Tagged: Academia & News
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Delivering the goods for new therapeutics News
10.05.2013 Getting therapeutics to their site of action in the body is a key step in successful treatment. Claire O’Connell talked to Prof Sally-Ann Cryan about her work to deliver the... -
Ireland to grab spotlight at global software research showcase in California News
01.05.2013 Lero, the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre, has been invited to present nine papers at a worldwide forum for professionals involved in all aspects of software... -
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... -
Med tech at the interface of nano and medical implants News
22.10.2012 With a major conference on biointerfaces taking place in Dublin this week, we find out more about how engineering surfaces at the nanoscale can offer a boost to implantable... -
Irish language at risk of digital extinction, research shows News
03.10.2012 A lack of critical mass of digitised Irish-language content is placing the Irish language at risk of digital extinction, new European research suggests. However, the application... -
Biomedical researchers at NUI Galway in Chinese collaboration News
14.08.2012 A new agreement between biomedical researchers at NUI Galway and organisations in China is aiming to encourage and facilitate the exchange of researchers and academic... -
New online system for student grants SUSI goes live News
12.06.2012 Ireland's Department of Education has announced details of a new central online system for student grants called Student Universal Support Ireland, otherwise known as SUSI. The...Categories: Web, Internet, Graduate, Funding, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
University staff overpaid by €8.1m, HEA review finds News
06.06.2012 A report from the Comptroller and Auditor General reveals the results of the Higher Education Authority (HEA)’s review of excess remuneration, and discrepancies in the financial... -
Yahoo! director who led CEO search stepping down News
09.05.2012 The director who led the hiring of Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson, who has apologised to Yahoo! employees for an error in his educational credentials, will not seek re-election on... -
Yahoo! to review 'error' in CEO's background News
04.05.2012 Digital media giant Yahoo confirmed a discrepancy in the academic background of its CEO Scott Thompson and said it will review the matter and report the findings to shareholders. -
12 tech start-ups join UCD’s 2012 entrepreneurship programme News
02.05.2012 Twelve new knowledge-intensive business ventures and 28 researchers are taking part in UCD’s 2012 entrepreneurship programme, the university said this morning. -
Android app for election canvassing wins student contest News
04.04.2012 Brendan Finucane, a final-year student in business information systems at University College Cork (UCC), has taken first prize in a Dragons’ Den-style competition for his app,...Tags: Academia, Innovation, University College Cork, App, Entrepreneurship, Start-ups, UCC, Google Maps, Android, -
Undergraduate Awards seek out the world’s brightest students News
02.04.2012 University students from Ireland, the US, the UK and Canada have until 2 July to get their entries in for this year’s Undergraduate Awards programme, which looks set to be a... -
Intel vice-president rides next wave of innovation News
10.11.2011 Rory McInerney is the Intel vice-president responsible for creating chips that power the world’s data centres, e-commerce sites and social networks.Categories: Web, Social Media, Servers, Research, R&D, Mobility, Leadership & Management, Internet, eCommerce, Development, Data Centre, Computers -
Trinity College suspects inside job behind Conan profile News
16.09.2011 The fake academic profile on a Trinity College Dublin website about a new English lecturer by the name of Conan T. Barbarian was likely not the work of an outside hacker, a... -
NovaUCD programme launches with 13 new ventures News
24.03.2011 Thirteen new high-tech and knowledge-intensive business ventures have joined NovaUCD’s 2011 entrepreneurship programme.Categories: Software Development, Software & Web Development, Software, Research, R&D, Enterprise, Development -
12 graduates to benefit from €500,000 anonymous donation News
21.03.2011 A €500,000 donation from an anonymous private donor will provide an opportunity for 12 graduates to attend UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School. -
Life Science Recruitment launches academicjobs.ie News
11.03.2011 Dublin-based Life Science Recruitment, which is a specialist scientific and healthcare recruitment company, has launched academicjobs.ie, aimed at university graduates. -
Microsoft Research releases SDK for Kinect News
22.02.2011 Microsoft will release a non-commercial software development kit (SDK) for using its Kinect motion controller on PCs. -
US multinational reaffirms research commitment in Ireland News
28.01.2011 US multinational technology corporation Xilinx will be recruiting more PhD-level researchers to support its R&D initiatives in Dublin, the company's senior vice-president and...