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James Watson beside the sculpture The Double Helix by Brian King, at Trinity College Dublin, in 2010. Photograph: Alan Betson
The provocative genius of James Watson

(...) scientific research, teaching, administration and public awareness of science have been immense. His(...)

“As we wait for an increase in State spending, we can take comfort from the fact that many of these top 100 companies have a presence in Ireland”
Research shows that R&D is worth the investment

(...) money in research it will pay dividends. Discoveries made as a result of the investment help to boost(...)

“We would do well to remember that many successful inventions, which we now take for granted in our daily lives, are the result of research that had no apparent commercial purpose.” Photograph: Getty Images
We should nurture curiosity-driven research

Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, President of the European Research Council In several countries in Europe(...)

Research fraud certainly does take place and sometimes to a spectacular degree
Fraudulent research claims show crucial need for policy

(...) area seems to have escaped all this skulduggery. The Irish scientific research community is above such(...)

Not many people realise that GPS relies heavily on Einstein’s general theory of relativity. Photograph: AP Photo/File
Term is over, so a summer of research begins

(...) business – research. The best feature of a career in academia is that it involves two very different(...)

Focusing on world’s best researchers – good for scientists, good for council

The new president of the European Research Council wants to keep the organisation on the(...)

It had already announced similar partnerships with Teagasc, Pfizer and the Department of Education and Learning in Northern Ireland. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Planned €7.5m cancer research group ‘patient focused’

The planned €7.5 million cancer research group set up jointly by the(...)

The focus of the Food for Health Ireland technology centre is on milk and developing innovative ways to add value to it by delivering improved health.
A healthy approach

(...) research, creativity and innovation. These are the ingredients needed to keep the sector growing(...)

The 2011 winner, Margaret Murnane, selected for her work on advanced laser technology. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Now open: the Boyle Medal for Scientific Excellence 2014

(...) research-driven company working anywhere on the island of Ireland. Irish citizenship is not a condition so(...)

Dr Imelda Lambkin: overseeing the effort to secure €1.25 billion from the EU’s new research budget, dubbed Horizon 2020, for Irish researchers. photograph: brenda fitzsimons
Getting the job done – and getting the funding

Irish researchers are going to secure €1.25 billion from the EU’s new research budget, dubbed(...)

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