Salesforce software provider Gearset to open office in Belfast
UK-based software development company currently employs 137 people
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
Scientific advisers strive to be ‘honest brokers’ in times of crisis
Experts have tough job communicating evidence around policy issues such as Covid-19
Trust no one: The cynical logic of social media
Mimicking online ethos is self-defeating for mainstream media, says ‘trust expert’ José Van Dijck
Social media the ‘big game changer’ for trust in experts
Astrophysicist and philosopher run the rule over what precisely makes experts reliable
Apollo 11 – the Irish research connection
Cosmic ray work made DIAS and Ireland famous in the space science communities of ESA and Nasa
Apollo 11 anniversary to be marked with events around the country
DIAS, Festival of Curiosity and Birr Castle to celebrate moon landing with series of events
Young Scientist fallout: why online debate got wrong end of stick
Much of the social media criticism of this year’s winner was laced with uninformed commentary
Space . . . a new frontier is announced
Irish scientists contribute to research on event that ‘opened new window to the Universe’
Irish-based researchers lament failed satellite mission
Space agency lost contact with Astro-H spacecraft after its solar panels broke
Unthinkable: How can scientists disagree on basic ‘facts’?
An astrophysicist and a philosopher have teamed up to examine how experts disagree
Fact or fiction: Irish firm invents everlasting battery
Is Steorn’s Orbo technology a non-polluting, supercheap source of power – or a delusion ?
Former winners reflect on the Young Scientist Exhibition
‘I accidentally noticed that copper sulphate solution dropped on salt, instead of being blue, which it normally is, was green’
The Border: smart or dumb?
More co-operation, resource-sharing and travel between North and South would be smart. Talking about abolishing the Border altogether is dumb
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