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Overview of DIT ResearchProfessor Ellen Hazelkorn
Director of Research & EnterpriseDean of the Graduate Research School
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DIT Research• Use-inspired research and innovation that advances human
knowledge and makes a real impact on the Irish economy and people’s life experience;
• Nationally relevant, globally competitive and strategically important;
• Strong collaborative links with society and industry.
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Facts and Figures• Consistently in top 3% of universities worldwide;• Despite the economic collapse; • Doubled annual research earnings;• 2006 (€10.2m) to 2010 (€23.5m);• Increased direct European research funding;• 40% each year since 2009.
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Impact• 3% of research activity BUT 20% of licenses and options;• Impact in particular key fields far outweighs our size;• High efficiency value of DIT activity.
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Citation Impact for Irish Universities 1981—2010
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DIT Innovation Chain• Graduate Research School – Graduate Research School;• Research community – Research Support Office;• Commercialisation – Hothouse: Technology Transfer Office;• Entrepreneurship – Hothouse: Incubator.
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4 Research Pillars – Cross Disciplinary• Environment & Health; • Information & Media Technologies;• New Materials and Technologies;
Society, Culture and Enterprise.
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Environment and HealthFocus: interventions and policy solutions
• Food;• Water quality;• Energy;• Bio-monitoring;• Lifestyle & Policy.
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Cites per document Pharmacology and Toxicology Research 1981—2010
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Information and Media Technologies• Computing• Digital media• Electrical engineering• Electronic engineering• Telecommunications
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Cites per document, Electrical, Electronic and Informational Engineering 1981—2010
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New Materials and TechnologiesSurface Materials
• Pharmaceuticals;• Nanomaterials;• Photopolymers.
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Cites per document Nanotechnology 1981—2010
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Society, Culture and Enterprise• Business;• Social and public policy;• Creative arts; • Media materials.
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Relocating to: Grangegorman, DublinMay 2012 — An Bord Planeála ApprovalJune 2012 — Design Team AppointedJuly 2015 — Estimated Occupation
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Focas Research InstitutePRTLI Cycle 1 — €10.44 million;PRTLI Cycle 4 — €8 million;3200m2 Interdisciplinary, Research Facility;Open Access, One Stop Shop, State of the Art Spectroscopy & Microscopy100—120 Researchers.
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Environmental Health Sciences Institute PRTLI Cycle 5 — €11.5 million new state-of-the-art research building.
Scientific evidence base to develop practical solutions to environmentalhealth problems.
Healthier Lives for Children, the Elderly and Vulnerable Populations
Research
Policy Science
& Innovation
GAP
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National RelevanceBased on collaboration between:• Dublin Institute of Technology• Dublin City Council• Health Service Executive
An all-island initiative:• University of Ulster• Dublin City University• Institute of Public Health in Ireland
Specific Areas of Research Focus:• Water • Energy• Food Safety & Quality • Bio-monitoring • Lifestyle & Policy
Cross-Cutting Research Activities:• Teaching, Learning & Outreach
Technology Development/CommercialisationInfection Control TechnologiesAssistive TechnologyMonitoring TechnologiesHealthcare Technologies
• Maths & Computational Methods
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Award Winning Innovation and Technology Transfer OfficeTom Flanagan, Head of Commercialisation
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Company Highlights• Profitero winners IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year in San Francisco;• TCAS Online winners best-start-up ICT Excellence Awards 2012;• Niall Harbison finalist Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012;• Recently sold digital marketing agency Simply Zesty to UTV;• Movidius Fabless mobile multimedia chip company, raised €9m equity.
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Company Highlights• Mick’s Garage.ie — one of UK and Ireland’s leading online car-part retailers;• Decawave — pioneering fabless semiconductor company; • HQ in Dublin with operations in California, Toulouse, South Korea;• Ultan Technologies winners of Bolton Trust Innovation Award 2012;• Significant inroads to US market with novel CRM software for utility company.
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Hothouse Programme• 10 Years in Existence;• 272 Entrepreneurs,180 Sustainable Businesses;• €94m Equity Raised;• 1,055 Smart Economy Jobs Created;• New Frontiers Programme — Next Intake September 2012.
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Gluten free production
DIT Hothouse Commercialisation Performance
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Information & Communications Technologies• MobiSurround• ChIPs-Mobile Learning Application for students of Chinese• FLUENT-Natural Dialogue Learning software for students of English• Tunepal• 3D Character Animation• Projectable-Interactive Touch Table• IMAAS-Interactive Music Archive Access System• Crypstic-Multi-Algorithmic Encryption for Storage Devices• Compact UWB Antennas• Stegocrypt-eDocument Security System
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Life Sciences• Cell Detection and Analysis in cytopathology;• Holographic DNA Detector;• Cervical Cancer Analyser;• Skin Cancer Screening System;• DNA Targeted Copper Anticancer Agents;• Antioxidant Rich Food Ingredients;• Light-Activated Anti-Bacterial Powder;• Production Analyser for Industrial;• Fermentation Processes.
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Industrial Technologies• Advanced Surface Treatment for Protection against Wear & Corrosion;• Mass Produced Individualised Anti-Counterfeit Hologram;• Humidity Sensitive Holograms;• Desktop Pholithography;• Disposable Fibre Temperature Sensors.
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Clean Technologies• Hot Water Energy Saving Device-Warmer Wedge;• Wind and Wave Power Predictor;• Chromate Free Sol-Gel Pre-Treatment & Primer for Aluminium;• Energy Efficient HVAC System;• Energy Efficient Data Centre Cooling System;• Integrated Switchable Mirrors for Solar Panels.
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Innovation Vouchers• EI fund €5k;• EI fund up to 50% of €10k max;• IP assigned to company.
Innovation Partnerships• EI fund up to 80% of €250k for a large company;• EI fund up to 80% of €120k for SME;• IP licensed or assigned to company.
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Events throughout the year for Researchers and Industry
DIT Inventor Competition Annual ShowcaseBe Inspired Seminar Series
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Keep in touch…Visit DIT Hothouse online at www.dit.ie/hothouse latest licensing opportunities, events, commercialisation workshops, seminars.
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…and follow us on social mediawww.facebook.com/dithousewww.twitter.com/dithothouse#@DITHothousewww.linkedin.com/hothousealumni
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Doctoral Education at Dublin Institute of Technology
Professor Mary McNamaraHead of the Graduate Research School
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Europe Unemployment rate of young people >21%; Employment rate of women and older workers are particularly low; ~80 million people have low or basic skills; By 2020, 16 million more jobs will require high qualifications; Demand for low skills will drop by 12 million jobs.
OECD Labour market needs difficult to predict, lifelong learning is critical.
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Advisory Council for Science, Technology & InnovationRole of PhDs in the Smart Economy• Examined skills that enterprise requires;• Formal consultation with enterprise in development of PhD programmes; • PhD programmes to embody “Inverted T” model.
Expe
rtise
Generic Skills
Broad Discipline Skills
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Structured PhD at DITEnvironment & Health;
RPA
Health & Independent Living;Food for Health;Food Production & Processing;Marine Renewable Energy.
Information & Media Technologies
RPA
Future Networks & Communications;Data Analytics, Mgt. Security & Privacy;Digital Platforms, Content & Applications;Smart Grids & Smart Cities.
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Society, Culture & Enterprise
RPA
Manufacturing Competitiveness;Innovation Services & Business Processes.
Structured PhD at DITNew Materials and Technology
RPA
Therapeutics Synthesis, Formulation, Processing & Drug Delivery;Process Technologies & New Materials;Medical Devices;Diagnostics.
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Organisation• 4 yr programmes incorporating the traditional PhD model; • Central element remains original research;• Thesis remains the basis for award;• Built-in training in generic and discipline skills;• Designed with enterprise partners;• Commercialisation;• Entrepreneurship;• Internships.
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Discipline Skills• Learning aligned to National Framework of Qualifications;• Modules can be shared with other HEI.
Generic SkillsLearning aligned to:• EU Salzburg Declaration;• Advisory Council for Science, Technology & Innovation.
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OutlineResearch Skills and Awareness• Ethics and Social Understanding• Communication Skills• Personal effectiveness and development• Team-working and leadership• Career Management• Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
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National PhD ProgrammesDublin Region Higher Education Alliance:
DIT, DCU, NUIM, TCD, UCD, IT TallaghtBiomedical SciencesChemistryPhysicsEngineering
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National Research Platforms
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Enterprise-based PhDsThe academic-professional interface is consummated through;• Enterprise-based Research;• Leading to Doctoral awards from DIT.
Projects will;• Be jointly supervised by DIT & Enterprise personnel;• Address a focused research question;• Be synergistic with the daily work of graduate student.
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Past ExperiencesSharon Kennelly
PhD graduate (2012) while working a Senior Community Dietician;Annual spend on Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS) €27m in 2008;Are ONS prescribed ‘unnecessarily’?;Led to development of interventions to improve the prescribing of ONS.
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Results• 15% reduction in the number of patients prescribed ONS;
Reduction in expenditure of 3% on ONS by GPs who took part;Compared to an increase of 60% in those who did not;Project nominated for Taoiseach’s Public Service Award 2010.
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Eimear McCall• PhD student in the Public Analyst’s Laboratory;• Chemical analysis of specific kitchen utensils;• Result — some utensils not fit for use according to EU regulations;• EU-wide notification and recall of the products.