Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris and Minister of State for Skills and Further Education Niall Collins have launched the 2023 European Year of Skills in Ireland with the publication of the OECD Ireland Skills Strategy Report. The findings from the OECD include: The share of young adults with a tertiary […]
The Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, Pascal Donohoe, the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, and the Minister of State for Public Procurement, eGovernment, Communications and the Circular Economy, Ossian Smyth, have congratulated the 2023 intake to the Civil Service ICT
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has attended the Access Forum for the fourth National Access Plan 2022-2028. The National Access Plan has dedicated an additional investment of €35 million over 7 years to increase participation in Higher Education among specific students groups – students who are
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has welcomed the publication of two reports which showed record levels of spending on research and development in Ireland over the past three years. The Research and Development Budget 2022 , a report compiled from a comprehensive survey of government departments and agencies
A collaborative project between University of Limerick, An Garda Síochána and Limerick City and Council has the capacity to be a ‘lifesaver’ by harnessing the collective power of students for road safety to be reimagined, an event has heard. With drink driving, drug driving and mobile phone driving continuing to be the primary causes of […]
Minister of State for Skills and Further Education, Niall Collins TD, has announced a €5.87 million investment in a University of Limerick-led and SFI research project investigating low-code/no-code approaches in immersive software engineering – where developers can design applications with no to minimum knowledge in coding – for solutions in data management, privacy and
The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, announced the allocation of €9 million in grant funding for 141 early learning and childcare services under the Building Blocks – Improvement Grant. Grants range from €35,000 to €75,000 across two separate strands: Green Energy and Retrofit. Under the Green Energy Strand, grants
€1 Billion European Social Fund Plus Programme Investment in Employment, Skills and Social Inclusion
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has announced a €1 billion co-funded investment in employment, skills, social inclusion and poverty in Ireland under the European Social Fund Plus Programme. The funding is a joint investment by the Irish Government and the European Union under the European Social Fund Plus. […]
It is that time of year again, the Limerick Lifelong Learning Festival returns for a 13th iteration this Spring with its most comprehensive line-up of events to date. Taking place from Monday 27th March to Sunday 2nd April, this year’s festival theme is ‘Come Learn with Me in 2023’. It features over 160 free events […]
The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD launched the new Primary Curriculum Framework for all primary and special schools. The Primary Curriculum Framework will shape the work of all primary and special schools for the coming years. This is the first curriculum framework for primary education in Ireland. Under the framework, schools will have a […]
A new book from MIC academic Dr Derek Mulcahy tells the story of Limerick’s proud and long-standing culture of civilian marching bands. This tradition began with the temperance movement in the 1830s and went on to play a major role in the social and musical life of the city. Now, ‘By The Left, Quick March […]
The Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan, announced funding of €1.5 million to enable Trinity College Dublin to transform, digitise and safeguard its herbarium. Speaking from Trinity College, Minister Noonan said, “the collections at the herbarium in Trinity College are unique in terms of their rich international and historic scientific
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has announced a State investment of more than €40 million to support the delivery of 405 student accommodation beds in DCU. The funding was agreed at Government, which also noted there is work ongoing with UCD, Trinity and UCC on similar projects, and […]
Students at University College Cork (UCC) are to benefit from the very latest state-of-the-art Electronic Design Automation lab which has been officially opened by Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney TD. Electronic Design Automation helps product companies achieve more complex chips used in consumer electronics such as mobile phones, laptops, game
Minister for Education, Norma Foley, and Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, have launched the STEM Education Implementation Plan to 2026. This is the second implementation plan as part of the STEM Education Policy Statement 2017–2026. The Implementation Plan focusses on the many strengths in STEM education, while also
Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, has won an award for a European prize recognising its commitment to open science principles. The centre launched its Open Science Charter and an Open Source and Open Science Programme Office last October. The Young European Research Universities Open Science Awards were announced on February 14 […]
The Minister for Education Norma Foley and Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion Josepha Madigan announce details of the 2023 Summer Programme. Once again, all schools will have an opportunity to run a programme for those children that need it the most, so that they can be supported, nurtured and encouraged to continue […]
The Dublin City University (DCU) School of Computing, in association with the Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics, has launched a programme in Machine Learning for DCU undergraduate computing students, the first of its kind. The new module, ‘Introduction to Machine Learning (in the real world)’, will engage students in the latest applications of […]
Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Centre for Software, is to invest €2.9 million in a new fellowship training programme to develop world-class software expertise, creating 16 postdoctoral fellowships. The programme will focuse on privacy, trust, inclusion and fairness. Lero director Professor Brian Fitzgerald of University of Limerick is coordinating the
Northeastern University (NU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a formal partnership with University College Dublin (UCD) around a shared focus on key global challenges in healthcare. The Boston-headquartered university is a Top 10 research institution in the US, with leading global experts in health informatics and the deployment of […]