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Extreme temperature events in Dublin up 20% in eight years
Professor Andrew Parnell of the Hamilton Institute recently had a paper published in the journal Environmetrics which characterises extreme temperature events in Dublin over the last 40 years. Working with collaborators in UCD and Met Eireann they were able to use a mathematical framework called Extreme Value Theory which enables them to estimate how often extreme temperature events occurred during the period 1981 to 2010. They then compared their findings with the period 2011to 2018 and discovered a surprising rise in the number of extreme temperature events. They next plan to expand out their work to enable a complete picture of extremes across the entire Island of Ireland.
Date: Friday, 20 March 2020
2020 SFI CRT in Foundations of Data Science doctoral scholarships applications open until 9th March
Admissions for four year doctoral scholarships in the SFI Centre for Research Training in Foundations of Data Science starting in September 2020 are currently open.
Date: Monday, 17 February 2020
Was the leaving Cert harder in the old days?
What sort of so-called modern maths exam lacks matrices, calculus and complex numbers? Dr David Malone, a mathematician at Maynooth University, noticed the question posed by a friend on Twitter and he wondered: has our maths education been dumbed down?
Date: Tuesday, 05 November 2019
Inaugural meeting of the EU Training Network in Quantitative T cell immunology and immunotherapy (QuanTII)
Inaugural meeting of the EU Training Network in Quantitative T cell immunology and immunotherapy (QuanTII)
Date: Wednesday, 15 May 2019
Prof Damien Woods to feature on Newstalk's Futureproof
Sat 20 April, 12.15pm – Newstalk Futureproof, Prof Damien Woods, DNA molecular computing
Date: Friday, 12 April 2019
Monaghan scientist involved in molecular computing breakthrough
Damien Woods is ‘embedding an algorithm within chemistry to control chemical processes’
Date: Thursday, 21 March 2019
Maynooth University scientist plays pivotal role in molecular computing breakthrough
A Maynooth University computer scientist is one of the leaders of a team which has made a significant breakthrough in the emerging field of molecular computing by using DNA to develop a multi-purpose, reprogrammable molecular computer. Professor Damien Woods, who completed his PhD at Maynooth University in 2005 and recently joined the University’s academic staff, is joint lead author of the study
Date: Thursday, 21 March 2019
SFI Centre for Research Training in Foundations of Data Science
The SFI Centre for Research Training in Foundations of Data Science is a joint initiative of Maynooth University, University College Dublin and the University of Limerick, with the support of Skillnet Ireland underpinning its industry and enterprise engagement.
Date: Wednesday, 06 March 2019