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Creating value from knowledge

U N I V E R S I T Y CO L L EG E D U B L I N C R E AT I N G VA LU E F R O M K N OW L E D G E

UCD Research& Innovation Success

Since 2004


Since 2004

Over €5m commercialisation income

ChangingWorlds

acquired for over

$60m

3,836PhD and research masters students conferred over the past ten years

European Commission’s investment in UCD’s Research and Innovation

€101,000,000An increase of 232% since 2004

Over 1,000 Irish and international

companies collaborated with UCD researchers in the last ten years

€864min external funding for

4,940research projects

Over 350 industry partnerships

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445 inventions disclosed

81 licence agreements

UCD commercial outputs 2004-2013

UCD researchers engaged with

2,261international collaborators in over

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SFI invested

€303min research in UCD


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UCD researchers published

14,468 articles in peer review journals,

43% of papers had international co-authors

Co-authored publications with academics in 7,036

institutions from 132 countries

UCD Professor Des Higgins is the

most highly

cited author in the state, reaching

over 100,000 citations

From below world average

publication impact in 2003

to 56% above world average in 2013

UCD has

doubled PhDs2004–2013

UCD has doubled publications

2004–2013

Highestpublications

volume of all Irish

Universities

UCD is the largest

university in Ireland

1,383 academic staff

(Core & contract)

2014

EUROPEAN UNION AWARDS

UCD is the national

leader in Marie Curie

Irish leader FP7

€70m15 ERC AwardsEuropean Research Council

International

€300mThe UCD O’Brien Centre for Science

is the largest investment in science in the history of the stateHEA PRTLI UCD Philanthropy

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1,153academic staff

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2014


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2014



Irish leader FP7


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UCD – Research Success






UCD Researcher,


most highly







2004–2013

Highestpublications



1,153academic staff

631research staff

2014



Irish leader FP7


International







Achieving Research Excellence


-5%-9% +46%+39%+35%+30%+15%+2% +41% +56%

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

HEA Programme for Research in Third Level Institutes (PRTLI) 1999–2016

National Strategy For Science, Technology And Innovation (SSTI) 2006–2013

National Research Priorities 2011–2020

Achieving Research Excellence €117m

€49m

€103m

€76m

€113m

€49m

€62m

€83m

€95m

€116m

221st in

THE world

rankings

Funding

exceeds

€100m

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Four Major

Research

Themes

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volume

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publications

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rankings

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downturn

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other sources

€300m investment

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UCD O’Brien Centre for Science

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to nearly 400 each year

RESEARCH FUNDING

PUBLICATION IMPACT RELATIVE TO WORLD AVERAGE

NATIONAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION POLICY IN IRELAND

U N I V E R S I T Y CO L L EG E D U B L I N C R E AT I N G VA LU E F R O M K N OW L E D G E U N I V E R S I T Y CO L L EG E D U B L I N C R E AT I N G VA LU E F R O M K N OW L E D G EAchieving Research Excellence


Culture,

Economy and

Society

UCD is renowned for its work in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Many of UCD’s leading scholars have shaped modern Ireland and our place in

the world, and through their research and scholarship they have made sense of our history and culture.

Health

Healthcare is evolving rapidly, driven by changes in population

demographics, by discoveries in biomedical research and by emerging technologies. At UCD, we are re-imagining the future

of healthcare, one where new therapies, web-enabled technologies and

home-deployed devices emerge from the symbiosis of technology

and biology.

Energy

UCD's researchers are working with partners to find solutions to the energy

challenges of the 21st century. Energy Systems Integration is gaining

momentum globally as Governments and industries seek to optimise energy systems across multiple pathways (electrical, thermal, water and fuel). Ireland has a unique opportunity to

leverage its island grid and significant renewable resource to develop an

integrated system.

Agri-Food

The agri-food and agri-businesssector is Ireland’s largest indigenous

industry. Employing more than 150,000 people, it is critical to Ireland’s economy and is the foundation of our culture and

society. UCD is working with the sector to ensure sustainability and global

competitiveness. We are partneringwith industry to create safe, novel

foods that promote humanhealth.

Data Science

Data Science at UCD bringstogether key ideas from emerging

fields such as Data Analytics, the Internet of Things, Smart Systems and connects them with our other research priorities. This integrated approach provides new

research and education opportunities with UCD's breadth of disciplines while also

generating thousands offuture jobs addressing the

massive global market for datascience products and services.

Environment

Environmental research at UCD isworking to find solutions to the

environmental challenges of the 21st century. Research spans a range of

Schools and Colleges, and is at the core of the UCD Earth Institute, which aims to

contribute to sustainable solutions for many of the pressing Earth-related

problems affecting societies now andin the near future.

UCD Research Themes


International Research Priorities

Smart, Green andIntegrated Transport

Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture

and Forestry, Marine and Maritime and Inland

Water Research, and Th

e Bioeconomy

Health, D

emogra

phic Change

and Wellb

eing

Climate Action,

Environment, Resource Efficiency

and Raw Materials

Secu

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and

Effici

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nerg

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Future Networks

and Communications

SmartGrids and

SmartCities

Manufacturing

Competitiveness

Marine

RenewableEnerg

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Sust

aina

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Food

Prod

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n an

dPr

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ProcessingTechnologiesand NovelMaterials Connected

Health and

Independent

Living

Diagnostics

Data Analytics

Management,

Security and

Privacy

Synthesis

Thera

peutics:

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Processing and

Drug D

elivery

Med

ical

Dev

ices

Food for

Health

Innovation

in Services

and Business

Processes DigitalPlatforms,Content and

Applications

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N AT I O N A L R E S E A R C H P R I O R I T I E S

U C D R E S E A R C H P R I O R I T I E S

Health

Agri-Food

DataScience

Culture, Economy

and Society

Energy

Environment


People


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300

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189

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PhDs conferred each year 2004–2013

UCD has

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2014

ERCAwards

Cumulative number of

PhDs awarded 2004–2013

2,862UCD has

15European Research Council

2014

ERCAwards

People


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PROFESSORSHIPS

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36%International researchers

British 5%

German 3%

English 3%

Italian 3%

American 2%

French 2%

Chinese 2%

Spanish 2%

Others 14%

Leading international researchers join UCD underthe SFI Stokes Programme

Nationalityof UCD Researchers

People


2004 20062005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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In Europe women

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make up

51%PHDS

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18%PROFESSORS

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Academic and Research Staff Gender 2013

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965 Staff in UCD funded through research awards


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People


People

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UCD Academics


Walter is the Director of Systems Biology Ireland (SBI) and Director of the UCD Conway Institute, an interdisciplinary flagship Research Institute for biomolecular and biomedical research. He is an internationally recognised cancer researcher in using systems biology approaches.

Professor Walter KolchD I R E C T O R O F U C D C O N W AY I N S T I T U T E /D I R E C T O R O F S Y S T E M S B I O L O G Y I R E L A N D

Emma established the Laboratory of Molecular Evolution and Mammalian Phylogenetics in 2005 and is the recipient of a European Research Council (ERC) starting grant.

Professor Emma Teeling D I R E C T O R O F T H E C E N T R E F O R I R I S H B AT R E S E A R C H

UCD Academics


Barbara is co-founder of the Youth Mental Health Lab in UCD and Director of Research for Headstrong, the National Centre for Youth Mental Health. Her seminal report ‘My World’ (2012) looked at the mental health of Irish youth aged 12 to 25 examining both risk and protective factors.

Dr Barbara Dooley D E A N O F G R A D U AT E S T U D I E S & D E P U T Y R E G I S T R A R

UCD Academics

Barry is an internationally recognised leader in Data Science through his successes in research, innovation and outreach. Under his leadership, the Insight Centre for Data Analytics was established in 2013 through the largest ever single centre award grant of €75m from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI).

Professor Barry Smyth D I G I T A L C H A I R O F C O M P U T E R S C I E N C E


Dolores is an award winning innovator in the food sector who interfaces between academic research and industry with the aim to increase competitiveness for the Irish Food Industry.

Professor Dolores O’RiordanS C H O O L O F A G R I C U LT U R E A N D F O O D S C I E N C E

Diarmaid is one of Ireland’s leading historians and a thought leader in contextualising the social, political and cultural landscape of twentieth- century Ireland.

Professor Diarmaid FerriterS C H O O L O F H I S T O R Y A N D A R C H I V E S

UCD Academics


Martin is the only researcher in Ireland to have received three prestigious European Research Council (ERC) grants, including his most recent €2m ERC Consolidator Grant for the development of a new catalytic system.

Professor Martin Albrecht S C H O O L O F C H E M I S T R Y A N D C H E M I C A L B I O L O G Y

Debra is a recipient of a European Research Council (ERC) starting grant. Her research, Rethinking Tunnelling in Urban Neighbourhoods (RETURN), looks at reducing the damage to buildings caused by tunnelling and how to help to preserve Europe’s cultural heritage.

Professor Debra LaeferS C H O O L O F C I V I L , S T R U C T U R A L A N D E N V I R O N M E N T A L R E S E A R C H

UCD Academics


Research Funding

35%Science

Foundation Ireland

12%European

Commission8%Irish

ResearchCouncils

7%Enterprise

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Board

7%Department

of Agriculture

4%Higher

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IrishBusiness 3%

3%

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€864m

Sources of funding

Over the past ten years, the Irish state has funded 75% of research at UCD.

European Commission funding has grown dramatically in recent years.

Average Research Income 2009–2011 (Most recent data available)

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Board

7%Department

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€864m

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Contribution of AHSS to QS ranking International reputation and profile cannot be underestimated. Science research, being capital intensive, requires higher investment and this is evidenced in the funding mix.

Funding by industry increased from

2% to 7% of total funding in the past ten years

Funding by industry accounts for 5% on average of total funding over the past ten years.


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PublicationsPrototypes, artefacts,

research datasets, software

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UCD Ranks

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445Inventions

30UCD spin-out companies

1,341Jobs

81Licence agreements

318 Patents filed

Economic Impact


€71,200,000Annual turnover of NovaUCD companies

€5,200,000Commercialisation income to UCD

Economic Impact


Ireland’s Thoroughbred Industry: The Facts

In Ireland, the thoroughbred industry directly employs 14,000 individuals. It made a direct economic contribution of €1 .1 billion to the Irish

economy in 2012. Ireland is the third largest breeder of thoroughbreds in the world.

Youth Mental Health in Ireland: The Statistics

One in six Irish people aged 11–13 and one in five aged 19–24 experience mental health problems. Ireland ranks fourth highest in the EU in terms

of deaths by suicide amongst young people.

A ground-breaking discovery: The speed gene

In 2009, Dr. Emmeline Hill discovered the ‘speed gene’, a gene that can identify the best racing distance for individual thoroughbred horses. Hill’s spin-out, Equinome, commercialises three genetic tests which allow the potential and commercial YDOXH�RI�KRUVHV�WR�EH�PD[LPLVHG��

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Making a difference: UCD’s School of Psychology

In 2013, the country’s most substantial research project ever on Youth Mental Health was conducted by Headstrong, Ireland’s National Centre for Youth Mental Health, directed by Dr. Barbara Dooley. The My World Survey had phenomenal reach, with over 14,000 12-25 year olds surveyed.

'U��%DUEDUD�'RROH\�LV�FXUUHQWO\�SLRQHHULQJ�WKH�ˋUVW�HYLGHQFH�based Youth Mental Health app, Copesmart, which will be piloted in secondary schools in 2014.

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Sexing the cattle, boosting the dairy sector

Over 60 scientists investigate aspects of female infertility in cattle at UCD’s Reproductive Biology Research Cluster directed E\�3URIHVVRU�$OH[�(YDQV��

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Mobile phones; a billion dollar industry: The Statistics

The total global mobile handset market is expected to reach US$341.4 billion by 2015. Advancements

in smartphone applications now save people on average 88 minutes a day or 22 days a year.

At the forefront of technological developments

In 1999 leading advancements in the mobile phone industry was ChangingWorlds, a UCD spin-out company co-founded by Professor Barry Smyth. ChangingWorlds pioneered a patented WHFKQRORJ\�WKDW�EXLOW�VXEVFULEHU�SURˋOHV�EDVHG�RQ�XVHU�EHKDYLRXU�and usage patterns. The Mobile Portal platform was rolled out to over 50 mobile network operators worldwide. Over 160 jobs were created. In 2008 ChangingWorlds was acquired for $60m E\�86�EDVHG�&50�VRIWZDUH�VHUYLFH�FRPSDQ\�$PGRFV�

Infertility in cattle: The Facts

The dairy sector is responsible for 25% of Ireland’s food exports. The leading problem facing the industry is the progressing decline in cow fertility. Infertility has common aspects in several species e.g. only

25% of humans and 35% of dairy cows produce live offspring after insemination.

Societal Impact

Mobile phones; a billion dollar industry:

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average 88 minutes a day or 22 days a year.

At the forefront of technological developments

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2.3 billion people, live in areas that are subject to frequent water shortages.

Higgs Boson Discovery:

In 2012, research organisation CERN announced the discovery of the Higgs Boson, a missing particle in the model of physics that describes matter in the universe. This has been heralded as the world’s most important

physics discovery in 80 years and is the culmination of 50 years of experimental searching.

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for potential CEOs?

Climate Change; the greenhouse effect:

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at a distance? Should personality considerations be taken into account in the screening process

for potential CEOs?

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Engagement and Outreach


Research for Society

It aims to find the most innovative and imaginative research images that convey the depth and range of research taking place at UCD.

Images of Research The UCD Images of Research Competition offers UCD researchers the opportunity to submit compelling digital images created in the course of their research.


Research for Society

Faces of Research

UCD Faces of Research is a communication initiative showcasing research in UCD and its contribution to society with an international focus that delivers through a range of digital media channels. It provides a best practice benchmark for other researchers seeking to communicate their work in a readily accessible way.

The video profiles portray the passion, commitment and drive of the researcher, while also evoking some of the magic and excitement of the ‘journey of discovery’ that is research. The series gets inside the minds of leading researchers to understand what academic research means to them and why it is important. Focus is also given to the impact of research, in the broadest sense, highlighting where research has or could contribute to society in areas of health, environment, social policy, innovation, job creation and culture.

Cultúr Lab Cultúr Lab is a strategic alignment between University College Dublin and Dublin City Council which fosters the growth and development of new platforms for knowledge exchange and impact based on Ireland’s long established heritage in the Arts and Humanities.

Artist in Residence

Cultúr Lab in association with UCD College of Arts and Celtic Studies initiated the first artist in residence scheme for the humanities in 2014 building on the artist in residence programme in science. The scheme will enable artists and humanities researchers to collaborate in creating new work in new and innovative ways.

Images of Research