Lero partners with Abbey Machinery to develop autonomous farm equipment

The technological advancement of Irish-made autonomous farm machinery is being enhanced by researchers at Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software and Abbey Machinery, under a new research partnership agreement. Lero researcher, professor Joseph Walsh, based at the Munster Technological University’s Kerry campus, is leading the partnership with Abbey Machinery. Prof. Walsh points...

Top software engineering researchers gather in Limerick for the World of Code Hackathon challenge

Some of the world’s top software engineering researchers arrived in Limerick for the World of Code Hackathon at Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software. According to Lero Director Prof Brian Fitzgerald: “The World of Code is the most significant software codebase globally with contributions from more than 50 million developers. Lero is...

OpenScience Launch & Lecture

Lero, SFI Research Centre for Software, is pleased to invite you to the launch of Lero’s Open Science Charter and Open Source Programme Office followed by a lecture on ‘Ireland’s National Agenda for Open Research’ by Dr Daniel Bangert.   Dr Daniel Bangert is Ireland’s National Open Research Coordinator, based at the Digital Repository of Ireland,...

Mallow Maths and Science Fair

Lero researchers will be attending the Mallow Maths and Science Fair on Sunday October 16th in the Mallow GAA Sports Complex, Co. Cork. Come along, meet and chat with Lero researchers to hear more about their work and to play with some tech gadgets such as VR headsets, Sphero robots and Lego WeDo using Scratch....

Electric neurostimulation applied during training can significantly improve the skill levels and time required to perform laparoscopic keyhole surgery

Skills required to perform laparoscopic keyhole surgery can be significantly enhanced by applying electric neurostimulation during training, researchers at Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, have found. The study by a research team at Lero’s Esports Science Research Lab (ESRL) at the University of Limerick (UL) and the ASSERT centre at University...

Johnson & Johnson launches 2022/2023 WiSTEM2D programme at University of Limerick

Johnson & Johnson today launched its WiSTEM2D programme in partnership with Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, at University of Limerick (UL) for the 2022/2023 academic year. WiSTEM2D stands for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Manufacturing and Design. The aim of the Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D undergraduate programme is to inspire...

Irish researchers use tech tools to improve older patients’ care

Researchers at Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, are playing a vital role in a €5.9m European-wide innovation project developing patient-oriented healthcare management for millions of older patients. Researchers based at University College Dublin and Dublin City University (DCU)  will co-design, test and prepare to deploy an innovative, cost-effective, patient-centred holistic health...

Sustainable Digital Health Innovation Conference

We are delighted to announce the Sustainable Digital Health Innovation Conference 2022, which will be hosted in The Galmont Hotel & Spa in Galway on Friday 14th October 2022. This event will provide a forum for health researchers, practitioners, policy makers and colleagues from industry to hear from leading international and national experts on the latest innovations in...

Researchers from four universities awarded prestigious Lero Director’s Prizes

Seven researchers from four leading Irish universities were awarded Lero Director’s Prizes at an in-person ceremony today. The Lero Director’s Prizes were presented at the annual gathering of Lero members, which was held in person this year for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the fourth year of the annual awards presented...

Scratch National Finals Video

The National Scratch Coding Competition was held at the University of Limerick, bringing together the top scoring teams from all over the country. School students aged six and up across five age categories were invited to demonstrate their Scratch projects to the judges.  In this video we look back at the amazing day that we...