Research Partnership Between Northeastern and University College Dublin Flourishes
Northeastern has expanded its longstanding undergraduate partnership with University College Dublin of Ireland to include research and doctoral education. As part of the collaboration, the universities will jointly fund five new joint research projects that address global challenges in health care. ChE Professor Rebecca Carrier and University College Dublin Professor David Brayden will partner on one of the new research projects.
This article originally appeared on Northeastern Global News. It was published by Alena Kuzub. Main photo: Simon Harris, minister for further and higher education, research, innovation and science of Ireland, tours the EXP and ISEC buildings on Northeastern’s Boston campus. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Ireland senior cabinet minister visits Northeastern to promote research partnership with University College Dublin
Northeastern University has expanded its longstanding undergraduate partnership with University College Dublin of Ireland to include research and doctoral education.
As part of the collaboration, the universities will jointly fund five new joint research projects that address global challenges in health care.
The official announcement of those projects was made Friday during a visit to Northeastern’s Boston campus by Simon Harris, Ireland’s minister for further and higher education, research, innovation and science.
David Madigan, Northeastern’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, said the research partnership is very important to the university and has been in the works for over a decade.
“This isn’t an overnight thing,” Madigan said. “In fact, it’s actually 10 or 15 years in the making from some perspectives.”
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Below: David Madigan, left, Northeastern’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, greets Simon Harris, Ireland’s minister for further and higher education, research, innovation and science, in the new EXP research complex, the university’s hub for collaborative research. Top center: Colin Scott, from left to right, registrar and deputy president and vice president for academic affairs at University College Dublin, Simon Harris, Ireland’s minister for further and higher education, David Madigan, Northeastern’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, and Síghle FitzGerald, consul general for New England. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Northeastern’s strategy, the provost said, is to double down on high-impact research and University College Dublin is a big part of that.
Harris said the expanded partnership is a significant step forward for both universities.
“We’re really excited about the difference this is going to make to society because, of course, that’s what all research is about,” Harris said.
Northeastern and University College Dublin have long partnered at the undergraduate level with the schools hosting each other’s students and providing countless experiential learning opportunities.
Expanding that collaboration to include research and doctoral education is a significant investment, Madigan and Harris said.
Health care research is an area of strength for both schools, according to Colin Scott, registrar and deputy president and vice president for academic affairs at UCD.
The institutions will begin their research collaboration with two themes: “Building a healthy world” and “Transforming through digital technology.”
The five collaborative research projects were selected out of 23 very strong applications, Madigan said.
The goal, he said, is to provide the projects with seed money, then allow the researchers to apply for grants through Horizon Europe, a European Union scientific research initiative, and other external sources.
Northeastern professor Rebecca Carrier and University College Dublin professor David Brayden will partner on one of the new research projects.
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