an identification of habitats and wildlife on each farm, with an emphasis on common farmland habitats such as hedgerows, ponds, watercourses, field margins, woodland, plant species and other areas of wildlife value. The survey results were provided to the farmer and Teagasc REPS advisor as a report with colour pictures of representative habitats, and an explanation of why these habitats were important for wildlife.The Heritage Council

Predicting International Higher Education Students’ Satisfaction with their Study in Ireland. ESRI WP520. November 2015

The internationalisation of higher education - a facet of broader processes of globalisation - has resulted in increased study-related travel, and the development of policies to attract international students. Nevertheless, in the context of a strong drive to recruit international students, little is known about how they are faring during their study abroad. This paper addresses the gap in research, analysing the experiences of international students studying in Irish Higher Education Institutions, drawing on nationally representative data from the Eurostudent IV study. The findings show that students’ satisfaction with study while abroad is shaped by a number of different factors including, first and foremost, students’ satisfaction with their education institution and subjective rating of their health

What predicts international higher education students’ satisfaction with their study in Ireland? ESRI Research Bulletin 2016/2/2

Across the OECD countries, the internationalisation of higher education has been firmly on the policy agenda. Between 2000 and 2011, the global number of international students more than doubled and in 2011 there were more than 4.5 million tertiary students enrolled outside their country of citizenship (OECD, 2013). In the Irish context, the process of internationalisation has been guided by the Government’s Strategy for International Education, Investing in Global Relationships, from 2010 to 2015. The number of international students in Ireland increased from just over 5,000 in 2000/2001 to more than 13,000 in 2012/2013, jumping to more than 18,000 in the 2014/2015 academic year. In the context of increasing numbers of internationally mobile students, relatively little is known about how satisfied international students are with their study abroad and what factors determine their satisfaction. The analysis of this topic is important in the context of the tension between the drive to recruit international students and the practicalities of meeting international students’ needs within both the classroom and the wider educational institution. The present study aimed to address this gap

EUROPEAN MIGRATION NETWORK. IMMIGRATION OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TO THE EU: IRELAND

This report is the Irish contribution to the EMN study on the ‘Immigration of International (non-EEA) Students to the EU’. This EMN study topic is particularly timely in the Irish case, as it follows a period of significant policy activity in this domain throughout 2010 and 2011. In September 2010, the Irish Government launched its first international education strategy, entitled Investing in Global Relationships: Ireland’s International Education Strategy 2010-15. The publication of the strategy was the culmination of efforts to facilitate a more joined-up approach to the provision of international education, with efforts co-ordinated by a High-Level Group on International Education. The Irish contribution to the EMN study is set within this overarching context

International Migration in Ireland, 2011. ESRI WP435. May 2012

The population of Ireland (Republic) continued to increase during 2010, to an estimated 4,484,300 in April 2011. However, in the context of the economic crisis, immigration declined to 31,000 in the twelve months to April 2010 and increased slightly to 42,300 in the twelve months to April 2011. Migratory outflows have also increased in recent years, as returning immigrants have added their numbers to emigrating Irish nationals. In the twelve months to April 2011, the inflow of 42,000 was offset by an estimated outflow of over 76,000, resulting in net outward migration of 34,100. In terms of non-Irish nationals relative to nationals, by the second quarter of 2011 the impact of the recession is evident and the total number of non-Irish nationals in the adult population had fallen to 374,000 or 10.7%

International Migration in Ireland, 2011. WP434. May 2012

The population of Ireland (Republic) continued to increase during 2010, to an estimated 4,484,300 in April 2011. However, in the context of the economic crisis, immigration declined to 31,000 in the twelve months to April 2010 and increased slightly to 42,300 in the twelve months to April 2011. Migratory outflows have also increased in recent years, as returning immigrants have added their numbers to emigrating Irish nationals. In the twelve months to April 2011, the inflow of 42,000 was offset by an estimated outflow of over 76,000, resulting in net outward migration of 34,100. In terms of non-Irish nationals relative to nationals, by the second quarter of 2011 the impact of the recession is evident and the total number of non-Irish nationals in the adult population had fallen to 374,000 or 10.7%

The Farmland Wildlife Survey – raising awareness of wildlife habitats

End of project reportThe Farmland Wildlife Survey involved a short visit (about 3 hours) to 19 REPS demonstration farms, and an identification of habitats and wildlife on each farm, with an emphasis on common farmland habitats such as hedgerows, ponds, watercourses, field margins, woodland, plant species and other areas of wildlife value. The survey results were provided to the farmer and Teagasc REPS advisor as a report with colour pictures of representative habitats, and an explanation of why these habitats were important for wildlife.The Heritage Council

International Migration in Ireland, 2011

This is the Irish report to the OECD Continuous Reporting System on Migration (SOPEMI). The principal reference year is 2010

‘What effect do safety culture interventions have on health care workers in hospital settings?’ A systematic review of the international literature [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Introduction: Interventions designed to improve safety culture in hospitals foster organisational environments that prevent patient safety events and support organisational and staff learning when events do occur. A safety culture supports the required health workforce behaviours and norms that enable safe patient care, and the well-being of patients and staff. The impact of safety culture interventions on staff perceptions of safety culture and patient outcomes has been established. To-date, however, there is no common understanding of what staff outcomes are associated with interventions to improve safety culture and what staff outcomes should be measured.  Objectives: The study seeks to examine the effect of safety culture interventions on staff in hospital settings, globally.  Methods and Analysis: A mixed methods systematic review will be conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Searches will be conducted using the electronic databases of MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Health Business Elite, and Scopus. Returns will be screened in Covidence according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. The mixed-methods appraisal tool (MMAT) will be used as a quality assessment tool. The Cochrane Collaboration's tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials and non-randomised studies of interventions will be employed to verify bias. Synthesis will follow the Joanna Briggs Institute methodological guidance for mixed methods reviews, which recommends a convergent approach to synthesis and integration.  Discussion: This systematic review will contribute to the international evidence on how interventions to improve safety culture may support staff outcomes and how such interventions may be appropriately designed and implemented.</p