Minister O’Donovan Announces Awards for Five Early Career Researchers at TU Dublin
On Wednesday, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Patrick O’Donovan TD announced €27.5m in funding for 290 projects under the Government of Ireland postgraduate scholarship and postdoctoral fellowship programmes.
Five early career researchers at TU Dublin have received funding for projects that demonstrate TU Dublin's dedication to impactful research that advances knowledge and benefits society. These include studies on athlete health in female GAA players, legal pathways for divorce in Ireland, and new technologies for biomedical applications. Other projects explore postcolonial themes in documentary film, advanced flow measurement techniques, and philosophical approaches in French film theory.
Minister O’Donovan TD said: “Following the establishment of Research Ireland earlier this year, I am delighted to announce this very significant investment in top research talent. Ireland has a strong reputation for research and innovation, and it is vital that we continue to invest in future research leaders who, together, can play a key role in addressing the many challenges we face and the opportunities open to us.
“The ability to attract and retain excellent researchers within Ireland is key to the success of our knowledge economy for the long-term, and the Government of Ireland programme supports this aim. I wish the many researchers supported under the 2024 programme every success with their projects.”
The Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholars are:
| Awardee | Project |
|---|---|
| Chloe Brenan | Towards a Diffractive Documentary: Elucidating Slow Violence in the Postcolonial Orchard |
| Méabh Browne | Easy Divorce? Legal Pathways to Dissolution in Ireland |
The Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellows are:
| Awardee | Project |
|---|---|
| Abel Zandamela | Implantable Beamforming Antennas for Biomedical Applications |
| Corey Cribb | Film and the Philosophy of Sense: The Philosophical Turn in French Film Theory |
| Zhe Wang |
Novel microfluidic flowmeter based on the whispering gallery modes effect in a nested capillary |