Explore UCD

UCD Home >

News and Events

Pictured are LaNua Medical co-founders, Tom Fitzmaurice; Dr Cormac Farrelly, Sajjad Amiri, and Dr Eoin O'Cearbhaill 14Apr
LaNua Medical Receives 2025 NovaUCD Spin-out of the Year Award

LaNua Medical has been named the recipient of the 2025 NovaUCD Spin-out of the Year Award.

LaNua Medical is developing a groundbreaking medical device designed to make minimally invasive, x-ray-guided, endovascular treatment of numerous conditions including internal bleeding, vascular malformations and many benign and malignant tumours safe and effective.

Inventors of Moveable Oral Senor with Clinical Applications Receive 2025 NovaUCD Invention of the Year Award 14Apr
Inventors of Moveable Oral Sensor with Clinical Applications Receive 2025 NovaUCD Invention of the Year Award

Dr Emer Doheny, UCD School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Dr Jayne Carberry, UCD School of Medicine, have been named recipients of the 2025 NovaUCD Invention of the Year Award
They received the Award for a novel medical device, which they have developed and designed, that allows for the measurement and training of individual oropharyngeal muscles using a moveable oral sensor.
Photo by Logan Gutierrez on Unsplash 28Mar
Minister Lawless announces €17.7 million research infrastructure investment

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD, has today announced a €17.7 million investment in nine research infrastructure projects through Research Ireland’s Research Infrastructure Programme. The awards will contribute to the advancement of high-quality and high-impact research activities across Ireland. Automated X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), led by Prof. Eoin Casey will replace XPS equipment to enhance surface analysis capabilities
Successful Demonstration of Hydrogen Innovation: RESR Technology Showcased on a Live Film Set 26Mar
Successful Demonstration of Hydrogen Innovation on a live film set

The RESR team from DCU and UCD visited Kung Fu Deadly’s set to showcase a mini solid-state hydrogen storage system capable of powering mobiles and more during downtime while filming. What began as a proof-of-concept experiment has now matured into a real-world energy solution, and the team was invited to Gormanston Castle to present their innovation to an audience far beyond the usual academic and industrial circles.
Sustainable Communities Challenge 25Mar
Minister James Lawless announces over €6 million funding for the final cohort of National Challenge Fund finalists

25 March 2025: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD has today announced the final 10 research teams to receive Grow Phase funding under the National Challenge Fund – a €65 million competitive programme which aims to deliver solutions for major environmental and societal issues.
UCD Researchers awarded over €4m in ERC grants for Biomedical Engineering projects 18Mar
€7 million joint investment announced for US-Ireland Research Programme

18th March 2025: A joint funding investment of over €7 million was announced today through the US-Ireland R&D Partnership Programme. This tripartite research and development (R&D) partnership between the United States of America (USA), the Republic of Ireland (RoI) and Northern Ireland (NI) increases collaborations among researchers and industry across the three jurisdictions.

Northeastern Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, David Madigan, Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD, and UCD President Professor Orla Feely 14Mar
University College Dublin and Northeastern University announce new Double Degree in Sustainability Engineering Leadership

University College Dublin (UCD) and Northeastern University (NU) have today announced the establishment of a new double Masters Degree programme in Sustainability Engineering Leadership during an event held in Washington DC, attended by Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, TD.
Highlights of the recent College Research Culture Event 10Mar
Highlights of the recent College Research Culture Event

The UCD College of Engineering & Architecture (CEA) held a Research Culture event on Monday 3rd March 2025 at the UCD University Club. The event included a keynote talk on ‘Engineering Solutions- Sustainability and Diversity’, by Laura Burke, President of Engineers Ireland & Director General of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to mark International Women’s Day 2025.

News Archives

UCD College of Engineering and Architecture

Room 122 & Room 126, UCD Engineering and Materials Science Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
T: +353 1 716 1868 | E: eng.arch@ucd.ie