Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.15 Fte (14)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
4
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
University College Dublin – National University of Ireland, Dublin (NUID UCD)
EU Transparency Register
539145619702-32 First registered on 30 Nov 2015
Goals / Remit
UCD is one of Europe's leading research-intensive universities; an environment where undergraduate education, masters and PhD training, research, innovation and community engagement form a dynamic spectrum of activity.
UCD is also Ireland's most globally engaged university with over 30,000 students drawn from over 120 countries, and includes 5,500 students based at locations outside of Ireland. The University's Strategy 2020-2024 "Rising to the Future" outlines the objectives and major strategic initiatives set in place in order to accomplish UCD's mission and vision for this era. This strategy aligns with the European focus and aims to address the challenges presented by climate change, information security and cultural divides. More information on the selected themes and UCD's commitment to solving these challenges can be found here https://www.ucd.ie/newsandopinion/news/2019/december/11/ucdstrategy2020-2024risingtothefuture/Main EU files targeted
EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation: Horizon Europe (and previous FPs); Vocational Education, Learning, Staff/Student Mobility and Partnerships: Erasmus+; Knowledge and Innovation Communities launched by EIT, European Technology Platforms and PPPs, Digital Europe, EU4Health, EU Space Programme
Policies:
European Green Deal, Europe fit for the digital age, An economy that works for people, A stronger Europe in the world., Promoting our European way of life, A new push for European democracy.Address
Head Office
UCD Research OfficeBelfield Campus
Dublin D04 C1P1
IRELANDEU Office
UCD Research OfficeBelfield Campus
Dublin D04 C1P1
IRELANDWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
14
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 5 10% 9 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.15
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 15 Jan 2025
Name Start date End Date Ms Triona MCCORMACK 30 Nov 2019 28 Nov 2020 Complementary Information
UCD employs over 1,600 FTE academics and researchers who are supported by over 1,686 FTE professional services staff. Moreover 1,570 phd students are enrolled.
UCD also has a dedicated Research and Innovation Office beside the support staff in Colleges and Schools, to support academics with research support of EU and non EU grants: around 150 people.Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Academic institutions
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Networking
Affiliation
https://www.ucd.ie/globalengagement/globalpartnershipsandnetworks/globalnetworks/
International Association of Universities (IAU): Founded in 1950, under the auspices of UNESCO, the IAU is the leading global association of higher education institutions and organisations from around the world, bringing together members from more than 130 countries for reflection and action on common priorities.
EARMA - https://earma.org/
CESAER: The Conference of European Schools of Advanced Engineering Education and Research is the European association of doctorate-granting specialised and comprehensive universities of science & technology that champion excellence in higher education.
CESAER - CEASAR - https://www.cesaer.org/
NOHA Network on Humanitarian Action: NOHA is an international association of universities that aims to enhance professionalism in the humanitarian sector through education & training, research & publications, and projects.
European University Association:The EUA is the representative organisation of universities and national rectors' conferences in 47 European countries. The EUA plays a crucial role in the Bologna Process and in influencing EU policies on higher education, research and innovation.
Universitas 21: Universitas 21 is the leading global network of research-intensive universities, working together to foster global citizenship and institutional innovation through research-inspired teaching and learning, student mobility, connecting our students and staff, and wider advocacy for internationalisation.
UNICA: UNICA, the Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe is an institutional network of universities from 35 capital cities of Europe, promoting academic excellence, integration and co-operation between member universities throughout Europe.
WUN - The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) is a network of 23 of the leading research-intensive universities around the world to which UCD was admitted in January 2018. The four co-operative research themes of the network are Climate Change, Public Health, Understanding Cultures and Global Higher Education and Research.
Forum on Education Abroad: UCD is a member of the Forum on Education Abroad since 2008 and hosted the organisations inaugural European conference in December 2011. The Forum on Education Abroad is the organisation tasked by the US government with responsibility for setting the standards of good practice for the field of Education Abroad. The organisation has 700+ US and International education institutional members.
UnaEuropa - UCD became a member of the UnaEuropa European Universities Initiative in 2023. It is an alliance of 11 European universities. https://www.una-europa.eu/aboutMember organisations
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
734,819,000€
Major funding types in closed year
Public funding
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution Academic Fees 291,582,016€ Contribution Other operating income 132,055,000€ Contribution Research grants and Projects 114,191,000€ Contribution Pension funding 79,847,000€ Contribution National Income - State Grants 103,429,000€ Contribution National Income - Investment Income 2,106,000€ Contribution National Income - Grant Amortisation 11,609,000€ Grant Horizon 2020 10,985,946€ Grant Horizon Europe 4,340,217€ Grant Interreg 3,063,772€ Grant KICs 469,025€ Grant ERASMUS 445,195€ Grant Other EU 449,730€ Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
UCD Horizon Europe Strategy - encompasses events campaigns and public engagement
Other activities
UCD is the top Irish university for obtaining European funding for research.
In 2019/20 UCD researchers secured €150 million in research grants from national and international funding agencies, companies and foundations. Since 2004 UCD researchers have secured over €1.1 billion in such grants. UCD has had nationally-leading success in many of the most prestigious European awards, including the European Research Council and Marie Sklodowska-Curie schemes. As Ireland's leader in innovation, technology transfer and commercialisation, UCD's commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship recognises the importance of actively participating, contributing and collaborating to exploit leading-edge research and development outputs. In 2014 UCD was ranked 5th among European universities for its track record in educating successful entrepreneurs
Meetings
Meetings
4 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.
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Date 02 Jul 2021 Location Video Conferencing Subject CMU, digital finance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
- Deirdre O’Hea (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Feb 2019 Location Brussels Subject Agricultural Innovation and Research for Development Cooperation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica Portfolio International Cooperation & Development Attending - Nils Behrndt (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Jul 2016 Location Ireland Subject Opening of UCD Hyperspectral Imaging Laboratory Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 13 May 2016 Location Dublin, Ireland Subject EU energy and climate agenda for 2016 Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
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