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A new initiative led by researchers from UCD and AICRI sees street artist Aches create a large-scale artwork live at All Together Now festival this weekend! Supported by Research Ireland, 'Behind Walls' explores how art can connect people with complex topics like cancer. www.behindwalls.ie
Prof Niamh Nowlan has been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept Grant for research with the potential to enable new treatments for a broad range of paediatric growth disorders. www.ucd.ie/research/new...
#jobalert Join our team at UCD Research and Innovation! Applications are invited for a temporary post of a PA to the Vice President for Research, Innovation and Impact. See further details here: universityvacancies.com/university-c...
🎭🔬Don't miss Colin Murphy's new play 'Miasma' at UCD Trapdoor on 5 May! Dramatising the research of the VICTEUR project, this compelling one-hour detective story about the cholera pandemic in 1840s–50s reflects challenges still faced today around misinformation vs evidence. 🎟️ lnkd.in/dazUXnTF
Congratulations to the six UCD early career researchers awarded funding under the Research Ireland Enterprise Partnership Scheme! A total of €3 million in funding was announced today to support 38 enterprise-linked postgraduate research projects. ⬇️ www.ucd.ie/research/new...
Led by Prof Serena Cussen, the 'NanoStruct-X' project has been awarded Research Ireland Infrastructure Programme funding to provide national access to synchrotron-style characterisation tools, supporting breakthroughs across materials science, energy & manufacturing. 👇 www.ucd.ie/research/new...
Four UCD research projects have received awards under the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) National Energy Funding Programme 2025. Congratulations to Prof Shane Donohue, Dr Philip Donnellan, Dr Tomas Buitendijk & Dr Usman Safder! Read more: www.ucd.ie/research/new...
Research Ireland has announced €4.4M to support 46 fellowships under its Enterprise Fellowship programme. UCD researchers are involved in 4 Placements and 6 Partnerships. Read more: www.ucd.ie/research/new...
Over the next two weeks, UCD researchers will be sharing their work at Explorium through family-friendly talks, interactive demos and workshops as part of #UCDxExplorium! Check out speakers for the next few days on the posters below and at explorium.ie
The first Innovate for Ireland National Centre 'Decarb-AI’ will harness the power of AI to accelerate the transition to a climate‑resilient, low‑carbon future. The new €5.7M national centre is led by UCD's Professor Andrew Parnell and will welcome 30 iScholars.👇 www.ucd.ie/research/new...
🗓️ Research Culture and Integrity Week 2026, 23-27 March Join UCD Research Culture for a festival of events that promote collegiality and networking across the research community! With great talks & activities highlighting examples of best practice in research culture👇 www.ucd.ie/researchcult...
Prof Lorraine Brennan popped by UCD Library to visit the 'Future of Food' exhibition, which features the fascinating research she is leading in the Nutrition, Biomarkers & Health Lab. Visit the the exhibition (3rd floor JJL) or learn more about her research here: www.ucdnutrimarkers.com
🗓️ Research Culture and Integrity Week 2026, 23-27 March Join UCD Research Culture for a festival of events that promote collegiality and networking across the research community! With great talks & activities highlighting examples of best practice in research culture👇 www.ucd.ie/researchcult...
32 brilliant projects have been funded under the Research Ireland Discover Programme! #STEM #PublicEngagement Congratulations to: 🌟Dr Maria Prencipe: Behind Walls 🌟Dr Rachel Farrell: Cyber Citizens 🌟Dr David McKeown: Dublin Maker 🌟Dr Shane Bergin: Quavers to Quadratics www.ucd.ie/research/new...
🗓️10 March, 10am-2.15pm 📍UCD Sutherland School of Law Join the UCD College of Social Sciences & Law for their 'Research and Engagement Day', with Keynote Panel: “Why great research reaches (and fails to reach) policymakers?” 👉 See full programme here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/research-a...
A new investment phase of €10M has been announced for the PPI Ignite Network The Network brings universities, civil society organisations and members of the public together to embed public and patient involvement (PPI) in health and social care research. #PPI www.ucd.ie/research/new...
Minister James Lawless TD has announced €2.6M in funding for five teams under the Research Ireland – Gas Networks Ireland Innovation Challenge. UCD researchers will co-lead on two teams. Congratulations to Dr Nasim Eslamirad (DIGIGAS) & Dr Recep Kaan Dereli (BIOGRID)! www.ucd.ie/research/new...
Learn how the public are getting involved with research through games like #Minecraft at the upcoming 'Game-based approaches for citizen participation in research' workshop! #CitizenScience 📅 27 Feb, 10.30am-12.30pm. 📍UCD & Online. All welcome! Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#CitizenScience Find out how members of the public are getting involved in urban planning and climate action research through games like #Minecraft! 📅 17 Feb, 10.30am-12.30pm. 📍UCD & Online. All welcome! Register here: lnkd.in/dN_MCVu6 #urbanplanning #climateaction #geogames #UCD
New research from Prof Judith Harford analyses the strengths and shortcomings of education policy in Ireland, proposing a pragmatic approach to help the education system meet the needs and challenges of society today. The paper is published in Irish Educational Studies. www.ucd.ie/research/new...
🚀A new study led by UCD, University of Glasgow and Maynooth University sets out a path to uncover the role of biofilms in health during spaceflight. The Perspective article was published in npj Biofilms and Microbiomes today. ➡️ lnkd.in/didbrFJJ
@ucddublin.bsky.social hosts one of Ireland's largest #HCI groups, doing human-centred technology research spanning mental health, intelligent speech interfaces, eHealth, ethical design & more. Find their podcast & more on AI-focused research in the #SocialSciences at UCD www.ucd.ie/research/inf...
📰Largest study to date demonstrating significant benefits of lifestyle interventions in reducing the risk of gestational diabetes. UCD’s Prof Fionnuala McAuliffe is co-author on the University of Liverpool-led paper published in The BMJ today: ucd.ie/research/new...
🔬🧵Congratulations to UCD Associate Artist Lorna Donlon on winning a prestigious RDS Craft Award! Lorna's body of work was praised by the judges as a ‘masterful blend of art and science’. ➡️https://ucd.ie/research/news/2025/ucdassociateartistlornadonlonwinsthe2025rdsestablishedmakercraftaward
UCD and the Irish Space Association (ISA) brought leaders from academia, industry and government together for a key event exploring how cross-sector collaboration can strengthen Ireland’s position in the rapidly expanding global space economy. ucd.ie/research/new...
Dr Laura K. Taylor has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant for her GENERATION EU project. #ERCCoG The project will explore how young people develop and align with a ‘European’ identity, and the implications that this can have on society. ucd.ie/research/new...
€8M in funding has been announced for 6 research teams in the 2nd round of the #NationalChallengeFund. Congratulations to UCD's Dr Jiayao Chen & the ‘Bohemian' team, runners-up in the Healthy Environment for All Challenge! ucd.ie/research/new...
UCD was delighted to host a meeting of the Royal Entomological Society this week, welcoming 95 entomologists & guests from 18+ institutions. 🐝🪲🐛The theme of the day was insects – one of the most numerous & biodiverse groups on the planet. #Biodiversity royensoc.co.uk/event/irish-...