Tagged: Study
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Career memes of the week: project manager News
21.05.2013 Thirty-nine per cent of projects valued in excess of €5.9m fail, and only 2.5pc of 10,500 projects from 200 international companies have been successfully completed, studies... -
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... -
Europe must grow its manufacturing sector to stay competitive - study News
20.05.2013 Europe must increase the size of its manufacturing sector and lead in energy efficiency, technology innovation and addressing the changing consumption patterns of consumers if... -
MRI scans to help researchers study impulsive behaviour in teenagers News
15.05.2013 Teenagers’ moodiness and impulsive behaviours may be all in the head – literally. Researchers at Cambridge University have begun to study whether changes in the brain’s... -
GreenTouch study says comms networks could cut energy consumption by 90pc by 2020 News
13.05.2013 As the GreenTouch consortium today shares findings of new global research, we spoke to its chairman Thierry Van Landegem, and to Thierry Klein, technical chair of GreenTouch,...Categories: Telecommunications, Networks, Mobile, Leadership & Management, Green Tech, Energy, Communications -
Career memes of the week: scientist News
30.04.2013 “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning.” That quote attributed to theoretical physicist Albert Einstein can... -
Brilliant minds: women and girls in mathematics (infographic) News
16.04.2013 Men and women are just wired differently. It’s because of stereotypes. Men are just better at the subject. These are reasons that have been given as to why more men pursue... -
More CO2 emissions mean more turbulent air travel - study News
08.04.2013 If carbon dioxide emissions double by 2050, air travellers are going to experience more turbulence more often and longer journey times, a new study has revealed. -
iPhone owners are still the most satisfied in the US News
22.03.2013 Apple’s iPhone has come out on top for the ninth US Wireless Smartphone Satisfaction Study in a row while satisfaction among smartphone users overall is on the increase. -
PoetryBeo app makes Irish Leaving Cert poetry come alive News
19.03.2013 For Leaving Certificate students, the date of their final exams is looming, but modern-day sixth-years can rest assured that when it comes to the poetry section of Irish paper... -
Researchers envision New York state powered entirely by renewables News
12.03.2013 Imagine a state powered only by renewable energy. It’s possible, according to US researchers who have mapped out an alternative energy future for New York that includes jobs and... -
Prof Emma Teeling says secret of everlasting youth may lie within bats’ DNA (videos) News
12.03.2013 Prof Emma Teeling is a leading international scientist in the fields of mammalian phylogenetics and comparative genomics. At a Women in Science and Technology (WITS) event last... -
Infected pirated software will cost consumers and businesses billions this year - study News
06.03.2013 Consumers will spend 1.5bn hours and US$22bn this year identifying, fixing and recovering from the impact of malware embedded in pirated software, while global enterprises will... -
European business leaders worry most about losing competitive edge - study News
06.03.2013 European business leaders are more concerned about keeping up with the pace of technology-led change than those in Asia and North America, a new study about the impact of... -
Gender discrimination seen as biggest barrier to workplace promotion among women News
04.03.2013 A study conducted by iReach on behalf of Microsoft Ireland examined both women’s and men’s participation and success in the workplace, highlighting the progress being made by...Categories: Careers and Employment -
New Leaving Cert revision tool Clevernotes.ie launches News
06.02.2013 Online learning start-up Apierian has launched a new website called Clevernotes.ie that aims to help students prepare for the Leaving Cert exams via online tools, such as... -
The psychology of an internet troll (infographic) News
01.02.2013 Anonymity and a feeling of escapism are among factors that make internet trolls tick, reveals an infographic that examines the psychology of the people who lurk about online and... -
Automation can cost execs money and customers, study reveals News
31.01.2013 Even though financial services executives recognise the business value automation can add to their organisations, 37pc of them report having lost money and 31pc have lost... -
Dear Santa, almost half of US kids want an iPad for Christmas – Nielsen News
21.11.2012 If kids in the US get their Christmas wishes, Santa’s sleigh could be weighed down with tech gifts this year – predominantly those sporting the Apple brand, according to a... -
Entrepreneurs Speak Out: A Call to Action for G20 Governments Reports
19.12.2011 The Nice Côte d’Azur 2011 Entrepreneurship Barometer.