Podcast appearances and mentions of stephen butler

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD, has today announced a €17.7 million investment in nine research infrastructure projects through Research Ireland's Research Infrastructure Programme. The awards will contribute to the advancement of high-quality and high-impact research activities across Ireland. Announcing the funding, Minister Lawless commented: "This targeted investment in research infrastructure will help to future-proof the conducting of high-quality research endeavours across our higher education institutions and in a wide range of disciplines. It is important for researchers to be equipped with the innovative tools and the conducive environments that can help deliver research excellence and impact." In welcoming the announcement, Celine Fitzgerald, Interim Chief Executive of Research Ireland, said: "The Research Infrastructure Programme supports the research community in building and sustaining cutting-edge infrastructure to accomplish high-quality, impactful, and innovative research. The programme encourages partnerships and collaboration between different cohorts of researchers in Ireland, across academia and enterprise." Nine Irish research infrastructure projects The nine funded projects are: Coastal & Offshore ASV (Autonomous Surface Vehicle), University of Limerick, led by Prof. Gerard Dooly, aims to acquire a coastal and offshore autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) with a length of 9 meters and a range of 2500 nautical miles. This will enhance Ireland's marine science capabilities, bridge data gaps, and improve our understanding of ocean habitats. (€1,851,784) Cryo Electron Microscopy Unit National Platform, University College Dublin, led by Prof. Oliver Blacque, will establish a cryo-EM unit for high-resolution 3D visualisation of biological structures, aiding various biomedical research applications. (€3,749,322) NMR Centre of Expertise, Trinity College Dublin, led by Prof. Mathias Senge, will provide advanced NMR techniques for chemistry research, including a multi-channel 600MHz NMR and a 400MHz instrument for high-throughput analyses. (€2,649,497) Photon Counting CT for Cardiovascular and Oncology Research, Trinity College Dublin, led by Prof. James Meaney, will expand imaging capabilities with a Photon-counting CT scanner for advanced medical imaging in oncology and cardiovascular research. (€2,721,339) National Enteric Methane Mitigation Testbed, Teagasc, led by Dr Stephen Butler, will develop strategies to reduce methane emissions from ruminant animals, contributing to climate change mitigation. (€1,983,502) Characterising Earth Materials using Multi-Sensor Core Logger Analysis (Earth SCAn), University College Dublin, led by Prof. Peter Haughton, will advance the characterisation of Earth materials for interdisciplinary research into climate change, energy, and geohazards. (€600,113) Advanced Material Characterisation and Imaging Platform, Dublin City University, led by Dr Karsten Fleischer, will enhance material analysis capabilities with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) for various applications in ICT, energy, and medical devices. (€2,251,897) C-Trap: A Dynamic Single Molecule Platform for Chemical Biology and Biophysics, Dublin City University, led by Prof. Andrew Kellett, will enable single-molecule analysis for understanding molecular mechanisms of diseases, aiding biopharmaceutical and therapeutic research. (€948,901) Automated X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), University College Dublin, led by Prof. Eoin Casey, will replace aging XPS equipment to enhance surface analysis capabilities for various research and industry applications. (€986,952) The awardees are from the following research bodies: University of Limerick (UL), University College Dublin (UCD), Trinity College Dublin (TCD), Teagasc, and Dublin City University (DCU). See more breaking stories here.

Fund for Teachers supports educators' efforts to develop skills, knowledge and confidence that impact student achievement. We spoke with their Chief Development Officer, Stephen Butler, about trusting teachers to design unique fellowships and grants to validate teachers' professionalism and leadership. Since 2001, Fund for Teachers has invested $35 million in nearly 9,200 teachers, transforming grants into growth for teachers and their students. Visit fundforteachers.org to find out more!

Firefighters were hoping overnight conditions would help them contain two large fires they've been battling in the Mackenzie Country region. On Thursday night a convoy of about 50 vehicles - containing mostly tourists - successfully left the Aoraki Mt Cook area, with nobody endangered by the large fire which began on Wednesday night at Pūkaki Downs. A second fire began Thursday afternoon near Lake Tekapo. Fire and Emergency New Zealand incident controller Stephen Butler spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Welcome to the Luminous Spotlight Podcast! In today's episode, we're delving deep into CSRD. Join Rachel Madan and Stephen Butler as they unpack the goal and implications of the upcoming European Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) in our latest podcast episode. The Corporate Sustainability Reporting directive, known as CSRD is a new piece of legislation now passed by the EU. It's been a long time coming for reporters, and revises and expands on the prior non-financial reporting directive.

Tracklist July 2023 01 DJ Spen pres. Paris Cesvette feat. Scott Paynter - I Love You So (Original Extended) 02 Cafe 432 feat. Lifford - Symphony (Extended Club Mix) 03 Destiny (Atjazz Love Soul Remix) (feat. Aqeel) 04 Jay Vegas - Can U Feel It (2023 Remaster) [Hot Stuff] 05 Cafe 432 - Homage 2 (Extended Mix) 06 KlevaKeys - Sunrise 07 Danny Clark & Nicole Mitchell - Optimistic (Vocal Mix) 08 Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent (Mattei & Omich Afro Mix) 09 Jazmine Sullivan, Forever Don't Last (Vocal) Mark Lewis 10 James Mac & Vall ft Rosalie - The Boy Is Mine (Extended Mix) 11 Get It (Melchyor A's Touch Version) 12 Same Old Love (Original Mix) 13 Work (Atjazz Extended Remix) 14 Abel, Rona Ray, Stephen Butler, Veronika Skorokhod - Can't Let You Go 15 Pat Bedeau, Jodie Erica - Gold (Main Mix) 16 Hannah Khemoh, The Journey Men - Lovin' You (Original Mix) 17 beatsbyhand, Kali Mija - King Of My Castle (feat. Kali Mija) (Extended Mix) 18 Groove A ‘K' Ordingly - Karizma 19 Celia Scat - (Oscar P Rework) 20 Risk Assessment - POWER 21 Risk Assessment feat. Monica Blaire – It's Not Right But It's Okay (Grant Nelson 22 Shy Cookie, Soraya - No More (Original Mix) 23 Melissa B - Give It To Me (DJ Spen & Reelsoul Instrumental) 24 Melissa B - Give It To Me (DJ Spen & Reelsoul Radio Edit) 25 Infected Soul Feat Sinai - No Good For Me (Infinite Boys Remix) 26 Marc Cotterell, Ross Couch - Move Your Body (Ross Couch Remix) 27 Silyvi, Don Korleone - Work (Beat Mix) 28 Silyvi, Don Korleone - Work 29 Shinkoh - Sounds Of Naru 30 Da Capo - Secret ID 31 THEMBA(SA) - The Rhythm/Extended Mix/ 32 NaCO, OK.Mulaa, Don Tella, Mandla Ka X - Oscar Mbo 33 Tipsta - Xolele (Extended Mix) 34 Mr-Luu de Stylist - MFR Souls x Mdu aka TRP - The Game (Amapiano Bootleg) 35 Oscar P, Marcus Pearson, Flaton Fox, Cristian Vinci, 2023 Bill Withers - Lovely Day (Connected ReTouch)

Stephen Butler catches up with Mark Babington to discuss the regulatory developments in the UK, sustainability and the growth of ESG reporting.

How do you garden for gorillas? David meets the man who was in charge of planting at Dublin Zoo for four decades. Stephen Butler explains how the plants enhance the environment for the animals and give a sense of their natural habitat. At Ballywalter, Anna Hudson is building walls out of logs – an attractive feature in any garden and great for wild life. In Greyabbey, on the Ards Peninsula, there is a secret garden called Greba – David meets up with owners Richard and Beverley to find out how they have transformed a disused quarry into a place of beauty. In studio Claire McNally and Mary Doris answer questions and have some gardening related ideas for Mothers' day. Email the programme on gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk

In our seventeenth ‘Luminous Spotlight' podcast, Stephen Butler and Owen Anderson, Head of Sustainability at Wickes, discuss the company's ESG journey, TCFD reporting and broadening out the focus from just carbon to broader climate change and environmental issues.

In our fifteenth ‘Luminous Spotlight' podcast, Rachel Madan and Stephen Butler discuss TCFD and net-zero, and how to connect the dots between the two.

James Vincent is joined by Rebekah Jefferis, Stephen Butler and Nick Barham, his partners at FNDR, to discuss lessons they've learned from their work with 126 founders.

James Vincent is joined by Rebekah Jefferis, Stephen Butler and Nick Barham, his partners at FNDR, to discuss lessons they've learned from their work with 126 founders.

James Vincent is joined by Rebekah Jefferis, Stephen Butler and Nick Barham, his partners at FNDR, to discuss lessons they've learned from their work with 126 founders.

Jeff Cossette talks to Stephen Butler, director of investor engagement and ESG disclosure at Luminous, about how sustainability reporting is evolving and some of the common challenges companies face as they increasingly adopt TCFD recommendations.

In the tenth Luminous Spotlight podcast Stephen Butler, Luminous' Director of Investor Engagement and ESG Disclosure, sits down with Lindsey Stewart, Head of Stakeholder Engagement at the FRC, to shed some light on how companies can hit the mark on all things related to ESG reporting.

Stephen Butler joins Emma-Louise Coffey on this week's Dairy Edge podcast with an insight into the Sexed Technologies lab that will be established in Moorepark later this year to provide a semen sorting service open to all AI companies. This offers the potential for a greater number and elite bulls to become available as sexed straws. Sexed semen in combination with high Dairy Beef Index bulls can help farmers produce sufficient high genetic merit dairy replacements while improving the carcass weight and conformation of surplus stock adding greater value to the beef farmer. Stephen gave some insight into the In Vitro Embryo Production/Transfer experiment that was carried out in the spring of 2021. This involves collection of oocytes from either live donors or from ovaries collected after slaughter. The oocytes are fertilised and cultured in a lab for seven days before being transferred to a surrogate dam that has been synchronised to be on day seven of her oestrous cycle. Using this technology, an elite genetic merit dam can be scheduled to have oocytes collected weekly for several weeks. This technology facilitates the dam moving from having one calf per year to having multiple calves per year, increasing the chances of producing a calf with greater genetic merit than the current generation. For more episodes from the Dairy Edge podcast go to the show page at: https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/dairy/the-dairy-edge-podcast/ The Dairy Edge is a co-production with LastCastMedia.com

Luminous colleagues Rachel Madan, Director of Sustainability & Impact and Stephen Butler, Director of Investor Engagement & ESG Disclosure, discuss why double materiality is an opportunity to rethink materiality assessments. You can also view our blog on the subject and download a transcript of the conversation by following this link: https://www.luminous.co.uk/insights/why-you-should-rethink-materiality

Stephen Butler of Smash Palace talks music, teaching music, writing songs, playing the Philadelphia music scene, playing live, the Quincy Jones lawsuit, Columbia records, and the music industry overall.Smash Palace signed with Epic Records in 1985. The new line-up included Brian Butler (lead vocals), Stephen Butler (lead guitar and vocals), Phil Rizzo (bass guitar), Harry Lewis (drums) and Greg Persun (rhythm guitar). The band's first self-titled LP was released in the fall of 1985 along with an MTV video of the first single, "Living on the Borderline" (directed by Nigel Dick). Smash Palace then toured extensively throughout the United States and Canada with Mr. Mister and the Cruzados. Greg DiDonato (keyboards) joined the lineup for the tour. When Smash Palace's A&R man, Dick Wingate, left Epic Records in 1985 he asked the band to come on over to his new label, Polygram Records. Unfortunately, once the band left Epic, the offer from Polygram melted away. The band recorded demos for tracks that were intended for their second album, including "Cold Wind", "Girl with the Stars in Her Eyes", "Stranger Than Strange" and "I'll Be There" (which was later reworked and recorded on the band's Over the Top CD release in 2004) and these tracks were played on Philadelphia radio station WMMR-FM's local music program Street Beat, but never officially released. 

Stephen Butler, reproductive physiology specialist at Teagasc joins Emma-Louise Coffey on this week's Dairy Edge podcast to discuss the potential that sexed semen can play to maximise the number of replacements born early in the calving season and increase the economic value of non-replacement dairy stock to be sold off the farm. Stephen identifies high EBI cows that are calved greater than 50 days, are cycling regularly, have good BCS and have had no metabolic diseases post calving as appropriate for selection for breeding to sexed semen. He explains that the day of insemination is crucial to achieving high conception rates from sexed semen. The sexing process is a damaging process and therefore, the viability of the semen is lower compared to conventional semen. As a result Stephen recommends that a clear plan is put in place to ensure the timing of AI, thawing procedure and the length of time from thawing to insemination is followed correctly. For more information: https://www.teagasc.ie/media/website/publications/2020/Guidelines-for-Sexed-Semen-Usage-in-Dairy-Herds.pdf For more episodes from the Dairy Edge podcast go to the show page at: https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/dairy/the-dairy-edge-podcast/

One of the most candid and real episodes yet, Mike brings on former teammate and close friend on Stephen Butler to discuss his journey plating football, his boxing passion, and overcoming the various obstacles life has thrown his way! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/michael-obi/message

Stephen Butler joins Emma-Louise Coffey to advise on how to manage energy balance and metabolic disorders in early lactation. Firstly, Stephen emphasises the importance of dry cow management to ensure cows are in the correct BCS and received adequate minerals. Stephen explains that cows undergo significant change post-calving, moving from dry cow status with low intake and low energy demand to lactating status with low intake and high energy demand.  He also reminds us that in addition to lactation cow require energy to resume cyclicity. Cows are susceptible to metabolic diseases in early lactation and Stephen encourages farmers to be vigilant and act promptly to treat symptoms. For more episodes and information from the Dairy Edge podcast go to:  https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/dairy/the-dairy-edge-podcast/ 

Stephen Butler joins us to discuss the role of sexed semen in Irish dairy herds. Stephen gave an insight into the sexed semen trial that took place during the breeding season of 2018.  He explained the differences compared with the 2013 trial including the increase in semen quantity from 2 million to 4 million sperm. Conception rates from sexed straws remain lower than conventional straws, with a relative conception rate of 76% which is similar to previous studies.  Stephen addressed the cost of sexed straws which are double that of conventional, but explained where sexed straws are used, less dairy straws are required so farmers have the opportunity to use cheaper beef straws, meaning the overall cost of straws can remain the same.  For more information: https://www.teagasc.ie/media/website/publications/2018/What-role-can-sexed-semen-play---National-Dairy-Conference-2018.pptx.pdf

The breeding season is coming up and with cows in low body condition after a tough spring with poor grass growth and poor grazing conditions, on this episode of the Dairy Edge, we speak to fertility expert, Stephen Butler about how to get cows fit for breeding.