HRI Researchers Join Six Projects Tackling Global Hunger with Digital Innovation

HRIs Professor Audrey Tierney and Associate Professor Katie Crowley HRI are contributing to a €2.2 million effort to address global hunger, as one of six projects funded by Research Ireland.

Their "IGNITE" project will implement digital health solutions in Uganda. Read about the broader initiative and their specific work: 

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD, and Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora, Neale Richmond TD announced €2.2 million funding for research projects that seek to address the global issues of hunger and food insecurity.  The Sustainable Development Goals Challenge is run in partnership with Irish Aid, and the six research projects receiving funding are focused on SDG 2: Zero Hunger. The research teams will develop a wide range of solutions that can contribute to ending hunger, achieving food security and promoting sustainable agriculture. 

Learn more about the funded projects