Partnerships, Funding and Collaboration
Shaping the Future of Creativity, Culture, and Technology
IADT is internationally engaged, research-active, and aligned with national and European priorities in creativity, culture, digital transformation, inclusion, sustainability, and emerging technologies.
Through the TU RISE Elevate programme, we have developed a strong and connected RDI ecosystem that supports researcher development, expands institutional capacity, and enables high-quality, impactful research.
We work with higher education partners, funding bodies, cultural organisations, the public sector, and industry to deliver ambitious research. IADT researchers contribute to national and international research agendas and play an active role in shaping a vibrant and diverse European Research Area through their leadership and support of interdisciplinary projects.
IADT is ready to work with partners who want to advance creative research, foster innovation, and shape a stronger cultural and technological future.
PhD candidate Eilís N. explores loneliness, isolation and our growing dependence on digital spaces in a newly published article examining Bo Burnham’s *Inside* (2021), featured in the *Irish Screen Studies Journal* special issue, *Cinema and Loneliness*.
Building Entrepreneurial Skills Through The IADT Student Accelerator Programme
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.