Office of the Vice

President for Research Information Technology Building

Rooms 418-42

Relocating to the Science and Engineering Technology Building –

December 2008

Office of the VP for Research

Vice-President for Research

Director of Technology Transfer (Dr. John Kavanagh)

Commercialisation Executives

Bio ICT/EngineeringDr. Maura Glennon Dr. Neil Ferguson Dr. James Walsh Dr John McGuireDr. Jacinta Thornton Dr Pat Maher

Administrative Officer(Martha Shaughnessy)

Research Support Officer – EU, Millenium Fund, Ethics

(Padraic De Burca)

Administrative Assistant (Fiona Burns)

Administrative Assistant (Eithne O’Connell)

RSS Coordinator (Noreen Goggin)

Research OfficeTechnology

Transfer Office

Research Support Officer – SFI/HRB(Dr. Ann O’Hara)

Executive Administrator

(Patricia Walsh)

The Research Office facilitates research

• Provide funding and policy information and support

• Support priority research theme areas

• Mentor and support individual researchers

• Monitor progress on research

• Assist in the allocation of funds to researchers

• Coordinate Institutional research proposals

NUI Galway Research Priorities

Thematic PrioritiesThematic Priorities

Biomedical Science and Engineering

Biomedical Science and Engineering

Environment, Marine and Energy

Environment, Marine and Energy

Applied Social Sciences & Public

Policy

Applied Social Sciences & Public

Policy

Informatics, Physical & Computational

Sciences

Informatics, Physical & Computational

Sciences

Humanities in Context

Humanities in Context

Fundamental/Theoretical

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Research Institutes Interdisciplinary and Inter-College

• Centre for Innovation and Structural Change (CISC)

• Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI)• Environmental Change Institute (ECI)• Martin Ryan Marine Science Institute (MRI) • Moore Institute for Research in the Humanities

and Social Studies • National Centre for Biomedical Engineering

Science (NCBES)

• Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI)

Principle Research Centres

• Centre for Bioanalytical Sciences (CBAS)• Centre for Disability, Law and Policy (CDLP)• Centre for Irish Studies• Child and Family Research Centre (CFRC)• Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC)• Irish Centre for Human Rights (ICHR)• Irish Centre for Social Gerontology (ICSG)• Lighthouse Centre for Applied Photonics

Strategic Supports

o Strategic Plan 2006

o Academic Plan 2003- 2008

o Research Strategy Document 2007 - 2013

Research Income 00-06

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EU14%

EI/Forbairt7%

HRB5%

Irish Business3%

Health Boards2%

PRTLI11%

SFI31%

PATS3%

Other4%

Other Government

3%

Research Councils

9%

Research Related Activity

8%

Internal Funding

• Millennium Research Fund - Conference travel, hosting and Project grants- Call now open - closing date 2pm, Monday, 24th

September 2007  - This fund is open to permanent academic staff and

"lecturer fixed-term" staff (whose contract covers the period of project/travel)

• Postgraduate Fellowships (Faculty-based)• Triennial Research Support Grants• Grant-in aid Publications Fund• Sabbatical Leave

Research Office Resources

• Research Support Staff– Help, advice and Information

• Web-based Information– Funding– Policies relevant to Research – Research Ethics

• Research Support System

Research Funding Information

Policies relevant to research

Research Proposal to ProjectStep by Step Guide

Research Ethics Approval

Research Support System (RSS)

For further information please contact

Noreen Goggin (ext. 5168) noreen.goggin@nuigalway.ie

Other Information Sources

o Targeted Email Alertso FP7 Mailing Listso Research Diary/ Dialann Taighdeo Research Newsletter - Research

Matters

Technology Transfer Office

- Roles & Responsibilities

• Identification & Protection of Intellectual Property (IP)

• Commercialization of IP & Technology– Industrial Partners / Collaborators– Licensees– Financial Backers (e.g., VCs) for spin-out companies– Management Teams

• Communication and co-operation with industry & business community

• Encourage & support entrepreneurs and knowledge-based ventures

• Campus Company Development Programme

• Provide policy advice & support for commercialisation

Technology Transfer Office - Roles & Responsibilities

• Support various grant initiatives

• Manage Incubator labs (24) and Bio-incubator labs (6)

• Manage TTI programme– Outreach to Industry– Innovation Partnership Projects

• Manage IEDP Programme – HPSU development

Strategic Priorities for Research

• Active participation of staff in research– Broaden the base of research contributors

• Focus on Research Excellence – Increase quality of key research outputs

• Support priority research themes, new and emerging research areas, and world-class individuals

Overarching ObjectiveTo enhance our position in the top

rank of Irish and international universities

http://www.nuigalway.ie/research/

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