UCC targets ‘greater impact’ from research

“Quality over quantity” is a key factor in University College Cork setting research income targets lower than current levels in its plans for the next five years.

In a 2017-2022 strategic plan presented to staff yesterday, management set out plans to keep research income at more than €90m a year. However, the university secured €96m for or from research last year.

Rónán Ó Dubhghaill, UCC’s vice-president for external relations, says there will be a focus on research that has a high impact beyond the campus for society and the economy: “We want to maintain external research income over €90m a year, and converting that to greater impact is important to us.”