Brigid Burke

National Contact Point (NCP) for Horizon Europe Legal and Financial rules

Organisation: Enterprise Ireland

Brigid is the National Contact Point for Horizon Europe’s Legal and Financial rules, a Senior Executive in the Research Internationalisation department and programme manager for Enterprise Ireland’s suite of Horizon Europe support grants including the ERC, Coordinator and Travel supports. She previously held a senior role in Enterprise Ireland's Corporate Marketing and Communications department with responsibility for communications strategy, social media, public relations, and stakeholder and media engagement. Earlier in her career, she worked as a broadcast journalist in national radio and television.

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Articles by Brigid

DIVERSICROP – Learning from the past to solve future food production challenges

The rapidly growing global population is creating increased demand for sustainably produced nutritious food at the same time as the negative impacts of climate change are presenting severe challenges for agriculture. The EU funded COST Action (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) DIVERSICROP project led by UCD Associate Professor Dr Sónia Negrão is looking deep into the past to find potential solutions to this issue.

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EqualHouse: Identifying solutions to address European housing inequalities in a more sustainable, affordable and inclusive way

Ireland is not the only European country facing a severe shortage of affordable housing. While the causes may differ, the problem is shared across almost every EU Member State. The Horizon Europe-funded EqualHouse project seeks to provide robust, evidence-based guidance to support and empower policymakers and other stakeholders in the development of affordable, inclusive and sustainable housing solutions.

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Boosting women led innovation in farming and rural communities

The Horizon Europe-funded GRASS CEILING (Gender Equality in Rural and Agricultural Innovation Systems) project has highlighted the significant but often invisible role played by women in the success of European farm enterprises and their potential to make an even greater contribution both to farms and rural economies if the right support frameworks are in place.

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HIDDEN – Exploring the origins and future of identity documentation

The recent controversy relating to the proposed introduction of a digital national identity card in the UK has served to highlight the importance of the COST-funded History of Identity Documentation in European Nations (HIDDEN) project. Led by Dr Jennifer Redmond at Maynooth University, the project looks at the history of ID regimes in Europe and beyond, drawing connections between the past and present.

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RootEd – Supporting sustainable intensification of agricultural production

RootEd is a €2.7M Horizon Europe project which aims to double agricultural output sustainably by 2050. Led by UCD, the focus is on plant root systems with 10 PhD researchers exploring soil-plant interactions, AI imaging, and crop resilience. The project seeks to reduce fertiliser use, boost yields, and support farmers with data-driven decisions, contributing to a “second green revolution.”

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