UCD Research and Innovation _ Creating Value from Knowledge

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 3

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