Today we are delighted to welcome Prof Phillip Nolan
@PhilipNolan_MU
as he commences his term as the new Director General of SFI.
We look forward to working with him and all our stakeholders to support Irish research over the coming years.
A new Government website has been launched to facilitate offers of assistance from businesses & other organisations that are seeking to provide supplies or services in support of the national response to Covid-19:
@procurement_ie
@EnterInnov
@merrionstreet
An Post today unveiled four €1 stamps titled Irish Scientific Discoveries at the Schrodinger at 75 Conference. The series of stamps highlight recent scientific discoveries made by scientists who work in pioneering research and development in Ireland
Minister
@JohnHalligan
announces SFI investment of €4.4M in 41
#STEM
education and public engagement projects, to improve public understanding of STEM and to support education initiatives for under-represented groups
#BelieveInScience
Today we say a fond farewell to Prof Mark Ferguson as he finishes his term as Director General of SFI, we at SFI thank him for his support, leadership and vision over the past 10 years and wish him the very best for his next chapter.
To celebrate
#ScienceWeek
2019 SFI have partnered with Irish poet and playwright
@SJSwords
to create Everything, a reflection on climate action, science and public perceptions of both, in the spoken word
@ScienceWeek
The 2019 SFI Annual Report, launched by Minister
@SimonHarrisTD
@DeptofFHed
, highlighted Ireland ranking 1st in the world for quality of science in immunology and 2nd in agricultural sciences
#12DaysofIrishScience
"The 41 projects announced today are part of a national drive to find solutions to the challenges we face now, & to help us prepare to live in a changing environment that requires new thinking & innovative approaches" - Minister
@SimonHarrisTD
@DeptofFHed
Minister
@SimonHarrisTD
today announced the
@grain_lab
team as winner of the Plastics Challenge.
The team led by Dr
@JGaughrandcu
& Dr
@BFreelandDCU
were awarded €2.4 m in funding for their proposed solution to two different sustainability challenges.
Minister
@JohnHalligan
TD, today announced a national investment of €3.6 million through SFI’s Discover Programme, to fund projects dedicated to educating and engaging the public in science, technology, engineering and maths
#STEM
Delighted to have
@SimonHarrisTD
launch our annual report - the crucial role excellent research, international collaboration and innovative talent plays in helping us to respond to global challenges including Covid-19 has never been clearer.
The next calls for the National Challenge Fund have launched!
•Healthy Environment for All Challenge
•Energy Innovation Challenge
•OurTech Challenge
•Digital for Resilience Challenge
Full details at
#NationalChallengeFund
#NextGenerationEU
Under the SFI Future Innovator Prize AI for Societal Good Challenge, a special prize was awarded to
#AI_PREMie
led by Prof
@maguirepatr
@ucddublin
, recognising the potential impact of their AI-powered risk stratification platform for Preeclampsia
@fniainle
World-leading expert in gut inflammation, Prof Subrata Ghosh, joins
@UCC
with SFI Research Professorship Programme award.
Prof Ghosh will establish a new laboratory focusing on IBD, Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis at
@Pharmabiotic
#IrishResearch
SoapBox Science 2018, are looking for women in all areas science, from PhD students to Professors, & from entry-level researchers to entrepreneurs, who are passionate about their work! Become a speaker here:
#BelieveInScience
Ministers
@SimonHarrisTD
and
@NormaFoleyTD1
have today announced an investment of €3.7 million in 47 projects aimed at improving public understanding of
#STEM
, and encouraging diversity and inclusion in
#STEM
Read the full press release:
Minister
@SimonHarrisTD
welcomed Government agreement for the publication of the Research & Innovation Bill 2023, which provides for the establishment of a new funding agency Taighde Éireann - Research Ireland
#12DaysofIrishResearch
@IrishResearch
The first two calls for the National Challenge Fund close in just under a month and we are seeking applications from ambitious researchers. What are you waiting for?
#NationalChallengeFund
#NextGenerationEU
Congratulations, Dr.Abigail Ruth Freeman from Science Foundation Ireland for the Women in STEM Award - Science. Your exceptional contributions to the field of science have left an indelible mark on our world. 🧪🔬🚀 Thank you for your dedication to advancing STEM fields. 🌼👩🔬🏆
Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) has today published its 2017 annual report, highlighting the significant impact achieved from the €173 million Government investment through the Foundation across its research programmes
#BelieveInScience
#ForWhatsNext
The 41 projects cover a wide range of areas including early detection of secondary waves of COVID‐19 infection; robot-assisted UV disinfection; investigating psychological and social effects; and saliva sampling
@SimonHarrisTD
@DeptofFHed
@merrionstreet
Minister
@SimonHarrisTD
@DeptofFHed
has today announced 76 grants valued at €53.7 million to support frontiers research through the SFI Frontiers for the future programme. Read more:
This programme is run in collaboration with
@GeolSurvIE
&
@SEAI_ie
The five recipients of the SFI President of Ireland Future Research Leaders Awards were received today by President Michael D. Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin
@PresidentIRL
#BelieveinScience
Minister
@JohnHalligan
@enterinnov
announces investment of €38.6m to support involvement of SFI Research Centres in 7 new joint Centres for Doctoral Training. Awards have been made under a new partnership between SFI &
@EPSRC
(which is part of
@UKRI_News
)
How are you coping in the COVID-19 pandemic?
@insight_centre
@nuigalway
@DCU
are asking everyone in Ireland to take part in an anonymous online survey. This information is important for the government to improve their response. Closes at 6am tomorrow 9 Apr
Are you passionate about playing your part in engaging the public in
#STEM
? Applications are invited for two positions, based in SFI, with the Education and Public Engagement team. For further information see
#JobFairy
Chronic pain treatment wins SFI Future Innovator Prize: Minister
@HHumphreysFG
today announced the first winner of the SFI Future Innovator Prize, Dr Alison Liddy
@alisonliddy
and her
@HydroblocP
project team at
@nuigalway
Congratulations to
@DublinCityUni
's Dr Eilish McLoughlin who was honoured by
@PhysicsNews
with the 2018 Lise Meitner Medal and Prize for “leadership of large-scale national initiatives that widen participation in physics in Ireland.”
Join Ireland’s biggest brainstorm! Keep an eye out for
#CreatingOurFuture
across TV, Radio, Press and Social Media from today, and visit to tell us your idea for what researchers in Ireland should explore to create a better future
@DeptofFHed
Prof Michael Zaworotko provides an example of a CV, along with his take home messages, for applying for
@ERC_Research
funding at the National ERC Support and Information Forum
#HorizonsERCIreland
Science Foundation Ireland Awards 2018 - Call for Nominations Open! Categories incl Researcher of the Year, Research Image of the Year, Early Career Researcher of the Year and Outstanding Contribution to STEM Communication. Nominate here:
#BelieveInScience
Minister
@JohnHalligan
today announced an investment of €13.7 million in funding for 22 early career researchers. The awards will be funded through SFI’s Career Development Award Programme
#BelieveInScience
To celebrate International Women's Day 2020 (Sunday 8th March) we asked some of the recent SFI President of Ireland Future Research Leaders to tell us about their experiences as women working in
#STEM
#IWD2020
#EachforEqual
@PresidentIRL
SFI has launched a new supplemental grant scheme to enable holders of existing SFI grants & their associated Host Institutions to provide opportunities for researchers from Ukraine to collaborate on existing SFI-funded research
Learn more:
Minister
@SimonHarrisTD
has announced a €53.3m investment in 33 research infrastructure projects through the SFI Research Infrastructure programme. The awards will contribute to the advancement of high-quality, high-impact research activities.
Read more:
Dr
@Ciaran_Seoighe
announces that SFI will shortly launch the new SFI Public Service Fellowship, which will embed SFI-funded researchers into government departments, helping to positively influence policy,
#AdaptNow
#BelieveInScience
If just 2% of lab plastics were diverted from landfill, it would offset carbon emissions equivalent to planting 100M acres of rainforest. Watch 'The time to green our labs is now' a film by
@GalwayGreenLabs
, a
@CURAMdevices
@unafitzg
@nuigalway
initiative
The SFI Mentorship Award for 2023 goes to Prof
@amhamon
,
@TCDPharmacy
@tcddublin
Prof Anne Marie Healy is founding member and co-PI in
@SSPCentre
and one of the Co-Directors of the Centre for Doctoral Training in Transformative Pharmaceutical Technologies
@transpharmatech
Government has launched a new COVID-19 Tracker app, to help in the fight against this virus. Research by SFI Research Centre
@LeroNews
found that 82% of people would be willing to install an app, many driven by a desire to help others. Now is your chance!
Calling all PhD researchers: Show us your
#scicomm
talent!
#Researchfest
is back and looking for PhD candidates who can present their research succinctly and in plain English. This year’s winner will present on the main stage at
@InspirefestHQ
on 17 May
Scientific Director of SFI Research Centre
@CURAMdevices
is the first Irish Academic to be elected to the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows
#BelieveInScience
The SFI Researcher of the Year Award recognises the accomplishments of a researcher who has contributed significantly to the Irish research community. This year’s winner is Prof Kingston Mills
@tcdTBSI
@tcddublin
#SFISummit
(1/3)
#ScienceWeek
- a national celebration of science - is taking place from 13 to 20 November, with hundreds of in person and hybrid events taking place nationwide!
This year we are asking people to explore the infinite possibilities of science...
Read more:
The last two calls for the
#NationalChallengeFund
are now open!
Do you have an idea for a solution that will support a sustainable, productive and resilient food system?
The Future Food Systems Challenge is open for applications!
More
#NextGenerationEU
Meet Peigi, she has had some very exciting adventures and has even been to space according to her books! Peigi’s Adventures in Science is an SFI Discover Programme project aimed at preschool children
#BelieveInScience
#SmartFutures
has launched a new website to help people explore exciting careers in STEM, along with a new campaign: If you see these posters around Ireland, tweet
@SmartFuturesIE
a picture with location &
#IGetPaidToDoThis
for a chance to win! Check out
A good year for R&D - The opening of new world-class SFI Research Centres, along with a significant increase in spending on research and development point to a positive future for R&D in Ireland
#BelieveInScience