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€300m boost to third-level research to drive job growth
Source: Irish Examiner
A GOVERNMENT plan to invest €300 million in third-level research will provide facilities for more than 1,400 college researchers in a bid to drive future job creation. The fifth cycle of the Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions (PRTLI) announced by Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe…
Resource type: News
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£228,000 award to assist research
Source: Belfast Telegraph
A QUEEN'S University academic has been awarded £228,000 to further his research into how Alzheimer's disease progresses. Dr Stephen Todd, who works in the Department of Geriatric Medicine at Queen's, has been announced as the only Beeson Ireland 2008 scholar after a transatlantic panel of…
Resource type: News
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Mining the Research
Source: Queen’s University Belfast
Many of the assumptions and stereotypes about older adults in Ireland have been based on questionable data and needed to be revisited, according to a study commissioned by The Atlantic Philanthropies. Queen's University is an Atlantic grantee. Summary In Northern Ireland, many of the organisations…
Resource type: Research Report
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Brick-by-Brick – Investing in Capital Projects for Social Change
Source: Gara LaMarche
The business of making social change often has to start from the ground up. Sometimes literally! Since its inception, The Atlantic Philanthropies has invested over $1.5 billion in a number of capital projects to build the infrastructure that enables health to be advanced, children and…
Resource type: News
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Bernal Project Brings Real-World Science to University of Limerick
Source: The Irish Times
The €52m project has already brought leading international scientists on board [caption id="attachment_76510" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Bernal building at the University of Limerick. Photo: The Irish Times[/caption] By Barry McCall Launched in late 2013 the Bernal Project is an initiative of the University of Limerick which…
Resource type: News
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Research Review Gives Thumbs Up to Community Schools Approach
Source: Education Week
By Holly YettickIn the wake of newly elected New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's pledge to open 100 community schools, a report released Tuesday finds promise in this type of educational intervention. The study, supported in part with a grant from an organization founded by…
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Youth Justice Advocates Reject Excessively Punitive Measures, Call for Research-Based Approach to Ensuring Safe and Fair Schools
Source: Legal Aid of North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. – A new issue brief released today by youth justice advocates debunks common myths driving much of the school safety debate and provides a comprehensive, research-based approach to the issue. The brief is endorsed by 56 organizations in North Carolina and across the…
Resource type: News
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Research led by NUI Maynooth proves the Power of Positive Parenting
Source: Archways / Incredible Years programme
Archways and the Incredible Years programme are Atlantic Children & Youth Programme grantees via the Clondalkin Partnership. Archways, is today (Monday, 21st Sept) launching the first set of findings from the Incredible Years BASIC parent training programme for children aged 3-6yrs. The Incredible Years (IY)…
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Research Forum on Quality After-School Programs for Middle School Students
Source: The Center for After-School Excellence
In November, 2007 the Center sponsored the second in an on-going series of research forums in which after-school practitioners learn from leading scholars about pressing issues in their field. The topic was achieving quality and maximizing outcomes for middle school students who attend after-school programs.…
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Translational Research Institute
$32,174,991
Resource type: Grantee
