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Tag Archives: science
Good news is no news for Irish universities it seems
This week was a busy one for news, what with the ongoing Boston marathon manhunt, the CP2 disagreement etc. But, in the university area at least one good news story was broken. The Leiden rankings (yes, yes, rankings, we know…) … Continue reading
Behavioural Economics and the recession
This is a version of an opinion piece in the Irish Examiner 9 March 2013 One of the features of the recession, or depression or whatever it is we are going through is that the role of economists and economics … Continue reading
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Tagged Academia, bayes rule, behavioural economics, discounting, economy, science
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STEM and HSS journal cuts in Irish University Libraries
Universities are research and teaching institutions, and at the core of research lies the ability of the researcher to discover what is and what is not known about an area. This in effect involves as comprehensive review of the literature … Continue reading
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Tagged Academia, economy, libraries, politics, research, science, smart economy
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Downgrading Irish University Libraries
I have noted previously the hollowing out of the academic sector in the non replacement of professors who have left the Irish univeristies. Now we also see this in action in the university library sectors. Courtsey of Deputy Peter Mathews … Continue reading
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Tagged Academia, economy, library sectors, research, science, university library system
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Why we should keep and abolish the Seanad ; Sean(s), Science and Senators
Sometimes a debate comes along in the upper house that is worth listening to. Usually, and this is I think, down to the (limited) franchise, this comes from the university senators. Last week Senator Sean Barrett (TCD) moved a series … Continue reading
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Tagged government, politicians, politics, quango, science, Seanad, university senators
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Basic or Applied Science?
Is this applied or basic science? Theres a growing perception, at least from some quarters, that the SFI focus now is almost entirely on applied science. The best route to scientific success now would, I suggest, be to hire a … Continue reading
Hollowing Out
So, thanks to Pearse Doherty ( although sent on 6 Nov this seems to have only hit my mailbox now…) we now have a clarity on the reduction in staffing from the top levels of Irish universities. In particular, TCD and Maynooth and … Continue reading
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Tagged associate professors, education, environment, HR, irish universities, science, universities
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What do or more like dont we know about Gold?
Earlier this week I was at a seminar in London organized by the London Bullion Market Association. I and some others spoke. Slides, and soon I understand, podcasts, of the event are available here and comments are welcome.
Putting my mouth where the money is…Obama to win
This is a version of a column published in the Irish Examiner 3 November 2012. Over the last number of months the opinion polls have swung this way and that in the US presidential election, from an initial Obama high … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, economy, markets, obama, politics, research, romney, science, US Election
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What have the Romans, sorry Researchers, ever done for us?
Another day another paean to applied science… well, a thinly disguised call for more money to go to engineering. Coz, they make stuff y’know, not like basic researchers or heaven help us AHSS (arts, humanities and social sciences) dabblers. After … Continue reading
