Technological universities to share €84m research fund

Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris said: “TU RISE is directed at developing researcher human capital in the TUs, including staff development, recruitment, postgraduate training and supervision, networking, and collaborative knowledge-transfer and mobility schemes.” File picture: Brian Lawless/PA

Technological universities are set to share a new €83.68m research fund for the sector which will focus on institutions working with small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in their regions.

Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris will today launch the TU Research and Innovation Supporting Enterprise (TU RISE) fund.