INSPIRE, the Integrated Nanoscience Platform for Ireland, is a national collaborative project funded by the HEA through the PRLTI4 Scheme to facilitate collaboration and partnership between Irish Universities working in Nanoscience research and education.

One important area of research in the CBNI is the potential impact of nanoparticles on the environment. To this end, we have established an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nationally funded unit of activity in the arena of nanosafety of which the project NanoEcoInteractions is part of.