UCD opens €5m environmental research facility at Belfield campus

UNIVERSITY College Dublin has opened Rosemount Environmental Research Station, a €5m new research facility at its Belfield campus.

Formally launched yesterday by Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney, the research disciplines will include plant biology, plant biotechnology, horticulture, agriculture and environmental and evolutionary biology.

Mr Coveney said: “The excellent research facilities and highly skilled staff working at this new station will further assist the development of the agri-food sector here in Ireland, while also strengthening UCD’s position in attracting future funding in the area.”