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UCD Libraries Reopen with COVID-19 Precautionary Measures

Posted in Governance and administration on January 4th, 2021 by steve

“All UCD libraries have reopened from Monday 4th January, with the same COVID-19 precautionary measures in place from the autumn trimester. The opening times have not changed, with James Joyce library opening from 8:30 to 20:00, Monday to Friday. These measures include pre-booking library seats for which have been extended to allow for eight-hour slots …” (more)

[Mahnoor Choudhry, College Tribune, 4 January]

Tags: coronavirus, libraries, UCD

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Funding ‘Blue Skies’ Research in Ireland

Posted in Research on January 4th, 2021 by steve

“Before Christmas, Ireland’s new Department for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science embarked on a consultation about its strategy for 2021-23. Like most other departments, the Department of Theoretical Physics at Maynooth made a collective submission to this consultation and we await further developments …” (more)

[In the Dark, 4 January]

Tags: basic research vs applied research, DFHERIS, research funding, SFI

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