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Future Human reveals plans for a full live event experience for virtual attendees anywhere in the world.

TU Dublin is one of eight universities chosen as part of an EU project that could lead to a European-wide model for third-level education.

The finals of the 2020 Spark Ignite Innovation competition to find innovative ideas from HSE staff had to take place virtually this year.

Scientists at Trinity have found a potential link between impaired brain energy metabolism and delirium – a common and disorientating disorder.

EJ is a world leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of access solutions for water, sewer, drainage, telecommunications and utility networks worldwide.

With SFI funding, the National Preclinical Imaging Centre will be established to boost clinical trials and help develop new therapeutics.

An EY report says Ireland is now the 12th most desirable place to invest in renewable energy, jumping six places in the rankings.

Dublin-based pharma research firm APC is partnering with Australian biotech company Vaxine to help develop a Covid-19 vaccine candidate.

Next time you look at the Eiffel Tower, you might pause to consider that important components of this iconic structure were manufactured in Baltinglass, Co Wicklow.

Irish patients with severe Covid-19 infection have been found to have abnormal blood clots in the lungs, prompting calls for further research. 
 

Engineers at GMIT have developed a low-cost emergency ventilator that can be produced quickly to treat Covid-19 patients. 
 

DCU has established a research hub focused entirely on finding solutions to challenges posed by Covid-19. 

Everyday, millions of payment card transactions are conducted safely and securely using technology solutions provided by Bluefin.
 

TU Dublin and Intel Ireland have announced a partnership to develop VR training programmes for the tech giant. The new research project will also see TU Dublin undergraduate students and postgraduate research assistants join Intel as interns.

Despite opposition from local residents, RCSI has been given the green light to expand its presence in Dublin city centre with a €90m development. The building will include research labs, classrooms, catering and recreational facilities.
 

Loci Orthopaedics was founded as a spin-out from NUI Galway in 2017. It was set up by Dr Brendan Boland and Gerry Clarke, who aimed to improve the lives of arthritis patients through the development of orthopaedic technologies.
 

Working in conjunction with NASA’s own Parker Solar Probe, which was launched two years ago, Solar Orbiter will help us better understand why, among other things, solar flares occur.
 

To better understand RNA viruses, Irish researchers have pieced together parts of a massive puzzle. In a paper published to Science Advances, they identified 15,611 new fragments of RNA viruses, including more than 1,000 full-length genomes.
 

The EPA has announced awards totalling €10m to fund vital environmental research, with UCC and NUI Galway receiving the largest sums. Other projects will look at areas such as the effects of the climate crisis on Irish coasts.
 

Eligible companies will be able to secure up to €150,000 in funding as part of the Co-Innovate programme, which encourages business collaboration between Ireland, Northern Ireland and western Scotland.