Ireland becoming a global expert in localisation
25 January 2012: Report outlines importance of localisation to businesses
Start-up companies expected to create hundreds of jobs
21 December 2011: High potential start-ups to generate more than 500 jobs
HAXLR8R offers support to the world’s best start-ups
13 December 2011: Programme provides funding and mentorship for start-up companies
DCU spin-out companies to hire new staff
1 December 2011: University’s start-up firms will take on 24 employees in 2012
Microelectronics industry could create 2,000 jobs
22 November 2011: Report predicts growth in Ireland’s microelectronic sector
Software start-ups get funding up to €50k
17 October 2011: Fund provides the start-up companies with up to €50,000 of investment.
New course prepares science students for work
14 October 2011: PhD programme designed to give science students industry-focused skills.
Government report on gaming industry
11 October 2011: Study outlines global value of gaming industry and its potential for growth in Ireland.
Fulbright funds environmental research in US
10 October 2011: The Fulbright Commission and Environmental Protection Agency have come together to offer the “Fulbright – Environmental Protection Agency Award in Water, Climate Change and Sustainable Environment”.
The “IT’s happening here” campaign promotes IT jobs
27 September 2011: Enterprise Ireland has launched the “IT’s happening here” movement, which highlights the growing strength of the IT sector in Ireland.
Recruiter reports on Ireland’s shortage of IT professionals
27 September 2011: Ireland’s IT sector is short graduates according to a new report from Morgan McKinley
Analytical maths skills in high demand in business
13 September 2011: Companies must realise that analytical maths skills are a “scarce and valuable resource” says business consultancy
Masters in Applied Software Technology at DIT
11 August 2011: Find out about the new fully-funded one-year programme leading to employment with LM Ericsson.
Start-ups look to science graduates
9 August 2011: Read about plans to create 445 jobs in new start-ups across Ireland, many of them for science, technology, engineering and mathematics graduates.
Report finds physics qualification is ‘passport to a top career’
8 August 2011: Read the results of a major new survey of physics graduates in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Thriving sectors need skilled graduates
1 July 2010: Read about what the current and likely future demand in Ireland will be for science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills, from the medical devices industry to the renewable energy sector
Why science and technology graduates are in big demand
1 July 2010: An expert group says more third and fourth level science graduates are essential in Ireland more than ever before, as foreign direct investment shifts towards research, development and innovation. Find out about major projects already in the pipeline
new PhD programme designed to help science students translate their academic expertise into practical employer-focused skills
