TUS secure €12 million funding to boost locally focused research

Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) has secured €12 million under the recently announced TU RISE funding call, to drive regionally focused research and innovation.

TUS will lead sustainable business development and capacity building through in-house and collaborative initiatives, as well as knowledge transfer.

The focus will be on research strengths, embracing regional smart specialisation, and facilitating the design of innovation strategies.

Welcoming the programme TUS President Professor Vincent Cunnane said “By strengthening existing partnerships and forging fresh alliances with local business communities, TUS is pioneering a strategy centred on the Midlands and Midwest. This strategy will encompass key regional specialisations including Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering, Biopharma, Life Sciences and Food, ICT and Creative Industries, as well as Sustainable Development, where the potential for impact is most significant.”

Significant benefits of TUS RISE include more agile research and innovation offices, increased levels of postgraduate research, and the enablement of cross-cutting research-led teaching and learning excellence at all learning levels.

TUS VP for Research Development and Innovation Dr Liam Brown continued “TU RISE is a welcome injection of funding that will be a game-changer for TUS and our sector overall. Our Research and Innovation Offices and Graduate School will be well positioned to ensure that our Research Institutes, Technology Gateways and Industry Clusters deliver significant impact through meaningful projects with our industry and community stakeholders.”

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TUS RISE will deliver smarter and more competitive Midlands and Midwest regions by building additional research, development and innovation capacity and capability within TUS.

This will be achieved through increased knowledge transfer at regional level, supporting increased innovation diffusion and strengthening regional innovation ecosystems as well as leveraging international partnerships and collaborations.

It will enable cross-cutting research-led teaching and learning excellence at all learning levels promoting capacity growth and extension of our research discipline areas and accelerating the impact of TUS for our regions and stakeholders in particular for our regional small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and other industrial and community stakeholders

TU RISE is co-financed by the Government of Ireland and the European Union through the ERDF Southern, Eastern & Midland Regional Programme 2021-27 and the Northern & Western Regional Programme 2021-27.