Mary Immaculate College has a large range of Academic Resources available to support our students during their studies:
MIC Academic Learning Centre
The Academic Learning Centre provides academic support to students of MIC and can advise on essay writing, study skills, time management and exam techniques.
The ALC offers the following services:
- One-to-one Academic Support and Tutoring
- Subject-specific Support (namely Gaeilge and Mathematics)
- Pre-exam Planning
The ALC has also created a comprehensive handbook which includes chapters on study skills, academic reading, time-management, structuring essays, referencing academic essays (Harvard and Footnoting systems) and preparing for exams. Click here to read the Academic Learning Centre Handbook.
Make an Appointment with the ALC
MIC Library
MIC has extensive library facilities on both its Limerick and Thurles campuses, as well as a wealth of online archives and resources which are accessible remotely.
All MIC Students will need a valid MIC Student ID Card to access and borrow books from the library.
To book a study space in either the Limerick or Thurles Campus Library, please click here.
Click here for the most up to date information on accessing the MIC Libraries, the opening hours, the resources available, and the printing, photocopying, and scanning service.
Turnitin Self-Check Facility for MIC Students – 2025/26 Academic Year
Turnitin is an online tool that is used at MIC among other academic institutions to evaluate the originality of written content, to support the correct and proper citation of references, supporting good academic practices while helping to identify and prevent plagiarism.
The objective of the tool’s use is to support professional practices and learning that recognises and complies with policies on academic integrity.
MIC uses Turnitin across a range of assessments in line with the College’s Academic Integrity and Conduct policies.
More Information & Enrolment Key
Turnitin works by maintaining a comprehensive, global database of written works, publications and assignments. This allows submissions to be compared against student papers within a specific course, institution or across global institutions as well as against internet publications, news sources, journals and other content across languages.
The Turnitin Self-Check Facility
The Turnitin Self-check Facility enables you to check for text matches and referencing citations in drafts of your written assignments in advance of uploading them as your final submissions to modules.
In doing this, you have the chance to review the Turnitin Similarity Score and related Report that is produced for your work. This Similarity Report helps you evaluate the degree of similarity between your work and other content in the Turnitin database which in turn can enable you to make revisions to the way you have written, cited and referenced your work.
Once you have completed your review and revision, you can then submit your module assignment with the assurance that it reflects your own original work in a manner that complies with the principles of academic integrity.
In addition, by using the Turnitin Self-check facility, you can be confident in your ability to make assignment submissions and understand the types of files and content that are accepted by Turnitin. This will help make assignment deadlines much less stressful.
Important to Note
The Self-check facility page provides you with assistance and guidance on how to use Turnitin along with some important points. Keep in mind that:
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You are not obliged to use the Turnitin Self-check Facility, though you may find it beneficial if you do;
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Your lecturers do not have access to the Turnitin Self-check Facility: any work you submit to Self-Check is not considered to be an assignment submission and it is not retained;
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You must ensure you keep your own copy of your original work and submit it to the appropriate module and/or lecturer by the relevant due date;
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You always allow yourself sufficient time when preparing assignments as you will need time to perform a Self-check, obtain a report, revise your work if needed and submit it to your assignment;
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Plan and schedule your use of the Self-check facility as you may only submit one file for review at a time and no more than three files in any 24-hour period;
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You only ever use the Self-Check facility before making your assignment submission and never the other way round. Once you submit to your assignment, it is too late to perform a Self-check.
Accessing the 25AY Self-Check Facility
The 25AY Self-check facility will be available to access from Monday 01 September 2025 and will close on Saturday 29 August 2026.
The MIC Self-check facility is only accessible to members of the MIC community: users must enrol to the facility, so must have an MIC student or staff account and be able to access MIC Moodle.
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Sign in to MIC Moodle at https://moodle.mic.ul.ie with your MIC account details;
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From the Moodle Spaces menu bar item locate and click 25AY Turnitin Self-check for UG/PG Students or access the following URL: https://moodle.mic.ul.ie/course/view.php?id=5899;
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When the page loads you will see a section titled User Self-enrolment. Here, you must enter the following Enrolment key:
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Copy and paste (or type) the Enrolment Key (16 characters) exactly as it is, ensuring that you have no spaces before, after or in the middle of the Key. Click the blue Enrol me button to join the page.
Before making a submission to the Turnitin Self-check Facility, familiarise yourself with the information provided on the Self-check Facility page.
Pay particular attention to the information on re-submissions and delays that may occur as well as to the minimum requirements for Turnitin to accept your work as this information applies to both the Self-check and to any of your Module Assignments.
Subject Guides
The MIC Libraries have Subject Guides specific to the subject taught on each campus.
Click here to view the Subject Guides for both the Limerick and Thurles Campuses.
Academic Writing Resources
Click the following links for some some helpful resources for Academic Writing:
Research Ethics Training Programme
Arising from a fundamental review of research ethics in MIC in 2024-25, the Research & Graduate School (RGS) and the MIC Research Ethics Governance Committee (MIREC) have arranged for online research ethics training to be available to the academic community in MIC.
The training is provided by an external agency named EPIGEUM. The programme is available to all staff and students at MIC via the Moodle VLE platform.
Access the Programme
The Epigeum programme is composed of eight modules under two main sections:
A. Becoming an Ethical Researcher and
B. Research Ethics in Practice
It addresses many of the principal ethical challenges faced by researchers and provides a practical guide to applying ethical principles and standards in research. Its purpose is to help researchers develop ethical approaches to their work using contemporary case studies and reflection on multidisciplinary scenarios.
You must use your MIC student or staff account to access Moodle. Here is a step-by-step guide on to enrol on this course:
- Open the following link https://moodle.mic.ul.ie/course/view.php?id=4448 and log into your Moodle account when prompted
- When the page loads, you will be asked for an Enrolment key. Copy and paste the enrolment key: EthicalResearch25! and click on “Enrol me”
- You will then be presented with the course page. Please scroll down to the “Enrolment Registration” button and click on it
- Note: You will not be able to access the course modules until you have completed the enrolment registration
- You will then be asked to select the role which most accurately describes your status at MIC.
- Once you have made your selection, click on the “Save my choice” button.
- Now you can return to the course homepage, by clicking the back button or the link for the course above the heading “Enrolment Registration” and begin the course.
If you have any difficulties accessing the course, you may contact rgso@mic.ul.ie for guidance.
Student Handbook
The Student Handbook is reviewed each year and deals primarily with academic progression through College.
Click here to view or download the Student Handbook for Academic Year 2025/26