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U N I VE R SI T Y COLLEG E DU BL I N

CR E AT I NG VA LU E FROM K NOW L EDGE

Working Together
Solving Problems
Achievements in any area of research are strengthened through partnership - academic and industry. Industry strongly contributes to
working with us to solve challenges to their sector, the economy and society. The examples below are a sample of our collaborative research
programmes.

THEME
Agri-Food

SAMPLE PROGRAMME
Improving health, wellness and quality of life
through world class innovation in food
At Food for Health Ireland (FHI), knowledge of food
is used to improve health and knowledge of health
is used to improve food.
The focus of the research programme is on milk and
the discovery of new ways to develop functional food
ingredients and products. A ‘functional food’ is one
that serves a purpose beyond basic nutrition, promoting health or reducing the risk of certain diseases.

FUNDERS

AMOUNT €

Supported by
Enterprise Ireland, FHI links the expertise
of researchers at University College Cork, 
University College Dublin, NUI Galway, 
NUI Maynooth, DCU, Teagasc, Moorepark
Food Research Centre, and University of
Limerick with the marketing power of
industry partners Irish Dairy Board, 
Carbery Group, Dairygold Food Ingredients
Ltd, Glanbia plc and Kerry Group plc.

€16m
Programme
with
30% industry
funding

Culture
Economy
& Society

Supported by
Diageo Ireland.

€1.5m
Programme

Environment

Integrated assessment modelling
and transport modelling
This project focused on the development and
application of analytical capabilities in respect
of climate and air pollution modelling and policy.

Supported by
Envecon.

€0.7m
Programme

Energy

Quantitative parameterisation of fault zones in
outcrop for inclusion in reservoir models (QUAFF)
This study will provide an improved basis for defining
and modelling faults in reservoir models, which
will help oil & gas companies to optimise their field
development and production processes.

Supported by
This award is funded by a
multi-company project including:
Anadarko, BG International, BP Exploration,
ConocoPhillips (UK), Eni, ExxonMobil,
Marathon Oil Corporation, Statoil, Total
E&P UK, Woodside Energy.

€0.9m
Programme

Health

Systems Biology Ireland (SBI)
SBI designs new therapeutic approaches to
diseases, with a focus on cancer, based on a systems
level, mechanistic understanding of cellular signal
transduction networks.

Supported by
SBI is a Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
funded CSET research initiative between the
University College Dublin and the National
University of Ireland, Galway. Industry
funders include: Ark Therapeutics Group plc,
Agilent Technologies Ireland Ltd.

Multimillion
euro Programme
with €4m
industry
funding

Data Science

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Dynamics of drinking behaviour in Ireland
An examination of a