Research Newsletter - Issue 87: Funding Success
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We are delighted to announce three more Erasmus+ awards:
Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnerships in Higher Education
Project title: ENHANCE: Empowering higher education through citizen science and innovative future-oriented learning strategies - Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnerships in Higher Education
This is a collaboration between six ECIU partners, developed through opportunities and funding provided by the SMART-ER project. The project aims to build the skills and competencies of European researchers to ensure the authentic participation of citizens in research. Activities include the creation of a Futures Citizen Science Network to share knowledge, experience and best practices. An inter-faculty team at DCU are the project coordinators.
PIs: Aishling Silke, School of Language, Literacy and Early Childhood Education, and Dr Valesca Lima, School of Law and Government
Erasmus+ Partnerships for Cooperation in the fields of education and training - European NGOs
Project title: OUTSTEAM - Erasmus+ Partnerships for Cooperation in the fields of education and training - European NGOs
The partners in this project will develop a toolkit for early childhood and primary educators, to teach sustainability in outdoor settings using a STE(A)M approach with the support of age-appropriate technology. The toolkit will consist of resources, games, and toys that will bring nature closer to children in early childhood education and care and primary school settings to develop sensitivity and interest in the environment.
PI: Dr Sandra O’Neill, School of Language, Literacy & Early Childhood Education
Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnerships in School Education
Project title: Equity in Gifted Education - Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnerships in School Education
The objective of this project is to improve the representation of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds in gifted programmes. The project aims to contribute to equal opportunities in gifted education, by doing research and taking action on three major issues: identification of cognitive talent in disadvantaged student populations; knowledge of and skill in using academic language; and parent participation.
PI: Dr Colm O’Reilly, Centre for Talented Youth
Congratulations to Dr. Margaret Heffernan, Dr. Eugene Hickland, Dr. Aurora Trif and Dr. Lisa van der Werff (all from DCU Business School) who recently received the news that their proposal, Trust Relations between Unions and Employers in Europe (TRUE Europe), has been approved for funding under the SOCPL-2022-IND-REL (Improving expertise in the field of industrial relations) call. This is a call for EU action grants in the field of social dialogue under the Social Prerogatives and Specific Competencies Lines (SOCPL).
True Europe is a €555,000 project led by Linnaeus University (Sweden) and includes DCU, the Central European Labour Studies Institute (Slovakia), the Lithuanian Centre for Human Sciences (Lithuania), University of Belgrade (Serbia) and the Academia de Studii Economice din Bucuresti (Romania).
This 2-year project, which aims to fill the knowledge gap in outcomes and mechanisms of trust in collective bargaining in Europe, will be of importance to both national and EU-level social partners and policy makers. It will focus on three sectors: Metal, Transport and Banking, and Finance.
Dr. Gary Sinclair and Prof. Theo Lynn (DCU Business School) have been engaged over the past several months in establishing a strategic partnership with the FIA (Federation Internationale de l'Automobile). FIA is primarily known for regulating and promoting various forms of motor sports, including Formula One, rallying, and endurance racing. It sets the rules and standards for these competitions, oversees international motorsport events, and grants licenses to drivers and racing circuits.
That partnership has culminated recently in the signing of their inaugural collaboration. This significant initiative, valued at over €161,000, marks the commencement of a comprehensive research endeavour.
The project encompasses a thorough investigation into sports federation responses to online abuse, the development of advanced AI models for classifying online abuse in sports, and the establishment of a micro-credential program focused on combatting online abuse in the sports arena. Furthermore, this endeavour will support six part-time Masters by Research scholarships tailored for professionals engaged in the sports sector.
This collaboration signifies a pivotal step towards addressing the pressing issue of online abuse in sports, underlining a commitment to rigorous research and innovative solutions within the industry.
Congratulations to Dr. Louise Hopper (School of Psychology) who was successful, as Coordinator, in the European Commission JPND Joint Transnational Working Group Call for Proposals: “Concepts for Health and Social Care Research for Neurodegenerative Diseases." The award is issued as part of an international joint initiative involving research funding agencies for funding networking groups in chronic pain. The Irish national funding agency for this award is the Health Research Board.
The awarded project is titled “Innovations in Diversity and Equity in Social Health Research in Dementia (INTEREST)” and will run for 12 months.
The objectives of the project are to:
- identify unmet needs of people living with dementia in relation to health and social care services, with a specific focus on social health and a specific intersectional analytical lens on inequity.
- determine what is currently being delivered and identify gaps between supply and demand at three levels: (i) the overall resourcing of current dementia health and social care; (ii) the resourcing of care for those who may have specific needs or face particular barriers to access; and (iii) the tailoring of health and social care services for individual circumstances and the role of technology in tailoring interventions.
- develop mechanisms for addressing identified gaps in three ways: (i) strategic policy and best practice guidelines; (ii) research frame-works and methodologies that enable and support transdisciplinary research for diverse groups of people with dementia; and (iii) build capacity in research [e.g., early career researchers (ECRs)], public participation, and awareness to under-pin future research initiatives in the field.