Research support services include:
- Identifying sources of funding opportunities for researchers
- Supporting researchers in the development and review of research proposals
- Providing TUS endorsement for research proposals
- Managing and coordinating Research Time Release programme
- Managing and coordinating the internal President’s Doctoral Scholarship programme
- Assisting researchers in identifying research partners both national and international.
Day-to-day support of researchers:
- Liaising with Finance, Postgraduate Office and Technology Transfer
- Advice on pre and post research award and management of same
- Organising researcher training for career development
- Support Research Ethics processes.
Funding Agencies
The following are among the research funding agencies we work with:
- Enterprise Ireland works in partnership with Irish enterprises to help them start, grow, innovate and win export sales in global markets.
- Science Foundation Ireland is the national foundation for investment in scientific and engineering research.
- Irish Research Council is an independent and autonomous research funding and monitoring body.
- EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation – Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme ever with nearly €80 billion of funding available over 7 years to 2020.
- Health Research Board is the lead agency in Ireland supporting and funding health research.
- Environmental Protection Agency is Ireland’s statutory body for the balanced and sustainable protection and management of the environment.
- Royal Irish Academy supports scholarship and promotes awareness of how science and the humanities enrich our lives and benefit society.
- Wellcome Trust supports scientists and researchers in taking on big problems to improve health for everyone.
- European Space Agency is Europe’s gateway to space – its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability.