Creating a Sustainable Global Society
Seeking solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges, from transitioning to sustainable energy, building secure food systems to addressing climate change.
At UCD, our research makes a difference. We deliver research and innovation at scale and in areas of national and global significance by prioritising excellence and impact, investing in our people and providing a culture and environment in which they are supported to deliver across the university's four strategic themes.
Watch the address from Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD, marking the extraordinary contribution of UCD's research leaders in the global Covid-19 pandemic response.
View UCD Research and Innovation StrategyUCD has a broad research collaboration footprint. This is evidenced by collaborating on research publications with researchers based in 153 countries and regions. Almost 60 per cent of UCD’s research publications have international co-authors, while 5.7 per cent of its publications have collaboration with industry.
UCD is addressing society's most pressing challenges through its diverse range of research and innovation activities, particularly through interdisciplinary partnerships that foster new approaches to finding new solutions. Through the UCD Research Partners team, we will develop new and existing partnerships that enable excellent research and innovation and that can deliver breakthrough Impact.
Ireland’s only Veterinary Medicine School (#37 in world), accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association.
Irish Social Science Data Archive, Ireland’s leading centre for quantitative data acquisition, preservation and dissemination.
Ireland’s only university teaching and research farm, providing on-farm facilities supporting over €20 million in research grants.
National Folklore Collection preserves and disseminates Irish folk literature, oral history and music, including over 2M manuscript pages.
Full-service Innovation hub supporting new ventures, high-tech and knowledge-intensive spin-ins and spin-outs.
National virus Reference Laboratory, providing a diagnostic and reference service for clinicians throughout Ireland.
One of the only dedicated university campus facilities in the world for experimental archaeology and material culture studies.
Museum of Literature Ireland, collections and immersive exhibitions of Irish literary heritage from the NLI and UCD.
The most comprehensive and advanced analysis platform for the life sciences and biomedical research in Ireland.
State-of-the-art Environmental Research Station used by UCD faculty and students, external academics and industry.
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