The National Launch of Marie Curie Programme in FP7 took place on 21st May 2007 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Centre, Santry, Dublin 9

Over the past four years the European Marie Curie Programme has been hugely beneficial to Universities, IOT's, Research Organisations and Companies in Ireland. It has supported researchers across all disciplines from Humanities to Food Science.

This programme supports researchers at all levels from post graduate researchers to Senior Professors to research on topics as diverse as disability to liquid crystal display devices. It has enabled companies in Ireland, large and small, to expand their R&D capabilities through partnership with universities and hiring new research experts.

Over the next seven years there will be over €4.7bn available in the Marie Curie Programme.

Click here for further information on the launch of the Marie Curie FP7 People Programme

Press release: 21st May 2007

Over 70 years after her death, Marie Curie is helping Irish researchers carry out ground- breaking work due to a funding programme that bears her name. The Marie Curie ‘People’ Programme, as part of the EU’s Framework Programme 7(FP7) for R&D, was launched today by the Irish Universities Association.

The aim of the launch is to encourage researchers from academia and industry to participate in this FP7 programme which will make €4.7billion in funding available over the next seven years.

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Click here for an example of projects funded under the Marie Curie Programme (MSWord format; 36.5KB)

For more information contact:

Lia O'Sullivan Communications Manager Irish Universities Association Tel: + 353 (0) 85 7141414

The Irish Marie Curie Office is based at the Irish Universities Association. Key contacts are:

Conor O'Carroll National Delegate Marie Curie

Dagmar Meyer National Contact Point Marie Curie

More information on the FP7 Marie Curie "People" Programme can be found on the CORDIS website