Research to Impact project sets €35m research income target for MTU

Initiative aims to support and attract top-tier research talent, fostering innovation and academic excellence

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Pictured: Hugh McGlynn, Jimmy Deenihan, Prof Maggie Cusack, Marie Harnett, and Minister of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation & Science Patrick O'Donovan

Munster Technological University (MTU) officially launched its new €14.6million Research to Impact TU-RISE Project. This project is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union through the ERDF Southern, Eastern & Midland Regional Programme 2021-2027 and was officially launched today by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Patrick O’Donovan TD.

MTU currently has the largest research and innovation expenditure (€30m) and highest direct-funded research income from industry partnerships across the entire TU sector in Ireland. Research to Impact will see MTU expanding its team of research postgraduates and postdoctoral researchers to continue to deliver the growth needed to support the university’s ambitious targets for the region. Key targets for Research to Impact include a 70% increase in postdoctoral researchers and 11% increase in postgraduates; the recruitment of an additional 15 personnel in the Research & Innovation Advisory Offices; and research income target of €35 million by 2027.

PhD candidates under the MTU Research to Impact programme will be eligible for the stipend of €25,000 per annum, in line with the recent announcements by the Irish government. This initiative aims to support and attract top-tier research talent, fostering innovation and academic excellence.

President of MTU, Prof Maggie Cusack, said: “Research to Impact will be transformative for MTU, helping us to achieve our strategic goals and become the leading technological university in Ireland for research and innovation.

“Research to Impact will strengthen and enhance our research and innovation offices and develop our capacity to forge innovative partnerships with enterprise, communities and public bodies. This will ensure we deliver projects with the power to generate really positive impacts regionally, nationally and globally. Research to Impact is a significant step in the realisation of MTU’s mission to make the southwest region a globally connected exemplar for healthy, sustainable and responsible living.”

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