The Undergraduate Awards 2015 - deadline 29th May

The 2015 Programme is now open for registration and submissions. 

The deadline for The Undergraduate Awards programme this year, is 29th May 2015.

The Undergraduate Awards programme is open to all penultimate and final year undergraduate students in a degree course, as well as 2014 graduates, from all disciplines.


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Irish Programming Competition 2015 - Registration deadline 16th March 2015

UCC ACM Student Chapter

Irish Collegiate Programming Competition 2015

Registration is now open, register your team before the deadline of March 16th

The UCC ACM Student Chapter will hose the sixth annual Irish Collegiate Programming Competition (IrlCPC) this year on Saturday the 28th of March 2015.

The event is part of The Year of George Boole, a celebration of the life and work of George Boole who was born in 1815 and worked at the University College of Cork. Each team of competitors will be given a problem set that tests their problem solving, numeracy and computer programming skills.

This competition is not for novice programmers but those who have a passion for programming. We are grateful that this year’s prizes will be made possible through the sponsorship of Google.

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Free Access to the Science and Technology Library from Taylor and Francis until 31st March

Browse content from over 450 leading science & technology journals:

• Bioscience
• Built Environment
• Computer Science
• Earth Sciences
• Engineering & Technology
• Environment & Agriculture
• Environment & Sustainability
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Information Technology

Users will be able to access free content to 1997 volumes onward until the 31st March 2015, and will need to access content via the above links on this page only; so don't forget to bookmark this page.

Free trial to Biomedical Science & Chemistry content until 15th March

Reference Modules contain trusted peer-reviewed content from Elsevier reference works as curated by a world class editorial board.

It is designed for faster, more relevant browsing within a subject area with "featured articles" for quick, clear overviews, subject hierarchies and guidance which brings researchers to related knowledge.

The current trial provides access to three modules:

Chemistry, Molecular Sciences and Chemical Engineering - Editor in chief - Jan Reedijk

Biomedical Sciences - Editor in chief - Michael Caplan

Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences - Editor in chief - Scott A. Elias

For more information click here

Watch a pre-recorded demonstration of Reference Modules by Elsevier

Innovation showcase 2015

Date:  Wednesday, February 25th 2014
Time:  15:00 - 19:30
Location:  The Courtyard,DIT Aungier St.,Dublin 2

The first Dublin Region Innovation Consortium (DRIC) Showcase will be held in The Courtyard, DIT Aungier Street, Dublin 2 on Wednesday, 25th February from 3pm to 7.30pm.

This event will showcase the latest technologies and research capabilities being developed in Dublin Institute of Technology, ITT Dublin, IT Blanchardstown, IADT Dun Laoghaire and National College of Ireland with the aim of promoting industry-academic R&D collaboration and technology transfer.

Attendees will have the opportunity to meet researchers from each institution, learn about technology developments in the areas of ICT, Engineering, Clean Tech and Food & Life Science, and explore opportunities for collaboration.

To register your attendance at this FREE event, please visit DRICinnovationshowcase.eventbrite.ie 

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Why does your PhD matter? #ShareMyThesis competition - closing date 9th Feb. 2015

#ShareMyThesis competition

Are you currently studying for or have you completed a PhD degree? Do you want to tell the world why your research is important? Enter this competition and win a 15 inch MacBook Pro. Closing date: 9 February 2015 10.00 The #ShareMyThesis competition challenges PhD students past and present to summarise why your PhD research is important in 140 characters or less. The competition is open worldwide and to entries from all subject areas. To enter tweet why your PhD research is important using the hashtag #ShareMyThesis. Your tweet should convey why your research is important (not just what your research is about). Make sure your tweet is self-contained and understandable to a non-specialist. For more information and full terms and conditions see www.bl.uk/share-my-thesis This competition is brought to you by EThOS at the British Library and our partners Research Councils UK and Vitae. Find UK theses in EThOS Overall Winner

Top 10 ScienceDirect journals at ITT Dublin for 2014

The International Journal of Pharmaceutics was the most popular journal at ITT Dublin for article downloads from 

ScienceDirect in 2014

Journal Metrics for International Journal of Pharmaceutics

• Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.591 
• SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 1.403 
• Impact Factor: 3.785 
• 5-Year Impact Factor: 4.090

Top 10 Journals for 2014 for ITT Dublin article downloads from ScienceDirect 

1. International Journal of Pharmaceutics
2. Forensic Science International
3. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis
4. Biosensors and Bioelectronics
5. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical
6. Food Chemistry
7. Journal of Chromatography A
8. Analytica Chimica Acta
9. Journal of Biomechanics
10. Electrochimica Acta