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CoderDojo partnering with UPC to launch D4 CoderDojo
A new CoderDojo was launched at the Star of the Sea Parish Hall in Sandymount, Dublin 4, with children as young as 6 learning how to develop websites, apps, games and much more. One of the star...
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Career stories: Dr Steve Elliman, Orbsen Therapeutics
Describe your typical day Dr Steve Elliman, head of research at Orbsen Therapeutics, says no two days are the same at his Galway start-up. My chief function is to manage 11 research scientists in the...
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Career Stories: Paolo Fiorini, Vice President of Operations at Enbio
Paolo Fiorini is the Vice President of Operations at Enbio. He talks to Smart Futures about his career path so far. What are your main tasks? As the Vice President of Operations in Enbio my duties are...
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Career Stories: Neil Murrey, Aerothermodynamics and Propulsion Design Engineer
Neil Murrey talks to Smart Futures about his job as an Aerothermodynamics & Propulsion Design Engineer at ESA. What is job title? Aerothermodynamics and Propulsion Design Engineer. What are the...
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Career Stories: Aisling Shannon, Structual Engineer, ESA
Aisling Shannon talks to Smart Futures about her career as a Structural Engineer at the European Space Agency. Your job title? Structures Engineer at the European Space Agency (ESA). What are the main...
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Career Stories: Dominic Doyle, Senior Optical Engineer, ESA
Dominic Doyle talks to Smart Futures about his career as the Senior Optical Engineer at the European Space Agency (ESA). (Picture of Dominic Doyle as reflected in the Herschel Telescope during its...
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Career Stories: Ellen Byrne, Festival of Curiosity
Ellen Byrne talks to Smart Futures about her career as the co-founder and creative director of the Festival of Curiosity. What is a creative director? I have the pleasure of being the creative...
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Career Stories: Joseph Roche on a Mission to Mars
Dr Joseph Roche, research projects coordinator at the Science Gallery in Dublin, talks to Smart Futures about him being short-listed for a one-way trip to Mars. Describe your typical day There is no...
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Career Stories: Shane Bergin, Physics Lecturer, TCD
Shane Bergin talks to Smart Futures about his career as a Physics Lecturer in Trinity College Dublin Your job title? Physics Lecturer, School of Physics and CRANN, Trinity College Dublin. What are the...
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Career Stories: Simon Curran, Cost Improvement Project Chemist.
Simon Curran talks to Smart Futures about his career as a Cost Improvement Project Chemist. What are the main tasks, responsibilities and skills required? The designing, developing and improvement of...
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Career Stories: Nicola McManus, Senior Director of Quality Control.
Nicola McManus talks to Smart Futures about her career as a Senior Director of Quality Control. What are the main tasks, responsibilities and skills required? I am responsible for the Chemistry,...
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Career Stories: Dr. Darach Lupton, Senior Botanist, Oman Botanic Gardens
Dr Darach Lupton talks to Smart Futures about his career as the senior botanist at Oman Botanic Gardens. Oman, an Arab country about twice the size of Ireland, lies on the coast of the Arabian...
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SFI welcomes increase in numbers studying Science and Higher Level Maths
Science Foundation Ireland, (SFI) the organisation responsible for the funding of scientific research and the promotion of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) in Ireland, has today...
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Career Stories: James Corcoran, Medical Writer/Pharmacologist, Firecrest
James Corcoran talks to Smart Futures about his career as a medical writer/pharmacologist. Your job title? Medical Writer/Pharmacologist at Firecrest Clinical, Limerick What are the main tasks,...
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STEM film competition
Filmmakers aged 4-25 across UK and Ireland, are being invited to create and submit their short films to the AES Cinemagic Young Filmmaker Competition which honours the best of young filmmaking talent...
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Career Stories: Dr Ida Milne, Medical humanities historian
Dr Ida Milne a social historian who researches the history of disease talks to Smart Futures about her career. Her career has taken a number of paths over the past 30 years and from this experience,...
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Career Stories: Myles Watson, Geologist
Myles Watson talks to Smart Futures about his career as a geologist. What is your job title? I am a junior geologist with Providence Resources. What work does a junior geologist do? Finding oil fields...
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PLC courses offer alternative route to further education
Students that did not get the CAO points required for particular courses following their Leaving Certificate this year, or those looking for other routes to third level, should check out an interesting...
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Career Stories: Siobhán O’Connor, Researcher in health informatics
Siobhán O’Connor talks to Smart Futures about her career as a researcher in health informatics. Your job title? PhD/Doctoral candidate studying in the area of health informatics at the University of...
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Career Stories: Sarah Hudson, lecturer in chemistry
Sarah Hudson talks to Smart Futures about her career as a Lecturer in Chemistry. What are the main tasks, responsibilities and skills required? That is a tough question as every week there are...
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