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EIRSAT-1 wins UCD Research Impact Competition for transforming national space landscape

The EIRSAT-1 project takes first prize for impact among 11 finalists, with the Engaged Research prize going to Prof Patricia Fitzpatrick for her work supporting cancer patients to quit smoking.

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Researcher of the Year 2024 (IRC legacy) Awards

Jane Grimson Medal of Excellence awarded to the highest ranked STEM candidate in the Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship programme, Savannah Devine at UCD School of Earth Sciences

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Newly discovered gene mutation in eye disease named after blind Irish poet

Researchers at UCD led by Professor Breandan Kennedy have discovered that a mutation in a gene called emc1 causes major vision problems in zebrafish.

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Digitally transforming European healthcare education

UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science announces partnership in EU project to address critical gaps in digital competencies within healthcare, led by University of Oulu, Finland.

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Major EU project to investigate societal benefits and risks of Artificial Intelligence

New €3M EU research project led by UCD Centre for Digital Policy to enhance AI capabilities and EU regulatory frameworks.

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€9M for National Challenge Fund finalists addressing major environmental & societal issues

Eight UCD researchers among the 16 winning research teams to receive ‘Grow Phase’ funding.

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All-Island Cancer Alliances Partnership Forged Between UCD and QUB

Today marks the launch of a unique three-year partnership between two leading academic institutions on the island of Ireland focused on cancer research and innovation. 

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Kids in mixed schools have more friends, report finds

Latest report from national longitudinal cohort study of primary school children in Ireland - Children's School Lives - the second from the series 'Equalities in Children’s School Lives (2019 – 2023)' exploring the theme of gender to look at the differences in the experiences of boys and girls.

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5 UCD academics recognised as pioneers in their fields through ERC Consolidator Grants

This is the highest number of ERC Consolidator Grants awarded to an Irish university in any one call.

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Áine Moore appointed Head of Research Programmes at UCD Research

After many years guiding UCD to success in EU research funding, Áine Moore takes up the position of Senior Manager over Research Programmes at UCD Research and Innovation.

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US Congressman announces key transatlantic partnership to improve cancer research

As part of a visit to UCD and Queen’s University Belfast, US Congressman Tim Kennedy announced a unique partnership between Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Centre in New York and the All-Island Cancer Research Institute (AICRI)

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UCD and Explorium Collaborate to Bridge Research and Public Engagement

UCD Researchers have reached more than 500 school students through exciting new collaboration that brings cutting-edge research to the public in engaging and interactive ways. 

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UCD awards celebrating Irish AI innovation

Core member of the AI_PREMie team, Ana Le Chevillier wins Young AI Role Model of the Year; CeADAR wins Best Application of AI to achieve Social Good.

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UCD PhD project chosen for global impact and innovation exhibition in Dubai

PhD student Ella Fouhy’s project ‘PREVENT – Early Screening Test to Prevent Pre-Eclampsia and Save Lives’ was chosen from over 2700 applications, the first ever UCD project featured in Prototypes for Humanity.

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Academics, regulators and the Food Industry unite to combat food fraud

Prof Saskia van Ruth leads a coalition to establish the European Food Fraud Community of Practice, engaging researchers, regulators, small- and large-sized businesses, to enhance food authenticity and traceability.

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HRB invests €12.5 million to develop Ireland’s future research leaders

Two UCD awardees announced under HRB Research Career Framework that aims to support emerging researchers to establish themselves as independent investigators.

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Andrew Parnell appointed as Met Éireann Professor of Weather and Climate Research at UCD

The Weather and Climate Research Professorship represents a multi-million-euro investment by Met Éireann to support the further development of weather and climate services for Ireland using AI and data science.

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ERC Rights-To-Unite Project Launched at UCD Sutherland School of Law

The €2.5 million European Research Council (ERC) funded project aims to generate a new theory on the role of law in societal integration within and beyond the EU.

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EU project aims to revolutionise biomedical research with extracelluar vesicles

Led by UCD’s Prof Breandán Kennedy, EVEREST will bring together 21 institutions from 11 countries to advance the study of 'messengers' between cells which could transform early diagnosis and targeted treatments.

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ERC Synergy Grant for development of novel technology that could revolutionise clinical diagnostics

Dr Nicola Fletcher has received a coveted European Research Council Synergy Grant for her groundbreaking project NanoX.

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Scientists’ next-generation space materials blast off for tests on ISS

UCD’S Prof Kate Robson Brown among team launching low Earth orbit experiments on latest International Space Station supply mission, testing composite materials and analytical models.

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Competition! Celebrating John Stewart Bell’s Legacy

UCD spin-out Equal1 launches inaugural ‘Quantum Solutions for the Environment Challenge’ for students around the island of Ireland, in honour of the famous Belfast physicist.

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New research reveals MRSA's double defence against antibiotics

Research from the University of Sheffield and UCD reveals mechanisms that allow superbug MRSA to become highly resistant to antibiotics, paving the way for new approaches to control infectious disease.

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Autistic psychiatrists who don't know they're autistic may fail to spot autism in patients

Groundbreaking study exploring the experiences of autistic psychiatrists is led in Ireland by Associate Clinical Professor Mary Doherty, UCD School of Medicine, published in BJPsych Open.

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Fifty UCD postgrad and postdoc researchers awarded under Government of Ireland call

Next-generation space instrument development, philosophy and democracy, Irish biodiversity, emerging technologies in spine surgery, green hydrogen, and treating epidermolysis bullosa among topics funded.

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UCD Centre for One Health designated as WHO Collaborating Centre

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has designated the UCD Centre for One Health as a WHO collaborating centre - the first WHO Collaborating Centre on One Health in Europe.

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New precision medicine approach helps detect subgroups of people with obesity at high risk of diabetes and heart disease

As part of the SOPHIA project, a pioneering clinical risk prediction algorithm has been developed that splits obesity into 5 separate diagnostic profiles.

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Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future funding for ‘high-risk, high-reward research’ at UCD

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science announces funding for 11 innovative UCD projects. 

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Irish experts lead international research alliance to tackle Mpox epidemic in Africa

UCD is leading MpoxVax AFRIVAC, a new €1.3M international consortium that aims to rapidly deploy technology and develop new knowledge to end the current Mpox outbreak in DRC and surrounding countries.

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EIRSAT-1 detects merging neutron stars 3 billion light years away

On World Space Week, the team behind Ireland's first satellite revealed it detected two gamma-ray bursts with one confirmed by optical redshift via ESO network.

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