IT to host a ‘fake news’ debate

WORRIED about fake news and climate change? You can hear the latest on the subject from five fake news experts coming to IT Sligo next week.

They will speak at a fake news public evening next Monday, August 20 th.

Five panel experts including Ear to the Ground presenter Ella McSweeney and Sligo Food consultant and author Oonagh Monaghan will discuss fake news on food, science, agriculture and the environment.

Other Panel members will include CEO Inland Fisheries Ireland Ciaran Byrne, Co-ordinator of the Irish Environmental Network Michael Ewing and Director of Education for Sustainability at Anglia Ruskin University Alison Greig.

President Emeritus of IT Sligo Richard Thorn, will chair the debate.

The floor be then be open to the public to hear your views.

The fake news public evening opens the IT’s international conference on educating for a sustainable future, ‘Education with Sustainability’ (August 20 th to 22nd).

Educators will attend from Ireland, Sweden, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland and France.

Head of Environmental Science at IT Sligo Professor Frances Lucy said: “We’ve had a long hot summer, with little doubt now that man is impacting climate change.

“This conference will address not only the challenges but also the opportunities for educators as we need to weave the golden thread of sustainability into all aspects of the teaching curriculum.

“When students adopt simple core principles, they will implement them in their careers and make a positive difference for the sustainability of planet Earth.”

IT Sligo also hosts 36 students from six European countries for a Summer Academy on Sustainability from August 13th to 23rd. The students will work in multidisciplinary teams to find ways to manage our environment sustainably.

Guests can book a ticket to the fake news debate on eventbrite via the IT Sligo website - www.itsligo.ie