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Ireland reveals rich scientific history News
07.11.2011 Robert Boyle, Ernest Walton, William Rowan Hamilton, Ellen Hutchins and Cynthia Evelyn Longfield are some of the many scientists who shaped Irish history and marked the path...Tags: Science November, Scientists, Ireland, Chemistry, Medical, Astronomy, Physics, Engineering, Computer science, IT, Mathematics, -
Research centres in Ireland and their people News
21.11.2011 Elena Irina Pascu takes a look at the scientific landscape in Ireland in terms of the various research centres around the country and the people directing them.Categories: Bio Tech, Development, Education, Engineer, Engineering, Leadership & Management, Life Sciences, R&D, Research, Science, Telecommunications -
Science research in Ireland: the present and the future News
11.11.2011 Elena Irina Pascu takes a look at the scientific landscape in Ireland as it corresponds to the various universities across the land, underpinned by significant State investment... -
Surgical technology fellowship goes to Irish doctor News
30.11.2011 Dr Christina Buckley has won the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland’s inaugural fellowship to focus on innovation in surgical technology. Healthcare provider Covidien is...Categories: Science, Research, R&D, Life Sciences, Jobs, Graduate, Government, Financial, Development, Bio Tech -
Irish Cancer Society invests €3.1m in research News
29.11.2011 Cancer research has received a €3.1m boost from the Irish Cancer Society, which has awarded the funds to eight Irish Cancer Society research scholars. -
Who’s who in science and research funding in Ireland News
24.11.2011 Elena Irina Pascu rounds up the various sources of science research funding in Ireland and the key people directing funding policy. -
BioInnovate Ireland recruiting for eight fellows News
24.11.2011 BioInnovate Ireland is now recruiting for its next medical device innovation fellowship programme. This programme is modelled on the prestigious and internationally recognised... -
EU awards CRANN principal investigator €150,000 News
24.11.2011 The European Research Council has awarded a €150,000 ‘proof of concept’ grant to principal investigator at CRANN Prof Jonathan Coleman to help bring his research to market. -
Research project to extend shelf life of produce News
23.11.2011 DIT lecturer Dr PJ Cullen of the School of Food Science and Environmental Health has begun breakthrough research that will extend the shelf life of fruit and vegetables and... -
CRANN wins SFI Research Image of the Year 2011 News
22.11.2011 Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) has named an image taken in CRANN of a porous surface of the polymer polylactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) the Research Image of the Year for 2011. -
CRANN package to introduce nanoscience to Irish classrooms News
22.11.2011 Irish secondary school students will be able to dive into the world of nanoscience courtesy of a new educational package by CRANN titled 'Nano in My Life'. -
Your Dublin Your Voice seeks your voice News
17.11.2011 The Dublin local authorities have harnessed new technologies to create Your Dublin Your Voice as a way in which you can have your voice heard, and it wants to hear from you. -
Citizens can influence digital society development in Dublin News
18.11.2011 Ireland’s commitment to creating an inclusive digital future has come under the spotlight lately with two major international events, the Digital Ireland Forum (September 2011)... -
Nanoscientist named SFI ‘Researcher of the Year 2011’ News
15.11.2011 Prof Jonathan Coleman, a Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)-funded researcher from Trinity College who has achieved international success in the area of nanostructures, was named... -
Science Week 2011 explores the chemistry of life News
14.11.2011 Get ready to experiment with chemistry, as Science Week 2011 is getting into full swing here in Ireland. This year’s theme is ‘The Chemistry of Life’ and there are many...Categories: Science, Research, R&D, Multimedia, Life Sciences, Green, Graduate, Government, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Bio Tech -
Scientists create world’s smallest car via nanotech News
11.11.2011 You’ll never get to sit in this car, and even a hummingbird couldn’t fit in it, but scientists in Switzerland and the Netherlands have been playing with nanotechnology to the...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Green, Enterprise, Engineering, Engineer, Green Tech -
UCC professor patents biodegradable gum formula News
10.11.2011 Food and nutritional science professor Elke Arendt at University College Cork has come up with a formula (now patented) for creating biodegradable chewing gum.Categories: Green Tech, Bio Tech, Funding, Intellectual Property, Investments, Life Sciences, R&D, Research, Science -
Ireland’s Genable Technologies secures €5m in financing News
11.11.2011 Trinity College Dublin-based Genable Technologies has secured €5m in financing to help progress its gene therapy technology to pioneer new therapies for the cure for retinitis...Categories: Science, Research, R&D, Life Sciences, Investments, Funding, Financial, Development, Bio Tech -
Competition gives PhD students 3 minutes to sum up research News
09.11.2011 Twenty-four PhD students will get three minutes and three slides to explain their science, engineering or technology research as part of the Thesis in 3 competition tonight. -
Food breakthrough - Irish scientists help decode ‘pigeon pea’ genome News
08.11.2011 NUI Galway scientists have played a prominent role in helping decode the genome of what is known as ‘pigeon pea’, also known as ‘poor people’s meat’, which due to its high...