Creative Industries Institute: Driving Innovation, Growth, and Jobs
Through our new multi-million pound Creative Industries Institute, we're collaborating with industry, government and civic partners to significantly increase employment in the Creative Industries sector, driving the development of new products, services and experiences.
At a Glance
Ulster University leads the Future Island-Island project, a Green Transition Ecosystem initiative. This interdisciplinary programme focuses on co-design, circular economy modelling, and community engagement to address environmental challenges in Northern Ireland.
Ulster contributes to the Land Use for Net Zero Hub, providing evidence-based research to inform land use policies aimed at achieving Net Zero by 2050. The role includes developing sustainable solutions in land use that balance food production, economic growth, and carbon emission reductions.
In May 2023, the Ulster University Business School hosted the "Socio Economic Models for Sustainable Futures" conference, promoting interdisciplinary collaboration on sustainability and climate action.
In partnership with Action Renewables, Ulster University offers a fully-funded scholarship for the MSc in Energy Storage. This initiative supports students pursuing careers in renewable energy.
Investment in a new Virtual Production Facility (UViPrS). Utilising Virtual Production will continue to be a growing trend, due to its benefits which include a reduced environmental impact and cost efficiency.
Epic Games has awarded Unreal Academic Partner status to the Ulster Screen Academy, endorsing the Games Design and Animation programmes.
Ulster’s Art Shop on the Belfast campus is an important learning space and a forum for creative exploration and enterprise. The Art Shop provides an opportunity for artists to gain exposure, make professional connections and to sell their work.
Our 'Advanced Diploma in Social Enterprise' supports the growth of the social sector by providing the much needed business skills to inspire, transform and enhance the competitiveness of potential and existing social enterprises in an often challenging marketplace.
DEX (Dairy Evolution NeXt) is a UK and Ireland dairy industry collaborative network who are collaborating to build a Sustainable Future for the Dairy Industry.
The Northern Ireland Bioengineering Center (NIBEC) carries out research across health technology, nanomaterials, optical technology, water systems, energy generation, plasma physics and tissue engineering.
The Connected Health Innovation Centre (CHIC) is focused on business led research in the area of connected health and seeks to lead transformational research which aligns care needs with technology providers, researchers and clinical experience.
