The Research Mobility Fund was created by the North America Strategy Group and is being delivered in partnership with Research and Enterprise.

This exciting new funding opportunity represents one of many new initiatives being developed through the second phase of the University’s North America Strategy. First launched in 2018, the strategy spans three pillars-  Research, Reputation & Education – and seeks to enhance the University’s success in engaging world-leading scholars, students and institutions.

Professor Richard English, Chair of the North America Strategy Group, said:

“The work of many colleagues has in recent years transformed the University's relationship with the USA and Canada, and it has been very exciting to see that research and educational work develop so well. The Research Mobility Fund offers another opportunity for QUB academics to develop and consolidate their research and partnerships.  It will be excellent to see the important work that emerges as a result.”

The North America Strategy will provide funding for two Research Mobility calls. The first call opened in Spring 2022 and, after a competitive review process, eight colleagues from across the University have received support to travel to North America in academic year 2022-23.

Faculty	School/Institute	Name	NA partner	Research
AHSS	HAPP	Heather Johnson	University of British Columbia	Migration and refugees
	HAPP	Muiris MacCarthaigh	Georgetown University	Public policy
	QMS	Josue Ortega	Boston College	School choice
EPS	EEECS	David Cutting	Boston College	Computer science education research
	EEECS	Ayesha Khalid	Villanova University Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering	Hardware security
	NBE	Sarah Lappin	University of Chicago; University of Virginia	Sonic architectural history
MHLS	PGJCCR/IGFS	Emma Allott	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill	Prostate cancer
	WWIEM	Kiran McLoughlin	University of Pittsburgh Dept of Bioengineering	Tissue engineering

The next call will open in Spring 2023 and will provide funding for 4+ academic staff to undertake research mobility in academic year 2023-24.

For further information, please contact Research and Enterprise at internationalresearch@qub.ac.uk