RCSI Research Support Contact Points
 

Honorary appointments
Honorary Research Appointments (ORI) –- Gillian Murphy (gillianpmurphy@rcsi.ie)
Honorary Academic Appointments (HR) – Rachel Hipwell (rachelhipwell@rcsi.ie)
Research Information Management Systems (RIMS)
Grant application and registration submission system (support) – Clare Muckian (cmuckian@rcsi.ie)
Web profile (support) – Christopher Byrne  (christopherbyrne@rcsi.ie) and Róisín Moriarty (romoriarty@rcsi.ie)
Pre-award  (funding applications stage)
Clinical Relationship Manager – Sinead Dunwoody (sineaddunwoody@rcsi.com)
Grant application support  - Aoife Darling (grantsapplicationsupport@rcsi.ie)
Industry engagement, collaborative and contract research with Industry - Seamus Browne (seamusbrowne@rcsi.ie)
Research commercialisation grants - Derek John (derekjohn@rcsi.com)
Budget approval - Aoife Darling  (grantsapplicationsupport@rcsi.ie)
Planning and sponsorship of clinical studies
Clinical study approval and planning for sponsorship activities - Gillian Murphy (sponsorship@rcsi.ie)
Clinical research nursing support and access to Clinical Research Centre facilities  – Ailbhe Cullen (acullen@rcsi.ie)
Patients and Public Involvement - Fiona Manning (fmanning@rcsi.ie)
Postgraduate fees Dean Lennon (postgraduateschool@rcsi.ie)
Data Management planning, including Fair Data support - Andrew Mooney (andrewmooney@rcsi.ie)
Biostatistical support - Leon McCarthy (data@rcsi.ie)
Biobanking planning – Joanna Fay (biobank@rcsi.ie)
Data Protection - Paola della Porta  (pdellaporta@rcsi.ie)
Post-award (stage where funding has been secured)
Review and approval of funding from private donors – Paul O’Reilly (pauloreilly@rcsi.ie)
Review, approval, signing of funding agreements  – Clare Muckian (postaward@rcsi.ie)
Registration of research funding/grants  - Claire Muckian (postaward@rcsi.ie)
Submission of grant registrations
Transfer of funding from RCSI to another Institution and vice-versa
Employee research recruitment
Stage 1
Initial contact point for research recruitment planning – Mark O’Dea (markodea@rcsi.ie)
Identification of research space - Christopher Byrne  (christopherbyrne@rcsi.ie)
Stage 2
Research recruitment campaign management (advertising, interviews, candidate management etc.) - Judy Walsh (judywalsh@rcsi.com)
RIMS Recruitment Forms Support (research funding, time allocation and grant account related queries) – Sarah Miller/Rosemarie Cullen (researchgrants@rcsi.ie)
RIMS Recruitment Forms Support (employment details and contract terms & conditions queries) – Rebecca O’Brien (rebeccaobrien@rcsi.ie)

 
PhD recruitment
Recruitment campaign management, RIMS recruitment forms support (student details and contract terms & conditions queries), onboarding and supporting scholars academic journey - Dean Lennon (postgraduateschool@rcsi.ie)
RIMS recruitment forms support (research funding, time allocation and grant account related queries) – Sarah Miller/Rosemarie Cullen (researchgrants@rcsi.ie)
PhD/MDs registration on Quercus   Dean Lennon (postgraduateschool@rcsi.ie)
PhD IT Access and ID card - Dean Lennon (postgraduateschool@rcsi.ie)
Research contracts - Sarah Pryor (researchcontracts@rcsi.ie)
Incoming and outgoing contracts/agreements for research collaboration, confidentiality, material and data transfer, clinical studies/trials (drafting, review and execution)
Clinical research support, facilities and sponsorship of clinical trials
Sponsorship oversight, quality and regulatory compliance - Gillian Murphy (sponsorship@rcsi.ie)
Clinical research nursing support, training and access to Clinical Research Centre facilities – Ailbhe Cullen (acullen@rcsi.ie)
Procurement of research goods and services (above €25k) training and support - Christopher Byrne  (christopherbyrne@rcsi.ie)
Financial support on Agresso:
purchasing (requisitions and purchase orders): Niall McMahon po@rcsi.ie
payments/invoicing Niall McMahon accountspayable@rcsi.ie
Reports to funders
Approval of research reports to funders (if required by the Funder) - Clare Muckian (postaward@rcsi.ie)
Approval of financial reports/claims to funders - Sarah Miller/Rosemarie Cullen (researchgrants@rcsi.ie)  
Grant amendments  - Clare Muckian (postaward@rcsi.ie)
(no-cost extensions, budget reallocations, allocation of funding to a new collaborator)
Industry Engagement - Seamus Browne (seamusbrowne@rcsi.ie)
Research commercialisation, Intellectual property management and Non-disclosure Agreements - Aoife Gallagher (aoife.gallagher@rcsi.ie)
Patients and Public Involvement - Fiona Manning (fmanning@rcsi.ie)
Biostatistical support - Leon McCarthy (data@rcsi.ie)
Biobanking support – Joanna Fay (biobank@rcsi.ie)
Data Management, including Fair Data Support - Andrew Mooney (andrewmooney@rcsi.ie)
Ethics approval
For studies on patients or patient samples
Hospital’s patients – please contact the hospital’s ethics committee
Patients of General Practices– please contact ICGP ethics committee  (research@icgp.ie)  
For animal or human studies (excluding patients) – Niamh Clarke (recadmin@rcsi.ie)
Communication, research events, seminars and workshops  – Christopher Byrne (christopherbyrne@rcsi.ie), Isha McDonnell (discover@rcsi.ie) and for external communications Paula Curtin (communications@rcsi.ie)
Insights and Planning Office (ipo@rcsi.ie)
Institutional metrics, rankings and research metrics – Catherine Sullivan (catherinesullivan@rcsi.ie)
RIMS Profile Management, research reputation and impact and international engagement – Róisín Moriarty (romoriarty@rcsi.ie)
Research integrity (management and training) – Catherine Greene (cmgreene@rcsi.ie)
Research health and safety  Yvette Moffatt (yvettemoffatt@rcsi.ie)
Access to research facilities (including space) Christopher Byrne (christopherbyrne@rcsi.ie)
Staff Learning and Development – Catriona Campbell (Staff_L&D@rcsi.ie)
Library services – Gráinne McCabe (gmccabe@rcsi.com) and Andrew Simpson (andrewsimpson@rcsi.ie)