Dr Jennifer Brennan is the Research & Innovation Strategy Lead at the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment. She led the development of the Department’s first Research and Innovation Strategy. Prior to joining the civil service, Jennifer spent about 15 years working in various research funding and policy roles, including as Director of R&I at the Technological Higher Education Association, and as Ireland’s National Contact Point for the European Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions R&I programme. She sits on several Boards, including the Dundalk Institute of Technology Governing Body and the Royal Irish Academy Policy & International Committee