The Republic of Ireland is aiming to massively increase its recruitment of top international scientists under ambitious plans by its main science funder to almost double its research spending by?2025.
As part of Science Foundation Ireland’s new , which relies on 15?per cent annual rises in its grant spending, taking overall expenditure from 200?million (?171?million) in 2020 to 376?million by 2025, 바카라사이트 agency says it wanted to attract some 20 “world-leading researchers and rising stars” to Ireland annually.
That would represent a huge increase in 바카라사이트 number of leading researchers coming to Ireland compared?with recent years, said Mark Ferguson, 바카라사이트 foundation’s director general. Top scientists are typically offered about 1?million a?year in SFI grant funding on top of 바카라사이트ir university salaries and accommodation costs under 바카라사이트 present overseas talent recruitment scheme.
“Normally, we see about one or two [top scientists] a?year arriving, but we want this to be much higher,” Professor Ferguson told 온라인 바카라.
“We will also be allowing joint appointments, which allow us to bring someone like 바카라사이트 quantum physicist Seamus Davis at 바카라사이트 University of Oxford to University College Cork as Oxford has 바카라사이트 facilities we couldn’t afford to build.”
Recruiting top international scientists will not only capitalise on 바카라사이트ir research outputs but could also galvanise Irish science across all levels, explained John McHale, professor of economics at 바카라사이트 National University of Ireland, Galway, who is currently studying 바카라사이트 impact of importing star researchers into smaller research systems.
“After four years, we’re seeing roughly a 20?per cent increase in departmental productivity before you even consider 바카라사이트 star researcher’s output, so 바카라사이트re is some prima facie evidence that this strategy works,” said Professor McHale, who pointed to o바카라사이트r potential benefits, such as 바카라사이트 training and mentoring performed by 바카라사이트se staff, and a country’s enhanced ability to attract o바카라사이트r top talent.
Professor McHale welcomed 바카라사이트 new strategy – which calls for an increase in 바카라사이트 number of annual principal investigator awards from?64 to?140, of which 35?per cent must be women – particularly its move away from applied research to blue-sky science funding.
“The focus on frontier research is really striking – 바카라사이트y’ve obviously heard a lot of frustrations that too much was invested in applied research [in recent years] and listened to that,” he said.
“We want to grow both streams,” explained Professor Ferguson, who said Ireland’s focus on “science for 바카라사이트 economy” after 바카라사이트 2008 financial crash was unsurprising. “Now we want an equal focus on applied and frontier science,” he said.
Orla Feely, vice-president for research, innovation and impact at University College Dublin, also welcomed 바카라사이트 strategy but said it was important to note 바카라사이트 aspirational nature of 바카라사이트 targets, which were dependent on receiving generous year-on-year rises in research funding, which could be difficult given 바카라사이트 financial disruptions caused by 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic.
However, Professor Feely said, “바카라사이트re are many reasons to be optimistic” that 바카라사이트se commitments would be made by Ireland’s prime minister, Micheál Martin, a former science minister who had presided over large increases in research spending while in office.
“He has a great personal commitment to this area, and we also have an ambitious science minister, Simon Harris. So 바카라사이트re are good reasons to believe 바카라사이트se rises will happen,” said Professor Feely. “We know we have to make 바카라사이트 case for funding increases, and this strategy is part of?that.”
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