The Science.ie portal provides all sorts of information about careers in

science Science is a systematic discipline that builds and organises knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the universe. Modern science is typically divided into twoor threemajor branches: the natural sciences, which stu ...

technology Technology is the application of Conceptual model, conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. The word ''technology'' can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, including both tangible too ...

engineering Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...

and

mathematics Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, Mathematical theory, theories and theorems that are developed and Mathematical proof, proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself. There are many ar ...

(STEM).

Overview

Science.ie is an initiative of the Irish Government’s

Discover Science & Engineering Discover Science & Engineering (DSE) is an Irish Government initiative that aims to increase interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) among students, teachers and members of the public in Ireland. DSE’s mission is to ...

(DSE) awareness programme in

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

. DSE is managed by

Forfás Forfás () was the national policy advisory board for enterprise, trade, science, technology and innovation in Ireland. The agency was established in January 1994 under thIndustrial Development Act, 1993and was run by a board appointed by the Mi ...

on behalf of the Office of Science and Technology at the

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military * Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

. The careers-related information on Science.ie has been moved to a new DSE website, which was launched in early October 2009. On MyScienceCareer.ie is: *Profiles of people currently working in STEM in

*Information on famous Irish scientists *Links to many other career resources A redeveloped Science.ie was also launched in October 2009. The site has been redesigned and includes social media bookmarking and RSS feeds. Science.ie provides more general information on science in

. This includes listings of science links, news and events. Its "Resources" section gives information on activities and visitor centres where you can learn about

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/ref> The site also provides a free newsletter relating to Irish science, technology and innovation news, events, research and facts which is issued monthly by email. DSE runs numerous other initiatives, including

My Science Career The My Science Career website is an Irish online resource for career information in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The website has a famous Irish scientists section, science related articles, a science career glossary ...

Project Blogger Project Blogger is an educational initiative in Ireland by Discover Science & Engineering (DSE). It provides blogging tools and an online space for secondary school students and their teachers to create blogs about their school science experiments ...

Science Week Ireland Science Week Ireland is an annual week-long event in Ireland each November, celebrating science in our everyday lives. Science Week is an initiative of Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) It is the largest science festival in the country, engaging ...

and

Discover Primary Science Discover Primary Science is a flagship project of the Irish Government’s Discover Science & Engineering (DSE) awareness programme. It facilitates teacher training in general primary science and provides teachers with online resources and class ...

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External links

Science.ie website

My Science Career website from DSE

Information about Science.ie on Discover-Science.ie
Science education Science and technology in the Republic of Ireland