Research Charter
Defining the core principles, culture and values that support our researchers in creating – and securing – the future through excellence in research
The University's first ever Research Charter embodies commitment to cultivating a thriving research ecosystem. UCC’s Research Charter represents a foundational commitment to fostering a dynamic, progressive and supportive research environment here at UCC. It outlines 12 core commitments that were shaped by extensive, institution-wide, consultation with Heads of Colleges, Schools, and researchers to ensure broad engagement and articulation of the principles, culture, and values underpinning research excellence at UCC. By bridging institutional strategy with researcher empowerment, it serves as a catalyst for innovation, collaboration, and societal impact, ensuring UCC’s researchers continue to shape and secure the future.
Across 2025, we will be highlighting those actions that are being taken to underpin each of the commitments and to ensure the meaningful integration of these commitments across the connected ecosystem of research, innovation, learning and teaching at UCC. The interdisciplinary focus of the UCC Futures Framework is fundamental to a living charter that will support our researchers to explore, question, innovate, disrupt and transform our world for the benefit of all.
For more information, please contact Dr Siobhán Cusack
Our Commitment & Focus
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| Prioritise excellence in all forms of research to develop and maintain positions of global leadership at the level of the individual, group and institute |
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| Integrate research throughout institutional decision making |
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| Secure the time, space and infrastructure for research and researchers |
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| Integrate research, innovation & entrepreneurship within our curriculum, learning and teaching |
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| Embed integrity, ethics and a commitment to Open Science in all our endeavours |
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| Ensure equality, diversity and inclusion is central to our research |
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| Provide the supports and enable the partnerships that strengthen successful funding acquisition and the achievement of research excellence |
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| Amplify impact through active cross-disciplinary collaboration including that with our communities, across the city, county and region, nationally and internationally |
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| Ensure that the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) inform our research, which will, in turn, inform policy |
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| Inspire and enable active innovation, entrepreneurship and strategic collaboration with industry |
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| Engage with and deliver evidence-based thinking for society and policy makers |
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| Support career development across the lifecycle to seed and sustain research excellence |
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