June 2016

NI Open Data competition is launched

2016-06-15T11:58:03+01:00June 15th, 2016|ICT & Digital|

Do you have a great idea for using open data to develop a teaching resource or tool? The OpenDataNI Challenge offers the chance of winning £20,000 to make it happen. The competition, which is jointly funded by the Department of Finance and the Department for the Economy on behalf of the Northern Ireland Digital [...]

Queens University awarded first Regius Professorship in Northern Ireland

2016-11-02T09:49:06+00:00June 9th, 2016|ICT & Digital|

Queen’s University Belfast has been awarded Northern Ireland’s first Regius Professorship by Her Majesty The Queen. The title of Regius Professorship recognises exceptionally high quality research at an institution. Only 14 have been granted since the reign of Queen Victoria, including 12 to mark Her Majesty the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. [...]

December 2015

Ulster University secures $3m for US-Ireland research project

2016-11-02T09:49:07+00:00December 9th, 2015|ICT & Digital|

Ulster University scientists have secured $3 million in research funding to transform Internet connectivity and computer storage capacity for the global telecommunications industry. The major three-year project is the first of its kind funded by US-Ireland R&D Programme and will begin in January 2016. Ulster University's research will develop innovative [...]

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