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Maynooth Scientist leads €6.3M SFI/ Industry Project in Drone Operations Research

JohnMarch 27, 2018

Futurists predict that drone technology will soon significantly transform our daily lives, changing how we deliver and collect goods, giving us new ways to moni...

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Launch of New Industry-Led Masters in Leadership, Innovation & Technology

Simon CockingMarch 22, 2018

Technology Ireland ICT Skillnet and DIT collaborate to develop a new Masters programme, in response to the industry need for upskilling technologists into manag...

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100,000 children to take part in Tech Week

Ronan LeonardMarch 21, 2018

The Minister of State for Training, Skills and Innovation, John Halligan TD, has launched Tech Week 2018. Ireland’s national festival of technology aimed aims at sparking an interest in technology and related study and careers among students, parents...

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NUI Galway Host ‘Science on Screen’ 2018 Information Day

JohnMarch 5, 2018

CÚRAM, the SFI Centre for Research in Medical Devices at NUI Galway and Galway Film Centre are offering funding to filmmakers interested in producing a document...

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Lero researchers at NUI Galway and Valeo Announce Partnership on Driverless Cars

JohnFebruary 28, 2018

Researchers from the Lero SFI Research Centre at NUI Galway have signed an autonomous vehicles R&D partnership with Valeo, the major automotive supplier hea...

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Just 12% of Engineering Professionals are Women as Gender Gap Persists

JohnFebruary 27, 2018

Just 16% of engineering graduates are women, with the overall ratio currently just one woman to eight men in the engineering profession, a new Engineers Ireland report has revealed. Launched to mark Engineers Week 2018 which runs until March 2, En...

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