Laser equipment in the FOCAS research facility

Research & Innovation

TU Dublin is home to a research community that designs new technologies, generates scientific insight, informs policy, and contributes to creative life in Ireland and abroad. This work supports our vision of tackling the world’s most pressing problems and leading the response to them at local, national and global level. We support research and innovation across the full range of disciplines in all five TU Dublin faculties. Our R&I strategy sets out five research priorities, linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, where we believe bringing disciplines together will sharpen the quality and increase the impact of our work.

2,000+

Collaborations with Industry

86,000+

Citations since 2019

€700m

Economic Value of Innovation

€200M

Research spend since 2020

Research

Innovation

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Our People

Our researchers provide deep insights and solutions that are transforming and sustaining society through knowledge creation, underpinned by novel theoretical concepts and often with a practical and practice-based approach.

Research and Innovation Award Winners 2023

Research and Innovation Awards

The aim of the awards is to recognise and reward the positive contributions of the research & innovation community in the pursuit of their goals in pushing the boundaries of knowledge to create a better world for all.

Collaborations

We have strong collaborative research relationships with partners in business, industry, with government and non-government organisations and communities. We have experienced teams to match your needs to our research expertise and facilities.

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Facilities

Our experts deliver trusted results, generate new knowledge, & develop groundbreaking solutions to real-world challenges in state-of-the-art research facilities & laboratories specialised equipment. We facilitate collaborative research projects, experiments, data capture & analysis.

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Postgraduate Research

Our research degree programmes provide you with the opportunity to work with leading research academics in addressing some of the worlds most pressing challenges. You will become part of a vibrant community & develop your research skills in a dynamic supportive environment.

Support for Researchers

The R&I team provides dedicated, specialist support to help researchers develop proposals, manage projects, disseminate their findings, and bring their research to a commercial or societal application.