Supporting partners to drive innovation
Supporting partners to drive innovation
IADT offers comprehensive support services designed to create meaningful partnerships with industry. From collaborative research and talent development to consultancy and professional development, we work closely with companies to understand their unique needs and deliver tailored solutions. Discover how IADT’s expertise across design, technology, media, and entrepreneurship can support your organization’s goals.
Research Collaboration
IADT actively engages with industry partners through collaborative research projects. These partnerships allow companies to leverage the expertise of IADT’s academic staff and researchers to solve real-world challenges, develop new products, and explore emerging technologies.
Talent Development
IADT supports industry by nurturing talent through student placements, internships, and graduate recruitment. Industry partners can access a pool of skilled students and graduates from diverse disciplines including design, technology, media, and entrepreneurship.
Innovation and Commercialization Support
Through innovation hubs and enterprise support programs, IADT helps businesses bring new ideas to market. Support includes access to funding opportunities, mentorship, and commercialization expertise to help turn concepts into viable products or services.
Consultancy Services
IADT offers consultancy services across a range of disciplines. Industry partners can engage with faculty experts for tailored advice, feasibility studies, and strategic planning to address specific business needs.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
IADT offers CPD programs tailored to industry needs, helping professionals upskill in areas such as digital media, design thinking, project management, and innovation. These flexible learning opportunities support workforce development and lifelong learning.
Industry Engagements
IADT works with Industry in a holistic way and seeks to understand the needs and wants of the partner. This may involve a combination of mechanisms including access to talent pipeline, CPD and research collaborations. IADT is working with a number of strategic partners where an MOU has been signed to enable a structured and solution based approach to the industry partner.
The TU RISE IADT Elevate Programme hosted an XR Design Sprint bringing together enterprises and creative practitioners to explore real-world applications of immersive technologies through collaborative, hands-on innovation. Over five days, participants developed early-stage concepts across education, culture and creative industries, supported by design thinking and industry expertise.
The TU RISE Elevate team was delighted to attend Amplify 2026, hosted by the IRDG Innovation Network, where Aisling Cox and Dorota Zurek gained valuable insights into innovation, R&D and collaboration. Thank you to the IRDG team for delivering such an inspiring event.
We were delighted to take part in the IADT Summer School on Research & Social Justice, which brought together researchers, educators and community partners to explore the role of research in creating positive social impact. Thank you to everyone who contributed to such an inspiring and engaging event.