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€1m for Research Projects Including Gender Based Abuse, Eating Disorders and Sexual Harassment in School

By Ryan Harmon
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has announced €1m in funding for research projects for researchers and community organisations to collaborate on societal issues. The 77 projects from The Irish Research Council will reach communities across the country and beyond, focusing on diverse societal challenges. Among the
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Bright Futures in Technology Event at BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition

By Ryan Harmon
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has opened the Bright Futures in Technology event at the 2022 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. Bright Futures in Technology, run by Connecting Women in Technology (CWIT), brings together figures from the world of technology to share their experience with second […]
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UCC Researchers Win €4.75m in Highly Competitive European Funding

By Ryan Harmon
University College Cork (UCC) researchers have won highly competitive European Research Council (ERC) funding totalling €4.75m.   UCC researchers secured the most number of awards of any Irish Higher Education Institution in the European Union’s most competitive grant call in 15 years.   Three UCC researchers won the highly prestigious discovery research grants
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Education Indicators for Ireland 2021 Report Published

By Ryan Harmon
The Minister for Education, Norma Foley, and the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, announced the publication of Education Indicators for Ireland 2021 – which presents a comprehensive set of educational indicators for the education system in Ireland. The indicators in this report cover all levels of education starting
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Minister O’Gorman Seeks Submissions on Planned Reform of Youth Services Grant Scheme

By Ryan Harmon
The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman TD, has announced an open call seeking submissions on the planned reform of the Youth Services Grant Scheme (YSGS). The YSGS was established in the 1980s to allocate funding to organisations providing universal services to children and young people. Currently, the YSGS funds 30 […]