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Search By Live95 News Team Limerick s Lero centre is to benefit from a major funding announcement by the government.
Minister Simon Harris has announced an investment of €193 million in five SFI Research Centres for a further six years.
This investment by Science Foundation Ireland will support approximately 1,060 graduate and Post-Doctoral students and Research Fellows employed by the Centres.
Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, which is headquartered at University of Limerick, is to receive more than €37 million of the funding.
Director Brian Fitzgerald says the work they do at LERO has helped to create thousands of jobs in the last five years.
Over €37m to be invested in research centre led by the University of Limerick
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Lero s headquarters is at the University of Limerick; pictured in 2019 are Prof Conor Ryan, post-graduate researcher Yueying Gong and lab director Mark Campbell PICTURE: Diarmuid Greene );
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A TOTAL of €193 million is to be invested in five SFI Research Centres over the next six years, including €37,449,510 for the Lero, SFI Research Centre for Software, led by University of Limerick.
The five research centres will collaborate with industry partners and carry out cutting edge research into smart medical devices, e-health, telecommunications networks, cybersecurity, smart cities, artificial intelligence, ethics and data privacy, as well as applied geosciences, energy security and marine resources.
Are they old enough to do so.
According to a new Irish study, children too young to legally be on social media can completely bypass age verification measures on the likes of Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and WhatsApp simply by lying about their age.
The research, conducted by researchers at Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, also found that there are real dangers to children who are “easily” bypassing the age verification process.
Speaking about the study s finding, lead researcher Dr Liliana Pasquale said:
“This results in children being exposed to privacy and safety threats such as cyberbullying, online grooming, or exposure to content that may be inappropriate for their age.”
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Kids of all ages signing up to Snapchat and TikTok by skipping age verification, Irish study finds
Updated: 27 Jan 2021, 16:48
CHILDREN of all ages are signing up to Snapchat and TikTok by bypassing the sites’ age verification, a new Irish study has found.
The research by the team at Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, shows that social media sites measures to stop young people accessing their content are not working.
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The team said it is too easy for young people to pretend they are older to get an account on a social media site (file image)Credit: Getty Images - Getty