Tagged: DCU
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Free tech event to get students thinking about start-ups News
02.04.2012 A free technology event called Connector is taking place this Wednesday in Dublin to get third-level students all fired up about opting for the start-up route after they... -
Science, God and Einstein to feature in Nobel Laureate lecture at DCU News
28.03.2012 William Philips who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1997 will deliver two stimulating lectures tomorrow at DCU. The first will focus on ‘Time, Einstein and the Coolest Stuff... -
Tech start-up of the week: Von Bismark News
18.03.2012 Our featured tech start-up this week is Von Bismark, a Dublin-based venture that is aiming to be a game-changer in the online shopping space. Drawing upon the Microsoft Kinect’s... -
DCU invites aspiring entrepreneurs to free start-up event News
13.03.2012 Entrepreneurs and early stage businesses who may be in need of inspiration and practical advice may want to mark 20 March in their calendars: That's the day of this year's Get... -
Dublin to host international Science Hack Day 2012 News
08.02.2012 Dublin is gearing up to be the sixth city in the world to host an international Science Hack Day after London, San Francisco, Mexico City, Cincinnati and Cape Town. Running from...Categories: Science, R&D, Legal Eagle, Internet, Intellectual Property, Green Tech, Green Computing, Green, Games/Entertainment, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Digital Media -
AILO fosters next generation of Irish computational linguists News
01.02.2012 Some 700 Irish students will this week explore the languages of the world as the 2012 edition of the Centre for Next Generation Localisation’s All-Ireland Linguistics Olympiad... -
Preparing students for a career in IT News
01.02.2012 We spoke to Prof Alan Smeaton and Dr Cathal Gurrin from Dublin City University (DCU) about the digital skills gap and how to better prepare young people who wish to take up a... -
Tech start-ups apply for €30,000 accelerator package News
01.11.2011 DCU Ryan Academy Propeller Venture Accelerator, which is also a Techstars Network member, is inviting the most promising tech self-starters with bright ideas to apply for the...Tags: Venture Capital, Funding, DCU Ryan Academy, Mentoring, ITLG, Ireland, Entrepreneurship, Ryanair, DCU, Spin-out, Incubation, -
Minister reveals €3.75m science education package News
11.01.2012 Ireland's Minister for Education and Skills Ruairí Quinn, TD, has launched a €3.75m EU-funded initiative the Government hopes will ‘revolutionise’ the way science is taught in...Categories: Science, Research, R&D, Internet, Graduate, Engineering, CIO, Careers and Employment, Government -
NUI Galway’s ‘Click & Connect’ computer training seeks to close digital divide News
10.01.2012 Anyone who believes they have been ‘digitally excluded’ now have a chance to brush up on their skills, courtesy of a new computer training initiative from NUI Galway, Limerick... -
Six start-ups make DCU Ryan Academy accelerator programme News
20.12.2011 DCU Ryan Academy has picked the six start-ups for its next Propeller accelerator programme. The start-ups are Picturk, Seoige Technology, StyleCloud, SwiftQueue, Slattery... -
MyDoggyHotel.ie takes pet kennel searches online News
19.12.2011 Our Tech Start-Up of the Week is MyDoggyHotel.ie, a new online booking website for pet accommodation in Ireland that's taking the pet industry to a new digital level. -
Nimble Tours creates mobile apps for tourism News
16.12.2011 Dublin-based start-up Nimble Tours is launching its service to build customised interactive mobile apps for tours. The launch is part of the DCU Business School and LINK’s 12... -
MyDoggyHotel.ie lets people book pet accommodation online News
14.12.2011 A new Irish start-up, MyDoggyHotel.ie, is launching today, letting pet owners book pet accommodation from around Ireland online. -
EduBills is on a mission to help schools go cashless News
13.12.2011 Irish start-up EduBills has come up with an inventive way to take cash out of the equation when parents are paying for their children’s schoolbooks, uniforms and supplies. -
Rentview app aims to disrupt rental marketplace News
04.12.2011 Our tech start-up of the week is Rentview, a rent and property management cloud-based platform for estate and letting agencies to manage, build and retain their rental...Categories: Web 2.0, Mobile, Marketing, Investments, Internet, Intellectual Property, Funding, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Design, Consumer Tech, Computers, Apps Zone, Apps -
Irish universities generate more start-ups than US counterparts News
02.12.2011 In terms of outputs from research, Irish universities are generating more start-ups than their US or UK counterparts, the head of Invent DCU Richard Stokes told...Categories: Science, Research, R&D, Investments, Intellectual Property, Funding, Enterprise, Education, Economy -
12 new DCU internet spin-outs to hire 24 people next year News
30.11.2011 Dublin City University is getting in on the Christmas spirit, as starting from today, 1 December, the university will be launching a new inventive internet start-up over 12...Categories: Virtualisation, Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Research, R&D, Jobs, Internet, Intellectual Property, Games/Entertainment, Financial, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise, Engineering, Engineer, Education, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Apps, Application Design and DevelopmentTags: Facebook, Twitter, Social Media, Cloud, Video, Virtualisation, DCU, DCU Ryan Academy, Start-ups, Ireland, Business Plans, Entrepreneurship, Jobs, IT, Economy, SMEs, TV,