A major University College Cork (UCC) study to improve support for breastfeeding as a public health issue has been awarded €2.5 million funding from the Health Research Board (HRB). The first-of-its-kind study will investigate and influence a cultural shift towards valuing breastfeeding as one of the most effective ways to ensure child and maternal health. […]
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD and Minister of State for Skills and Further Education Niall Collins have announced €17 million in capital funding to respond to the growing demand for apprenticeships in the higher education sector. The funding will be dispersed across four Technological Universities and one […]
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney TD, and Enterprise Ireland launched KT Boost, a new four-year, €33.4 million knowledge transfer funding programme for Irish universities and technological universities (TUs). Its objective is to support an increase in research commercialisation outcomes from within this sector – both regionally and
Ireland’s complicated and contradictory relationship with imperialism is examined in a major new publication by Prof Jane Ohlmeyer. ‘Making Empire’, published by Oxford University Press, was launched by Minister Simon Harris in Trinity’s Old Library. Covering two hundred years, between the mid-16th century and the mid-18th century, ‘Making Empire:
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has announced €40 million in capital funding for college campuses across the country. The funding will be provided through the Devolved Grant system and will allow universities make a number of important changes across their campuses. The grant can cover measures to […]
National health care priorities, such as a community-based falls management exercise programme, improved care for chronic diseases and a new referral process for patients with suspected dementia from general practice to specialist care, have been awarded funding from the Health Research Board’s Applied Partnership Awards. Three researchers at UCC’s College of Medicine and
Cavan County Council and Monaghan County Council are once again joining forces during Science Week from 11th-19th November 2023 to host a wide range of exciting and educational events for the 8th Cavan Monaghan Science Festival. The objectives of the festival are to increase the awareness and visibility of science in our society, promote the […]
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD was at Dublin Port’s Substation to mark the Dublin Construction Skills and Retrofitting Programme crossing 1,000 graduates. The Port-based three-week course, which is ran by St Andrew’s Resource Centre in partnership with Inner City Renewal Group, is focused on helping unemployed
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, visited Castleblayney, Co Monaghan, to officially open the new Castleblayney Library project which was funded through the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF). This is a transformative project for the town that has restored the derelict Hope Castle Gate Lodge to provide a state-of-the-art
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has announced significant progress towards the expansion of the South East Technological University campus in Wexford. Minister Harris has confirmed that the Local Authority is now obligated to acquire the property and that the owner is obliged to surrender same. Wexford County Council
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD and Minister for Skills and Further Education Niall Collins TD welcomed the publication of the 2023 National Skills Bulletin. This is the nineteenth in an annual series of reports, launched on behalf of National Skills Council by the SOLAS Skills and Labour […]
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced funding of €1.3 million for the provision of new computers, laptops, iPads and other information and communication technology in public libraries across the country. The investment, under the Libraries Capital Programme, will assist our libraries in becoming more digitally inclusive.
A first ever study of wartime deepfakes reveals their impact on news media and outlines implications for social media companies, media organisations and governments. Deepfakes are artificially manipulated audio-visual material. Most deepfake videos involve the production of a fake ‘face’ constructed by Artificial Intelligence, that is merged with an authentic video, in
The National Fire Safety Week campaign launched in Antrim, asking people to check in on vulnerable neighbours, while continuing to remind people of the need to take fire safety precautions in their own homes. Alongside the campaign launch, the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management has also announced an additional €100,000 this year for […]
Fingal County Council, in conjunction with Dublin City University (DCU), Dublin Regional Skills Forum (DRSF), the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFERIS) proudly hosted the inaugural “Xplore Your Future TY Skills Expo” across three levels at The Helix. The ground-breaking initiative, organised as part of the Fingal Skills
In response to the growing demand for Ukrainian literature among Ukrainian people staying in Ireland, the Ukrainian Embassy in collaboration with Ambassador Larysa Garasko has gifted Limerick City Library a curated selection of Ukrainian books spanning various genres to form a bookshelf. This generous donation has allowed the creation of a Ukrainian Bookshelf in our […]
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD announced funding of €5.4 million in further education capital grants for Education and Training Boards (ETBs). The new funding is in addition to €8 million issued in April under the Devolved Capital Grant to the 16 ETBs to invest in small-scale FET […]
An Irish company which produces multilingual video messaging, Translate Ireland, is set to transfer its operations to DCU Language Services, the long-established translation agency owned by Dublin City University. Founded in 2020 Translate Ireland, which has won national awards for its innovative communication techniques, produces multilingual video messaging for those in
Researchers are calling for increased attention to the design of Irish schoolyards and provision of diverse spaces for play in primary schools, to address issues of exclusion, bullying and racism in schoolyards. A study led by University College Cork (UCC) researchers has found that the limited attention given to children’s right to play in school policies […]
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has announced funding for two projects at locations run by Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board. The Petersburg Outdoor Education and Training Centre in Clonbur and GRETB Training Centre in Mervue Business and Technology Park, Galway City will benefit from part […]