Minister Harris announces â¬193 million investment in five world- leading SFI Research Centres
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD today announced an investment of â¬193 million in five Science Foundation Ireland Research Centres for six years.
The five centres will carry out 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.
Speaking today, Minister Harris said: I am delighted to announce this significant government investment in five SFI Research Centres, which reflects Irelandâs position as a world leader in research and innovation.
Limerick Institute of Technology’s Vice President for Academic Affairs and Registrar, Marian Duggan, has reminded students who deferred their place in Higher Education last autumn, that they must now reapply through the CAO process to secure their place in their chosen course and college for 2021.
As the February 1, 2021 CAO deadline approaches, Ms Duggan has been advising leaving cert students and those wishing to attend third level education next semester on how best to approach the CAO application process. This includes students who are new to the process, those applying as mature students and students who deferred their place in third level education last September.
Joe Duffy inspires local photographer James to shoot a wedding for a fiver
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COVID has turned numerous previously successful careers to dust.
And while we will rise again, one of many to suffer have been photographers. Gatherings of any size have been shot down by coronavirus. One young man starting out on his photography and videography career is hoping for more exposure.
James Treacy is offering his services to one lucky couple for the princely sum of €5.
“It was inspired by Joe Duffy and his Fiver Friday,” said James, who has taken the idea and ran with it.
A SENIOR academic at Limerick Institute of Technology is reminding students who deferred their place in Higher Education last autumn, that they must now reapply.
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IMAGE: Children of all ages can bypass age verification measures to sign-up to the world s most popular social media apps by simply lying about their age, a study led by Dr. view more
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Children of all ages can completely bypass age verification measures to sign-up to the world s most popular social media apps including Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, WhatsApp, Messenger, Skype and Discord by simply lying about their age, researchers at Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software have discovered.
And even potential age verification solutions identified by the research team can be easily sidestepped by children, according to the team s most recent study: Digital Age of Consent and Age Verification: Can They Protect Children?