Science Without Borders Research Internships at DIT research education Science and Health: Dr Tony Betts email: anthony.betts@dit.ie Engineering and Built Environment: Dr. Marek Rebow email: marek.rebow@dit.ie skills 1
Research is, by its nature,cyclical Inter- pretation Problem of data Mathematical or/ and numerical modeling Validation Research is Collection a cyclical Goal of data process Experiments Sub- Paul Leedy, Hypothesis "Practical Research: problems Planning and Design" 2
Research Internship Scheme For undergraduate students currently participating in the Brazilian Science • without Borders (SWB-CSF) programme in DIT. The programme will take place during the period 23 rd May to 22 nd July 2016 • Participants will be selected following a competitive process . • Objectives : To promote DIT research activity to SWB undergraduate students • To enable SWB students to acquire research experience in an academic setting. • To provide some research benefit for a Research • Centre/Group/School/Lecturer To identify suitable current SWB undergraduate students to possibly undertake • future postgraduate studies in DIT To provide motivation for SWB students to strive for maximum benefit from • their academic programme . 3 3
Information • Students who are selected will continue to receive a stipend for the duration of the internship. • Some additional funds may also be made available for the purchase of materials or consumables in some Projects (eg laboratory-based studies). • Students will be registered on a 10 ECTS credit module entitled Summer Research Internship which will require assessment of their work. • This module (10 ECTS) will be taken in addition to the 60 ECTS credits undertaken already 4
Further Information Research internships can be hosted either by Research Centres/Groups or by • Schools (individual lecturers). For the hosts, b enefits of a research intern during the summer period may include • - acquisition of results for a journal or Conference publication , - attainment of preliminary results for use in a funding proposal , - exploration of a novel research idea and modelling and/or analysis of data. The intern will be supplied with a desk, computer and engaged in research • activities for the duration of the internship. The intern will also have a supervision structure and Co-ordinator • 5
Research Organisation in DIT 1. Four Thematic Areas 2. Research Institutes
3.Research Centres and Schools/Groups Centre for Industrial & Engineering Optics (CIEO) Radiation & Environmental Science Centre (RESC) Centre for Research into Engineering & Surface Technology (CREST) Inorganic Pharmaceutical & Biomimetic Research Centre Nanolab Food and Health Research Centre (FHRC) Applied Intelligence Research Centre (AIRC) Other Groups … 7
Projects Titles will be announced in early 2016 Good Luck! 8 8
Some Future Research Funds….. 1 . DIT Fiosraigh - NEXT March-May 2016 2. IRC Dec-Feb 2015/2016 (GoI) + Employer/Enterprise Schemes 3. SWB 4. SFI 5. Self-Funded (Start) 6. EPA 7. HRB 8. H2020 9. FIRM 9 9
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