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U N I VE R SI T Y CO L L EG E DU B L I N
UCD has
doubled
PhDs
CR E AT I NG VA LU E FROM K NOW L EDGE
International
Co-authored publications
with academics in 7,036
institutions from 132 countries
2004–2013
EUROPEAN UNION AWARDS
UCD is the national
leader in Marie Curie
Irish leader FP7
UCD has
doubled
publications
2004–2013
UCD Professor Des Higgins is the
most highly
cited author
in the state, reaching
over 100,000
citations
€70m
15 ERC Awards
European Research Council
2014
UCD is the largest
university in Ireland
UCD researchers published
14,468 articles
1,383
academic staff
(Core & contract)
in peer review journals,
43% of papers
Highest
had international co-authors
publications
volume
of all Irish
Universities
From below world average
publication impact in 2003
to 56% above
world average
in 2013
Quantum Leap in
Scientific Infrastructure
€300m
The UCD O’Brien Centre for Science
is the largest investment
in science in the history
of the state
HEA PRTLI UCD Philanthropy
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