DCU LSI Cafés help you put knowledge to wider work

How can your academic knowledge help others? The hard-earned wisdom and insights in your brain could solve a myriad of problems for people working outside academia, but how do you make those connections?

One route is through consultancy, where academics can apply and transfer their knowledge to 

known issues that external organisations are facing. Examples include informing policy, horizon scanning, evaluation and specialist training. 

At a recent DCU Life Sciences Institute Café, Maria Johnston and Joseph Lanzillotta from DCU Innovate highlighted the practical steps and benefits of academics consulting with external organisations. 

They spoke about how Enterprise Ireland Innovation Vouchers can facilitate consultancies, and they highlighted recent updates and improvements in DCU’s consultancy policy. 

They also emphasised the benefits of consulting with external organisations, including building relationships, the ability to access new funding streams, career development and gaining insights that can inform research and teaching. 

Many other speakers at LSI Cafes have also recently shared their knowledge with café-goers - LSI-funded PhD Student, Órla Cremen, spoke about her work on understanding the immune related side effects of antibody-drug conjugates in breast cancer; PhD student Sally Owens focused on her work to advance the understanding and management of uveal melanoma through a translational, multi-pronged approach; Máire Kane spoke about developing a smart device for collecting sterile mid-stream urine; John Gleeson gave a talk about manufacturing medical devices in DCU, translating research from benchtop to bedside and Jessica Kamphorst from Brennan & Co gave a pitch on specificity and cell signaling technology for research. 

Don’t miss out on future talks - mark your calendar to come long, share and learn with colleagues over a cuppa at LSI’s cafe at the LSRF Building every Tuesday at 10am.