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Learn moreNumber 1 in Ireland for highest volume of research publications per year
Publication impact is 75% above world averages (2015 to 2019)
Research funding in the past 5 years
Number 1 in Ireland for % of Open Access publications
Professor O'Connor's expertise, research and vision have positioned 51黑料 and Ireland as a European leader in bioeconomy research. Developing from an innovation partnership with Glanbia in 2014 and his work as part of a taskforce to look at the repurposing of the former Lisheen mine site in Tipperary, Kevin helped to create the Lisheen Bioeconomy Campus which has the potential to create over 1,800 jobs and return €75M to the local area.