Research Together: Building relationships and partnering on health-focused funding applications.

    Monday, October 21, 2024 - 09:00 to 14:00
    Renehan Hall, South Campus

    Maynooth University Research Development Office in collaboration with Health Research Charities Ireland and The Wheel.

    Purpose: To foster and build relationships between MU researchers and charitable organisations to co-develop and partner on future National and Horizon Europe research grant applications in the health space.

    Overview:
    Session 1: Provides an opportunity for health charities and community organisations to communicate their research needs to the MU research community. Presentations will outline what a good research partnership and meaningful involvement in research is, from their perspective. MU Researchers will present on research interests/expertise and opportunities for collaboration.

    Session 2: Attendees will hear about National and European funding opportunities from the HRB and our National Representative for Health research, Horizon Europe.

    Session 3: Attendees will engage in a Collaborative Design Thinking session, with the goal to identify actionable challenges that can form the basis for future funded collaborative projects between charity partners and Maynooth University researchers.

    Register now on Eventbrite - here

    This event is a great opportunity to connect across the University and Charity sectors, build relationships, and find potential partners to co-develop research projects, submit grant applications and pursue impact together!

     

      Presentations Topic
    09:00                      Registration
                                    Tea, Coffee & Pastries
    09:30                      Opening   Dr Noreen Lacey, MU RDO, Dr Avril Kennan, CEO HRCI, Emily Nelson, EU                                 programmes manger, The Wheel
    09:35                      Welcome and Introduction   
                                    Prof Rachel Msetfi    Vice President for Research and Innovation
    Session 1
    09:45- 10:15    		 ‘Research Needs’
    Charities/Civil Society Organisations

    • St. John of God Research Foundation

              Lesley O’ Hara, CEO

    • Irish Cancer Society

              Dr Niamh McCabe,
              Programme manager

    • 22q11 Ireland

              Anne Lawlor,
                 co-founder and chairperson
     

    		 7-minute presentations letting us know about:

    • The organisation
    • Research needs of the organisation
    • What a good partnership and meaningful involvement looks like
    • What works and doesn’t work
    10.20-10.50
         		 ‘MU Research and partnering opportunities’

    • Centre for Mental Health and Community Research

              Prof Sinéad McGilloway

    • Obesity Immunology Research Group

              Dr Andrew Hogan

    • Innovation Value Institute

              Prof Markus Helfert
     

    		 7-minute presentations letting us know about:

    • Overview of research interests/expertise
    • Funded collaborative research projects and partnering well
    • Future projects/opportunities for internal/external collaboration
    • Working together on securing further funding
    Comfort break
    Session 2
    11.00- 11.20
    • Health Research Board Funding opportunities with focus on Applied Partnership Awards

              Dr Camille Boostrom, Programme Manager for Mental Health, Health Research Board
     
    • EU Funding opportunities for Health Research 2025-2027

              Dr Irene Castellano Pellicena, National Representative for Health research, Horizon Europe
    11.30- 13.00 Collaborative Design Thinking workshop- Dr Threase Finnegan-Kessie, MU Design Innovation
    Themes:

    • Mental Health
    • Chronic illnesses
    • Health service innovations

    Charity and other organisation representatives will share challenges faced by the people they represent and their organisations.
    Participants will collaborate in Design Thinking exercises to refine and prioritise these challenges.
    This process is expected to identify actionable challenges and funding opportunities that could form the basis for future funded collaborative projects between external partners and Maynooth University researchers.
    Wrap up and next steps        Dr Noreen Lacey, MU RDO, Dr Sarah Delaney, Research Support Manager HRCI, Emily
                                                         Nelson,     EU programmes manager, The Wheel
    13.00-         Networking lunch to continue conversations and facilitate further researcher-charity partner 
    14.00           introductions and discussions.
                        MU Research Office staff available to discuss funding opportunities at National and EU level and
                        organise a follow up ‘Think in’