SCIENCE FOUNDATION IRELAND ANNUAL REPORT 2015
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Prof Brian Caulfield, from SFI Research Centre Insight and University
College Dublin (UCD) where he is a connected health researcher, won the
2015 Google Wearables in Healthcare Pilot Challenge.
Science Foundation Ireland announced over €30 million of
research funding for 23 major research projects through the
Science Foundation Ireland Investigators Programme.
San-Franciso based Second Genome Inc., a leader in the development of
novel medicines through innovative microbiome science, entered into
an alliance with APC at UCC to advance the development of therapies
that prevent and treat inflammatory bowel disease.
Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál from Blarney, Co. Cork scoop first prize at the
national final of the 2015 ESERO Ireland – CEIA CanSat competition.
Prof John Doherty, UCD; Prof Martin Steinhoff, UCD;
Mr Damien English T.D., Minister for Skills, Research
and Innovation; Prof Mark Ferguson, Director General
of Science Foundation Ireland and Chief Scientific
Adviser to the Government of Ireland; and Prof Torres
Sweeney, UCD.
Prof Mark Ferguson presented at a meeting with EU Commissioners
Moedas and Hogan in UCD.
Prof Mark Ferguson presented at EVOLVE Biomed in the RDS Dublin.
Galway based computational imaging company Fotonation and
researchers at NUI Galway establish a new collaboration to address
technical challenges associated with the development of improved
imaging quality for smartphone cameras.
Northern Ireland Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen
Farry awards £3.5 million in research funding for seven research
projects involving Queen’s University Belfast. The funding will
support successful Science Foundation Ireland Investigators
Programme projects through the SFI-DEL Investigators Programme
Partnership.
Science Foundation Ireland partner with RDS and DCU on €440,000
STEM continuous professional development initiative aimed at
primary school teachers.
Dr Darrin Morrissey, Director of Programmes Science Foundation
Ireland; Dr Stephen Farry, Employment and Learning Minister;
Professor James McElnay, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and
Postgraduates QUB and Prof John Dalton from one of the funded
projects - Application of New and Emerging Technologies to
Develop Vaccines against Liver Fluke Infection.
Science Foundation Ireland and RTÉ announce a new
partnership to support and develop STEM broadcasting.
Science Foundation Ireland and the Irish Research Council (IRC)
hosted a reception at the Royal Irish Academy to celebrate the
success of Ireland’s researchers in the most recent calls to the highly
prestigious European Research Council (ERC) funding schemes.
549 schools nationwide receive the Discover Primary Science
Award for Maths and Science.
President Higgins hosted Dr Elaine Dunleavy, NUI Galway as the
recipient of the President of Ireland Young Researcher Award at Áras
an Uachtaráin.
Mr Damien English T.D., Minister for Skills, Research
and Innovation and Niamh Lyons, Interim Director,
Communications, Science Foundation Ireland, award a
Discovery Primary Science Award for Maths and Science to
the Ballinlough NS.
Science Foundation Ireland Annual Report published.
An Taoiseach opened the Beaufort Building and SeaFest 2015.
Ann Riordan, Chairman of Science Foundation Ireland, Mr Damien
English T.D., Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation; and Prof
Mark Ferguson, Director General of Science Foundation Ireland
and Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of Ireland.