Tagged: STEM & News
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Science in the City festival kicks off today in Dublin News
06.07.2012 A fusion of 60 events will be taking place in Dublin City over the next 10 days for adults and kids alike to learn all about science through creative mediums such as film,...Categories: Science, Research, R&D, Life Sciences, Intellectual Property, Graduate, Government, Engineering, Energy, Education, Economy -
Nominations open for Innovation Founders Award in Northern Ireland News
04.07.2012 Nominations are now open for entrepreneurs to enter the Innovation Founders Award as part of Northern Ireland Science Park’s (NISP) Connect £25K Awards. -
Higgs boson particle search explained (video) News
04.07.2012 Particle physicist Daniel Whiteson gives a cartoon video tour from CERN to explain the Higgs boson and how scientists at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland, have... -
Higgs boson find is as significant as DNA discovery, claims physicist News
04.07.2012 Following this morning's news which has captured people's attention across the globe, when physicists at CERN presented evidence of a new subatomic particle they believe could... -
Higgs boson: has the ‘God particle’ been found? Live webcast from CERN News
04.07.2012 Scientists from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva, Switzerland, this morning revealed they may have finally found the... -
Irish students head to Sydney to compete in Microsoft Imagine Cup finals News
03.07.2012 Three students from NUI Maynooth have left Irish shores today to head to Sydney to compete in the global finals of the global technology competition, the Microsoft Imagine Cup,... -
Irish student engineers to compete at Silverstone in Formula Student contest News
03.07.2012 A team of final-year manufacturing and mechanical engineering students from Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) are gearing up to take on the UK’s motorsport circuit... -
The 10 most popular companies among students on LinkedIn (infographic) News
30.06.2012 This weekend marks the final days that students preparing to enter third-level education can submit a ‘change of mind’ form to the Central Applications Office (CAO) in Ireland....Categories: Social Media, Networking, Finding a Job, Education, Careers and Employment, Career Advice -
DSE encourages students to keep STEM courses on their CAO forms News
27.06.2012 As the Central Applications Office (CAO) ‘change of mind’ deadline approaches, Discover Science and Engineering (DSE) is encouraging students who have just completed their... -
NUI Maynooth, DCU and RCSI to pool academic and R&D resources News
26.06.2012 Ireland’s Taoiseach Enda Kenny, TD, and Education Minister Ruairi Quinn, TD, are this afternoon officially launching a new academic collaboration called the 3U Partnership...Tags: Maths, STEM, DCU, Innovation, R&D, NUI Maynooth, Third Level, Technology Transfer, Enda Kenny, Ruairi Quinn, Research -
European Commission hides controversial 'Science: It’s a Girl Thing!’ video News
25.06.2012 Following a severe public backlash, the European Commission has been forced to recall the ‘Science: It’s a Girl Thing!’ promotional video it had released last week as part of... -
Science needs more women says EU, as it launches ‘Science: it's a girl thing’ campaign News
21.06.2012 The European Commission has today launched a new three-year campaign targeted at getting more teenage girls interested in science. European Research, Innovation and Science...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Research, R&D, Life Sciences, Green, Graduate, Government, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Education, Economy, Bio TechTags: Second Level, Jobs, Europe, Innovation, Research, STEM, Science, Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, EU Commission, EU 27, EU -
Young innovators converge in Belfast to show off their STEM projects News
19.06.2012 Students from across Northern Ireland were at the Sentinus Young Innovators Exhibition in Belfast City’s Odyssey Arena today to showcase their projects that they have been... -
Competition for Irish students to head to National Flight Academy in Florida News
19.06.2012 The Galway Education Centre in Ireland has become the first international partner to sign an agreement with the National Flight Academy in Florida to send 12 students to take... -
Cork student wins student engineer of the year award for scrum innovation News
19.06.2012 Martin Evans, a student at Cork Institute of Technology, has won first prize in the Level 8 category of Engineers Ireland’s 2012 Innovative Student Engineer of the Year Awards.... -
Termin8tors victorious in global finals of LEGO robotics league News
11.06.2012 Young Galway robotics team the Termin8tors has returned home victorious from Mannheim, Germany, after gleaning a gold medal in the global finals of the FIRST LEGO League Open...Categories: Software, Science, Intellectual Property, Engineering, Education, Design, Apps, Application Design and Development -
Termin8tors head to Germany for LEGO European finals News
05.06.2012 Termin8tors, a team of nine young brothers and friends from Moycullen Robotics Club in Co Galway, are representing Ireland this week in the 2012 FIRST LEGO League Open European...Categories: Software Development, Science, Intellectual Property, Engineering, Education, Design, Apps Zone, Apps -
Leaving Cert looms, online supports for students and parents News
01.06.2012 The Leaving Cert is starting next Wednesday, so we check out some online resources that might come in handy for parents and students, both study-wise and health-wise. -
Surge in students sitting Leaving Cert higher-level maths News
29.05.2012 Up to 12,900 students are intending to sit the higher-level maths paper in this year's Leaving Cert, a 24pc increase on last year. That's according to data that has been... -
Maths teachers in Ireland to get upskilling via new diploma News
25.05.2012 A new national initiative to upskill secondary school maths teachers in Ireland has been announced today by the Department of Education & Skills. Up to 400 places will be open...