Maria Lawlor

You can talk to the EU Research Office at any time, who can:

• Answer your queries on Horizon Europe
• Liaise with National Contact Points (NCPs)
• Advise on tools to assist with partner search
• Provide guidance on consortium formation
• Assist with early stage proposal development
• Demonstrate how to use the EU Participant Portal to create your proposal
• Direct you to relevant policy documents
• Provide proposal writing support to UCD coordinators
• Provide a proposal management and proposal review service

For queries relating to Innovation Ecosystems please contact the EU Research Office: EUResearchOffice@ucd.ie

All EU Horizon Europe application budgets must be approved by the UCD Research & Innovation pre-award accountant.  Template Horizon Europe Financial Calculators   can be downloaded to assist you in the calculation of your proposal budget.

The costing of salaries in a research proposal should adhere to the IUA salary scales for postdoctoral researchers and research assistants.

Email: budgetapprovals@ucd.ie 

The NovaUCD Knowledge Transfer team can:

• Advise on industry engagement and content of support letters, commercialisation plans, fit with Venture Capital (VC) and investor interests
• Develop programme Intellectual Property (IP) strategy and terms.

If you require further information or support contact a member of the Knowledge Transfer team

UCD Office of Research Ethics provides an Ethics Advisory Consultation for staff and students. 

In addition, the UCD Office of Research Ethics runs seminars, presentations and workshops on research ethics and related areas.

For general queries email:
research.ethics@ucd.ie or tel: 8767

The Work at UCD website outlines the benefits of working at UCD.

In addition, the UCD Research Careers Framework (RCF) establishes a structured and supportive skills and early career development model for Post-Doctoral Fellows at UCD.

Research Careers Framework

UCD Library Research Services is responsible for developing and delivering specialist and innovative services to researchers, including:

• Research Data Management including Funder Requirements
• Bibliometric support
• Training: How to Visualise your research using GIS

Library services to support research funding applications

Research IT provides a range of services, designed to support and facilitate researchers in their use of IT as an enabler for their research activities.

The SIRC Office can provide assistance and guidance on developing safety management plans, risk assessment, and other safety documentation.

In addition the SIRC Office can provide training across a wide range of areas and can develop bespoke safety training for your research group if required. Click here for further details on training.

Email: sirc@ucd.ie

UCD Global provides advice and assistance in writing proposals to the ERASMUS+ Programme, getting mandates signed and obtaining UCD Erasmus+ data.

Email: Eve Brosseau or tel: 8580 for further information