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Professor Orla Feely is New VP for Research, Innovation and Impact at UCD

  Professor Orla Feely is New VP for Research, Innovation and Impact at UCD

Prof Orla Feely will take up her new role as vice-president for Research, Innovation and Impact at UCD on 1

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SFI to Offer Female Science Researchers Funding up to €175k

  SFI to Offer Female Science Researchers Funding up to €175k

Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) has opened a call for female scientist applications to the Advance Award programme, which has a

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Venture Fund Opens Dublin Hub for Start-Ups

  Venture Fund Opens Dublin Hub for Start-Ups

Irish venture capital fund Tribal.vc has opened a new co-location hub for high- growth start-ups, on Dublin’s South William Street.

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Electricity Generation Makes Top Ten of Best Inventions’

  Electricity Generation Makes Top Ten of Best Inventions’

In a new survey, published by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), chemical engineers have voted for what they consider

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Ireland’s Largest Beef Cow Fertility Research Under Way

  Ireland’s Largest Beef Cow Fertility Research Under Way

There is clear evidence of a decline in the reproductive efficiency of Irish beef cow herds, according to Teagasc, and it

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Voicekey Gets UK Innovation Agency Backing for M-Commerce Tech

  Voicekey Gets UK Innovation Agency Backing for M-Commerce Tech

Voicekey Limited has recently been awarded the Second Phase of a SBRI mCommerce contract by the UK’s innovation agency, the

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Viridor, Highview Partnership Wins £8 Million Boost for Energy Storage Innovation

  Viridor, Highview Partnership Wins £8 Million Boost for Energy Storage Innovation

A partnership between Somerset waste management firm Viridor and Highview Power Storage has been awarded more than £8 million to

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British Scientists Produce Blight-Immune GM Potatoes

  British Scientists Produce Blight-Immune GM Potatoes

A new strain of genetically modified potato appears immune to the devastating fungus responsible for the great Irish Famine of

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Scientists Make Major Breakthrough in Nuclear Fusion

  Scientists Make Major Breakthrough in Nuclear Fusion

In what could prove to be the first step towards nuclear fusion, the ‘holy grail’ of energy production, a team

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Dell Hosts Networking Event for Irish Entrepreneurs

  Dell Hosts Networking Event for Irish Entrepreneurs

As part of its Dell Centre for Entrepreneurs programme, the tech company has hosted its first networking event for start-up

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HubSpot Announces 17 New Jobs in Dublin Office

  HubSpot Announces 17 New Jobs in Dublin Office

Marketing software company Hubspot is to create 17 new jobs in its ‘DubSpot’ offices in Dublin, for people in sales,

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Five of 50 World’s Most Innovative Companies 2014 Have Irish Presence

  Five of 50 World’s Most Innovative Companies 2014 Have Irish Presence

Five of the 50 companies on Fast Company’s list of The World’s Most Innovative Companies 2014 have an Irish presence,

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WIT to Lead €120,000 Cross-Border Study for Student Sport Science

  WIT to Lead €120,000 Cross-Border Study for Student Sport Science

An €120,000 cross-border research partnership project examining the participation of 11,000 third-level students across Ireland in sport and physical activity

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Pfizer and SFI Announce Public-Private Partnership

  Pfizer and SFI Announce Public-Private Partnership

Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and Pfizer today announce a unique new partnership that aims to promote new biotherapeutic breakthroughs in

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Dyson Invests stg£5m to Develop the Domestic Robots of the Future

  Dyson Invests stg£5m to Develop the Domestic Robots of the Future

Engineering powerhouse Dyson is to invest stg£5m into a joint robotics lab with Imperial College London, leading to a new

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Irish Researchers’ Breakthrough Doubles Battery Life of Phones, Laptops and e-cars

  Irish Researchers’ Breakthrough Doubles Battery Life of Phones, Laptops and e-cars

A new nanotechnology that doubles the life of smartphone, laptop and electric-vehicle batteries even after being charged and discharged more

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Three Researchers in Ireland Win Top-up Funding From EU

  Three Researchers in Ireland Win Top-up Funding From EU

Ireland has performed very well in the latest competition of the European Research Council (ERC) for its top-up funding ‘Proof

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EU Funding Helps Bridge Gap Between ‘Blue Sky’ Research and the Market

  EU Funding Helps Bridge Gap Between ‘Blue Sky’ Research and the Market

‘Blue sky’ basic science is focused on advancing knowledge, but it can sometimes generate unexpected applications. That is why the

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NUI Galway Hosts Ireland’s Largest Student-Run Energy Event

  NUI Galway Hosts Ireland’s Largest Student-Run Energy Event

The 4th Annual Energy Night, Ireland’s largest student-run energy event, will take place at NUI Galway’s New Engineering Building, Thursday

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Ireland has the potential for leading biofuel revolution

  Ireland has the potential for leading biofuel revolution

Work being undertaken at NUI Galway has great potential for clean-energy production, a leading expert in bioenergy and biorefining has

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