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TUS Research Week 2023: Research Week Programme

Monday 17th-21st April 2023

TUS Research Week Programme 2023

Research Week Registration Link

Monday 17th April

Time

Event

Presenter

Location

14:00 - 14:15

Official Opening: The Importance of Research to TUS

Prof. Vincent Cunnane, TUS President

Online 

14:15 - 14:45

RUN-EU Where Research & Engagement Intersect

Dr Liam Brown, TUS Vice President for RDI

Online 

12:00 - 14:00

Launch of Digi Manufacturing 2.0 

Dr Jamie Meehan, Educational and Outreach Manager IDEAM Cluster 

IMR, Mullingar 
15:00 - 16:00 Your Publishing Strategy Essentials: where to publish, navigating journal selection & publishing options TUS Library & Tania Marsh, Research Integration Project Manager Online 

 

Tuesday 18th April

Time

Event

Presenter

Location

11:30 - 12:00

Research Proposal Terms: Demystifying the terminology in the research proposal writing process

Michelle Cooney, Lead Scientist, PRISM Grant Funding Writer

Online 

12:00 - 13:00

Developing a New Research Team, Niche & Brand

Dr Aoife Lane, Head, Department of Sport & Health Sciences

Online 

14:00 - 15:00

Innovation & Enterprise Supports in TUS: A Whistle-Stop Tour

Gillian Barry, Head of Innovation & Enterprise 

Online 

15:00 - 16:00

RUN - EU: Smart Manufacturing in TUS through the European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH)

Dr John Cosgrove, Director of Smart Manufacturing

Teams & Moylish Boardroom

16:00 - 17:00 Societal Impact of the UN Sustainable Development Goals Padraig O’Reilly with members of the SDRI & DU Team Online
08:00-17:00 RUN-EU: Science Meets Regions - Circular Economy Forum Series 2023 University of Győr, Széchenyi István University Online

Wednesday 19th April

Time

Event

Location

10:00 - 11:00

 

Where Clusters Meet Research: 2 Exemplar Case Studies ATIM & IDEAM

Dr Catríona Mordon, ATIM Cluster Manager & Dr Jamie Meehan, IDEAM Cluster Manager

 

Online 

11:00 - 11:30

Writing a Research Proposal to Fit the Call Description: What to Look Out For

Lorna Walsh, Funded Research Manager, TUS Athlone

Online 

11:30 - 12:00

BioICEP: Managing a large EU Consortium & Cultural Understandings

Dr Margaret Brennan Fournet, Coordinator BioICEP

Online 

12:00 - 12:30

Research Ethics: Why & Who Makes an Application

Dr Rita Scully & Dr Mary McDonnell Naughton

Online 

 

14:00 - 15:00 

 

Guest Lecture followed by Q & A.   

Minister Paschal Donohoe for Public Expenditure & President of the Eurogroup  

Douglas Hyde Lecture Theatre 

14:00 - 15:00

The Irish Bioeconomy Foundation & Ireland’s National Bioeconomy Campus: Making a Difference Regionally, Nationally & Internationally

Stephen Napier, IBF CEO

Online 

15:30 - 16:00

What is a Narrative CV?

Lorna Walsh, Funded Research Manager, TUS Athlone & Dr Johanna Archbold, Head Librarian, TUS Midlands

Online 

16:00 - 16:30

Alternative Metrics: Altmetrics & PlumX

Tania Marsh, Research Integration Project Manager

Online 

18:00 onwards

Postgraduate Poster Display

Athlone 

18:00 - 20:00

TUS CAO Opening Evening

TUS

Athlone 

 

17:00 - 19:30

 

 

New Food Product Development Showcase

 

 

3rd & 4th Year Culinary Arts Students, TUS

Lobby of the Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Building, Athlone Campus 

08:00 - 17:00

RUN - EU: Science Meets Regions - Circular Economy Forum Series 2023

University of Győr, Széchenyi István University Online

 

Thursday 20th April

Time

Event

Presenter

Location

All Day

Postgraduate Poster Display

Main Canteen, Athlone

09:00 - 15:00

Athlone Polymer Conference: PRISM Research Marquee

TUS Researchers 

Hudson Bay Hotel

10:00 - 10:45

National objectives and Open Research in Ireland: A view from the National Open Research Forum (NORF) Part of the TUS Trends in Research Series (April - May 2023)

Dr Daniel Bangert, National Open Research Coordinator, Ireland

B10 Business Corridor, Athlone

11:00 - 11:30

TransMixr - EU Project: Developing a Proposal and Consortium

Dr Niall Murray, Coordinator, TRANSMIXR EU -Project

B10 Business Corridor, Athlone

11:30 - 12:15

Creative Design Process: Innovation

Dr Adam DeEyto, Head of Design - Limerick School of Art & Design, TUS

B10 Business Corridor, Athlone

12:15 - 12:45

Presenting Your Research Through Music

Shane Byrne

B10 Business Corridor, Athlone

13:00 - 14:00

Fulbright: Would You Like to Study, Research or Lecture in the USA?

Dara Fitzgerald, Executive Director, Fulbright

B10 Business Corridor, Athlone

14:00 - 15:00

Launch of TUS IReL Membership: Accessing APCs for Academic Publishing and increasing research impact

Susan O'Reilly, IReL Director & Jack Hyland, IReL Manager

B10 Business Corridor, Athlone & Online

15:00 - 15:30

CoARA - The Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment 

Creating a shared direction for changes in assessment practices for research, researchers and research-performing organisations, with the overarching goal to maximise the quality and impact of research

Dr Yensi Flores Bueso, Global Young Academy Representative European Coalition on Reforming Research Assessment & Postdoctoral Fellow UCC

Online 

15:30 - 16:30

SRI: EU Funding & Managing an Expanding Research Portfolio

Dr Brian Lee, Director Software Research Institute, TUS

B10 Business Corridor, Athlone

 

Friday 21st April 

Time

Event 

Presenter 

Location 

09:00 - 14:00

Postgraduate Poster Display 

TUS Researchers 

Main Canteen, Athlone Campus

09:30 - 13:00

Postgraduate Poster Presentations

TUS Researchers

Douglas Hyde Lecture Theatre

10:00 - 13:30

ORCHESTRA International Consortium

RUN-EU Partners: Polytechnic of Leiria

F2705, Midlands Hospitality Building

13:00 - 14:00

Social Sciences Connexions Spring Series – Engage 

Dr Sasha Noonan, Coordinator

Online (Teams)

12:30-13:00

Prize Giving & Official Close of TUS Research Week 2023 

Dr Liam Brown, TUS Vice President for Research Development & Innovation

Douglas Hyde Lecture Theatre