Galway’s first-ever CoderDojo – which teaches young people how to write code for computers – takes place each Saturday at two locations in NUIG.

To mark the tercentenary of the Old Library at TCD, a one-day conference will be held on June 25, followed by a celebratory reception in Long Room.

Fourteen priority areas of scientific research will receive the bulk of the €500 million available from state agencies via the national science budget.

Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) has announced the appointment of Professor Mark Ferguson from the University of Manchester as its next director general.

Students, scholars and professionals wishing to apply for Fulbright scholarships in 2012-2013 must have applications in by midday Nov 18.

Minister Ruairi Quinn has mooted the idea of offering homes owned by NAMA to entice overseas scholars, in lieu of paying them inflated salaries.

The Italian authorities have put six scientists and an official on trial for manslaughter following a quake that devastated the city of L’Aquila in 2009.

Last year, Science Foundation Ireland facilitated a 44 per cent increase in collaborations between SFI-funded scientists and Ireland’s enterprise sector.

Engineers Ireland is encouraging ambitious engineers to apply for scholarships on its ‘Future Professionals Programme’ before May 27.

NUI Maynooth is offering 12 new fully-funded doctoral teaching scholarships to begin in September 2011, with full fees covered and a stipend of €16,000.

University College Cork has been ranked second in the world for its research in the probiotics area by ratings agency Thomson Reuters Science Watch.

Restrictions on third-level colleges, pushed through by the previous government in its final days, have been greeted with disbelief by academics.

NUI Maynooth is a key participant in a world-first European study into the next generation of the internet, along with five partner universities in Europe.

Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation Conor Lenihan has welcomed the 12.5 per cent budget increases within his Department.

A document published by The Irish Council for Bioethics stresses the need to protect research findings from falsification by researchers who might cheat with results.

Five Irish third-level institutions are joining with Michigan State University and the disability body Respect to set up a Disability Research Institute.

A revolutionary smelling device, which could lead to the early detection of aggressive cancers, is being developed at Tyndall National Institute in Cork.

Steven Davy has won an Inspire Fellowship to study at Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, where he will join his twin, another Inspire winner.

A sexual harassment complaint against a lecturer who showed a female colleague a research paper on the sexual activities of bats has been upheld.

Today’s Cabinet reshuffle saw Tánaiste Mary Coughlan switched to Education and Batt O’Keeffe moved to Enterprise, Trade and Employment.