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Intel and Tyndall sign a new €1.5m three-year collaboration pact News
24.05.2013 Chip giant Intel has renewed a three-year contract with the Cork-based Tyndall Institute worth around €1.5m. The relationship, described by Intel as unique in the world, sees... -
Tech start-up of the week: Studyclix.ie News
19.05.2013 Our tech start-up of the week is Studyclix.ie, a website for Junior and Leaving Cert students to help them prepare for their exams by accessing information such as past exam... -
Ex-Google products chief launches social network for graduates and employers News
14.05.2013 Collegefeed, a new social network led by former Google head of product marketing Sanjeev Agrawal, opens its doors today. The new social network describes itself as a kind of... -
Three out of five JobBridge interns gain employment News
01.05.2013 An independent evaluation of Ireland's internship scheme JobBridge claims it is among the most successful of its kind in Europe, with three in five participants securing...Categories: Upskilling, Training, Social Media, Recruitment, Management, Leadership & Management, Graduate, Government, Digital Business -
Free online Leaving Cert maths resource launches News
30.04.2013 Galway Education Centre and Athenry Maths Academy have teamed up with the Irish-based online learning company ALISON to launch a free interactive maths resource for students of... -
DCU launches online course in clean-tech management News
25.04.2013 Dublin City University (DCU) is launching a new master’s targeted towards the clean-tech sector. The aim of the MSc programme, which will be delivered online, is to upskill...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, Management, Green Tech, Green, Graduate, Engineering, Engineer, Education, Careers and Employment, Career Doctor -
Students prepare for STEM Week by asking career questions News
22.04.2013 Next week will see the launch of STEM Week to give second-level students who are making their final CAO choices more insight into careers in science, technology, engineering and... -
UCC secures ‘green campus’ status for second time News
19.04.2013 University College Cork (UCC) has retained its standing as a ‘green campus’ as a result of its environmental and sustainability drive. The university was first awarded the... -
Irish Govt reforms to provide 2,000 additional ICT graduates in coming year News
10.04.2013 A series of reforms to enhance Ireland’s standing as the internet capital of Europe will provide 2,000 additional ICT graduates in the next year through the education system and... -
Women still under-represented in science and research – European Commission News
05.04.2013 While the proportion of female researchers in Europe is increasing, the under-representation of women in scientific disciplines and careers remains prevalent – that’s according... -
Dragons’ Den’s Cisco kid to advise start-up hopefuls at Exponential event News
13.03.2013 NUI Galway students, as well as members of the public, will be able to get the scoop on all it takes to start a business at an event in Galway City featuring Barry O’Sullivan,... -
Enterprising second-level students head to innovation bootcamp at UCD News
04.03.2013 Over the next four days, 30 secondary school students from across Ireland will be on a mission to come up with business ideas for new innovations ranging from solar-powered... -
Engineers survey points to more women opting for the profession News
27.02.2013 Men outnumber women in the engineering profession by almost nine to one, a new survey of more than 2,000 engineers in Ireland out today reveals. However, John Power,... -
Engineering students look to Ireland’s data centre opportunity News
26.02.2013 Engineers Ireland, as part of its Engineers Week events, has tasked third-level students to come up with ideas on how Ireland can harness its natural advantages and to look to...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Infrastructure Management, Graduate, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Data Centre -
14 digital start-ups start Launchpad programme at NDRC News
26.02.2013 Fourteen new ventures in the digital space will be starting a 12-week programme at the NDRC this week, as part of its Launchpad accelerator programme. The new start-ups range... -
Radical shake-up of work permits scheme to attract skilled overseas workers News
22.02.2013 The Irish Government is to shake up the work permit processing system in a bid to attract overseas workers to fill skill gaps in crucial areas like ICT and engineering. The move...Categories: Upskilling, Science, Sales, Legal, Leadership & Management, Graduate, Government, Education, Economy, Digital Business, CIO, Careers and Employment -
‘Innovation Week’ events to run at CIT in March News
20.02.2013 Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) will be hosting a week-long series of events covering innovation and entrepreneurship across five campus locations in early March, including...Categories: Web, Software Development, Software, Social Media, Science, Mobile, Graduate, Education, Apps, Application Design and Development -
Ernst & Young launches third-level initiative to inspire future entrepreneurs News
18.02.2013 Ernst & Young is teaming up with third-level institutions in Ireland to create a new initiative dubbed ‘EOYUniversity’, with the aim of inspiring students in entrepreneurship. -
UL to offer 100 free places on software development and cloud computing courses News
13.02.2013 University of Limerick (UL) has received funding to offer 100 free places on two of its full-time diploma courses covering cloud computing and software development. The... -
NUI Galway secures funding to continue software design conversion course News
12.02.2013 NUI Galway, along with software industry partners, has secured funding from the Higher Education Authority to continue running its one-year higher diploma in software design and...