# EngineeringA Sustainable Future

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# Engineering A Sustainable Future

### CEA Strategy for Research, Innovation & Impact 2025-30

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## Vision

Our **vision** is to achieve a just transition to a sustainable, healthy, prosperous and equitable future.

## Mission

Our **mission** is to [educate](https://www.ucd.ie/eacollege/study/ "Go to 'educate' page") and to [conduct](https://www.ucd.ie/eacollege/research/ "Go to 'conduct ' page")[research](https://www.ucd.ie/eacollege/research/ "Go to 'research' page") in the development of engineering technologies, infrastructure, design, planning and policy. In doing so, we uniquely bring together interdisciplinary partnerships to advance basic and applied research, technical expertise and innovation to deliver a more sustainable, healthy, prosperous and equitable future. Our established international leadership in areas including energy, manufacturing and materials, environment and the circular economy, the internet of things, the built environment, biomedical engineering, food, health, creativity and design provide the foundation to do so.

## Context

The [UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)](https://sdgs.un.org/goals "Go to 'UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)' page") are a “blueprint for a more sustainable and better future”, with a focus on the environment, health, economic growth and reduced inequality. In its broadest terms, sustainability encompasses not only environmental sustainability, but also economic, competitive and technical sustainability. 

Our faculty are at the forefront of creating impactful solutions for global challenges. The professionals that we educate: engineers, scientists, architects, environmental policy makers and planners, are key to enabling society to achieve a just transition to a sustainable, healthy, prosperous and equitable future.

We strongly value the [diverse range of research](https://www.ucd.ie/eacollege/research/wallofframes2025/ "Go to 'diverse range of research' page") carried out across the College. The College will strive to support researchers across all areas to conduct research in a manner that is sustainable, ensuring that this is at the core of our decision-making.

## Strategic Areas, Objectives and Actions

##### **Reputation & Impact**

| Objective | Actions |
| --- | --- |
| Support CEA to become a global leader demonstrating excellence in critical research areas that will most significantly drive a sustainable future. | 1. Monitor CEA alignment with SDGs 2. Develop seed funding focused on sustainability 3. Acknowledge and celebrate research outputs 4. Reference to SDGs in College level workshops, where appropriate 5. Benchmarking and awareness of ranking systems 6. Encourage & Facilitate collaboration with the national research centres |

##### **Infrastructure**

| Objective | Actions |
| --- | --- |
| Underpin sustainable research excellence in CEA through improving the quality and sustainability of our research lab space and lab practises. | 1. Promote sustainable use of infrastructure (including data infrastructure) by improving visibility and availability 2. Encourage collaborative use of funds for development of infrastructure and new lab space supporting College Strategic vision 3. Explore how new AI infrastructure can support our mission |

##### **Culture**

| Objective | Actions |
| --- | --- |
| Support a vibrant and inclusive research culture where faculty and researchers achieve their full potential while contributing to a sustainable future. | 1. Improve the visibility of the CEA research community 2. Encourage participation in training and mentoring 3. Promote and facilitate uptake of sabbaticals 4. Embed Research Integrity & EDI in all we do 5. Explore initiatives to support leadership development 6. Broaden CRIIB membership for inclusivity |

##### **Collaboration**

| Objective | Actions |
| --- | --- |
| Build partnerships with academic/ non-academic leaders in areas that drive a sustainable future. | 1. Support School level industry showcases/networking 2. Enhance visibility of collaboration opportunities 3. Co-organise College networking events linked to SDGs |

##### **Innovation**

| Objective | Actions |
| --- | --- |
| Promote a culture of sustainable innovation in CEA. | 1. Host innovation focused workshops, including social innovation and enterprise 2. Facilitate innovation peer to peer mentoring 3. Benchmark our innovation metrics |

## UCD College of Engineering and Architecture

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