State’s new research agency chief Diarmuid O’Brien comes with strong track record and deep experience
Appointment of Cambridge-based scientist brings to close turbulent period following dismissal of Prof Philip Nolan
Irish Research Council
Minister declines to clarify status of Philip Nolan as temporary chief appointed to new research agency
Taighde Éireann-Research Ireland amalgamates Science Foundation Ireland and Irish Research Council with annual budget of more than €300m
Government will have to decide if Philip Nolan is still its choice to head new Research Ireland organisation
Science Foundation Ireland to be subsumed into new State agency but unclear if Nolan will be involved
What next in the Philip Nolan saga?
Science Foundation Ireland will in the High Court attempt to justify its decision to dismiss Nolan as director general of the State agency
What next for dismissed SFI chief Prof Philip Nolan?
Science Foundation Ireland director general departs as State research agency is in the throes of a challenging merger
Parents’ anxiety about maths may affect children’s performance, study finds
Pupils who played maths computer game developed by researchers showed significant improvement in their skills
Irish team develops therapy for deadly sepsis crisis
Inthelia Therapeutics, founded by two top Irish scientists, is switching focus to block infection getting a grip on patients in the first place
Ancient food wisdom for modern food security
Could foods grown and eaten in Ireland thousands of years ago improve food security in a time of environmental change?
An eye to scientific research developments in 2024
As we draw to the end of 2023 we ask researchers from various disciplines about what we can expect next year
New research and innovation funding agency announced
Taighde Éireann - Research Ireland follows merger of Science Foundation Ireland and Irish Research Council
Irish geneticists discover how some species may have survived mass extinction
‘Whole genome duplication’ process generates raw material for mutations – and evolution – so species can re-emerge
Brian Mooney: Creation of technological universities brings risks as well as benefits
If newly created institutions shift their focus too much in striving to be academic like the traditional universities then students and vocational education will suffer
PhD researchers pushed further ‘below minimum wage’ by inflation
Call to restore urgently payments to thousands of specialists reduced in wake of financial crash
More than €28 million announced in funding for new research projects
Among the 53 projects to be receive funding includes work examining if sensation can be added to prosthetic limbs
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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