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UL to take part in EU project to empower women academics in STEM areas News
09.11.2012 The University of Limerick (UL) is to take part in an EU-funded initiative called Female Empowerment in Science and Technology in Academia (FESTA), a cross-national project... -
Cork students team up with EMC to build robots for robotics competition News
08.11.2012 Secondary school students from Cork have been working with mentors from the storage hardware solutions provider EMC to build remote-controlled robots as part of a global... -
Microelectronic competition opens for third-level engineering students News
06.11.2012 Midas Ireland, the industry-led organisation for the microelectronics industry, has launched an engineering competition for third-level students in Ireland to submit projects... -
Renewables made up 17pc of electricity demand on island of Ireland in 2011 – Eirgrid News
05.11.2012 The island of Ireland now has one of the highest rates of wind-energy production per capita in the world, relative to population size – that’s according to energy infrastructure... -
Few days left to vote for Engineers Ireland's Engineering Project of the Year 2012 News
02.11.2012 Time is running out to cast your vote for one of Engineers Ireland's seven shortlisted candidates for the Engineering Project of the Year Award 2012. The public is invited to... -
Ocean energy innovation and where Ireland is positioned (interview) News
19.10.2012 This week Dublin was the setting for a three-day global conference on ocean energy. Before the event closed up today, Siliconrepublic.com spoke to Eoin Sweeney, head of ocean...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Investments, Green Tech, Green, Engineering, Engineer, Energy -
US start-up Handybook raises US$2m to expand booking site for household services News
16.10.2012 Handybook, a new start-up to book household services online that spun out of Harvard University’s Innovation Lab earlier this year, has raised US$2m to expand its portfolio and... -
Design expert to talk sustainability and regeneration during Innovation Dublin News
15.10.2012 The British design and sustainability expert John Thackara is set to give a lecture at University College Dublin (UCD) next week as part of this year’s Innovation Dublin... -
Public may now vote for Engineers Ireland's Engineering Project of the Year 2012 News
09.10.2012 Engineers Ireland has revealed the seven shortlisted candidates for the Engineering Project of the Year Award 2012. The public is invited to vote for their favourite project,... -
IWEA claims wind energy could create 30,000 jobs in Ireland by 2020 News
04.10.2012 Experts from the Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) have claimed Ireland’s wind-energy market has the potential to create 30,000 jobs by 2020 – that’s if the Government brings... -
Gaelectric gets planning go-ahead for two wind-energy projects in Northern Ireland News
04.10.2012 Irish renewable energy development and energy storage company Gaelectric has been given planning approval for two wind farm projects in Co Derry. Both projects are expected to... -
Janssen wins overall Engineers Ireland CPD Company of the Year award News
04.10.2012 The overhaul of a business model that led to the creation of 500 technology jobs at two locations in Cork has led to pharmaceuticals giant Janssen winning the 2012 Engineers...Categories: Upskilling, Training, Science, Life Sciences, Leadership & Management, Engineering, Engineer, Economy -
Number of women in science and tech low in leading economies, study reveals News
03.10.2012 The number of women in the science, technology and innovation fields are notably low in the world’s leading economies and on the decline in others, and greater access to... -
Kainos creates 110 new jobs on back of booming software business News
02.10.2012 Having hired 140 people last year, technology integration specialist Kainos is on track to create 110 new positions this year, the company said, adding that total recent orders... -
Engineers Ireland Future Professionals Programme now accredited by DIT News
27.09.2012 The Engineers Ireland Future Professionals Programme, which aims to equip graduate engineers with essential skills needed in the 21st century, is now accredited by Dublin... -
One million Irish buildings will need energy upgrades by 2020 to meet EU targets – SERVE News
24.09.2012 The Tipperary-based Sustainable Energy for the Rural Village Environment (SERVE) project is claiming that 1m Irish buildings will have to undergo energy upgrades by 2020 in... -
East-West Interconnector electricity link between Ireland and Britain opens News
20.09.2012 The East-West Interconnector, Ireland’s first electricity link with Britain to increase electricity trading between both markets, has officially opened today in Batterstown, Co... -
AOL to recruit 35 new software engineers for its European development engine in Dublin News
20.09.2012 AOL is hiring 35 new software engineers at its Dublin operation. Dublin is the development engine for AOL across Europe and is working on critical technologies in the area of... -
WANdisco plc establishes new software development centre in Belfast – 36 new jobs News
20.09.2012 Thirty-six new jobs are to be created in Belfast through the establishment of a new software development centre by collaboration software player WANdisco plc. Invest Northern... -
Siemens opens new centre in London to pioneer smarter, greener cities News
19.09.2012 Siemens is today opening a new centre in London called the Crystal, which the engineering and electronics giant is claiming will be the world's largest exhibition dedicated to...