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creativity and technology

Our Mission

The ATU MakerSpace team is embarking on journey around the ATU region, visiting primary schools, post-primary schools and ETBs to introduce students to a captivating world where technology meets creativity. Through a range of interactive workshops with state-of-the-art equipment, such as laser cutters, 3D printers, vacuum formers, 3D scanners, and Internet of Things (IOT) Kits, students will explore fabrication, robotics, coding, and much more, empowering them to unleash their creativity while gaining invaluable technical and scientific skills. The ATU MakerSpace  programme aims to show that science and technology are not just subjects in a textbook but gateways to a world of science, innovation and career possibilities.

Explore our workshops

ATU MakerSpace equipment

 

Our Staff

Our skilled team is here to guide, support, and nurture creativity while delivering STEM workshops across the ATU region.

Jostein Robstad

Jostein Robstad

Lead Technical Officer

Dr Johanna Archbold

Dr Johanna Archbold

Head Librarian, Sligo

Gavin Clinch

Gavin Clinch

Head of Innovation

Kyle Griffiths-Maher

Kyle Griffiths-Maher

Project Director

Noel Mulkeen

Noel Mulkeen

Project Manager

John Hough

John Hough

Project Manager

Network

Our wider network of partners and collaborators helps us deliver hands-on learning, outreach and creative technology support across the region.

Stuart Lawn

Stuart Lawn – FabLab

ATU MakerSpace Facilitator

Hassan Dabbagh

Hassan Dabbagh – MakerMeet

ATU MakerSpace Facilitator

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Recent Projects

Stephen Glennon
Posted: August 18, 2025
ATU MakerSpace is delighted to be collaborating with members from the EU Green Alliance at ATU MakerSpace’s facility on the Sligo campus this week.
Stephen Glennon
Posted: August 15, 2025
Students from across ATU participating in Student Inc. this summer recently took part in a workshop to go through the process of design thinking and prototyping at ATU MakerSpace Sligo.
Stephen Glennon
Posted: May 27, 2025
Atlantic Technological University MakerSpace, in conjunction with the Local Enterprise Office Mayo, Údarás na Gaeltachta and European Digital Innovation Hubs Network's Data2Sustain was delighted to host a wonderful Pop-Up Fab Lab event on ATU's Mayo campus in Castlebar yesterday (Monday).