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Newsletter // April 2016

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#ScienceRising Shines Spotlight On Tech for the Month of April

Science Foundation Ireland through #ScienceRising highlighted areas of scientific and innovative excellence and achievement in the exciting world of Technology this month. 

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Science Foundation Ireland and Pfizer Announce Exciting New R&D Programme for Ireland

Science Foundation Ireland and Pfizer announce the recipients of the 2016 SFI-Pfizer Biotherapeutics Innovation Award programme.

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Amber Launches World-Leading Electron Microscope That Sees Single Atoms

AMBER, the Science Foundation Ireland funded materials science centre based at the CRANN Institute, Trinity College, launched Ireland’s most powerful microscope the NION UltraSTEM 200.

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Radio Rising: Connect Centre Mark Centenary of World’s First Radio Broadcast

The Connect Centre for Future Networks and Communications at Trinity College Dublin mark the 100th anniversary of what is widely regarded as the world’s first dispersive radio broadcast.

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Teagasc Supporting Smart Futures and SciFest

Teagasc is partnering with Smart Futures and SciFest to promote careers in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). SciFest is a series of one-day science fairs for second-level students hosted locally in schools and in third level colleges.

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Big Week on the Farm on RTÉ One

Science and technology are increasingly part of modern farming and food production. Big Week on the Farm is co-funded with RTÉ by Science Foundation Ireland. 

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Boyle Higgins Gold Medal for Professor Kieran Hodnett, University of Limerick

In recognition of his outstanding contribution to chemistry, Professor Kieran Hodnett, Scientific Director of the Science Foundation Ireland funded Synthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre, received the 2016 Institute of Chemistry of Ireland Boyle Higgins Gold Medal.

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Cultivating Great Research Ideas for Future Health

Four Irish researchers have secured €400,000 in Seed funding through the SFI-HRB-Wellcome Trust Biomedical Research Partnership to explore their own novel research ideas.

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Confey College Win National Space Competition

Confey College, Kildare to represent Ireland at the 2016 European CanSat final in Portugal this summer.

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Are Gut Microbes the Missing Piece in Understanding Myelination?

UCC scientists have shown for the first time that gut bacteria have a direct physical effect on the brain.

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Tech Week Back with a Bang!

Tech Week is back!  Ireland’s national festival of technology aimed at students, parents and the public, taking place this year from 24th -30th April.

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