New centres to 研究 気候 change and food sustainability
Two new all-Ireland 研究 centres on 気候 and 維持できる food are to be created with 基金ing of 70 million euro (£60.7 million).
The 基金ing will bring together academics, 産業 and policymakers across the Irish 政府, UK 政府 and Stormont departments.
One 研究 centre will look at 気候, biodiversity and water, while the other will be 献身的な to 研究ing 維持できる and resilient food systems.
Each will be led by a team of academics from 広大な／多数の／重要な Britain, Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Science 大臣 Michelle Donelan 発表するd the 基金ing for the new 研究 centres (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
The 投資 was 明かすd by Irish and UK science 大臣s Simon Harris and Michelle Donelan along with Katrina Godfrey, 永久の 長官 at Stormont’s Department of 農業, 環境 and 田舎の 事件／事情／状勢s (Daera).
The two 大臣s are …に出席するing the British-Irish Intergovernmental 会議／協議会 in Dublin.
Mr Harris said: “演説（する）／住所ing 気候 change and 達成するing 維持できる and resilient food systems are intertwined challenges 直面するing us all.
“This 投資 in two new collaborative 研究 centres is a major 開発 in 演説（する）／住所ing these 圧力（をかける）ing 問題／発行するs in a co-ordinated and 一致した way.
“I’m delighted to see the very best minds and methods 存在 brought together to create a dynamic 研究 網状組織 across Ireland, Northern Ireland and 広大な／多数の／重要な Britain.”
Ms Donelan said: “As I know from my own family links, UK and Ireland 株 深い 関係 ? and in today’s 急速な／放蕩な-moving world, we 株 many of the same challenges too.
“From our groundbreaking international work on AI, to our 取引，協定 to join Horizon, the UK is 決定するd to seiz e the 適切な時期s for growth and 繁栄 that can be 配達するd when we work together on science and tech with our 隣人s.
“By bringing together the genius that 存在するs across our islands, we will 打ち明ける the new ideas and 発明s that will help us 安全な・保証する our food chains and 取り組む 気候 change, 配達するing innovative 解答s for 全世界の good.”
Ms Godfrey said: “The co-centres programme is an excellent example of 政府 funders working in 共同 to support 研究員s and 産業 who will 請け負う cutting-辛勝する／優位 研究 in areas of 相互の 経済的な, societal, health and 環境の importance.
“I am 特に pleased that 研究員s in Northern Ireland will be integral to the 設立 of these co-centres.”
The programme is 基金d over six years, with up to 40 million euro (£34.7 million) from Science 創立／基礎 Ireland (SFI), up to £17 million from Daera, and up to £12 million through UK 研究 and 革新 (UKRI), and is co-基金d by 産業.
The two new co-centres will 正式に 開始する activities in January and will be 基金d until 2030.
The programme takes 今後 かかわり合いs in the New １０年間, New Approach 協定 to 設立する all-island 研究 and 革新 中心s.
