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Research may shed new light on workings of human consciousness

Call to restore urgently payments to thousands of specialists reduced in wake of financial crash

Among the 53 projects to be receive funding includes work examining if sensation can be added to prosthetic limbs

LaMDA is sentient and self-conscious — in other words, it has the chief characteristics of a human

Fields Medal winners for 2022

New innovation strategy commits to providing more than €1 billion in funding to sector

Colleges fear delay to new academic year and last-minute scramble for accommodation

Funded projects to cover areas such as as crop resilience and DNA

‘Careful reflection’ on new Covid-19 book will help to learn lessons, says Nphet modeller

Repair of old, damaged or disease tissues promises future where people live longer

Cork-based dairy group benefitted from higher dairy prices internationally

Atlantic Technological University incorporates eight campuses across wide area

The breakthrough was led by researchers in Trinity College Dublin

Researchers believe findings could help explain the condition’s diverse symptoms

Top-notch scientific research can translate directly into innovative solutions for some of the most fundamental issues affecting society

Research Lives: Dr Elizabeth Mathews, assistant professor at DCU School of Inclusive and Special Education

One in every 25 people is infected, though the true proportion is probably higher

Research Lives: Prof Subrata Ghosh, deputy director of the APC Microbiome Ireland UCC

Collison brothers indicate ‘massive optimism for technology and science sector’ in State

Super resolution imaging paves way for breakthroughs in treatments for many diseases

Doctors who combine clinical and research work

The biopharma start-up has developed Hydrobloc, a cutting edge treatment for OA

Large assemblies to include Ireland’s opening Six Nations match at the Aviva

Six of eight grants awarded to women, with five grantees previously supported by IRC

Research Lives: Dr Aileen Doran, postdoctoral researcher, Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences

Digital pain management programmes could tackle shortage of pain psychologists

Terrain-AI was granted €5m from Microsoft and SFI to gather insights on land usage

Key skills such as teamwork neglected by Leaving Cert, says employers’ group

Brian Corbett is awarded Katharine Burr Blodgett Prize for work on photonic devices

Show’s inventors created a ‘dinocart’ for six-year-old who had his legs amputated

New research analyses the role of rooftop solar PV technology in generating power

From farming and food talks to TV specials to online live events, the future is here again

A guide to influential representatives from science, academia, business and unions

Ireland’s Covid-19 strategy will now include self-administered tests that give quick results

Tributes paid to comedian for lifelong contribution to raising public awareness of maths

Leading academic is a member of the National Public Health Emergency Team

Caitriona Jackman to lead research on magnetic bubbles surrounding magnetised planets

Minister for Education commends event for enhancing understanding of maths in society

State needs to treble level of public R&D investment to catch up with leaders Denmark

Those who receive the necessary supports can excel, says educator at project launch