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Professor Mark Ferguson, the Director General of Science Foundation Ireland

SFI announces tie-up deal with UK's EPSRC

Ireland's science funding agency has announced a new partnership agreement with the main body responsible for funding engineering and physical sciences in Britain.

Business • 25 Apr 17

Filaments of actin in super resolution (Image: Alex van Vliet)

Irish patients to trial new blood cancer drug

Patients in Ireland suffering from a form of blood cancer are the first anywhere in the world to trial a new drug that it is hoped will become an effective treatment.

News • 27 Feb 17

TE Laboratories Ltd in Carlow received money to investigate soil and groundwater contamination

EU funding expected to support 100 research jobs

One hundred high-value research jobs are expected to be created across research institutions, companies, civil society organisations and public bodies in Ireland as a result of €10m in research funding that has been secured from the European Union by researchers based in Ireland.

News • 23 Feb 17

Medical device research centre opens in Galway

A €68m centre for medical device research has been officially launched at NUI Galway.

News • 26 Sep 16

2.2m people globally need a bone graft each year

Process for 3D bone printing discovered at Trinity

Scientists in Ireland have developed a process to make new bones using 3D bioprinting technology that could lead to new methods to replace the need for bone grafts.

News • 02 Sep 16

Prof Séamus Davis and Dr Craig Barrett are presented with their medal by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and SFI Director General

Scientists jointly awarded St Patrick's Day Medal

The former boss of Intel and a leading physicist from Cork are to share this year's Science Foundation Ireland St Patrick's Day Medal.

Science • 16 Mar 16

The awards were made under the Science Foundation Ireland Discover programme

Science board awards €2.8m for STEM projects

€2.8 million in funding has been allocated to 42 projects aimed at getting the public here engaged in science, technology, engineering and maths, otherwise known as STEM.

Science • 21 Jan 16

Minister English said Ireland needs to aim to spend 2% of GDP on research

Research Minister says science spend has to rise

The Government will have to increase its spending on science and research significantly in the future, the Minister of State with responsibility for the area has conceded.

News • 15 Jan 15

Salaries and work space will be provided by the universities where the researchers will be based

New scheme aims to attract leading researchers

The Government's main science funding agency has announced details of a new plan to attract the world's top research talent to Ireland's seven universities.

News • 11 Jul 14

The Industry Fellowship Programme aims to increase collaboration levels between industry and academia

€1.7m science programme announced

Twenty specialist researchers will have the chance to work directly with industry as part of new partnerships announced by Science Foundation Ireland today.

Ireland • 09 Jun 14

€1.7m Industry Fellowship Programme aims to increase collaboration levels between industry and acadamia

Aim to increase links between industry & academia

20 specialist researchers are to get the opportunity to work directly with industry, and a similar number of companies are to benefit from the expertise of Irish scientists.

Business • 09 Jun 14

Science institute based in Trinity College collaborates with Bell Labs

AMBER in collaboration with Bell Labs

The research arm of French telecoms firm Alcatel Lucent has announced a strategic partnership with the materials science institute headquartered in Dublin's Trinity College.

Business • 06 Jun 14

A total of 36 projects were selected for grants of up to €3.1m

Scientists to get €47m for new research projects

More than 200 scientists in Ireland are to receive almost €50 million in funding for new research projects over the next five years.

News • 30 Apr 14

The Science Foundation Ireland Advance Award programme will give grants of up to €175,000 to successful applicants over two years

Funding to encourage women to enter 'STEM' careers

A new funding programme aimed at encouraging women to return to or remain in careers in science, technology, engineering and maths, has been launched.

News • 19 Feb 14

The centre aims to use Ireland's maritime links to help develop new methods of drawing renewable energy from the sea

€29m investment at Cork marine research centre

A new centre, which will carry out scientific research into the generation of renewable energy at sea, has been launched in Cork.

News • 15 Nov 13

The satellites have to be small enough to fit into a 330ml can

Students challenged to make can-size satellite

A competition for secondary school students around Europe to design a simulation of a real satellite in a soft-drink can has been launched.

News • 02 Oct 13

SFI sets out 'ambitious' eight year plan

Science Foundation Ireland has stated that it wants to become the world's best science funding agency in the world.

Business • 12 Nov 12

Four Irish projects receive European funding

The head of Science Foundation Ireland has said the State will continue to fund outstanding young researchers, despite a shift in funding policy in favour of areas that will have the greatest impact.

News • 11 Sep 12

SFI records a 19% increase in industry linkages

Science Foundation Ireland has reported that 583 companies had 939 links with researchers funded by the organisation in 2011.

Business • 12 Jul 12

€8 billion boost for European science projects

Science Foundation Ireland has welcomed today's news of the final and biggest ever set of calls for proposals for research under its Seventh Framework Programme.

Business • 09 Jul 12

Science Foundation Ireland