At UCC Academy we provide Project Management and Impact services on national and European funded projects. Our team has extensive project management and communications experience in successfully supporting research projects led by UCC.

For further information on how UCC Academy can support you, please contact academyresearch@ucc.ie

Key pre-award services:

• Set-up of document management and consortium collaboration tool e.g. Microsoft Sharepoint site
• Assistance with set-up and submission of project proposal on funding agency platform e.g. EU Funding & Tenders Portal
• Assistance with completion of administrative aspects of project proposal submission e.g. Part A for EU-funded proposals
• Editing, proofreading and formatting of project proposal drafts

Key post-award services:

• Consortium management and workshop facilitation
• Project monitoring and tracking
• Risk management
• Financial monitoring and reporting
• Compliance with funding body requirements
• Event planning, management and administration
• Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation plan development and implementation
• Website and social media management
• Open Science management

Testimonials

UCC Academy is a first-rate project management and impact partner to have in your consortium team, with top-class staff who are professional, experienced and extremely competent. The staff have seamlessly integrated their wide skill set into the technical aspects of my project, bringing proactive drive, societal awareness, selective focus and ordered direction, as well as going above and beyond to ensure maximum impact of all activity achievements. I consider UCC Academy an indispensable partner for all my future projects.

Dr. Ailbe Ó Manacháin (Scott Monaghan), Tyndall National Institute, UCC, FreeHydroCells Lead Principal Investigator

Based on the professionalism and excellence of UCC Academy thus far, I have full confidence in our projects’ success.

Prof. Justin Holmes, School of Chemistry, UCC, RADICAL and TRANSLATE Lead Principal Investigator