Dublin City University and the University of Limerick are proud to co-host the ESERA Conference and we are looking forward to welcoming you in Ireland. We expect that the conference will enable you to share your research with an international research community and to engage in discussion about the pressing issues in science, technology and environmental education research.

The theme of the conference, Research, practice and collaboration in science education underlines aspects of great relevance in contemporary science education research: the need to reflect on different approaches to enhancing our knowledge of learning processes and the role of context, designed or circumstantial, formal or non-formal, in learning and instruction. Highlighting these themes does not mean underestimating or neglecting other important aspects of science education research and practice.