This decade in Irish history is proving transformative for higher education research and innovation.
With the formation of the new government department bringing HE and R&I together for the first time, the launch of Horizon Europe, the opportunities presented in “Funding the Future” framework and the ambitions set out in “Impact 2030”, we are now at a pivotal point!
How can we work together to enhance our R&I system to be the best it can be and support a truly knowledge-based economy and society.
Webinar Recording
Guest Speaker:
Prof Philip Nolan – Director General Science Foundation Ireland
Professor Nolan was previously President of Maynooth University, from 2011 – 2021, which saw unprecedented growth and diversification of teaching and research, and a doubling of the research capacity of the University.
Professor Philip Nolan earned his degrees in Physiology (1988) and Medicine (1991) at University College Dublin (UCD) and was subsequently awarded a PhD in Physiology for his research on the control of breathing and the cardiovascular system during sleep. He joined the academic staff of the Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology at UCD in 1996 and was appointed Director of the UCD Conway Institute for Biomolecular and Biomedical Research in 2003, before becoming Registrar and Deputy President at UCD, from 2004 to 2011.
During 2020 and 2021, Professor Nolan was centrally involved in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic, as a member of the National Public Health Emergency Team, chairing its disease modelling subgroup.
Panel Chair and Panel:
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Panel Chair - Prof Orla Feely
Vice President for Research, Innovation and Impact at UCD
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Panelist - Kevin Burke
National Director for Horizon Europe at Enterprise Ireland
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Penelist - Prof Rebecca Braun
Executive Dean of the College of Arts, Social Sciences & Celtic Studies, NUI Galway
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Panelist - Prof Norelee Kennedy
Vice President Research and Associate Professor of Physiotherapy at University of Limerick
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Opening Comments - Prof Mark Rogers
Acting President UCD
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