Looking for partners for HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-DEMOCRACY-10

Contact: umair.ulhassan@universityofgalway.ie

At Insight Research Ireland Centre for Data Analytics, we undertake high impact research in data analytics that has significant benefits for the individual, industry and society by enabling better decision making. All of our research is informed by our vision; Empowering Citizens. Smarter Societies.

Insight is one of the largest data analytics centres in Europe. It seeks to derive value from Big Data and provides innovative technology solutions for industry and society by enabling better decision-making. We support 450 researchers across areas such as the Fundamentals of Data Science, Sensing and Actuation, Scaling Algorithms, Model Building, Multi Modal Analysis, Data Engineering and Governance, Decision Making and Trustworthy AI.

Since it’s establishment in July 2013, Insight researchers have engaged in over 190 European and Internationally funded projects, involving a broad range of stakeholders. Demonstrating the excellence of our scientific research, and its societal impact, Insight has attracted more than €65m in funding through these initiatives. The Centre’s community of researchers is continuing to engage in European funding programmes, acting as both coordinator and partner.

In European Frame Programmes (Horizon 2020 & Horizon Europe) Insight coordinated, and was a leading partner in a significant range of projects, aligned with our strategic goals. This included collaborations in Industrial Leadership, and Societal Challenges under the topics of Health, Food, Climate, Environment, and Security. Insight researchers also have a strong track record in the Pillar of Excellent Science, with projects in the European Research Council and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.

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Insight has already a strong portfolio of Horizon Europe projects and is committed to engaging in new projects, demonstrating excellent science and achieving real impact across different research areas and application domains. Our diverse group of researchers will build on our long-standing success in European funding and we welcome the opportunity to engage with new partners seeking to collaborate on projects addressing some of Europe’s leading scientific, societal and industrial challenges.