Support Programme for University Research (SPUR) supported projects
The first phase (SPUR 1) runs from 2001 to 2006 and is supporting the following projects, listed by institution, with the total project allocation in brackets:
The Queen’s University of Belfast
- International Research Centre for Experimental Physics (£10.6m)
- Institute of Governance, Public Policy and Social Research (£5.6m)
- Virtual Engineering Centre (£5.0m)
- Sonic Arts Research Centre (£4.8m)
University of Ulster
- Centre for Molecular Biosciences (£14.5m)
- Academy for Irish Cultural Heritages (£3.1m)
The second phase (SPUR 2) runs from 2003 to 2008 and supports the following projects:
The Queen’s University of Belfast
- Centre for Cancer Research (£15.8m)
- Centre for Theory and Application of Catalysis (£7.5m)
- Centre for Climate, the Environment and Chronology (£6.1m)
- International Centre for Research on System-on-Chip and Advanced Microwireless Integration (£5.4m)
University of Ulster
- Centre for Research in Art, Technologies and Design (£9.0m)
- Transitional Justice Institute (£4.0m)
- Centre for Media Research (£3.0m)
