Office of the Vice President for Research Information Technology Building Rooms 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 BioICT/Engineering Dr. Maura Glennon Dr. Neil Ferguson Dr. James WalshDr John McGuire Dr. Jacinta ThorntonDr 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 Office Technology 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 Priorities Biomedical Science and Engineering Biomedical Science and Engineering Environment, Marine and Energy Applied Social Sciences & Public Policy Informatics, Physical & Computational Sciences Humanities in Context Fundamental/ Theoretical Continuum of Research Activities Applied Cross-thematic activities Photonics and Imaging High Performance computing/ bioinformatics Ethics and bioethical research Digital Technologies

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 oStrategic Plan 2006 oAcademic Plan oResearch Strategy Document

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Sources of External Funding 05

Internal Funding Millennium Research Fund -Conference travel, hosting and Project grants -Call now open - closing date 2pm, Monday, 24th September 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 Project Step by Step Guide

Research Ethics Approval

Research Support System (RSS) For further information please contact Noreen Goggin (ext. 5168)

Other Information Sources oTargeted Alerts oFP7 Mailing Lists oResearch Diary/ Dialann Taighde oResearch 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 Objective To enhance our position in the top rank of Irish and international universities

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