DCU success in Shared Island North-South Research Programme
Dublin City University has welcomed the announcement by Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Minister Simon Harris that five research projects involving DCU academics have been awarded funding under the North-South Research Programme.
The programme is a collaborative scheme funded through the Government's Shared Island Fund. This year a total of €37.3 was awarded in support of a total of 62 collaborative research projects between academics and institutions in Ireland and in Northern Ireland.
The awards ranging in value from €200,000 over two years to €4 million over four years will be made under three strands – Strand I: Bilateral researcher-researcher projects, Strand II: Emerging hubs of excellence and Strand III: Partnerships of scale.
DCU’s five awardees are:
Prof. Anne Parle-McDermott, DCU School of Biotechnology, for leading a project in partnership with Queen’s University Belfast. Project title: Coupling CRISPR-Cas environmental DNA assays with lateral flow for rapid on-site detection of species of conservation management concern on the island of Ireland. This project was awarded under Strand 1.
Prof. Veronica Lambert, DCU School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health, for leading a project in collaboration with Queen’s University Belfast. Project title: The all-island CO-DECIDE Study: Co-production of a decision-making framework for planning the place of end-of-life care for children, young people and their families on the island of Ireland. This project was awarded under Strand 1.
Prof. Nicholas Dunne, DCU School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering / Biodesign Europe, for his partnering role with University College Dublin (lead) and Queen’s University Belfast. Project title: RALA nanocomplexes as a platform to mediate oral delivery of peptides using insulin as a prototype. This project was awarded under Strand 1.
Dr James Gallen from DCU School of Law and Government, for his partnering role with UCD (project lead) and Queen’s University Belfast. Project title: Transforming Justice: An All-Island Examination of Justice Responses to Historical Institutional Abuse North and South. This project was awarded under Strand 1.
Dr Naomi Walsh and Dr Denis Collins, DCU School of Biotechnology / National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, for their work in collaboration with UCD (lead) and Queen’s University Belfast. Project Title: A Foundation Stone for the All-Island Cancer Research Institute (AICRI): Building Critical Mass in Precision Cancer Medicine. This project was awarded under Strand 3.
Announcing the awards, Taoiseach Micheál Martin, said: “I’m delighted to see such substantial funding being awarded to researchers and Higher Education institutions from the North South Research Programme.
“These awards will support the Government’s Shared Island vision by bringing researchers from all corners of the island together to work on pioneering projects over the next four years, and is not only strengthening existing relationships, but is fostering new research partnerships.
“I’m particularly impressed by the high level of interest and the calibre of the proposals, and I am confident that these cross-border collaborations will further strengthen the island’s reputation for innovation and research excellence”.