DIVERSICROP – Learning from the pa...Jan 13, 2026 COST and EUREKAThe 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. Read More
RootEd – Supporting sustainable in...Nov 12, 2025 Marie Skłodowska-Curie ActionsRootEd 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.” Read More
Horizon 2020 Project SATURNJan 8, 2025 Cluster 6 Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and EnvironmentWatch Our latest YouTube video here – SATURN is a Horizon 2020-funded project researching solutions to the problem of underwater radiated noise caused by shipping and other vessels. The project is led by Gerry Sutton in University College Cork in Ireland. Read More
Horizon Europe Project STONE-WORKJan 2, 2025 European Research CouncilWatch Our latest YouTube video here – STONE-WORK is an ERC-funded project under Horizon Europe led by Professor Christine Casey, Trinity College Dublin. The project gives us a new way of looking at architectural production, focusing on the communities involved in sourcing and producing materials for buildings Read More
Horizon Europe Project GoGreen NextDec 27, 2024 Cluster 5 Climate, Energy and MobilityWatch Our latest Youtube video here – GoGreen Next is a Horizon Europe-funded project that will futureproof urban health across Europe and North America. Led by psychologist Tadhg MacIntyre at Maynooth University in Ireland, the project aims “to accelerate our efforts to address the challenges of climate change, biodiversity and environmental degradation and human health in the urban context”. Read More
Irish Organisations Surpass Horizon Euro...Dec 5, 2024 Horizon EuropeIrish organisations have secured over €836 million in EU funding from Horizon Europe since 2021, surpassing their 1.6% target. Enterprise Ireland celebrates this success at the Horizon Europe Impact Conference in Dublin, highlighting Ireland’s achievements in research and innovation. This funding supports 1,295 projects and 487 organisations across various sectors. Read More
ALTRATECH AWARDED €10.5 MILLION FROM EUR...Oct 7, 2024 Horizon EuropeCork-based diagnostics company Altratech has been awarded €10.5 million from the European Innovation Council to further develop their groundbreaking molecular testing platform. This investment will support clinical trials and manufacturing scale-up, enhancing the accessibility of precise molecular diagnostics outside traditional clinical environments. Read More
Building trust in the Internet of ThingsDec 12, 2023 DigitalWhen MTU were looking for an industry partner for a Horizon2020 project, it was the National Contact Point at Enterprise Ireland who introduced them to Klas initially, when looking for an Irish partner for SCOTT. Read More
Cultivating resilience through urban foo...Nov 15, 2023 Cluster 6 Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and EnvironmentCultivating resilience through urban food sharing – the Horizon EU-funded-project has 19 partners across Europe developing the “Food Sharing Compass”. Professor Anna Davies shares her experience of building a project consortium. Read More
Rockfield set to disrupt global tube fee...Mar 23, 2023 Cluster 1 HealthAs a person with cystic fibrosis, Tomás Thompson was acutely aware of the challenges of tube feeding and how much they affected patients’ quality of life. “Over the past 40 years, lots of medical devices have changed hugely,” explains Thompson, founder, and CEO of Rockfield Medical Devices. Read More
