“The Irish Research Council was launched on March 29th by the Minister for Research and Innovation, Seán Sherlock. This is a merger of the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) and the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) …” (more)
[Conor O'Carroll, Irish Times, 26 April]
“Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the newly established Irish Research Council, Tom Boland, Chief Executive of the HEA said ‘both IRCHSS and IRCSET have played a central role in the development of Ireland’s higher education and research system over the last decade …’” (more)
[Higher Education Authority, 30 March]
“Trinity College Dublin Bursar and Director of Strategic Innovation, Associate Professor, has been appointed Chair of the new Irish Research Council, a merger of the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) and the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) …” (more)
[Trinity College Dublin, 30 March]
“The Minister for Research and Innovation, Seán Sherlock, TD, today formally launched the new Irish Research Council – a merger of the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) and the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) …” (more)
[The Labour Party, 29 March]
“The Irish Research Council for Science Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) was established in June 2001. In 2002 the postgraduate research scholarship awards were launched, followed the next year by the postdoctoral fellowship awards …” (more)
[Conor O'Carroll, Irish Times, 24 November]
“Sean Sherlock TD (Minister of State with responsibility for Research and Innovation) has said that plans to merge the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) with the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Science (IRCHSS) into a consolidated single council under the Higher Education Authority will bring positive benefits to the Irish research community …” (more)
[Labour Party, 17 November]
“From a first look at the Public Sector Reform document published today, the following would seem to have an effect on Higher Education, Research and Science sectors …” (more)
[Eoin Lettice, Communicate Science, 17 November]
“At the IRCHSS & IRCSET Postdoctoral Symposium at the Royal College of Physicians in Dublin in July, almost 150 researchers gathered to share ideas and explore new ways of thinking and working. Ireland has already come a long way in third-level education …” (more)
[Silicon Republic, 5 August]
“Enabling innovative thinking is the raw material of prosperity, says Laura O’Brien, who saw for herself the fruit of state investment in the country’s PhD population. The in-depth work that is undertaken by Ireland’s researchers can drive economic and social growth, improving the lives of everyone through their discoveries …” (more)
[Silicon Republic, 7 July]
“It’s not too much of an exaggeration to say that for those considering PhD study in Ireland in social science or in areas such as neuroscience that these will be the only show in town for the next few years …” (more)
[Liam Delaney, Geary Behavioural Economics Blog, 21 December]
“Computing giant IBM is establishing a new Risk Management Analytics research centre in Dublin that will collaborate with UCC, IRCSET, Science Foundation Ireland and the company’s other analytic centres across the globe. In an IDA Ireland-supported investment, IBM plans to utilise the vast expertise of its research labs – harnessing next-generation analytics and intelligent software – to develop enhanced methods and tools that will help companies in industries such as manufacturing, pharmaceutical, health care and government to better manage risk …” (more)
[John Kennedy, Silicon Republic, 16 October]
