Danielle Nicholson Email & Phone Number

• Provide consultancy and communication support to Pintail’s team.
• Manage the dissemination and exploitation of EU-funded projects.
• Create content for project websites and develop promotional materials.
• Coordinate social media campaigns across Pintail’s project portfolio.
• Public event planning and management
• Conceptualize and develop educational videos.

Remote

- Managed the communication campaign for the UniCoV research study across four Irish university campuses.- Developed and implemented a communication strategy for the national project involving the HSE, DFHERIS, NUI Galway, UCC, UCD, and TCD. - Created press releases and promotional materials. - Established and maintained the project website and social.

Research & Innovation Centre, Galway

• Review and analyse international and EU Funding Work Programmes and funding calls to match funding opportunities with the NUI Galway research community
• Knowledge-manage a range of non-exchequer funding programmes e.g. Horizon 2020, Interreg, US federal grants including pre- and post-award support
• Identify, promote and market funding opportunities, and research news and events
• Coordinate research proposal submission processes
• Provide consultancy services to the research community with regard to funding programmes offered by international agencies
• Support the preparation and submission of NUI Galway-coordinated and individual grant proposals

HRB Clinical Research Facility Galway

• Managed and coordinated the MSc. Clinical Research programme.
• Supported the development and management of CRF Galway clinical research students
• Developed a research outreach programme for the CRF Galway.
• Identified and publicised research thematic areas of the CRF Galway, with an aim to enhance its profile with the general public and prospective investigational teams.
• Prepared reports and compiled results for the clinical research programme.
• Contributed to student recruitment, utilising the necessary network connections.

Access Centre, Galway

• Conducted needs assessments for students with disabilities
• Designed educational materials as key academic supports i.e. study & research skills, note-taking, learning technologies, academic writing, analytic skills, exam & revision techniques
• Organised Disability Support Services New Student Orientation event 2016
• Provided online and telephone support to students and parents
• Researched and developed good practice practices relating to effective academic performance in supporting students with specific learning difficulties
• Maintained accurate records to track the progress of each student

Galway

• Led the FP7 REDDSTAR (Repair of Diabetic Damage by Stromal Cell Administration, (https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/305736) project work package to communicate, disseminate, market and exploit the project to a wide.
• Maximised the impact and research value of REDDSTAR currently and into the future.
• Co-ordinated and delivered the cross-border secondary schools science debating competition- www.DebatingScienceIssues.com involving 9 collaborating partners (W5 in Belfast, APC, BDI, RCSI, Insight, AMBER, the.
• Built and maintained effective relationships with the relevant stakeholders
• Delivered reports internally and as part of overall reporting requirements for the European Commission

Galway

• Led FP7 EuroStemCell (www.eurostemcell.org) committee to develop multi-lingual resources for promoting dialogue with key audiences and in particular educators on the scientific, clinical, ethical and societal issues.
• Facilitated and delivered a Health Research Board Knowledge-Education-Dissemination Scheme (HRB-KEDS) project in conjunction with Prof. Matthew Griffin
• Project managed the centre’s involvement in local and national science promotional events, including national and local science weeks
• Represented REMEDI on local and national committees involved in the promotion of STEM studies at the NUI Galway
• Co-ordinated and delivered all secondary school outreach programmes including hands-on facilitator-led workshops in the classroom, transition year laboratory placements, and the cross-border Wellcome Trust People.
• Secured external funding for outreach programmes from national and international funding bodies, and industry

Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

Taught secondary school mathematics. Literacy Team representative.

West Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

Taught integrated science and mathematics. Coached Track & Field.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), The College- School Of Arts & Sciences- Cell Biology

Activities and Societies: Track & Fieldhttp://www.college.upenn.edu

Master Of Science (Msc), Graduate School Of Education - Science Education

Master Of Arts (Ma), Philosophy: Ethics, Culture & Global Change

Activities and Societies: MA Class representative, NUI Galway Mountaineering Club

Diploma, Irish Language

Unesco: Ethics Teacher Training

Fp7 European Science Communications Network (Esconet): Science Communication I & Ii

- Media writing with practical exercises based around writing a press release - Interviewing by television or radio journalists - Web.

Masterclass Of Science Communications

February 2010