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By Conor O'Carroll. Last Friday the Government continued its commitment to investing in research with more than EUR296 million to develop infrastructure and research capacity across the higher education sector. With universities and institutes of technology bringing in EUR63 million from private and international competitive…

By Harry McGee.  Legislation giving effect to civil partnerships passed all stages in the Seanad by 48 to four votes tonight.The first civil registrations for same-sex couples are likely to take place next January following overwhelming approval of the enabling legislation by the Oireachtas tonight.The…

July 6, 2010 – Dall W. Forsythe has been appointed Vice President for Finance and Operations at The Atlantic Philanthropies effective July 6, 2010, President and CEO Gara LaMarche announced today. In this role, Forsythe will oversee the Finance and Information Technology departments and will…

TOMORROW IS an important day for civil rights in Ireland. TDs will vote on a vital piece of legislation, which will move our society towards a place of greater equality and fairness. The Civil Partnership Bill will allow adults in same-sex relationships, who so choose,…

In the run-up to the forthcoming Westminster elections, Siobhan Fitzpatrick, Chief Executive of Early Years - the organisation for young children, launches her organisation's manifesto, outlining the key issues for the early years sector and calls for a continued investment in services for young children.…

This Sunday, I will join 100,000 other supporters of comprehensive immigration reform in the United States – a cause to which Atlantic has been deeply committed since 2004 – in a march on Washington to demand that the U.S. Congress act this year. I hope…

Original Source The TILDA study is funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies. Trinity College Dublin is an Atlantic grantee. The Irish population is getting older at an unprecedented rate, and now a new 10-year study is aiming to make Ireland the best place in the world…

Queensland University of Technology is an Atlantic grantee. Dr Nguyen Minh Tam (photo, right) is an AP supported student in the Public Health Capacity Building Project conducted by Michael Dunne. Original Source: http://www.news.qut.edu.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/News.woa/wa/goNewsPage?newsEventID=29705 A PhD researcher currently based at QUT has recently been awarded the…

Rural nonprofit organisations in the United States that consistently attract funding offer three key lessons for others that are struggling, according to this case study commissioned by The Atlantic Philanthropies. The National Indian Youth Leadership Project and the Bridgespan Group are Atlantic grantees. Authors: Barry…

Original Source KIPP and Harlem Children's Zone are Atlantic grantees. The $100 billion education stimulus package gives Education Secretary Arne Duncan unprecedented leverage to energize the languishing school reform effort. Mr. Duncan has said from the start that he wants the states to transform about…