Research
International Research Collaboration Forum
DCU’s second International Research Collaboration Forum will be held on DCU's Glasnevin Campus from 12th - 14th January 2027. The topic this year is Collaborating for Impact
This event is aimed at researchers, research leaders, and research professionals at DCU and selected international partners.
A programme overview is given below; further details will be completed over the coming weeks.
| Tuesday 12th January | ||
| Registration and refreshments | 9:30 | |
| Welcome & introductions | Dr Sophie Ball, Erasmus+ Development Officer Fiona Brennan, Director of Research Support |
10:00 |
| Keynote address | Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DHFERIS), representative tbc | 10:30 |
| Impact of research on policy showcase | A selection of presentations with Q&A from a range of DCU, external and international speakers | 11:00 |
| Lunch | 13:00 | |
| Non-HEI partners showcase | A selection of presentations with Q&A from a range of DCU, non-HEI and international speakers. | 14:00 |
| Break | 15:15 | |
| Panel session: Collaborating for impact with transectoral partners | Laura Grehan, Head of Education, Engagement and Societal Impact at ADAPT (Chair) | 15:30 |
| Poster session and drinks reception | 17:00 | |
| Wednesday 13th January | ||
| Networking and refreshments | 09:15 | |
| President’s Welcome | Professor Dáire Keogh, DCU President | 9:30 |
| Pathways to effective collaboration: the ECIU joint doctorate approach | Presentations to include ECIU representatives and: Prof. John Doyle, Vice President for Research, DCU Prof. Sharon O’Brien, Dean of Graduate Studies, DCU |
9:45 |
| Break | 11:15 | |
| Panel session: Collaborative practices and cultures |
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11:30 |
| Lunch | 13:00 | |
| Coordinating and developing consortium proposals |
Dr Máire Brophy, North Star Consulting | 14:00 |
| Final dicusssion & wrap up | 16:00 | |
| Close of sessions | 16:30 | |
| Thursday 14th January | ||
| Tours of Research Centres and labs; 1-1 meetings | TBA | |
| Dr Sophie Ball, Senior Erasmus+ Development Officer | DCU | Sophie supports the development of Erasmus+ Key Action 2, Key Action 3, and Jean Monnet projects, working as part of the Research Development and Support team in DCU’s Research Support Services. Prior to working at DCU, she spent 15 years working at Middlesex University in London in various roles connected with the Erasmus+ programme and its predecessors. She has extensive experience and thorough knowledge and understanding of the Erasmus+ programme and the European education and research landscape. Sophie represented DCU’s research office in the R&I expert group of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU) from 2021-2023 and was a founder member of ECIU’s Educational Cooperation expert group (EDUCO) –focused on Erasmus+ and other programmes for collaboration in education and research projects - since its creation in 2021 and was also Chair of EDUCO from 2022 to 2024. Sophie led the successful application to DCU’s Quality Improvement and Development Fund to host this event. |
| Fiona Brennan, Director of Research Support | DCU | Fiona has twenty years experience in research administration and support within the Higher Education sector, working with different disciplines, units and faculties. As Director of Research Support, she is responsible for Research Support Services, comprising the following three teams: Research Development and Support, Research Project Administration and Research Infrastructure. |
| Prof Dáire Keogh, President | DCU | Professor Dáire Keogh began a ten-year term as President of Dublin City University in July 2020. Professor Keogh, a Dubliner, is a distinguished historian who served as President of St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra until its incorporation into DCU (2016). He has published extensively, on the history of popular politics, religion and education in Ireland. He is a Fellow at the University Design Institute at Arizona State University and a founding member of the European Quality Assurance Register Committee. He is a member of the Irish Association of the Order of Malta. Professor Keogh is a Chartered Director (IoD) and a member of the Council of Dublin Chamber of Commerce. He has served on a variety of boards including the non-partisan Women for Election and the British Irish Chamber of Commerce. A passionate educator, he plays a leadership role across the sector. He is a Council member of the European University Association and Chairman of the Board of Management of Clongowes Wood College. |
| Laura Paternoster, European Funding Advisor, Strategic European Projects Office | European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU) | Laura Paternoster serves as EU Funding Advisor at ECIU University. She works on fostering collaboration and supporting research, educational, and innovation networking initiatives across the ECIU network, with a focus on European funding opportunities and strategic partnerships. Laura is actively involved in promoting projects that drive innovation, creativity, and societal impact in higher education. She also supports the ECIU Vice Presidents for Research Group |
| Prof John Doyle, Vice President for Research | DCU | Professor John Doyle is Vice President for Research in Dublin City University. He was previously Director of DCU Institute for International Conflict Resolution and Reconstruction and Professor of International Conflict Resolution in DCU School of Law and Government. His research interests include comparative nationalist and ethnic conflict; Northern Ireland, conflict in South Asia and Irish foreign policy. He is Editor of Irish Studies in International Affairs. John is also leading DCU's contribution to cross-border collaboration on the island of Ireland, including Ireland North-South: a research programme on the Future of the island of Ireland. In this capacity John is on the Steering Committee of the ARINS project, a collaboration involving the Royal Irish Academy and the University of Notre Dame and also the board of the Centre for Cross Border Studies. |
| Dr Máire Brophy | North Star Consulting | Dr Máire Brophy has over 20 years’ experience working in research with a significant proportion of that working in competitive research funding with European and Irish Funders. She is a contributing writer and reviewer of several successful project proposals, including large-scale national and European projects. She has held the roles of Strategy Lead for Research Development, Dean of Graduate Studies and Research and Director of Development, Research and Evaluation. In 2020 she was awarded a Trinity Research Excellence Award for “Fostering and Growing Research Talent” from Trinity College Dublin. She has worked across many disciplinary areas, but particularly in ICT, Social Sciences, Engineering, Environmental Science, ERC and MSCA. She regularly delivers training in proposal writing, research development and research strategy |
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Transport to and around Dublin
Dublin Airport is located approximately 10km north of Dublin City Centre.
Detailed information of transport to and from Dublin airport can be found on the airport's website
Bus fares in Dublin are €2.00 for a short fare and €2.60 for a long fare. Transport for Ireland website, https://www.transportforireland.ie/, can be used for help when using public transport services.
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Please find here a map of the DCU Glasnevin Campus
The closest entrance to the venue of the event - the O'Reilly Library - is on Collins Avenue.
The campus is serviced by many buses, which stop outside the university at both the Ballymun Road and Collins Ave entrances. Buses to the Glasnevin campus from the city centre are routes E1, E2, 19, 44.