Irish researchers make significant motor neurone disease breakthrough
Team at Trinity College believes the discovery could help identify optimal treatments
Medicine hunters scour Ireland for ingredients for drugs
Scientists are researching plants and microbes in soil and water for pharmaceuticals
Science Foundation Ireland making a real difference for society and the economy
SFI has provided €40m in funding to projects tackling challenges in healthcare, climate change and financial services
‘The mindset was that we’re not sunny enough for solar power’
While wind energy has come of age over the past two decades, solar energy has been the Cinderella sector in Ireland, with the second-lowest capacity in the EU
Scientists find link between strokes and winter air pollution in Dublin
Research leads to call for national ban on solid fuel burning
Philip Lane prepares to take responsibility for avoiding ‘Japanification of Europe’
European Central Bank chief economist in waiting will take up role amid unprecedented uncertainty
Ciara Kelly: ‘I remember the first time I told somebody that they were dying. You never forget’
The former GP does not hold back on her Newstalk show, even if it gets her into trouble
Solicitor claims discriminatory remarks made as she is ‘a woman and a black African’
Woman tells High Court she was questioned about qualifications and not allowed represent client at Mental Health tribunal
Crayfish plague: no wonder the Irish species is white-clawed
A deadly American import is threatening the final extinction of the white-clawed crayfish
Four-year scholarship for research into motor neurone disease
Funds come from unspent money raised for care of Andrew Lydon who died of condition
Irish innovators determined not to be kept out of Elon Musk’s loop
Éirloop team set to compete in Hyperloop challenge in California
Coastwatch survey reveals myriad litter and pollution problems
Analysis exposes surge in nitrate seepage due to farming, tyre nuisance and plastic hazards
What can be done about housing crisis? Experts give their views
Suggestions include a site planning tax and ways to tackle the number of vacant houses
Net results: the tale of Ireland’s technology history
Launch of the Irish Tech Archives, a initiative from veteran Irish technology journalist John Sterne
Advancing medical device technology from Galway hub
Cúram’s partnership with universities is key to its innovation
GPO Proclamation hid 11 British army recruitment posters
Trinity College Dublin to display items that were preserved due to heat of GPO fires
Trinity College library to enter technological age
Proposal to declutter Long Room and create ‘Genius Bar’ for aspiring Mark Zuckerbergs
Tableau Software hoping to expand Irish workforce
Firm employs 40 people and is currently advertising for a few additional roles
Google ‘committed’ to transparency on user access to personal data
Tech company evolving its approach to last year’s European Court of Justice ruling
Cost forcing patients to delay GP visits, study finds
Public patients face long delays for consultant visits, Adelaide Hospital Society and TCD find
Cog Notes: The boss of the HEA slugs it out with academics
In his address, Tom Boland of the Higher Education Institute questioned academics on Irish universities’ commitment to Englightenment ideals
Students get academics to write their essays for €50 an hour
Universities increase measures to combat academic fraud as websites offer to do work
Irish universities rank high in research output – EU study
Multirank system indicates Irish universities falling behind in ‘teaching and learning’ skills
State’s language policy is costing its citizens jobs, Senator says
Fidelma Healy-Eames makes claims during university entrance requirements discussion
Cog Notes: UCC second in league of environmentally friendly universities
Criteria include the preservation of lawns and forests, use of energy-efficient appliances, waste recycling, environmental course offerings and number of cars entering the campus daily
Media role as ‘cheerleaders’ under scrutiny in ‘Irish Times’ debate
‘Sometimes if the public demand more Ross O’Carroll Kelly you have to give them more Morgan Kelly’
‘Charlie Hebdo’ cartoons linked Islam to terrorism, academic says
Prof Neville Cox questions the motivations behind the Je Suis Charlie campaign
Bill will enable political ‘cronies’ to spy on universities, claim presidents
Universities write to Minister complaining about initiative to ‘resurrect’ pay controls
Single mother who left school at 15 elected TCD SU president
Trinity College Dublin access student Lynn Ruane lands emotional victory
Irish universities ‘years behind’ US counterparts in alumni relations
Shift from ‘reactive’ to ‘proactive’ giving is needed, conference told
Arts and science students feel ‘less prepared’ for the workplace
Over a quarter of humanities students said they had ‘never’ explored how to apply learning to employment
UCD drops out of world’s top 200 league table
Sharp decline in rankings leads to calls for a reversal of cuts
Science leads the way in inaugural ‘Teaching Hero’ awards
Winners for third-level were teachers who had ‘a key transformative impact’
Can ‘love-in’ between faculties answer life’s big questions?
Philosophers are increasingly drawing on psychology and neuroscience for inspiration
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