ProfBrian Kirby

Professor Robson successfully led the bid as Principal Investigator to secure €7.8 million in education grants from the Higher Education Authority, Human Capital initiative, Pillar 3 to deliver focused programmes designed to meet priority skill needs for enterprise. Human Capital Initiative Pillar 3, 'Innovation and Agility', is the final pillar to be announced and commands a total budget of €197m over the five-year period, 2020 to 2025. The Human Capital Initiative Pillar 3 will deliver 22 projects in higher education institutions, 17 of which involve collaborations between institutions.