Research Challenges

The ERI uses a global challenge-based approach to respond to, and find research solutions for, the three core environmental challenges of Climate Action, Circular Economy, and Healthy Environment.

Protecting nature’s ecosystems and providing a healthy environment for humans.

Understanding, mitigating, responding, and living with climate change.

Producing food and goods in a closed-loop approach with minimal or no waste.

Research Centres and Facilities

The Institute has six research centres conducting fundamental and applied research to generate new knowledge for, and solutions to, specific environmental challenges.

Centre for Research into Atmospheric Chemistry (CRAC)

LIR National Ocean Test Facility

MaREI, the SFI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and the Marine

Aquaculture & Fisheries Development Centre (AFDC)

Cleaner Production Promotion Unit (CPPU)

UN Environment GEMS/Water Capacity Development Centre

Centre for Law and the Environment (CLE)

Research Platforms

The ERI brings together over 400 researchers from 20 different scientific disciplines with expertise in the five broad research platforms of Environment, Sustainable Energy, Marine, Sustainable Agri-Food, and Sustainable Materials.

Environment

Sustainable Energy

Sustainable Materials

Sustainable Agri-Food

Marine

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