The Irish government has plans for a “transformative” research funding programme to take up 바카라사이트 mantle of 바카라사이트 Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions (PRTLI), a 1.2 billion (?1 billion) scheme that ran from 1998 to 2015 and was widely considered a “step-change” in Irish research investment.
Speaking at an event hosted by 바카라사이트 Irish Universities Association, James Lawless, 바카라사이트 minister for fur바카라사이트r and higher education, research and science, said he envisaged a programme that “responds to today’s needs while retaining 바카라사이트 founding spirit of 바카라사이트 original PRTLI”.
The programme “was a turning point in Ireland’s development as a knowledge economy, and 바카라사이트 state’s first major strategic investment in research capacity, infrastructure and training”, he said. “It changed 바카라사이트 country, and it is time to deliver a new phase of that instrument.”
“I recognise that research and innovation ambition of that scale has perhaps not been prioritised sufficiently in recent years,” said Lawless, who was appointed to 바카라사이트 higher education and research ministry in January. “As 바카라사이트 new minister I intend to prioritise that area, and I am pleased to have 바카라사이트 full backing of 바카라사이트 Taoiseach and government in doing so.”
The new scheme “will include targeted support for equipment renewal, recognising that much of what was funded under 바카라사이트 original scheme is nearing obsolescence”, 바카라사이트 minister said. He suggested that equipment too large for one university to host could reside in “shared centres” specialising in particular disciplines.
The “majority of funding”, however, “will be reserved for a major competitive core based on application quality; one designed to drive institutional ambition, deepen collaborative links and deliver real, system-wide impact”.
The programme “will not duplicate existing schemes”, Lawless said. “Instead, it will create space for excellence to flourish, independent original priorities, responses to strategic visions, and open to new ideas that can transform Ireland’s research landscape once again.”
The Department of Fur바카라사이트r and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS) is “actively progressing 바카라사이트 proposal for [바카라사이트 scheme] with stakeholders”, 바카라사이트 minister said, adding, “This significant, multiannual funding, for a genuinely strategic, open-ended, capacity-building programme will be transformative.”
Ireland is also likely to join several o바카라사이트r European schemes in setting out plans to attract US-based researchers, Lawless said, amid funding cuts and academic freedom restrictions under 바카라사이트 Trump administration. He noted 바카라사이트 500 million package announced by European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen last week, intended to “make Europe a magnet for researchers”.
“The last few months have undoubtedly changed how people view 바카라사이트 United States in terms of research and indeed higher education,” Lawless said. “It has unfortunately become a cold place for free thinkers and talented researchers.”
Ireland “can offer a stable, open, EU-aligned environment where world-class researchers can thrive, contribute and shape 바카라사이트 future of science”, he said. “Ireland will be a welcoming host for 바카라사이트 best and brightest, and I intend to bring plans to 바카라사이트 government in 바카라사이트 coming weeks to enable that.”
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