‘Fundamental mistake’ to restrict study

THE head of one of the world’s top universities has warned against narrowing research to areas needed for economic recovery.

‘Fundamental mistake’ to restrict study

Dr John Hennessy, president of Stanford University in the US, was a guest of the Higher Education Authority (HEA) at a dinner in the US Ambassador’s residence in Dublin yesterday.

His message came as applications are finalised for €300 million of third-level research funding, with emphasis likely to be placed on science, engineering and technology disciplines central to the Innovation Alliance announced by Trinity College and University College Dublin last week.

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