Research Ieland invests €36.3m in early-career researchers
Minister for further and higher education, research, innovation and science James Lawless has recently announced €36.3 million in funding for 341 research projects through the Research Ireland Government of Ireland postgraduate and postdoctoral programmes.
“This significant investment in our early career researchers reinforces the Government’s commitment to the future of Ireland’s research and innovation system,” Lawless said.
He added: “the Government of Ireland programme is a central measure in supporting the system’s continued development and in strengthening Ireland’s international competitiveness. Early career researchers are the lifeblood of that system.”
The Government of Ireland programme will support 244 postgraduate scholars and 97 postdoctoral fellows across 16 higher education institutions and research performing organisations.
“These awards, which span a wide range of subject areas, represent an investment in the country’s future capacity to innovate, driving both social and economic benefits. Without new ideas and new ways of thinking, we cannot hope to build or sustain Ireland as a knowledge economy,” Lawless commented.
Thirteen of this year’s postgraduate awardees are co-funded by partner agencies, the Environmental Protection Agency; Department of Children, Disability and Equality; Met Éireann; and Irish Aid/Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Patryk Goron
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