A programme run by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) is to provide €8.5m to fund 47 research projects in 11 institutions.
Under the Research Frontiers Programme, more than 100 college researchers will carry out work in across a range of areas including cystic fibrosis, genetics, bacterial and viral infections, environmental monitoring, food safety, and streaming media over wireless networks.
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Batt O'Keeffe, said the research work would generate jobs and training opportunities for 105 researchers, mainly PhD students.
The SFI programme supports exploratory research in higher education in the areas of science, maths and engineering.
The 11 research bodies receiving funding under the 2010 programme are: University College Dublin; Trinity College Dublin; NUI Galway; University College Cork; Dublin City University; NUI Maynooth; Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland; University of Limerick; Tyndall National Institute, Cork; Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies; and Institute of Technology, Tallaght, Dublin.
