Food Science
With approximately 250,000 jobs linked to the sector and a turnover of €27.5 billion, the food and drink industry in Ireland represents a vibrant and vital element of the Irish…
Science & Technology
Science and technology is an economic growth sector, both in Ireland and abroad. In this section we look at the wide variety of careers and courses available in this sector.
These include include biology and biomedical sciences, chemistry, data science and data analytics, earth sciences such as environmental science, food science, marine biology, mathematics, microbiology, nanoscience and neuroscience.
We Are All Scientists Exhibition
Are you curious about what lives in your belly button? Can you figure out how many pumps it would take to pop a balloon? If asked to make a duck…
MIC & Clare Education Centre to Enhance STEAM Learning in Schools
The Department of STEM Education at Mary Immaculate College (MIC), in partnership with Clare Education Centre, has been awarded a €360,000 grant from Erasmus+ to fund research in STEAM Education.…
IMS September Meeting 2019 at NUIG
The 32nd annual meeting of the Irish Mathematical Society will this year take place in NUI Galway. The 2-day programme will consist of a number of invited talks by speakers…
TU Dublin Hosts Irish Machine Vision and Image Processing Conference 2019
TU Dublin will host the 21st Irish Machine Vision and Image Processing Conference (IMVIP 2019) from 28-30 August in Grangegorman. IMVIP 2019 is the annual conference of the Irish Pattern…
15th International Conference of The Mathematics Education for the Future Project
15th International Conference of The Mathematics Education for the Future Project is titled ‘Theory and Practice: An Interface or A Great Divide?’ and will be taking place at the beginning…
Maynooth Conference in the History of Mathematics
There will be a joint Irish History of Mathematics and British Society for the History of Mathematics (BSHM) Conference at Maynooth University on August 1st and 2nd 2019. Location: Maynooth University Dates: 1st…
DCU to Host CETL-MSOR Conference 2019
DCU will be hosting the CETL-MSOR Conference 2019. This popular annual conference for those involved in mathematics, statistics and operations research teaching, learning and support in higher education, is being…
€230m funding Announced for 6 SFI Research Centres
Are you planning a career in research? Yesterday the Government announced an investment of €230 million in six SFI Research Centres as part of Project Ireland 2040.
CONNECT 2019 at Maynooth University
CONNECT is Maynooth University’s industry focused annual networking event. CONNECT 2019 allows organisations discover the high level research undertaken at Maynooth University, with examples of how it’s applied to real…
NUI Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the Sciences
In 2019, one NUI Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the Sciences will be offered to NUI graduates in all branches of the Sciences valued at €80,000 (€40,000 per year for two years).…
Civil Engineering Courses
With huge levels of growth in the Irish construction industry at the moment, driven by both government and EU investment, Civil Engineering is a very attractive career path for the…
Science and Technology
A large factor in the continued growth of the Irish economy has been the major developments in the flourishing science and technology-based industries. Ireland is a key global location for…
Queen’s University Belfast talk on Theology and Neuroscience
Professor Irene Tracey from the University of Oxford, will be speaking on “Theology and Neuroscience” on 24th January at 16:15 in Queen’s University Belfast. This event is organised by Joanne McConnell…
CIT Engineering, Science & Technology Roadshow
Building on the success of last year’s CIT Engineering Roadshow, CIT’s Engineering, Science & Technology Roadshow has traveled to Midleton, Fermoy, and Bantry, and will be exhibiting at the Bishopstown…
NUIG research reveals that animals might be older than we think
NUIG Research: Solving Darwin’s Dilemma: the mystery of when animals first appeared on earth Animals may have existed on earth for hundreds of millions of years before they first appear…
Trinity scientists awarded funding for brain health and dementia research projects
Three leading organisations including the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) based at Trinity College Dublin and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), the Alzheimer’s Association and the Alzheimer’s Society…
UCC scientists discover ancient butterfly wing colours
New research by scientists at University College Cork has revealed the wing colours of some of the oldest ancestors of modern butterflies and moths. The 180 million-year-old fossils, preserved in…
IOP Communicator Award for UCD physics postgraduate student
One of the world’s leading scientific bodies, the Institute of Physics (IOP), has named UCD PhD student Lána Salmon as the winner of its Early Career Physics Communicator Award. The…
UCC Allumna rolls out new technology to protect global bee population
ApisProtect, a Cork-based innovator focused on helping beekeepers prevent losses and increase productivity, will create 25 new jobs and open its first US office after an investment boost of €1.5…
