“After a few very busy weeks, and little or no blogging, I had an opportunity to catch up on some recent articles related to SFI in the news over the weekend. So, without further ado, and in no particular order, here are a few of the stories that caught my attention …” (more)
[Steve Flinter, 20 February]
“The SFI Research Centres Programme will consolidate the existing Centres for Science, Engineering and Technology (CSET) Programme and Strategic Research Cluster (SRC) Programme into a ‘single-entry’ competition …” (more)
[Sally Anne Hinfey, Ireland IP & Technology Law Blog, 14 February]
“EU Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, Ms Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, has today (February 9th 2012) highlighted the role of science and scientific research in Ireland’s economic recovery. Commissioner Quinn was speaking in Dublin where she was attending a Science Foundation Ireland Board meeting …” (more)
[Science Foundation Ireland, 9 February]
“Scientists at Trinity College Dublin are helping to develop a television screen that can be rolled up and put in your back pocket. They are also helping a brewing company build a better beer bottle …” (more)
[Dick Ahlstrom, Irish Times, 9 February]
“Minister for Research and Innovation, Seán Sherlock TD, today (Monday, January 30th) announced Irish Government funding through Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) of €16m for Lero, the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre based at the University of Limerick (UL) …” (more)
[Alpha Galileo, 30 January]
“The new director general of Science Foundation Ireland wants to see creative partnerships, more impact for Irish research and changed mindsets as he begins his five year term of office. He hopes to witness the opening of Irish high-tech companies but also wants to boost Irish research higher up the international league tables …” (more)
[Dick Ahlstrom, Irish Times, 27 January]
“Sean Sherlock TD, Minister for Research and Innovation, has announced that the Government has approved the drafting of a bill to extend the remit of Science Foundation Ireland to include funding of applied research in order to support the development of research findings into commercial opportunities …” (more)
[Cork Politics, 25 January]
“Sir, – The welcome Irish Times Editorial ‘Celebrating science’ (January 13th) wonders why science is more or less absent from Irish culture after we have spent more than a billion euro bringing Irish research to the fore internationally …” (more)
[David McConnell, Irish Times, 17 January]
“Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) has chosen a University of Manchester research academic to become its next director general. Prof Mark Ferguson begins his five-year tenure on January 16th next. A native of Northern Ireland and a graduate of Queen’s University Belfast …” (more)
[Dick Ahlstrom, Irish Times, 10 January]
“The Minister for Research and Innovation, Seán Sherlock, has welcomed the announcement of the appointment of Professor Mark Ferguson, a renowned scientist and innovator, as Director General of Science Foundation Ireland …” (more)
[Cork Politics, 9 January]
“Professor Mark Ferguson has been appointed director general of the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI). Ferguson will take up the position on 16 January 2012. The appointment is for a five-year term and follows an international recruitment process …” (more)
[Grainne Rothery, Business and Leadership, 9 January]
“Science Foundation Ireland plans to revamp its funding programmes during 2012 including the reduction in the number of research centres it supports and altering the programmes that back academic research …” (more)
[Dick Ahlstrom, Irish Times, 21 December]
“The State’s body which funds scientific research here has said it is confident that resourcing for next year will enable it to continue support 3,000 researchers and 28 large research centres …” (more)
[RTÉ News, 20 December]
“Ireland’s science budget for 2012 has largely been protected from the €1.4 billion in cuts to hospitals, schools, and other public expenditures announced last week …” (more)
[Seán Duke, ScienceInsider, 13 December]
“University of Limerick’s new innovation centre, the Tierney Building, has opened today. As well as housing emerging university spin-outs, it will also host Lero – the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre. Ireland’s Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan TD officially opened the Tierney Building today …” (more)
[Carmel Doyle, Silicon Republic, 21 November]
“In the highest capital budget in Irish State history, the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation will be allocated €514m to generate jobs. The investment includes new cloud technology centres, support for venture capital and the protection of both IDA and Enterprise Ireland’s budgets …” (more)
[John Kennedy, Silicon Republic, 10 November]
“Intel will present an award to CRANN, the SFI-funded nanoscience institute in Trinity College, for the role its researchers have played in helping the company develop advanced technologies. The award officially recognises CRANN’s decade of collaboration with Intel …” (more)
[Laura O'Brien, Silicon Republic, 11 October]
“I take issue with Mojgan Naghavi’s and Derek Walsh’s critique of Science Foundation Ireland (SFI; Nature 476, 399; 2011). Ireland has moved steadily up the country rankings of research performance and is now in the top 20, according to Thomson Reuters Essential Science Indicators …” (more)
[Graham Love, Nature, 28 September]
“Mr John Travers, who has been acting-Director General of Science Foundation Ireland SFI for the past ten months, will, be stepping down as Director General in mid-October on completion of his term of office …” (more)
[SFI, 28 September]
“A chara,– Although Science Foundation Ireland deserves much credit for bringing our third level research capabilities into the 21st century, this progress is in critical danger of being lost due to disjointed public policy concerning scientific research staff …” (more)
[Nick Hilliard, Irish Times, 21 September]
