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About Us Minister English announces over €6 million for 80 prestigious Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowships Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation, Damien English, T.D. has announced the award of over €6 million in funding for 80 prestigious Postdoctoral Fellowships. The funding will be delivered through the Irish Research Council’s 2015 Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme. The 80 researchers, out of a total of 535 applicants, won through to be offered these prestigious and highly competitive Fellowships. These Fellowships are focused in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) disciplines, as well as in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Announcing the awards Minister English said “One of the principal strengths of this Irish Research Council scheme is that it funds excellent research across all disciplines and ultimately, the awards serve to cultivate creative and innovative people. It is noteworthy that five of the recent European Research Council awardees in Ireland are former Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellows from across the sciences and humanities.” Dr Eucharia Meehan, Director of the Irish Research Council, commented that: ‘This programme is designed to support researchers on their career paths, enabling them to carry out research in collaboration with internationally recognised Mentors and research teams in Ireland. In addition to demonstrating research excellence, the selected projects will provide insights and develop ideas that will contribute to our understanding of the world and to our quality of life.’ Note on the Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme: The Scheme is designed to support researchers at an early stage of their research careers. The Council strongly believes in the importance of encouraging individuals to become rigorous independent researchers. This postdoctoral programme is designed to facilitate researchers’ crucial first steps on their career paths while simultaneously facilitating original research. Previous awardees under this scheme have succeeded in obtaining academic positions and a variety of diverse roles, securing European Commission funding, and transitioning into key roles in industry. Note on the Irish Research Council: To address the broad skills and research needs within society, the Irish Research Council supports excellent researchers in all disciplines. An agency of the Department of Education and Skills, the Council primarily funds early stage career researchers: namely, postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers. Diverse career opportunities are enabled through a suite of programmes which partner with employers. The other key area of activity for the Council is the funding of research projects with a societal focus; the Council has established partnerships across government and civic society. The Council represents Ireland in particular dimensions of Horizon 2020 and, by providing supports for H2020 applicants, enhances opportunities for the Irish research community.
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About Us Ráiteas Straitéise Ról agus sainordú na Comhairle um Thaighde in Éirinn Agus í bunaithe i lár 2012 faoi Phlean an Rialtais um Athchóiriú na Seirbhíse Poiblí, is gníomhaireacht ghaolmhar í an Chomhairle um Thaighde in Éirinn (‘an Chomhairle’), rud arb ionann í agus cumasc dhá chomhairle a bhí ann roimhe seo (Comhairle Taighde na hÉireann sna Daonnachtaí agus sna hEolaíochtaí Sóisialta, CTÉDES, agus Comhairle Taighde na hÉireann um Eolaíocht, Innealtóireacht agus Teicneolaíocht, CTÉEIT), is gníomhaireacht ghaolmhar den Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna (ROS) í agus oibríonn sí faoi choimirce an Údaráis um Ardoideachas (ÚA). Bunaíodh an Chomhairle agus tugadh sainordú di – Taighde den chéad scoth a mhaoiniú taobh istigh de, agus idir na disciplíní go léir, agus cáil idirnáisiúnta na hÉireann mar lárionad taighde agus foghlama a fheabhsú dá bharr. Tacú le forbairt oideachais agus scileanna taighdeoirí aonair den scoth ag céim luath dá ngairmréim, chomh maith le taighdeoirí agus smaointeoirí lúfara neamhspleácha a chothú, fad is a thairgtear réimse deiseanna a thacaíonn le conairí ilghnéitheacha gairmréime. An linn eolais agus saineolais atá ar fáil a shaibhriú le dul i ngleic le dúshláin na hÉireann anois agus amach anseo, bídís sochaíoch, cultúrtha nó eacnamaíoch agus cur ar fáil a dhéanamh do shaoránaigh trí chomhoibriú agus cumasú malartaithe eolais le ranna agus gníomhaireachtaí rialtais, lucht fiontraíochta agus an tsochaí shibhialta. Comhairle ar pholasaí faoi oideachas iarchéime agus ar nithe taighde níos ginearálta a chur ar fáil don Údarás um Ardoideachas agus do chomhlachtaí náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta eile. Agus an ról seo á thabhairt don Chomhairle, d'iarr an tAire Taighde agus Nuálaíochta go ndíreofaí aird ar leith ar na healaíona, daonnachtaí agus eolaíochtaí sóisialta (EDES).