Environmental Research at the EPA

The EPA research programme for the period 2007-2013 is entitled Science, Technology, Research and Innovation for the Environment (STRIVE). The purpose of the programme is to protect and improve the natural environment by addressing key environmental management issues through the provision of world-class scientific knowledge generated through a vibrant, competitive programme of research developed supported and co-ordinated by EPA.

Learn more about the EPA Research Programme

• Research Topics
• Building Research Capacity
• Cleaner Greener Production Programme
• Environmental Research Centre

Read more about Research Reports & Datasets:

• Download the full list of EPA Research Reports
• View the Research Reports
• View the Abstracts of Completed PhDs theses
• View the Research Datasets (go to the EPA ERC SAFER website)

Find out more about Funding for Environmental Research:

• EPA Funding Opportunities
• European Funding

You can download the documents and templates to use in the management of EPA-funded research grants in our Documents & Templates Section.

• Click here to go to the EPA Online Grant Application and Project Management System

What's New?

• Climate Change Research Call is now closed.
• STRIVE Research Call for proposals is now closed.
• Cleaner Greener Production Programme CGPP5 Call is now closed.
• European Funding: FP7 Environment Calls have been published on 20th July 2010 (View more information on these FP7 calls)
• Save the Date: 2010 FP7-Environment National Information Day will be held on the 6th October 2010 in Dublin (Click here to view more information and to register)
• Download the latest EPA Research Publication: Science and Sustainability: Research-based knowledge for environmental protection

STRIVE Newsletter

The STRIVE Newsletter - Spring 2010 is now available (Download the STRIVE Newsletter Spring 2010).

Latest Research Publications:

• Extreme weather, climate and natural disasters in Ireland
  • G. Kiely et al - CCRP Report 5 (Download the CCRP Report 5)
• Elucidating the Impact of Aerosols on Cloud Physics and the North Atlantic Regional Climate (EIRE Climate)
  • R. Flanagan & C. O'Dowd - STRIVE Report 52 (Download the STRIVE Report 52)
• Enhanced Nitrogen Removal for Slaughterhouse Wastewater using Novel Technologies
  • Xinmin Zhan et al - STRIVE report 45 (Download the STRIVE Report 45)