Research Programmes
The HEA’s commitment to higher education research is testament to the significant investment that has been made to date in programmes designed to enhance the research capabilities, capacity and infrastructure of Ireland’s higher education institutions. These investments have been divided into a portfolio of programmes across disciplines spanning humanities and socials sciences to the bioscience, technology and innovation sector. The emphasis of these investments is to encourage national collaboration and research outputs so as to keep Ireland on course toward competing among the world’s most advanced knowledge economies.
The current portfolio of HEA administered research programmes are:
- The Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions ( PRTLI) offers third-level institutions an opportunity to build infrastructure, invest in capacity and facilitate institutional strategies and inter-institutional collaboration.
- The Programme of Strategic Cooperation between Irish Aid and Higher Education and Research Institutes 2007-2011 funds innovative research activity across a range of thematic areas within higher education and research institutes in Ireland and in partner countries in support of Irish Aid’s mission to reduce poverty.
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European Funding for Research Infrastructures The Higher Education Authority is the Irish National Contact Point ( NCP) and National Delegate for Research Infrastructures within the ‘Capacities’ specific programme of the Seventh Framework Programme ( FP7).
- Technological Sector Research (TSR) is a funding programme directed at the institutes of technology. It involves three strands which include a; Postgraduate Research and Development Skills Programme; Enterprise Platform Programme; and Core Research Strengths Enhancement Programme.
