On Monday, February 1st, 2021, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD, will formally announce new Government investment in five world-leading SFI Research Centres.

Science Foundation Ireland invites you to register for this online event, which will run from 10.00am-11.30am. We will hear from a panel of representatives about excellent research and the significant impact made by the SFI Research Centres network on the Irish research ecosystem, and how they are helping to address economic and societal challenges.

The SFI Research Centres benefiting from Government investment are:

• ADAPT, the SFI Research Centre for Digital Media Technology, led by Trinity College Dublin
• CONNECT, the SFI Research Centre for Future Networks and Communications, led by Trinity College Dublin
• CÚRAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices led by NUI Galway
• iCRAG, the SFI Research Centre in Applied Geosciences led by University College Dublin
• Lero, the SFI Research Centre for Software, led by University of Limerick

In addition, each SFI Research Centre has industry collaborators and is partnered with academic institutions, which includes Athlone Institute of Technology, Dublin City University, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Limerick Institute of Technology, Maynooth University, Munster Technological University, NUI Galway, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Teagasc, Technological University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork, University College Dublin, University of Limerick, and Waterford Institute of Technology.

AGENDA - 10.00am - 11.30am

Welcome by Prof Ferguson, Director General of SFI and Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of Ireland

Address by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD

Panel Discussion chaired by Dr Siobhan Roche, Director of Science for the Economy at SFI. SFI Research Centres: Economic benefits and global research impact with Dr Jean O'Dwyer, Head of the iCRAG-GSI Environmental Geoscience PhD Programme, UCC, Dr Declan Groves, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft, Michael Gilvarry, General Manager, Johnson & Johnson, Cerenovus and Cathal Wilson, Chief Operating Officer, Nexalus

Panel Discussion chaired by Dr. Kevin Walsh, Head of SFI Research Centres at SFI. SFI Research Centres: Societal benefits and research careers impact with Cameron Keighron, Diabetes patient advocate, Elayne Ruane (Lero PhD student, UCD) and Dr Francesco Pilla, Associate Prof, School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy Public (UCD)

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