Boost for third-level research as 47 projects awarded €8.5m funding
IRELAND’S improvement in global research rankings may continue after €8.5 million was awarded to 47 projects yesterday.
The latest phase of the Research Frontiers Programme, funded by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), will involve 105 college researchers taking on work in a range of areas.
They include studies around cystic fibrosis, genetics, bacterial and viral infections, environmental monitoring, food safety and streaming of media over wireless networks.
The funding covers research over three and four-year periods at University College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin; NUI Galway; University College Cork; Dublin City University; NUI Maynooth; Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland; University of Limerick; Tyndall National Institute Cork; Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies and Institute of Technology Tallaght.
The latest phase of the Research Frontiers Programme, funded by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), will involve 105 college researchers taking on work in a range of areas.
They include studies around cystic fibrosis, genetics, bacterial and viral infections, environmental monitoring, food safety and streaming of media over wireless networks.
The funding covers research over three and four-year periods at University College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin; NUI Galway; University College Cork; Dublin City University; NUI Maynooth; Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland; University of Limerick; Tyndall National Institute Cork; Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies and Institute of Technology Tallaght.
