Tagged: Science Foundation Ireland
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Irish IP conference tackles piracy News
18.02.2009 The importance of Irish legislation in preventing piracy and curbing the growing counterfeit market worldwide was addressed by Dr Jimmy Devin, TD, Minister for Science,...Categories: R&D -
Online strategy to connect businesses with quality college research News
23.01.2009 An enterprising entrepreneur has figured out the right strategy to get businesses that want innovative and educational campuses with research skills to foster stronger links,...Categories: R&D -
Massive €60.2m investment in science and tech centres News
17.12.2008 The Irish Government, through Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), has pumped €45.7m into world-class centres for science, engineering and technology (CSETs). The investment will...Categories: R&D -
Dublin wins European City of Science bid News
24.11.2008 Dublin has emerged victorious against other European cities for the coveted title of European City of Science.Categories: R&D -
Science and technology spending by Govt to increase 3pc in 2009 News
14.10.2008 The Irish State’s investment in science, technology and innovation will be €335m in 2009, up 3pc on 2008 and nine times the expenditure on the field in 2000.Categories: R&DTags: Science Foundation Ireland, -
Government must stick to science investments News
24.07.2008 Any deviation from spending commitments under the National Development Plan (NDP), would send the wrong signal to the global science and business community, not to mention...Categories: R&D -
Dublin in bid to be ‘European City of Science’ News
22.07.2008 Dublin’s bid to be labelled European City of Science will be outlined by the director general of Science Foundation Ireland, Professor Frank Gannon, at the prestigious...Categories: R&DTags: Science Foundation Ireland, Dublin, -
€10.8m to fund early careers of tomorrow’s scientists News
17.07.2008 A €10.8m scheme has been launched to fund the early career formation of new doctoral and master’s researchers in the fields of science, technology and engineering.Categories: R&D -
€90m investment in energy technology R&D News
06.03.2008 The Government has allocated €90m to target world-class research capacity in Ireland in the area of sustainable energy and energy technologies up until 2013.Categories: R&D -
Industry collaboration for ICT and biotech sector News
29.01.2008 Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) has launched Strategic Research Clusters (SRC) 2008, a new programme aimed at linking scientists and engineers in key areas of research with...Categories: R&DTags: Science Foundation Ireland, -
Government invests €31.2m in science research tools News
28.01.2008 More good news for the science and technology research community in Ireland as the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) today said it will be investing €31.2m in third-level...Categories: R&DTags: Science Foundation Ireland, -
Teachers become STARS with third-level research News
25.01.2008 Secondary school teachers will get a chance to bring exciting research projects into their classroom and share them with their students as Science Foundation Ireland begins the...Categories: R&D -
Engineering sectors calls on young women News
25.10.2007 In order to encourage more women to participate in the discipline of engineering, Science Foundation Ireland in association with Dell has launched its 2008 scholarship for Young...Categories: R&D -
Medical tech giant to invest €6m in Galway R&D News
10.10.2007 Global medical technology company Smith & Nephew is to invest €6m with the support of IDA Ireland in a four-year collaborative programme for the development of new... -
Ireland needs to break into Premier League of science News
06.09.2007 Ireland is unlikely to reach the 3pc of GDP to be invested annually in R&D by 2010 as agreed by EU Ministers in Barcelona and is more likely to reach 2.4pc by 2013, the director...Categories: R&D -
Students urged to choose sciences for CAO News
26.06.2007 Ahead of the Central Applications Office (CAO) change-of-mind deadline of 1 July, secondary school leavers are being asked to consider applying for third-level courses in...Categories: R&D -
€1m research award for young scientists News
22.06.2007 Up to 10 awards will be granted to PhD students from anywhere in the world through the President of Ireland Young Researcher Award (PIYRA) to carry out their research work here...Categories: R&D -
SFI invests €15.8m in Cork computing institute News
05.06.2007 Science Foundation Ireland has committed an additional funding of €15.8m to develop Cork’s Tyndall Institute into a world-class computing research facility. -
Quality of life key to attracting R&D researchers News
23.03.2007 The link between quality of life and research and development (R&D) recruitment, the need to create “learning regions” throughout Ireland, creating a vibrant pool of PhD... -
SFI creates 150 new research posts News
22.03.2007 Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) is to invest €18m a year in a new programme that will create 150 extra research posts in Irish Higher Education Institutes (HEIs).Categories: R&D