Tagged: SFI & News
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Wicklow students to head to Texas for F1 in Schools world championships News
01.05.2013 A team of innovative students from St David’s Secondary School in Greystones, Co Wicklow, has scooped the national title in this year’s F1 in Schools Technology Challenge for... -
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... -
Cork students to present science projects at SciFest event this Friday News
17.04.2013 Secondary school students from around Cork are preparing to showcase up to 150 science projects at a SciFest event at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) this Friday. The... -
Irish nanoscientist awarded €2.5m ERC grant to pursue nanowire research News
03.04.2013 Prof John Boland, the director of the nanoscience institute CRANN, has been awarded €2.5m from the European Research Council (ERC), to continue pursuing research into how... -
We need an aligned European scientific research agenda, says EU Commissioner News
28.02.2013 The European research community needs to embrace and advance a ‘joint programming’ model of research, where member states work together to tackle issues in a strategically... -
Scientific research centres get €300m funding boost from State and industry News
25.02.2013 In what is being described as the largest ever State-industry co-funding announcement for Ireland’s research field, €300m is set to be invested in seven new research centres...Categories: Science, Research, Renewable Energy, R&D, Life Sciences, Investments, Internet, Intellectual Property, Engineering, Energy -
Disruptive digital economy measures dominate Ireland’s Action Plan for 100,000 new jobs News
22.02.2013 As part of a plan to generate 100,000 new jobs by 2016, Ireland will lead Europe in terms of ICT graduates as a percentage of all third-level graduates by 2018 and 2,000 extra...Categories: Unified Communications, Training, Tax, R&D, Investments, Internet, Green Tech, Green, Financial Services, Financial, Engineering, Energy, Education, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Business, Data Management, Data Centre -
Detecting cancer’s biochemical ‘fingerprint’ for early diagnosis News
11.02.2013 Detecting cancer in its early stages could help to make treatment more effective. Claire O’Connell found out from Dr Fiona Lyng about Cervassist, an emerging technology that... -
Greenwave science programme launches for students to track spring’s arrival News
04.02.2013 The Irish Government’s Discover Science & Engineering initiative has launched this year’s Greenwave programme, which calls on primary school students to carry out nature and... -
Charging ahead with med tech News
28.01.2013 Dr Stephen Daniels has been recently recognised by Enterprise Ireland for his work in manufacturing, engineering and energy technology commercialisation. Claire O'Connell met...Tags: Medical Devices, Innovation, Chemistry, SFI, Entrepreneurship, Start-ups, MedTech, DCU, Semiconductor -
CRANN in €1bn EU research project into ‘super material’ graphene News
28.01.2013 Irish nanoscience institute CRANN is to play a leading role in a major research project that has been awarded €1bn from the European Commission to explore the commercial... -
UL secures €3m from SFI for research, including mathematical modelling News
25.01.2013 Researchers at University of Limerick (UL) have secured €3m from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) as part of the €60m investment programme announced today by the science-funding...Categories: Software, Science, Research, Life Sciences, Investments, Graduate, Government, Energy, Economy -
Scientists pioneer nano-scale devices to make electronics more energy efficient News
21.01.2013 A team of scientists from Tyndall National Institute at University College Cork (UCC) and the National University of Singapore have designed and created ultra-small devices with... -
President Higgins recognises scientists for PIYRA research News
15.01.2013 Two scientists based at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) who have received the Science Foundation Ireland, President of Ireland Young Researcher Award (PIYRA) have been commended... -
Dublin to host annual science festival from next year News
20.12.2012 Dublin will play host to a three-day science festival next year, with the science event set to be an annual fixture in the city. The news was announced today as Dublin ended its...Categories: Science, Research, Networking, Life Sciences, Government, Engineering, Education, Economy -
WIT secures €3.7m in SFI research funding News
17.12.2012 Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) has secured almost €3.7m in research funding from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) as part of the Irish Government’s €30m investment in... -
International Energy Research Centre in Cork appoints new director News
12.12.2012 Prof Tony Day, an expert in energy-efficient buildings and low-carbon technology solutions, has been appointed director of the International Energy Research Centre (IERC), which... -
Government extends SFI’s remit to fund applied research News
12.12.2012 New legislation approved by the Irish Government means Science Foundation Ireland’s (SFI) remit has been extended so the science-funding body can fund applied research in...Categories: R&D, Research, Science, Life Sciences, Investments, Intellectual Property, Education, Economy -
Surface engineer Dr Denis Dowling scoops NovaUCD innovation award News
06.12.2012 NovaUCD has given its 2012 Innovation Award to Dr Denis Dowling, the director of the Surface Engineering Research Group at University College Dublin (UCD), in recognition of the... -
A helping hand for med tech News
03.12.2012 Tyndall National Institute in Cork is working with clinicians and companies to develop medical devices and technology platforms. We find out more about how expertise at the...