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T Sligo has announced suite of Master’s a new by Research level courses qualification. designed to directly support The Master’s innovation in on a practical courses will focus new initiative the workplace. The research project that direct responsewas established as a will enable an organisatio n to address a challenge demands and to industry it faces. Examples of shortages in to reduce skills such an array of include developinga challenge can industries. services, breaking new products or The suite of into new markets, re-designing courses will ten new Master’s how begin in September works, respondingthe organisation are now open and to new for range in focus applications. They regulations or other changes from environment, in the biopharmaceutical or effective your understanding how processing and data science current services to leadership, and how they might are and drama. These literature be further enhanced. The will be offered new programmes projects can alongside a Master’s undertaken either be by one of the organisation’s staff in order to both
address the issue gain a Master’s and in the process nearly treble external student degree, or by an the number of postgraduate that organisatio who works with students mainly in research. engaged n Announcing for the project. critical milestone It represents a programme, the ambitious President of path to becoming on the Institutes IT Dr Brendan part of a McCormack Sligo, Technological said it will enable companies University in “Innovation 2020. compete nationallyin the region to increasingly is becoming and internationally, central workplace across in the upskilling in through essential industries that Vice President all sectors,” says changing rapidly: are Innovation & for Research, Engagement “This approach O’Malley. “Right Dr. Chris Master’s degrees to offering now the has been discussed is a wave of computeris challenge with a range ation in of employers manufacturing benefits the , organisation and to get on top that everyone needs in that it helps it to address of as part of Industry 4.0. But the issue it is facing. an important same innovation appliesneed for It also helps either upskill to public services one of its staff to such as health to get a good or else and housing, look at a potential does to community as it future employee. development. Our target here For the student gives them a it higher level strengthen the is to further of experience, knowledge and innovation, as region’s capacity for qualification. For IT Sligo important to this is vitally deliver on its it helps to our mission of supporting and quality of future prosperity the developme life,” says Dr. O’Malley. nt While IT Sligo of the region.” Full details of has already been producing graduates the Master’s programme qualified up Doctoral level, can be found to at www.itsligo.ie/postgr represents a this new initiative aduate concerted drive For more details to please see pages 12-13.
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HE issue of burning gorse and dried vegetation, a practice which is illegal at this time of year, has raised its head this week with the Department of Agriculture issuing a Status Orange firerisk warning. In a week when Fire and Rescue Services have battled such fires across the country many still pose the question: who is responsible for these outbreaks? The practice of burning gorse has been defended by farmers generally while conservationists have decried the practice as unnecessarily extreme. Because the gorse plant is difficult to uproot and clear farmers sometimes burn the land so it can be cleansed and used again. In particular, it is regarded as good management practice by hill farmers – the burning allowing the regeneration of mountain land. Conservations would contend that manually cutting and clearing of gorse at the appropriate time is best practice. They point to the fact the fires threaten wildlife and many areas across the country. Many animals are unable to escape from fire and will be burned. Birds can fly away but the nests and eggs that are left behind are destroyed. There’s long-lasting damage after a gorse fire has occurred; the earth is scorched as well as the impact on wildlife. Farmers also contend that some hills have become overgrown and fires are not necessarily due to farmers burning but tourists and hill-walkers (recreational users) who could be inadvertently lighting fires. While most farmers take a responsible attitude towards burning the most disturbing aspect of this, however, is the fact many of the fires are started deliberately by vandals who take advantage of the hot and sunny weather when the grass and undergrowth is particularly dry. Continued on Page 4
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