UCD Earth Institute recognises that collaboration with industry as fundamental to fully understand and find solutions for key challenges.
Our researchers work on topics that are directly relevant to our research partners. There are many ways for industry to access our expertise and services.
This scheme is open to any small company with a business opportunity or problem that they want to explore with UCD Earth Institute. The objective of the Innovation Voucher initiative is to build links between Ireland's Research Institutes and small businesses. More Details »
This initiative offers financial support to companies who engage in collaborative research projects with Irish research Institutes. The participating company benefits in terms of its growth, the evolution of its strategic research and development and the creation of new knowledge that it can use to generate commercial advantage. More Details »
This scheme is open to any small company with a business opportunity or problem that they want to explore with UCD Earth Institute. The Enterprise Partnership Scheme offers Irish Research Council co-funding of Masters, PhD and Postdoctoral scholarships in partnership with industry and public bodies. The scheme provides flexible access to competitively selected, high-calibre researchers working on projects of mutual interest. More Details »
Horizon 2020 is the European Commission’s proposal for a 70.2 billion euro research and innovation funding programme for 2014-2020. With Industrial Leadership as one of the three pillars of the programme, UCD Earth Institute will work closely with industry to bring together resources and knowledge across different fields, technologies and disciplines to address the key challenges, as details of specific elements of the overall programme are developed.
The Enterprise Partnership Scheme offers Irish Research Council co-funding of Masters, PhD and Postdoctoral scholarships in partnership with industry and public bodies. The scheme provides flexible access to competitively selected, high-calibre researchers working on projects of mutual interest. More details
The focus of the Marie Curie Actions from a commercial point of view is to foster innovation and help to train the next generation of research entrepreneurs. Funding is targeted through a number of programmes which include
Commercial organisations of all size can get involved, from small spin-out companies and SMEs through to large Multinational Companies.