In UCD's strategy to 2030, Breaking Boundaries, the university sets out a roadmap to support researchers to combine their expertise across disciplines to explore new frontiers of knowledge and to build at scale in areas where UCD can deliver the most significant impact. Fundamental to this aim, we endeavour to embed pathways to deep and diverse collaboration, enabling the continuous flow of ideas, knowledge and expertise in order to deliver that impact. These pathways include:
The UCD Policy Interface works to develop and strengthen links between researchers and policy professionals, so that high-quality evidence can more readily inform public policy. It complements the extensive engagement already underway across UCD’s Schools, Colleges, Institutes, and Centres, helping researchers drive real impact on policy and wider society.
Learn more about this exciting new unit, including what tools and resources are available and how to join the network, at the UCD Policy Interface website.
UCD Research and Innovation has expert teams who work to build a collaborative ecosystem between research and industry.
The Research Partners team, lead by Dr Kate Johnston, advise and support academic leaders in the development of major research and innovation clusters. The team has extensive experience building and leading research alliances across diverse sectors, particularly establishing translational research environments, digital and data-enabled infrastructure, and partnerships linking academia, government and industry.
UCD is a leader in university innovation and entrepreneurship, supporting Irish and European industrial competitiveness, knowledge transfer, commercialisation and start-up support. Find more about how our dedicated teams can enable industry through access to research, partnerships and accelerator programmes.
Visit ucd.ie/innovation