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Science Gallery in Dublin to explore superfoods News
03.04.2012 Food writer Lily Higgins will be at the Science Gallery in Dublin this evening to serve up a menu all about superfoods as part of the gallery’s Curated Dinner series during its... -
Students win TechnoDen prize for VisualEyes invention News
02.04.2012 A group of transition-year students have won the TechnoDen competition in Cork for their VisualEyes product, a portable visual aid that’s based on echolocation.Categories: Science, R&D, Life Sciences, Graduate, Global CIO, Engineering, Engineer, Education, Economy, Computers, Careers and Employment, Career Advice -
Undergraduate Awards seek out the world’s brightest students News
02.04.2012 University students from Ireland, the US, the UK and Canada have until 2 July to get their entries in for this year’s Undergraduate Awards programme, which looks set to be a... -
Students win summer university placements at science bootcamp News
29.03.2012 A team of five secondary school students who developed a project called 'Smart pipe: an automated water circulation anti-freezing system' have won the 2012 BT Young Scientist...Categories: Energy, Education, Engineer, Engineering, Graduate, Green, Green Tech, Internet, Life Sciences, Science, Social Media, Software & Web Development, Software Development -
Science Council urges Govt to seize €80bn innovation opportunity News
29.03.2012 The Advisory Council for Science Technology and Innovation (ACSTI) has today called on the Irish Government to come up with a strategic and focused approach to secure a... -
Tyndall scientist wins ICT Invention of the Year at UCC News
27.03.2012 Professor Peter Kennedy of Tyndall National Institute has gleaned the top innovation accolade at University College Cork’s Invention of the Year awards. Meanwhile, the Life...Categories: Science, R&D, Life Sciences, Investments, Intellectual Property, Engineering, Engineer, Education, Economy -
#DIF12 – SFI planning hybrid entrepreneurial PhD programme News
23.03.2012 Science Foundation Ireland is planning to initiate a new kind of PhD qualification that will see graduates spend half of their four-year programme in industry with innovative...Categories: Science, Research, R&D, Life Sciences, Leadership & Management, Engineering, Education, Bio Tech -
Google reveals winners of YouTube Space Lab competition News
23.03.2012 NASA astronaut Sunita Williams will be performing two science experiments that have won the YouTube Space Lab competition when she travels to the International Space Station... -
New €4m WIT facility to pioneer nutrition and vision research News
23.03.2012 Waterford Institute of Technology’s new €4m Vision Research Centre will officially open this afternoon when it is launched by Taoiseach Enda Kenny, TD. The facility is aiming to...Categories: Science, Research, R&D, Life Sciences, Investments, Graduate, Government, Funding, Education, Economy -
US pharmaceutical firm to create 50 Belfast jobs News
22.03.2012 US pharmaceutical company CVS Caremark Corporation is to set up an IT centre in Belfast and create 50 jobs in the process. -
Scientists predict US$2trn cost to ocean economies News
21.03.2012 Scientists at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) have released a new study that has placed the effects of climate change on the world’s ocean ecosystems under the... -
CRANN in nanotech discovery that could change solar cell and flat-screen tech News
21.03.2012 Researchers at CRANN, the Science Foundation Ireland-funded nanoscience institute based at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), say they have discovered a new material that could... -
IDA reveals stats on Ireland’s FDI record (infographic) News
20.03.2012 IDA Ireland has created an infographic to showcase some of the key industry sectors such as ICT, pharma, life sciences, digital and social media, plus gaming, that are... -
University digitises Einstein archives via new website News
20.03.2012 The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has revamped its Albert Einstein online collection to digitally showcase never-before-seen documents from the theoretical physicist and...Categories: Web, Science, Multimedia, Life Sciences, Internet, Intellectual Property, Engineering, Energy, Document Management, Digital Business, Consumer Tech -
Minister accents tech and science links between Ireland and Sweden News
16.03.2012 With today’s CSO figures indicating that exports of Irish-owned companies increased by 12pc to €210m in 2011, Minister for Small Business John Perry, TD, was in Stockholm this... -
And the winners of 2012 ITLG Innovation Awards are … News
14.03.2012 Five young Irish technology companies were awarded for the depth of their innovation and the potential of their businesses at the fifth annual ITLG/Irish Times Innovation Awards... -
UCC shortlists finalists for Invention of the Year Award News
15.03.2012 University College Cork’s (UCC) Office of Technology Transfer has shortlisted the finalists for the university's Invention of the Year Award, which will take place on 27 March... -
S3 wins major deal with Europe’s largest chronic disease service News
15.03.2012 An Irish technology company better known for its silicon design and TV and telecoms technologies has won a major contract to provide telehealth design and consultancy services... -
Irish healthcare and life sciences firms to net nearly €30m News
15.03.2012 Young and growing Irish healthcare and life sciences companies are to receive an investment of nearly €30m via a specialised American venture capital firm, Minister for Jobs,... -
Science fun at St Patrick’s Festival on Saturday News
14.03.2012 Discover Science & Engineering will be hosting the Science Zone at this year’s St Patrick’s Festival Big Day on Saturday to appeal to kids of all ages.Categories: Science, Life Sciences, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Education, Economy, Consumer Tech