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ViewPhD students express ‘deep concern’ over low stipends

Cost of living crisis and inflation have exacerbated impact of stagnating funding, unions say

ViewIreland news roundup: 23 August to 5 September

This week: emerging health challenges, more accessible campuses and support for early career researchers

ViewIreland news roundup: 12-25 July

This week: future research, medical study places and scientific advice to government

ViewRecord spending on R&D in Irish research organisations

Universities and other research organisations spent €672 million on research in 2021

ViewNetwork seeks to give voice to early career researchers

Royal Irish Academy recruiting for first members for Young Academy of Ireland network

ViewIreland news roundup: 28 June to 11 July

This week: a cancer partnership, support for student refugees and digitisation of Charles Cameron’s papers

ViewTaoiseach teams up with industry in PhD push

‘Innovate for Ireland’ programme seeks to arrest brain drain of researchers with industry-backed scholarships

ViewIrish universities hit by delay to Leaving Certificates

Affected students “at a clear disadvantage” due to delay, university group says

View€40m to reform Ireland’s technological universities

Move aimed at supporting reforms to attract more “under-represented” groups into science and engineering

ViewIrish funders commit to changing research assessment

Science Foundation Ireland leads move towards qualitative indicators, but academic culture proves hard to change

ViewIreland news roundup: 14-27 June

This week: support for Ukrainians, partnerships for cancer research and funds for Franco-Irish collaboration

ViewPublic understanding of Stem receives funding boost

SFI issues bonanza of grants to improve societal engagement and education in the hard sciences

ViewIrish universities get €12m for autism and intellectual disabilities

Universities to receive €3 million per year for support measures aimed at opening higher education

ViewIreland news round-up: 24 May to 13 June

This week: Trinity climbs rankings, a teaching forum, and a survey of HIV stigma

ViewMillions allocated to health and climate research

Windfall SFI funding set to boost high-risk, highly innovative projects with diverse goals

ViewIreland news roundup: 10-23 May

This week: support for Ukrainian researchers, funding for decarbonisation and help for victims of harassment

ViewIreland’s main funders to merge

The move, announced as part of a wider shake-up, would create an interdisciplinary agency

ViewIrish universities get ‘long awaited’ spending increase

Government releases extra funds to widen access to higher education

ViewSouth East Technological University opens in Ireland

Higher education institution created from Waterford-Carlow merger will be fifth such university in the country

ViewIreland news roundup: 26 April to 9 May

This week: suport for witnesses, a chair for Tyndall and scholarships for international students

ViewCompetition to push global development goals

Science Foundation Ireland offers €2.47 million for projects solving climate, health and poverty challenges

ViewEPA seeks solutions to Ireland’s environmental problems

Environmental Protection Agency earmarks €11.7 million to improve climate, farming and other policies

ViewIreland news roundup: 12-25 April

This week: student dropout rates fall, help for Ukrainian students and Galway’s pandemic data tool

ViewAtlantic Technological University opens in western Ireland

Newly minted institution hoped to attract SME collaborators and rural students

ViewFewer, but few enough?

Further reductions in Irish animal testing cannot come soon enough, say activists

ViewIreland news roundup: 29 March to 11 April

This week: collaboration with industry, an open research consultation and gender equality posts

ViewIreland news roundup: 15-28 March

This week: scholarships for Ukrainians, funds for Traveller students, and a Dublin-based allergy centre

ViewIrish network formed to tackle precarious employment

New group aims to end instability and “rootless existence” caused by short-term contracts

ViewInstitutions told to work harder on gender equality

“Much more to be done,” minister warns as landmark review is launched

ViewIreland news roundup: 1-14 March

This week: pandemic impacts, a presidential appointment and funding for precision medicine