€300m for research centres paves way for ‘quality jobs’

Research into wave energy and how to screen babies for diseases are among the five projects from University College Cork chosen for a funding boost.

The university will lead five out of the seven research projects chosen for the €300m fund for science research over the next six years. Seán Sherlock, the research and innovation minister, said the €200m worth of exchequer funds coupled with €100m of private investment would help the research teams to compete globally.

The funding will deliver “quality jobs of the future for Ireland in a range of areas such as information and communications technology; internet-based services; pharmaceuticals; medical technologies and energy”.