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The new CEO has two decades of experience in senior positions, including as the first chief innovation and enterprise officer at Trinity College Dublin. Read more: Research Ireland appoints Cambridge Enterprise exec as CEO
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‘If research fuels innovation, then skills drive the realisation of that innovation,’ Minister James Lawless told the IUA. Read more: Higher-ed minister promises to strengthen Irish research
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SETU is the first Irish technological university to coordinate a Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie cofund programme. Read more: SETU to advance ocular disease research with €3.1m funding
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Semiconductor companies Nvidia and AMD announce plans to export their AI chips to Saudi Arabia as Trump lifts export restrictions to the region. Read more: Saudi AI sector big winner in US visit as Nvidia, AMD to ship chips
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This is shaping up to be the largest round of layoffs since the tech giant fired 10,000 employees at the start of 2023. Read more: More than 6,000 set to lose jobs at Microsoft
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We spoke with McKenzie Specht about soft skills, organisational technologies and how an over dependence on AI can limit employees. Read more: Expert thoughts: How might AI impact workplace critical thinking?
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The retailer had initially said last month that no customer data was taken by hackers. Read more: Customer personal data stolen in M&S cyberattack
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A local government initiative is looking to attract students leaving degree and master courses in Ireland, Northern Ireland and internationally. Read more: Government initiative creates 43 positions for county and city planners
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Eoin Murphy talks science communication, the Mary Mulvihill Award and how we’re all interconnected if you think about it. Read more: ‘I just follow the story’: A tenacious teacher and his passion for science
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The move will enable KatRisk to leverage the skills and expertise of the Dublin-based organisation. Read more: Catastrophic risk modelling firm KatRisk acquires Gamma