State’s new research agency chief Diarmuid O’Brien comes with strong track record and deep experience
Appointment of Cambridge-based scientist brings to close turbulent period following dismissal of Prof Philip Nolan
Irish Research Council
Minister declines to clarify status of Philip Nolan as temporary chief appointed to new research agency
Taighde Éireann-Research Ireland amalgamates Science Foundation Ireland and Irish Research Council with annual budget of more than €300m
Government will have to decide if Philip Nolan is still its choice to head new Research Ireland organisation
Science Foundation Ireland to be subsumed into new State agency but unclear if Nolan will be involved
What next in the Philip Nolan saga?
Science Foundation Ireland will in the High Court attempt to justify its decision to dismiss Nolan as director general of the State agency
What next for dismissed SFI chief Prof Philip Nolan?
Science Foundation Ireland director general departs as State research agency is in the throes of a challenging merger
Parents’ anxiety about maths may affect children’s performance, study finds
Pupils who played maths computer game developed by researchers showed significant improvement in their skills
Irish team develops therapy for deadly sepsis crisis
Inthelia Therapeutics, founded by two top Irish scientists, is switching focus to block infection getting a grip on patients in the first place
Ancient food wisdom for modern food security
Could foods grown and eaten in Ireland thousands of years ago improve food security in a time of environmental change?
An eye to scientific research developments in 2024
As we draw to the end of 2023 we ask researchers from various disciplines about what we can expect next year
New research and innovation funding agency announced
Taighde Éireann - Research Ireland follows merger of Science Foundation Ireland and Irish Research Council
Irish geneticists discover how some species may have survived mass extinction
‘Whole genome duplication’ process generates raw material for mutations – and evolution – so species can re-emerge
Brian Mooney: Creation of technological universities brings risks as well as benefits
If newly created institutions shift their focus too much in striving to be academic like the traditional universities then students and vocational education will suffer
PhD researchers pushed further ‘below minimum wage’ by inflation
Call to restore urgently payments to thousands of specialists reduced in wake of financial crash
More than €28 million announced in funding for new research projects
Among the 53 projects to be receive funding includes work examining if sensation can be added to prosthetic limbs
Science foundation and research council to merge in major shake-up
New innovation strategy commits to providing more than €1 billion in funding to sector
Leaving Cert results may be late, with fears of knock-on problems
Colleges fear delay to new academic year and last-minute scramble for accommodation
Irish scientists identify novel approach to preventing epileptic seizures
The breakthrough was led by researchers in Trinity College Dublin
It is not enough to prevent species from going extinct
Life has become like a box of chocolates that lacks sufficient diversity
Judicial misconduct complaints procedure needs to be ‘more transparent’
Authors of ICCL report welcome progress on issues but suggest Act requires further work
‘Supertramps’ provide new insight into big question of evolutionary theory
TCD scientists use genomics to explain decades-old mystery of biogeography
Five simple ways to bring nature, and optimism, into your life
Shifting the focus from what’s wrong with our environment to what’s right with it
Eight researchers receive ERC ‘starting grants’ totalling €12m
Six of eight grants awarded to women, with five grantees previously supported by IRC
Neolithic site could change understanding of what beef meant to ancient Irish
Discovery of at least 58 individual cattle remains near Finglas paints complex picture
Understanding the science of stress and loneliness
Research lives: Dr Ann-Marie Creaven, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Limerick
Ecology provides Christmas cheer and zombie flowers
Wild poinsettias are woody shrubs up to two or three metres tall and live for years
Ecologist Yvonne Buckley named Irish Research Council researcher of the year
Prof Buckley’s work focuses on growth, reproduction and survival of plants and animals
Goodbye conkers? Our personal relationships with nature are endangered
Science fiction writers give us a glimpse into the possible worlds that await us
Government grants awarded to researchers in error due to spreadsheet mistake
Authorities forced to issue additional grants at cost of almost €500,000
Why can’t we live healthier lives to save ourselves and the planet?
The problem is that we live in environments where the easy choices are bad for us
Bee orchids are all dressed up with nowhere to go
One of the most species rich families of plants in the world but many orchids are highly threatened
Beware our mushroom overlords, they are smarter than they look
Ecosystems underfoot are a scientific frontier needing new sensors and methods
Men ‘gripped by loneliness’ during coronavirus pandemic
Isolation takes toll during pandemic, according to report from men’s sheds association
Out of sync: How climate change is messing with nature’s timing
You could set your watch by many biological events, but not anymore
Researchers deploy new tagging devices to endangered basking sharks off west Cork
Project to help understand behaviour and physiology of Ireland’s gentle sea giants
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