MERIL - RI Information System
The MERIL database is an inventory of the most excellent research infrastructures (RIs) in Europe of more-than-national relevance across all scientific domains: from archives and statistical offices to biobanks and satellites. Read more about MERIL and the criteria for inclusion.
Note: The MERIL database is currently being populated; a full version of the MERIL database will be launched in 2013.
Tuesday, 12 November 2013
Monday, 11 November 2013
Friday, 8 November 2013
Nobel Laureate Lecture Professor Serge Haroche Nobel Prize Winner in Physics
Nobel Laureate Lecture | Serge Haroche | Registration and Live Stream
The Nobel lecture will also be streamed live on this page @ 11am on Monday 11th
“Shedding new light on Schrödinger’s cat”
by
Professor Serge Haroche Nobel Prize Winner in Physics, 2012
Monday, 11th November 2013 at 11am in the Mahony Hall, The Helix, DCU.
If you would like to attend the lecture in The Helix Register Now to secure your attendance as places are limitedThe Nobel lecture will also be streamed live on this page @ 11am on Monday 11th
Thursday, 7 November 2013
The Doegen Records Web Project
The Doegen Records Web Project
In 1926 the Irish government asked Dr Doegen to make recordings of Irish speech in the Gaeltacht and in areas of the country where Irish had suffered decline.
The 212 surviving records which comprise the collection contain some 400 tracks in all. These include folktales, versions of the parable of the Prodigal Son, songs (both sung and spoken), discourses, prayers and miscellaneous items of vocabulary such as recitations of the numbers 1 to 30 or the days of the week.
In 1926 the Irish government asked Dr Doegen to make recordings of Irish speech in the Gaeltacht and in areas of the country where Irish had suffered decline.
The 212 surviving records which comprise the collection contain some 400 tracks in all. These include folktales, versions of the parable of the Prodigal Son, songs (both sung and spoken), discourses, prayers and miscellaneous items of vocabulary such as recitations of the numbers 1 to 30 or the days of the week.
Wednesday, 6 November 2013
Getting Better Cited in the Social Sciences
4: Getting Better Cited
"A key reason why academic work is poorly cited is that the authors make virtually no effort to encourage citation"
So link into this very informative piece to get some tips on how to improve your citation counts !
"A key reason why academic work is poorly cited is that the authors make virtually no effort to encourage citation"
So link into this very informative piece to get some tips on how to improve your citation counts !
Flash Eurobarometer reports - European Commission
Flash Eurobarometer reports - European Commission
Flash Eurobarometers are ad hoc thematical telephone interviews conducted at the request of any service of the European Commission. Flash surveys enable the Commission to obtain results relatively quickly and to focus on specific target groups, as and when required.
Current Reports include: Attitudes torwards Biodiversity, Firearms in the European Union, Introduction of the Euro in rececently acceded member states.
Flash Eurobarometers are ad hoc thematical telephone interviews conducted at the request of any service of the European Commission. Flash surveys enable the Commission to obtain results relatively quickly and to focus on specific target groups, as and when required.
Current Reports include: Attitudes torwards Biodiversity, Firearms in the European Union, Introduction of the Euro in rececently acceded member states.
Science Week 10th to 17th November 2013
Science Week - About Science Week
The aim of Science Week is to promote the relevance of science, technology, engineering and maths in our everyday lives and to demonstrate their importance to the future development of Irish society and to the economy.
Science Week is a Discover Science & Engineering (DSE) project. DSE initiatives are managed by Science Foundation Ireland on behalf of the Office of Science, Technology and Innovation at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.
The aim of Science Week is to promote the relevance of science, technology, engineering and maths in our everyday lives and to demonstrate their importance to the future development of Irish society and to the economy.
Science Week is a Discover Science & Engineering (DSE) project. DSE initiatives are managed by Science Foundation Ireland on behalf of the Office of Science, Technology and Innovation at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.
Science Week Events
Science Week Events
This year Science Week will take place from 10th to 17th November 2013. The theme for this year’s Science Week is:
“Science Week 2013 – Exploring the XTRA-Ordinary”.
Check out the evening lectures taking place in Maynooth or visit the National Science Museum Exhibition in St Patricks College on Saturday afternoon.
This year Science Week will take place from 10th to 17th November 2013. The theme for this year’s Science Week is:
“Science Week 2013 – Exploring the XTRA-Ordinary”.
Check out the evening lectures taking place in Maynooth or visit the National Science Museum Exhibition in St Patricks College on Saturday afternoon.
Friday, 1 November 2013
Planet Hunters
Planet Hunters
NASA's Kepler spacecraft is one of the most powerful tools in the hunt for extrasolar planets. The Kepler team's computers are sifting through the data, but there will be planets which can only be found via the remarkable human ability for pattern recognition.
This is a gamble, a bet if you will, on the ability of humans to beat machines just occasionally. Fancy giving it a try?
The Planet Hunters initiative, where volunteers trawl through light curves from Kepler, has just reported finding numerous exoplanets, including a seventh planet orbiting a star about 2,500 light years from Earth, “marking the first seven- planet candidate system from Kepler”, according to details posted on arxiv.org.
NASA's Kepler spacecraft is one of the most powerful tools in the hunt for extrasolar planets. The Kepler team's computers are sifting through the data, but there will be planets which can only be found via the remarkable human ability for pattern recognition.
This is a gamble, a bet if you will, on the ability of humans to beat machines just occasionally. Fancy giving it a try?
The Planet Hunters initiative, where volunteers trawl through light curves from Kepler, has just reported finding numerous exoplanets, including a seventh planet orbiting a star about 2,500 light years from Earth, “marking the first seven- planet candidate system from Kepler”, according to details posted on arxiv.org.
Nobel Week Dialogue: 9th of December: "Exploring the Future of Energy"
Nobel Week Dialogue
A forum for scientists and non-scientists alike, the meeting aims to deepen the dialogue between the scientific community and the rest of society. The Nobel Week Dialogue is free to attend and accessible to a worldwide audience online.
Sign up to attend the event in person or register your contact details to receive information regarding the online streaming of the day's programme
A forum for scientists and non-scientists alike, the meeting aims to deepen the dialogue between the scientific community and the rest of society. The Nobel Week Dialogue is free to attend and accessible to a worldwide audience online.
Sign up to attend the event in person or register your contact details to receive information regarding the online streaming of the day's programme
Greater training is necessary to put open data at the heart of Research Data Management policy and practice.
Greater training is necessary to put open data at the heart of Research Data Management policy and practice.
As higher education institutions look to implement broader visions of openness, there is a need to re-assess the training and skills required for appropriate research data management (RDM). Geoff Curtis and Stéphane Goldstein present the findings of a report on how best to exploit developments in RDM practice to promote greater awareness and understanding of open data.
As higher education institutions look to implement broader visions of openness, there is a need to re-assess the training and skills required for appropriate research data management (RDM). Geoff Curtis and Stéphane Goldstein present the findings of a report on how best to exploit developments in RDM practice to promote greater awareness and understanding of open data.
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