Over €870m spent on research in higher education sector

Third-level education plays a vital role in Ireland's research & development, Simon Harris said. File Picture

A total of €876.1m was spent on research and development (R&D) in the higher education sector from 2018 to 2019.

This is according to the Higher Education Research & Development Survey (HERD), which measures expenditure and human resources devoted to research work in the sector for the academic year 2018-2019.