Tagged: UCD & News
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Dublin is one of the world’s top hipster cities News
16.05.2012 Dublin tops the charts along with Oslo and Atlanta as one of the world’s top hipster cities based on music choice, overtaking Seattle, New York and London in the listings,...Categories: Social Media, Research, Mobility, Mobile, Media, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media -
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. -
Irish man Martin Curley appointed vice-president of Intel News
18.04.2012 Intel has promoted Irish man Martin Curley, director of Intel Labs Europe and senior principal engineer, as vice-president of Intel Corporation. -
Engineers gear up for some rugby robotics at UCD News
13.04.2012 Rugby-playing robots ... now what's that all about? Well, up to 63 first-year engineering students will be bringing their robotic creations to the table next week for a... -
Students win summer university placements at science bootcamp News
29.03.2012 A team of five secondary school students who developed a project called 'Smart pipe: an automated water circulation anti-freezing system' have won the 2012 BT Young Scientist...Categories: Energy, Education, Engineer, Engineering, Graduate, Green, Green Tech, Internet, Life Sciences, Science, Social Media, Software & Web Development, Software Development -
Ireland’s 64pc surge in applications for third-level tech and science courses News
09.03.2012 Students in Ireland appear to be catching on to the future career opportunities in science and technology. The CAO has released its latest figures, showing a 64pc surge in the... -
Game-based learning catches on in Irish schools News
07.03.2012 MissionV is a game-based learning initiative that has been running in 20 primary schools in 14 counties across Ireland since last September. Already, the digital model appears... -
UCD spins out five new tech start-ups News
21.02.2012 Five new start-ups spun out of research programmes at University College Dublin in 2011 are aiming to take on a combined 50 new hires by the end of 2013. All five ventures are...Tags: UCD, NovaUCD, Ireland, Innovation, Technology Transfer, R&D, Jobs, Spin-out, Smart Economy, Knowledge Economy, Education -
NovaUCD companies expect to create 300 jobs over 2 years News
06.02.2012 NovaUCD believes that 300 highly-skilled jobs will be created through the 37 companies based at its centre over the next two years. -
UCD spin-out Wattics nominated for R&D award News
27.01.2012 Wattics, a University College Dublin spin-out, is tapping into the need for businesses to become more energy efficient in these lean economic times. The start-up, which is...Categories: Sustainability, Science, R&D, Jobs, Investments, Green Tech, Enterprise, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Data Management, Business Software, Business IntelligenceTags: Innovation, Data Analytics, Data Management, NovaUCD, UCD, Energy, Electricity, Ireland, Smart Meters, InterTradeIreland, R&D, Start-ups, Spin-out, -
Career Zoo returns to showcase job opportunities in Ireland News
20.01.2012 Top Irish companies, multinationals and colleges will gather for Career Zoo on 11 and 12 February to showcase jobs and courses to help people boost their careers.Tags: Ericsson, EMC, Salesforce.com, Amazon, Finance, IT, Jobs, Courses, UCD, Trinity College Dublin, DIT, PayPal, Skills February -
Scientists claim to have found origin of racehorse speed gene News
24.01.2012 Scientists from University College Dublin, University of Cambridge and Irish company Equinome say they have traced the origin of the ‘speed gene’ in thoroughbred racehorses back... -
Deals done this past week News
05.12.2011 An overview of the week in deals in the Irish and global technology sector. -
UCD Quinn School of Business awards laptop contract to Typetec News
30.11.2011 Dublin IT firm Typetec has been selected by University College Dublin’s School of Business as the preferred supplier for its mandatory laptop scheme over the next two years. -
DIT latest institution to move students to Google Apps cloud News
29.11.2011 Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) has become the latest education body in Ireland to move all of its email and calendaring for its 22,000 students to Google Apps for Education.Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Education, Data Management, Communications, Apps -
Ireland’s R&I Minister sets record on university rankings News
22.11.2011 Ireland’s Minister for Research and Innovation Séan Sherlock, TD, has reacted strongly to recent rankings of Irish universities from Times Higher Education and QS World... -
Think Outside the Box €30,000 prize fund for students News
21.11.2011 Enterprise Ireland (EI) is on a major drive to spur entrepreneurial students to get moving on creating innovative business proposals. It has just launched its 30th student...Categories: Career Advice, Careers and Employment, Development, Economy, Enterprise, Funding, Government, Jobs, Social Media -
UCD mobile app achieves more than 6,000 downloads (so far) News
18.11.2011 University College Dublin’s (UCD) IT Services group’s recently launched UCD Mobile App has achieved more than 5,000 downloads on Apple iOS devices and 1,000 downloads on Android...Categories: Mobile, Computers, Apps, Mobility, Phones, Software & Web Development, Wireless Communications -
EIB provides €90m for UCD campus development News
18.11.2011 The European Investment Bank has agreed to fund redevelopments at University College Dublin as part of its engagement to support the knowledge economy in Ireland.