Waterford City has featured prominently in the recently published report ‘Urban Vacancy in Ireland: Assessing Recent Responses and Opportunities’. This is the second and final policy output of the Irish Research Council-funded project Rethinking Urban Vacancy, led by Dr Cian O’Callaghan in partnership with Dublin City Council’s Housing
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
The Irish Research Council (IRC) has said that €8m of funding will be invested in 80 research projects for enterprise and employers as part of its Enterprise Partnership Scheme and Employment-Based Postgraduate Programme. The IRC typically partners with around 70 organisations each year, ranging from multinational corporations to SMEs, public-sector agencies and
Applications for this year’s Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarships are now open. This is a programme funding and supporting postgraduate education in the Ireland. The programme is an established national initiative funded by the Department of Education and Skills, and managed by the Irish Research Council. In 2017 5,000 individual scholarships were awarded for