Trinity has been granted €6 million from Horizon 2020 for the establishment of an information and communication technology (ICT) postdoctoral programme, in an award Trinity today described as its “single biggest” from the EU programme. With a budget of €80 billion over seven years, Horizon 2020 is the EU’s largest-ever research and innovation programme. Expected to employ 71 ICT researchers, the programme, named EDGE, will support research in advanced materials, telecommunications networks and digital content technology. Recruitment of what are expected to be “leading ICT researchers” will begin in September 2016 and will involve ten third-level institutions in Ireland, while being co-ordinated from Trinity. EDGE … Continue reading Trinity-led ICT Research Programme Awarded €6 Million in EU Funds