Editorial
Signs
of the times
Minister for
Science, Technology & Commerce
Message
from Mr Noel Treacy, T.D
Minister for Employment &
Learning;
Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Investment
Message
from Dr Sean Farren, M.L.A. and Sir Reg Empey, MLA
Bumper
look at vibrant Irish science
Reports from State
& Semi-State Bodies
BioResearch Ireland
-
BioResearch Ireland - 2001
Bord Iscaigh Mhara
Fathoming
the depths: the search for deepwater fish
Facilitating
change in management of inshore fisheries
Central Fisheries Board
The
wanderings of the Irish tope
Central Statistics Office
Decomposing
economic series to improve analysis
COFORD
Forestry
and biodiversity in Ireland – Bioforest Project
Minimising
damage to forest access roads
Coillte Teoranta
Coillte
Old Woodland Survey - July 2001
Comhar – The National Sustainable Development Partnership
Solar
energy: a useful alternative
Biodiversity
in hedgerows
Department of Education, Northern Ireland
Quality
teaching and learning in science: what
are the outcomes we desire & why?
Department of Education & Science, Republic of Ireland
Supporting
Education in the Physical Sciences
Enterprise Ireland
Programmes
for Advanced Technology (PATs)
An
Enterprise Ireland strategy for Science, Technology & Innovation
Developing
and delivering leading edge technologies for industry
Informatics
Research Initiative – an Enterprise Ireland Initiative for the
third-level sector
Environmental Protection Agency
Climate
change
A
study of environmental factors influencing parasite behaviour
The
control of zebra mussels using natural resources in the Wicklow area
National
Hazardous Waste Management Plan
Forestry
and biodiversity in Ireland –Bioforest Project
Equality Authority
Career
choice – what changes are being made?
When
girls and boys go out to play….?
Food Safety Authority of Ireland
Novel
Food Authorisation in the EU
Foras na Gaeilge
Scoláirí
na linne seo
Forensic Science Laboratory
The
Forensic Science Laboratory
DNA
profiling in Ireland
Forfás
Attitudes
to Science, Technology & Innovation
Science
Foundation Ireland
Irish
Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (ICSTI)
Geological Survey of Ireland
Digital
data in the Geological Survey of Ireland
Ireland's
seabed survey
Geological Survey of Northern Ireland
Industrial
minerals: the foundations for development
Health Research Board
Understanding
cancer: does molecular medicine help?
The
Health Research Board - supporting research for health
HRB
Research Project Grants 2001
HLA
association with Hepatitis C virus clearance
A
factor that promotes MRSA sepsis is also a candidate for a vaccine.
Getting
to the heart of heart disease – The Cork 5C Study
HRB
Programme on genetic testing for familial breast cancer
Heritage Council
Ireland's
natural heritage and the work of the Heritage Council
Higher Education Authority
Programme
for Research in Third Level
Higher Education & Training Awards Council
New
Awards Council for Higher Education
IDA Ireland
IDA
Ireland: new focus on research and innovation
Irish Blood Transfusion Service
Blood
– what’s the fear?
Irish Energy Centre
CHP
– a power station in the home
Irish National Accreditation Board
Marine Institute
Ireland's
seabed survey
Analysis
of heavy metals in marine sediments and long-lived fish species
Navigating
the future
Materials Ireland
Polymer
Development - Materials Ireland - Athlone
Materials
Ireland - bridging the interface
Met Éireann
Numerical
Weather Prediction in Met Èireann
Spring
weather
Museums & Galleries of Northern Ireland
HABITAS
- a new look at the natural world
National Standards Authority of Ireland
ISO
9000:2000: Quality Management for the Future
National Botanic Gardens
Education
at the National Botanic Gardens
The Northern Ireland Science Park
The
Northern Ireland Science Park
Ordnance Survey Ireland
A
new coordinate system for Ireland
Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland
A
new coordinate system for Ireland
Large-Scale
mapping database completed
Patents Office
Pots
& pans
Patent
information on the Web – The esp@cenet search system
Polymer Development Centre
Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland
Radionuclide
remobilization from sediments
State Laboratory
LIMS
and the State Laboratory
South Eastern Health Board
Listening
to the voice of carers: an exploratory study
Southern Health Board
Nursing
embraces campus life in the Kingdom
Teagasc
New
investment in Teagasc research
Good
animal welfare practices and slatted accommodation – do we need to
consider an alternative?
Innovation
for the Irish food industry
Confocal
Scanning Laser Microscopy used to study acid-induced milk protein gels
Improved
cheese flavours - using enzyme technology
Process
control in cheesemaking using on-line sensors
Starter
Culture genetics
Environmentally
sustainable farming
Digital
photography to quantify hill erosion
Improving
the quality of potato chips
Armagh Observatory
When
stars fall like snow
The
Climate Archive of Armagh Observatory
Ash Ireland
Lights
out!
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Future
observational facilities for Astronomy
The
LEGS (LEinster Granite Seismic) experiment
Dunsink Observatory
ES2k (Earth Science 2000)
ES2k
(Earth Science 2000): dinosaurs need not apply!
Greenmount College, Antrim
IT
and Agriculture - the way forward
Medial Lab Europe
HEA
funded Media Lab/Trinity College initiative in molecular electronics
Royal Dublin Society
An
historical gem in Cork
Seminar
2000:Science in the service of the fishing industry
RDS/BITE
co-operation
Royal Irish Academy
Catalysis
& the secret world of atoms
Diet,
nutrition & health – evidence for the beneficial effects of
fruits & vegetables
An
historical gem in Cork
Vascular
hemostasis – a biochemist’s perspective
Strategic
review for the Royal Irish Academy
Six
scientists elected MRIA on 16th March 2001
Tipperary Institute
Sustainable
development – the myth and the reality
Renewable
energy development at Tipperary Institute
ES2k (Earth Science 2000)
ES2k
(Earth Science 2000): dinosaurs need not apply!
The Institute of Chemistry of Ireland
The Institute of Physics in Ireland
A
study of parabolic surfaces
The
scientific, professional and campaigning voice of the Physics
community
The Institution of Engineers of Ireland
Science
Technology & Engineering Programme for Schools – STEPS
Irish BioIndustry Association
Irish Business & Employers’ Confederation
A
geriatric turntable
IBEC Science Innovation & Technology Committee
Investing
in knowledge
Irish Research Scientists’ Association
Many
hands making light work or too many cooks spoil the broth?
National Steering Committee for Physics on Stage
Physics
education takes centre stage at CERN
AGB Scientific Ltd
www.labshop.ie
Biotrin International Ltd
Novel
markers for in-vitro toxicity testing
Coillte Teoranta
Coillte
Old Woodland Survey - July 2001
Enterprise Energy Ireland
The
modern solar powered house
Elan Biotechnology Research
The
Elan Biotechnology Research Network: delivering the goods
Fujitsu-Siemens Computers
Document
storage system
Hyperion Ltd
Training
Course for Research Managers – How to Write a Technology
Implementation Plan
Intel Ireland Ltd
Analysis
of chaotic chemical oscillating reactions
The Irish Times
Bumper
look at vibrant Irish science
Catalysis
& the secret world of atoms
Loctite (Ireland) Ltd
The
Analytical Laboratory in Loctite (Ireland)
Merck Sharp & Dohme (Ireland) Ltd
MERCK
SHARP & DOHME – A global company in a local community
Nortel Networks 8
To
design a website for teaching science
Pfizer Pharmaceutical Production Corporation
Pfizer
Pharmaceuticals
Roche Ireland Ltd
Government
waste management policy and the pharmachem industry
Samton Ltd
Signs
of the times
Investigating
symmetrical shapes formed by polygons
Representation
in Dáil Éireann
Scientific Systems Ltd
Scientific
Systems making way for Clean Processing
Shaw Scientific Ltd
The
investigation into how textiles react to various chemicals
SIFCO Ireland
Advanced
turbine coatings using CVD
Beaumont Hospital
Clinical
Research Centre (CRC) of the RCSI
Neuroscience
research at RCSI/Beaumont Hospital
Cork University Hospital
Microscopic
tribunals: probiotics on trial in Cork
Mater Misericordiae Hospital
HLA
association with Hepatitis C virus clearance
Apoptotic
regulation in cancer & inflammation: a common mechanism
Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children
HRB
Programme on genetic testing for familial breast cancer
St James’s Hospital
The
Dublin Molecular Medicine Centre
Understanding
cancer: does molecular medicine help?
St Vincent’s University Hospital
‘NT
or not NT?’ – that is the question
The
Education & Research Centre at St Vincent’s University
Hospital
A
combined bioinformatics, molecular & biochemical approach to the
identification & analysis of antimicrobial peptides in hen eggs
Tralee General Hospital
Nursing
embraces campus life in the Kingdom
Waterford Regional Hospital
Listening
to the voice of carers: an exploratory study
Athlone
The
development of a bioartificial liver
Healing
herbs – a pharmacy on our doorstep
Climate
change
Printed
circuit boards: how clean is clean enough?
Blanchardstown
Educational
Technology at ITB
Dun Laoghaire
Meeting
the R&D needs of the new economy
Carlow
Biotechnological
and Environmental Sciences at the Institute of Technology Carlow
ITC
develop early warning sensor technologies to protect against fish
kills
Verification
and validation of software
Modelling
scenes for e-Learning software
Cork
Antibiotic
resistant bacteria from & farm-to-fork'
Ubiquitous
communication through adaptive wireless systems
Novel
realtime maps of air pollution
Dublin
Development
of novel electrochromic materials at WIT
Sunstruck
Serving
the needs of Irish society and business
PROSPECT
- commercialising university research
Research
in the Faculty of the Built Environment at DIT
DIT
School of Computing
Facility
for Optical Characterisation and Spectroscopy (FOCAS)
Analysis
of heavy metals in marine sediments and long-lived fish species
Structural
distortions in photochemically excited stages
The
air that we breathe
Genetic
testing for Haemochromatosis
Dundalk
Institute
designates four centres of research excellence
Supporting
knowledge-based enterprise in the North-East
Software
Technology Research Centre (SToRC)
Centre
for Entrepreneurship Research
Centre
for Imaging, Patterns and Bionumerics Research
Research
in the Humanities at Dundalk Institute of Technology
Entrepreneurship
at Dundalk Institute of Technology
Galway-Mayo
A
web-based curriculum support and content management system using
Java, XML & a lathering of SOAP
Spreadsheets,
VBA and Mathematics
Predictive
microbiology: from experiments to models
Lemon
sole off the west coast of Ireland
Fishing
for witch in Irish waters
Reproductive
biology of the common megrim
Sediment
analysis of Lough Corrib
Corrosion
protection research at GMIT
Letterkenny
PKI
in healthcare
Old
curves, new cryptography and group behaviour, games & AI
Limerick
The
Centre for Research in Electrochemically Novel Technology
A
three phase line quality monitor
Identifying
software comprehension processes
Environmental
and analytical research at LIT
A
study of innovation culture, educational support and entrepreneurial
systems in the Mid-West Region
Evaluation
of IT investment: survey of IT evaluation practices in Ireland
Web-browser
based cross platform collaborative work environments
A
representational systems method of communication in requirements
engineering and software development
Sligo
-
MSc in Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Management at the
Institute of Technology, Sligo
Tallaght
National
Centre for Sensor Research (NCSR)
Controlling
enantioselectivity through the use of chiral switches
Host-Guest
Chemistry: good manners for molecules
Identification
of the gut flora in neonates
Rapid
prototype parts & tooling
Tralee
Nursing
embraces campus life in the Kingdom
Health
Research at Institute of Technology, Tralee
Centre
for Precision Engineering
Waterford
Listening
to the voice of carers: an exploratory study
Computers
and adult literacy
A
web-based architecture for a school curriculum
Interactive
mathematical teaching applications
FirstClass
conferencing software
The
determination of haloforms using polymer-modified ATR–FTIR
spectroscopy
Development
of novel electrochromic materials at WIT
Dublin City University
President's
Research Awards 2000/2001
The
IBM/DCU Irish Science Olympiad
INVENT
- The Innovation and Enterprise Centre
National
Centre for Sensor Research (NCSR)
Autonomous
sensing devices
School
of Electronic Engineering at DCU
Research
Institute in Networks and Communication Engineering
Archport
Ltd - a DCU Campus Company
WAI:
Web Accessibility Ireland
National
Institute of Cellular Biotechnology (NICB)
Centre
for Sport Science and Health
University
Designated Research Centres
Programmes
for Advanced Technology (PATs)
Using
computers to search for efficient numerical algorithms
Putting
confidence into e-commerce technologies: verifying security
protocols
Improving
professional software skills in industry
Froth
dynamics - shells and rings
Image
analysis of yeast cells
PRL
- industry links etched in silicon
Heating
electrons in low pressure plasmas
VUV-
LIPS beats detection limits
Pharmaceutical
pipe dead-legs: what's that all about?
First
microbiology laboratory to achieve accreditation to ISO17025 for
water testing
The
School of Nursing, DCU: contributing to research excellence in
nursing 153b
CASTeL
at DCU: meeting a national need
Singularities
stripped naked
National University of Ireland, Galway
Climate
change
National
Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science
The
Environmental Change Institute at NUI, Galway
Scientific
Computing at NUI, Galway
Combustion
chemistry: a hot topic?
The
cost of mirror image medicines
Numerical
modelling of the Irish lithosphere
National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Far
infra-red astronomy with the Hershel Space Telescope
Bioinformatics
& Pharmacogenomics Laboratory
When
is the next bus?
Virtual
Reality Web
The Open University
Unlocking
Antarctica’s secrets – an insight into past, present &
future environmental changes
Queen’s University Belfast
Adding
value to Queen’s & to Northern Ireland
Medical
& Dental excellence at Queen’s Belfast
Anything
to report?
Making
fast food faster
Catalysis
& the secret world of atoms
QUESTOR’S
Applied Technology Unit
Metals
Research Group
International
Research Centre for Experimental Physics
Fragmenting
atoms
Quantum
communication via entanglement
Atoms
in the laser spotlight
Virtual
Engineering Centre
Sonic
Arts Research Centre, QUB
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Simply
the BeST: a new learning experience
RCSI
– a strong & vibrant research base
Clinical
Research Centre (CRC) of the RCSI
The
Peptide Synthesis Laboratory at RCSI
Proteomics,
Institute of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, RCSI
Bioinformatics
at RCSI: mining through data & hoping for gold
Neuroscience
research at RCSI/Beaumont Hospital
Inherited
disease genes & the population history of Ireland
Molecular
Oncology & Virology Research/Pathology Department/ RCSI
Form,
function & fragility fractures
‘Magnetic
Light’
The
Annual Research Day at RCSI
Final
EU COST D8 Meeting – ‘The Chemistry of Metals in Medicine’
Trinity College Dublin
A
factor that promotes MRSA sepsis is also a candidate for a vaccine
Forestry
& biodiversity in Ireland – Bioforest Project
Professor
T.B.H. McMurry
New
Provost of TCD
Trinity
College’s SFI success
Research
& Innovation Services – preparing for the opportunities
The
Trinity Centre for High Performance Computing
Graphics,
visualisation & virtual environments at TCD
Computer
security research in the Department of Computer Science, TCD
Looking
for happy images: using statistics for spatial data
Making
digital media accessible
Let’s
stick together – simulating the confining nuclear force
Solitons
in field theory
HEA
funded Media Lab/Trinity College initiative in molecular electronics
Organic
Optoelectronics at TCD
Biocompatible
materials
The
Dublin Molecular Medicine Centre
Understanding
cancer: does molecular medicine help?
Dublin
Dental Hospital and School of Dental Science TCD
Vitamins
for protection against muscle injury?
Intermittent
claudication: unchain those calves!
Trinity
College Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN)
Specialist
graduate courses in pharmaceutical technology
Honours
Degree in Medicinal Chemistry
Honours
Degree in Computational Chemistry
Why
is what where? Is the Irish freshwater crayfish truly native?
Population
studies on rays & their relatives
Happy
animals in enriched zoos
Ancient
DNA & European cattle origins
Enhanced
performance of reinforced concrete
Postgraduate
research in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering at TCD
New
faces in Geology at Trinity
University College Cork
Getting
to the heart of heart disease – The Cork 5C Study
Forestry
& biodiversity in Ireland – Bioforest Project
Research
support & industrial liaison activities at UCC
UCC
Biosciences Research Institute – progression
Diet,
nutrition & health – evidence for the beneficial effects of
fruits & vegetables
Sensory
Science at UCC: understanding food choice & acceptance
Innovative
research in environmental biotechnology & biomedicine
Microscopic
tribunals: probiotics on trial in Cork
UCC
Scientists discover that size does matter!
NMRC:
Ireland’s premier ICT research centre
An
historical gem in Cork
Low
temperature geothermal energy for space heating/cooling of buildings
University College Dublin
HRB
programme on genetic testing for familial breast cancer
The
LEGS (LEinster Granite Seismic) experiment
Final
EU COST D8 Meeting – ‘The Chemistry of Metals in Medicine’
The
Dublin Molecular Medicine Centre
University
Industry Programme – support for innovation & technology
transfer at UCD
The
Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research
‘NT
or not NT?’ – that is the question
The
Education & Research Centre at St Vincent’s University
Hospital
A
combined bioinformatics, molecular & biochemical approach to the
identification & analysis of antimicrobial peptides in hen eggs
Apoptotic
regulation in cancer & inflammation: a common mechanism
Vascular
hemostasis – a biochemist’s perspective
Cancer
cells are hooked on immortality
Protein
engineering: proteins made to order?
The
notorious prion
Biomedical
Science – the Veterinary dimension
Reproduction:
what we can learn from animals
Peyer’s
patches – do they really give a ‘gut reaction’?
Population
genetics meets conservation genetics
New
I.D.E.A.S. for biobusiness
Diffuse
sources of microbial water pollution
Environmental
& health implications arising from the use of depleted uranium
ammunition in the recent Balkan conflicts
Integral’s
Optical Monitoring Camera
Design
evaluation techniques for injection moulding
The
Senator Edward Haughey Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Laboratories
Physical
Chemistry of Biocolloids at UCD
Ancient
rainfall patterns in stalagmites
European
building energy research
Brain
& language at the Cognitive & Computational Neuroscience
Centre, UCD
Next-generation
internet applications at the Smart Media Institute, UCD
University of Limerick
Research
strengths & priorities at the University of Limerick
Securing
the future of Chemistry in Ireland
Food
Research at the University of Limerick
Equine
biomechanics – what does the rider do?
CONSTINS:
a new type of mobile DNA in bacteria
Laser
Doppler blood perfusion measurement
Extractives
research in wood science at UL
Let
your ears do the browsing – The Sonic Browser
Designing
immersive technologies for public environments
Biomedical
materials research at the University of Limerick
Materials
& Surface Science Institute
Machinable
ceramics? – you must be joking
A
highly efficient industrial air filter using a novel design
Dynamic
response lower limb prosthesis design
Calibration
of computer controlled machines
Reengineering
the engineer
University of Ulster
‘Magnetic
Light’
Centre
for Sustainable Technologies
Innovation
& entrepreneurship at the University of Ulster
‘Look
Mum! No Hands!!’ – Speech recognition & the SCRIBE Project
Microbe
hunters: use of molecular methods to detect pathogens
Environmental
microbiology: biodegradation & biodiversity
Ecological
interactions in Lough Neigh
Constructing
a phosphorus loading history using lake sediments
A
UU experiment catchment as part of a NICHE in the 21st Century
Neurological
impairment & the developing visual system
Resolving
blue targets in Glaucoma
The
Northern Ireland Centre for Diet & Health (NICHE)
The
Engineering Composites Research Centre (ECRE)
Exciting
fire research development at UU
Articles
The investigation into how textiles react to various
chemicals
Salerno Secondary School, Galway
Investigating
symmetrical shapes formed by polygons
St Killian’s Community School, Bray, Co. Wicklow
A
study of environmental factors influencing parasite behaviour
Aquinas Diocesan Grammar School, Belfast
Analysis
of chaotic chemical oscillating reactions
Christian Brothers School, Sidney Hill, Cork
Representation
in Dáil Éireann
Mount Mercy College, Cork
Career
choice – what changes are being made?
Christ King Girls’ Secondary School, Douglas, Cork
When
girls and boys go out to play….?
Loreto Abbey, Dalkey, Co. Dublin
Solar
energy: a useful alternative
Crescent Comprehensive College, Dooradoyle, Limerick
Biodiversity
in hedgerows
Colaiste Choilm, Ballincollog, Co. Cork
The
control of zebra mussels using natural resources in the Wicklow area
East Glendalough School, Wicklow
Sunstruck
Scoil Chriost Ri, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Blood
– what’s the fear?
Loreto College, St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2
Lights
out!
Loreto College, St Stepehen's Green, Dublin 2
Document
storage system
Sutton Park School, Dublin 13
CHP
– a power station in the home
Sutton Park School, Dublin 13
The
modern solar powered house
St Mary’s College, Naas, Co. Kildare
A
geriatric turntable
Confey College, Leixlip, Co. Kildare
Pots
& pans
Abbey Grammar School, Newry, Co. Down
A
study of parabolic surfaces
Scariff Community School, Co. Clare
To
design a website for teaching science
Hartstown Community School, Dublin 15
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