Core Message

TU Dublin has a strong Research and Innovation Strategy, a framework that aligns people, resources, partnerships, and outcomes to create a sustainable research culture with societal and economic impact.

Mapping the the Vision presented in this plan to our faculty, and looking to journey to a Measurable Implementation through strategic, practical, action-oriented steps.

Research Strategy within the Context of TU Dublin

Five Pillars of TU Dublin Research Strategy

  • Culture, Innovation, and Inclusivity in a changing society

  • Health and Wellbeing for a thriving society

  • Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Transformation

  • Sustainable Food Systems and Environmental Protection

  • Transformative Digital Solutions

  • Rapid advances in AI, cybersecurity, data science, digital transformation, and sustainable computing.

  • Increase competition for research funding and talent

    • expand base of research active academics

    • foster culture of writing research grant proposals

    • increase collaborations

      • within our university
      • across academic partner institutions

  • Strong alignment with national priorities and industry needs.

  • Research excellence enhances:

    • Reputation

    • Student experience

    • Industry engagement

    • Regional and national impact

Defining the Vision

“To become a recognised leader in impactful digital research that advances knowledge, drives innovation, and addresses societal challenges.”

  • Research Excellence ✓
  • High-quality publications ✓
  • International collaborations ✓
  • Research Impact ✓
  • Industry innovation ✓
  • Public policy influence ✓
  • Societal benefit ✓
  • Talent Development ✓
  • Research-active staff ✓
  • PhD and postdoctoral growth ✓
  • Global Visibility ✓
  • Strategic partnerships ✓
  • International reputation ✓

Strategic Pillars

Pillar 1: People

  • Develop research leaders

  • Support early-career researchers

  • Interdisciplinary teams

Pillar 2: Funding

  • Increase national and European funding

  • Develop grant-writing capability

Pillar 3: Partnerships

  • Strengthen industry collaboration

  • Build international networks

Pillar 4: Impact

  • Translating research into outcomes

  • Commercialisation and societal benefit

Turning Strategy into Action

EU Funding

  • we shy away from EU funding

  • EU COST Actions a gateway

  • 80 on stream this year

    • many in our area

    • GenAI in Education

  • workshops and meetings to build cross-EU collaborations

  • undertaken in context of EUt+

Synergy

  • on campus innovation centre

  • be active in seeking collaborations

  • societal impact

Research Ireland

  • foster proficiency in grant proposal writing

  • proposals make research ideas concrete

Measuring Success

  • A strategy succeeds only if progress is visible.

  • Key Performance Indicators

Research Excellence

  • Publications
  • Citations
  • Research awards

Research Capacity

  • PhD enrolments
  • New principal investigators
  • Staff engagement

Research Funding

  • Total grant income
  • EU funding growth

Research Impact

  • Industry collaborations
  • Societal contributions

Message: Measure outcomes, not just activities.

Final Message

“The future of the Faculty’s research excellence will not be determined by our vision alone. It will be determined by our collective ability to translate that vision into everyday practice through people, partnerships, funding, and impact.”