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  • Global recognition for Netwell Centre

    The Netwell Centre at Dundalk Institute of Technology has been selected to join a worldwide group of centres of excellence into ageing research.

  • DkIT joins international partnership

    Dundalk Institute of Technology has been accepted for membership of a prestigious environmental research and innovation partnership that brings together specialists in Canada, China, Germany, Ireland, UK and USA.

  • Chemistry PhD Research Studentship

    The Electrochemistry Group now wishes to expand its team through the recruitment of a postgraduate research student who will carry out research into the design and construction of nanostructured electrode surfaces for biomedical applications, such as the early detection of specific disease states.

  • Great Northern Haven shortlisted for Engineering Ireland Award

    The Netwell Centre are thrilled that Great Northern Haven, Dundalk has been short-listed for the Engineering Ireland Excellence Awards. Public voting decides the winning project and they are asking for your support.

  • Launch of Major University Collaboration

    DKIT has formally joined a collaborative inter-institutional structured PhD programme in BioAnalysis & Therapeutics (BioAT) headed up by Dublin City University (DCU) and involving NUIM, RCSI, AIT and ITT Dublin.

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During the past decade the Institute has witnessed unparallel growth in its research activity.

Welcome to the Institute's webpages on its current research activities, where you will find all the information you require about the research agenda within the Institute. This includes information concerning our areas of expertise, the individual research centres and groups, the research office and details concerning our commitment to both graduate research and working with industry.

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Follow this link to view the Institute's Research Repository which hosts DKIT research publications. This repository is under development at present thereby it does not represent a full listing of the Institute's research publications.

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Welcome to the Institute's research webpages where you will find out all you need to know about the exciting high quaility research programmes currently underway across the Institute.

The Research Office offers support and advice to the Institute's academic staff and researchers thereby maintaining the Institute's reputation as one of the leading research performers in the Institute of Technology Sector.

Working closely with the Head of Research, the Regional Development Centre (RDC) is responsible for Technology Transfer, liaising with Industry, promoting entrepreneurship and supporting incubated companies.

News released by the Research Office at DkIT.

The Institute has seven academic research centres undertaking research in Ageing, Health, Software Engineering, Energy, the Environment, Music and Humanities and Social Sciences.

The Institute has five research groups carrying out research in Creative Media, Enterprise and Innovation, Regulated Software, Eleectrochemistry and Organic Resources.

Research commercialisation in conjunction with industrial engagement is at the heart of our research agenda. The Institutes two interdisciplinary, Applied Research Enhancement centres, within the fields of Health and Ambient Assisted Living, represent large scale research centres underpinning this activity.

The Institute plays a pivotal role in several large scale national strategic research collaborative programmes with both public and private partners.

DKIT offers high quality PhD and Masters graduate research programmes across a wide range of disciplines in a supportive environment.