Categorised as: Graduate & News
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Nanoweek expo to showcase nanoscience through art News
12.06.2013 With Ireland’s national awareness week around nanoscience and materials science kicking off this Friday, an art exhibition with a twist will be taking place at locations around... -
UCC researcher wins FameLab science competition News
12.06.2013 Fergus McAuliffe, a post-graduate researcher at University College Cork (UCC), has beaten off competition from 20 other finalists from across Europe, Asia and Africa to win the... -
Cork student wins top engineering prize for orthopaedic innovation News
11.06.2013 Patrick Byrnes, a student at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT), has scooped the top prize in the student engineer of the year awards run by Engineers Ireland. He won for his... -
App for the visually impaired and cardiac biomarker scoop DCU innovation awards News
07.06.2013 A mobile app to help visually impaired shoppers, a diagnostic tool to better assess cardiac disease and an online payroll self-service system have won awards for innovation at...Categories: Software & Web Development, Science, Research, Internet, Graduate, Education, Design, Apps, Application Design and Development -
Cork conference to explore Horizon 2020 and regional economies News
06.06.2013 The European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science Máire Geoghegan-Quinn has opened a three-day conference at University College Cork this morning that will explore... -
Career memes of the week: intern News
04.06.2013 Internships may well be a rite of passage for many employees, at worst requiring slogging away for little or no pay, and at best being opportunities interns can take advantage... -
Science-funding agencies forge deal to allow US researchers study in Ireland News
27.05.2013 The head of the science-funding agency Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Prof Mark Ferguson today signed an agreement with Dr Cora Marrett from the US National Science Foundation...Categories: Science, Research, R&D, Life Sciences, Graduate, Engineering, Engineer, Education, Economy -
Archie Talks start-up series returns, with focus on ‘co-founders’ News
27.05.2013 Archie Talks, the seminar series for young entrepreneurs in Ireland, is hosting an event in Dublin this evening, with the focus being on co-founders of Irish start-ups.Categories: Software & Web Development, Networking, Marketing, Internet, Graduate, Enterprise, Education -
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...