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4-12-2009 10:40 AM
End Date
4-11-2009 11:15 AM
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Professor Grimson is eminently qualified to speak about the changing nature of scholarly communication and the challenges this poses for researchers.
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Dec 4th, 10:40 AM
Nov 4th, 11:15 AM
Research in the 21st. Century
Professor Grimson is eminently qualified to speak about the changing nature of scholarly communication and the challenges this poses for researchers.
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Professor Jane Grimson is a computer engineering graduate from the University of Dublin, Trinity College, and holds a Masters and Doctorate in Computer Science from the Universities of Toronto and Edinburgh, respectively. She returned to Trinity College as a lecturer in Computer Science in 1980, is a former Dean of Engineering and of Research, and served as Vice-Provost from 2001-2005. She is a Past-President of the Institution of Engineers of Ireland, the Irish Academy of Engineering, the Irish Computer Society and the Healthcare Informatics Society of Ireland. As a member of the European Research Advisory Board from 2001 to 2007 she chaired a working group which published recommendations to the commission in respect of policy on open access scientific publication. She is currently Chair of the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology. She is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Irish Academy of Engineering, Engineers Ireland, the Irish Computer Society, and the Royal Academy of Medicine of Ireland. Her main research interest is in health informatics, and in particular in health information systems and electronic health records. She holds a personal chair in Health Informatics and is Director of the Centre for Health Informatics. She is currently on a partial secondment to the recently established Health Information and Quality Authority as Director of Health Information.