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2025
Research Ireland Discover Programme funding for 7 UCD projects inspiring STEM public engagement
Professor Kate Robson Brown Joins the Board of Trustees at the UK’s Natural History Museum
Major EU project to investigate societal benefits and risks of Artificial Intelligence
Digitally transforming European healthcare education SUSA project
Newly discovered gene mutation in eye disease named after blind Irish poet
IRC Researcher of the Year Legacy Awards 2024
EIRSAT-1 wins UCD Research Impact Competition for transforming national space landscape
UCD and NU showcase five collaborations in health tech and DIY music resilience
Minister Lawless announces €2.5M for Research Ireland industry-focused fellowships
UCD Breaking Boundaries we begin by investing in talent
ENSURE-6G Evolving Safety and Privacy for 6G Networks
New Accelerating Research to Commercialisation Hub Programme Awarded €63.84 million
Ulysses scheme funds 14 Ireland- and France-based research collaborations
Professor Anne Fuchs awarded 2025 RIA Gold Medal in the Humanities
iCRAG@10 conference showcases a decade of research and impact
UCD welcomes Ireland’s progress on joining CERN
EPA funds new research to address climate and environmental challenges
Frontiers for the Future funding for high-risk, high-reward research projects
UCD and University of Strathclyde sign MoU on space-related research and innovation
Scotland-Ireland space innovation conference
World Rare Disease Day: Advancing Research Through Collaboration and Public Involvement
Ten research projects funded to develop new technologies in the Defence Forces
Sarah A Gleeson announced as Research Ireland Professor and as new Director of iCRAG
€2.2M in research funding for six teams to advance UN SDG 2: Zero Hunger
CeADAR and Google announce strategic partnership to help Irish businesses unlock AI’s potential
Researchers find some slush ice drinks pose risk to younger children
Research Ireland St Patrick’s Day Medals awarded to leading experts in philosophy and healthcare
€7M joint investment announced for US-Ireland Research Programme
UCD researchers on 5 of the finalist teams awarded under National Challenge Fund
Minister Lawless announces €17.7M research infrastructure investment
new political science book Political Change across Britain and Ireland
Prestigious Royal Society Fellowship for UCD Researcher
MAGIC-I study to revolutionise childhood cancer care in Ireland
New exhibition from artist-led collaboration between UCD researchers and women in minority communities
UCD celebrates first ASPHER Core Curriculum for Public Health
Transatlantic collaboration drives innovation in Cystic Fibrosis Care and Cost Research
Susi Geiger appointed Ambassador for ERC network
New Foundations awards to tackle national and global issues
Ultra-processed foods and drinks linked to biomarkers of chronic low-grade inflammation
UCD and UC Davis deepen partnership to tackle global challenges
Children's School Lives report on impact of Migration and Ethnicity
Are blood thinners doing enough to prevent stroke in high-risk patients?
2024
Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future funding for ‘high-risk, high-reward research’ at UCD
Experts join forces to address the great challenges facing democracy
Project promoting safe staffing in the healthcare system wins UCD Research Impact Competition
EPA announces €14.3M in new research funding
UCD and Northeastern University extend partnership with 5 collaborative research projects
UCD‘s new Centre for One Health to provide solutions for disease control and global health challenges
UCD researchers investigating Equine Headshaking Syndrome
Irish Government invests in 38 projects to inspire STEM public engagement
Amplifying the Voices of Children and Young People Living with Rare Diseases
Major Dublin conference examines how successful Scottish space industry could point the way for Ireland
SBI Featured Review in The Lancet 2024 Series on Menopause
Cancer Experts from Island of Ireland meet with US Congressional Caucus on Capitol Hill
New documentary on UCD’s first female Professor of Irish reveals how her legacy has impacted generations of Irish women
UCD seeking to appoint a Full Professor of Data Science for Weather and Climate
Study on effect of “green infrastructure” on urban air quality wins prestigious international prize
New Research Collaborations with University of Massachusetts, Amherst Announced
New book challenges the assumption that youth drinking is in decline globally
2024 Research Fellowship Awards to support three exciting disease intervention research projects
All-Island Industry Report calls for creation of an Oncology Innovation Cluster to deliver cross-border health and economic impact
World-leading experts gather in Farmleigh to promote greater Euro-American cooperation in tackling cancer
Cancer experts support Tánaiste’s call for establishment of All-Island Cancer Institute
New EU&I platform launched to help voters navigate European Parliament Elections
Launch of UCD AI Healthcare Hub Marks a Milestone in AI-Driven Healthcare Innovation
UCD Researchers recognised in SFI Frontiers for the Future Awards
New collaborative research centre to transform food system launches at UCD
Government announces €104m phase 2 funding for SFI research centres
Minister O’Donovan announces SFI Strategic Partnership Award of €1.4M to UCD Researchers for Bio-PADT project
Research at UCD contributes to major rise in QS world rankings
New research published in major Nature Portfolio Package reveals effect of spaceflight on the human body
International CONVINCE trial evidence published in The Lancet
SFI Industry RD and I Fellowship for fifteen researchers
Medical and digital humanities project Typhoidland launches stunning new portal
UCD Research wins Best Public Sector or Civil Service Campaign in PRCA Awards
AESIS Network Societal Impact of Scientific Research 2024 conference at UCD
Women in Data Science at UCD-Inclusive Data Science and Analytics
New CEO takes the helm at AI centre CeADAR
LISA project announces UCD alum as mission waveform expert
€46M Thematic Research call largest ever for Dept of Agriculture
€14.6M invested to support early career researchers under the SFI-IRC Pathway programme
Minister for Health appoints Prof Peter Doran to the Health Research Board
Four UCD teams among first cohort of National Challenge Fund finalists
Clinical trial challenges beliefs about Ozempic and similar new obesity treatments
International consortium with NASA reveals hidden impact of spaceflight on gut health
European Research Council Funds Cutting-Edge Irish Research into Microplastics and Traumatic Brain Injury
HRB invests over €2 million in UCD Investigator-Led Projects addressing major health challenges
Topological quantum computers a step closer with new method to split electrons
EVIW 2024 looks to One Health approaches to tackle our greatest challenges
UCD Sustainability supports 17 projects in new seed funding scheme
DESTINY-12 trial shows promising results for treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer
Microplastics experts say collaboration across disciplines is key to understanding impacts on human health
Nine projects funded to enhance UCD’s research culture
UCD experts appointed to 'Online Health' Taskforce
Prof Murray Hitzman appointed Chair of the International Geoscience Programme Council
UCD has 168 of world’s all-time top cited authors
Biorbic Leads Research on New €5 million Bioeconomy Project
Dipti Pandya appointed Director of UCD Research
EIRSAT-1 detects merging neutron stars 3 billion light years away
Irish experts lead international research alliance to tackle Mpox epidemic in Africa
New precision medicine approach helps detect subgroups of people with obesity at high risk of diabetes and heart disease
UCD Centre for One Health designated as WHO Collaborating Centre
New research uncovers MRSA's double defence against antibiotics
Fifty UCD postgrad and postdoc researchers awarded under Government of Ireland call
BJPsych Open paper on autistic psychiatrists
Competition! Celebrating John Stewart Bell’s Legacy
ERC Synergy Grant for development of novel technology that could revolutionise clinical diagnostics
Scientists’ next-generation space materials blast off for tests on ISS
EU project aims to revolutionise biomedical research with extracelluar vesicles
ERC Rights-To-Unite Project Launched at UCD Sutherland School of Law
Andrew Parnell appointed as Met Éireann Professor of Weather and Climate Research at UCD
HRB invests €12.5 million to develop Ireland’s future research leaders
Academics, regulators and the Food Industry unite to combat food fraud
UCD PhD project chosen for Prototypes for Humanity
UCD and Explorium Collaborate to Bridge Research and Public Engagement
Associate Prof Sarah Donnelly awarded the Willie Bermingham Memorial Lecture
US Congressman announces key transatlantic partnership to improve cancer research
Aine Moore head of research programmes at UCD
Ana Le Chevillier wins AI Award celebrating Irish AI innovation
5 UCD academics recognised as pioneers in their fields through ERC Consolidator Grants
Children's School Lives Gender report
All-Island Cancer Alliances Partnership Forged Between UCD and QUB
€9M for National Challenge Fund finalists addressing major environmental and societal issues
2023
Ireland Day at SSUNGA78 led by University College Dublin
Prof Catherine Godson to deliver the Barry Brenner Lectureship at ASN Kidney Week
Irish project to create ‘edible urban green infrastructure’ launches in Mozambique
UCD researcher receives ERC funding to unlock insights into pig-to-human heart transplants
Project helping thousands of parents to support youth mental health wins UCD Research Impact Competition
UCD and Northeastern University forge formal partnership to strengthen research collaboration
HIGHWAVE project awarded ERC Proof of Concept grant
UCD and Imperial College foetal development study in Science Advances
UCD Researchers awarded €4M in European Research Council Funding for History and Gender Studies Projects
New analogue quantum computers to solve previously unsolvable problems
Farm Zero C integrated anaerobic digestion and green biorefining demonstration
IRC Dance and Theatre Report makes policy recommendations to strengthen cross-island ties
Irish trial to explore Covid vaccine strategy expands as third booster rolls out
Cross border network launches to bring hope to families affected by rare diseases
Minister Harris and Commissioner McGuinness announce first 26 teams to receive funding under €65M National Challenge Fund
BOOTES global network of robotic telescopes
Six UCD projects receive New Foundations Awards
New book reveals techniques of power behind LGBTQI hate crimes in Russia
Dr Altaf Hossain receives MSCA European Postdoctoral Fellowship for HOUSING PRECARITY project
MSCA Global Fellowship awarded to Dr Stephen Fitzsimons for CADASIL-iMATTR project
UCD Archaeologist Anita Radini awarded Dan David prize
Four UCD projects empowering diversity and inclusion in STEM funded under SFI Discover Programme
Lancet Psychiatry paper attempted suicides rose globally among youth during pandemic
SDG Challenge funding for three UCD teams developing innovative solutions for climate crisis
US-Ireland R&D Programme celebrates 17 years with landmark €21 million investment
Horizon Europe project to combat fraudulent practices in the food supply chain
Professor Orla Feely appointed next President of University College Dublin
UCD welcomes Welsh Education Minister Jeremy Miles for St David’s Day in Ireland
Minister Ryan welcomes news of 20 new bike libraries for Dublin primary schools
Third Global Soil Biodiversity Conference co-hosted by UCD and Teagasc
Prof Kenneth Dawson receives ERC Advanced Grant to develop cutting-edge nanoscale medicines
Celebrating 25 years of research collaboration since the Good Friday Agreement
Two UCD-led industry collaborations SFI Industry RD&I Fellowship Awards
UCD partners with EUPATI to enhance medicines R&D
Dipti Pandya elected Chair of EARMA at General Assembly in Prague
Professor Helen Roche appointed interim UCD VPRII
UCD-led AI maternity project makes UN Global Top 100
EU consortium will create support network for EU Mission on Cancer
DDS-MAP to increase training and use of new digital technologies in EU health services
Beautiful Irish town project shortlisted for New European Bauhaus Prize
HIGHWAVE team set new at sea WiFi world record with SeaFi technology
New research on molecular response to nanoparticles reveals power of nanoinformatics
UCD tops list for SFI Frontiers for the Future grants
Aidan ORegan Business Post op ed
€13 million funding for second round of National Challenge research
New research on homelessness in Ireland highlights urgent need for more supports
12 Female Scientists to Speak at Soapbox Science Dublin 2023
global TAME study supports current management of CO2 levels in cardiac arrest patients
Large-scale EU project SETO to transform transport enforcement
Ripple project wins New European Bauhaus Prize for sustainability and inclusiveness
New drug therapies offer positive outcomes for obesity and Type 2 Diabetes management
Dublin deer herd first in Europe to be infected with COVID-19 virus
ERC Proof of Concept Grant for UCD Researcher exploring macromolecular crowding in cell culture systems
Scientists revive soil nematode after 46,000 years
Prof Niall English receives ERC Advanced Grant to optimise nanobubble technology for diverse end applications
Can Crowdsourcing Rescue the Social Marketplace of Ideas?
Professor Eoin O’Neill has been appointed as the New Director of UCD Earth Institute
ERC Starting Grants Awarded to UCD Researchers in Humanities and Engineering
Nine UCD teams awarded funding in final two categories of National Challenge Fund
UCD leads ‘Ireland Day’ at Science Summit at UNGA78 in New York
€257,000 allocated to 24 UCD projects in STEM Challenge Fund
Changing the Landscape of Cancer Research across the Island of Ireland through Collaboration
UCD researchers to partner with French counterparts as Ulysses funding announced
SFI-Irish Aid SDG Challenge runner-up prize awarded to BIOTOPE project
UCD researcher awarded HRB funding to improve detection of infections in people who have recently travelled
Prof Eileen Gibney appointed as the Director of UCD Institute of Food and Health
UCD projects to promote open research get HEA support
12 UCD Researchers receive funding under IRC Enterprise Scheme and Employment-based Programme
UCD diagnostic tool to identify deadly pregnancy complication wins prestigious AI award
QBI/SBI Symposium highlights international collaboration of multidisciplinary experts
All-Island study highlights the cancer legacy of the Good Friday Agreement
First detection of heavy element from star merger
European funding for Irish-led research that could unlock the secrets to healthy ageing
Minister Simon Harris announces €24 million investment in rising research leaders
Research led by Scientists in Ireland has identified a threshold of immunity for COVID-19
Ireland's first-ever satellite EIRSAT-1 begins final preparations ahead of launch
RTÉ to screen cancer survivors’ documentary ahead of Science Week 2023
HRB invests €1.9 million to fund ten projects in its Applied Partnership Awards scheme
Prof Carel Le Roux named IRC Researcher of the Year 2023
UCD Researchers awarded over €4m in ERC grants for Biomedical Engineering and Political Economy projects
UCD-Led Space Project Secures over €7.9 million in Funding through the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund
Leading UCD, Queens and Sheffield researchers awarded €31.5 million to transform food system
Poetry in Motion: “All Ways Home” Marks a Huge Milestone for UCD and Irish Space Science
EIRSAT-1: Ireland successfully launches its first satellite into space
€16M in IRC funding announced for pioneering projects pushing the boundaries of knowledge
UCD strengthens its European network with leadership of 3 major higher education fora
UCD and Met Éireann launch new AI-focused research programme supporting weather and climate services development
IRC New Foundations Scheme supports collaborative projects that will change society for the better
HRB announces €20 million to support evidence-informed decision making in health and social care
UCD Postdoctoral Researchers win 2023 IRC ‘Medals of Excellence’ in AHSS and STEM
2022
UCD in RTE Change Makers serieswith AIPREMie and Citizens Assembly
Ireland-Wales Interreg partnership on sustainable tourism for uplands regions
University College Dublin and Queen’s University Belfast Strengthen Collaboration
UCD success in ERC Advanced Grant 2021 competition
Twenty-nine groups backed by ERC Synergy Grants to tackle complex research questions
Disruptive Technologies Innovation funding for health project
Impact 2030 Ireland's Research and Innovation Strategy
UCD Arts and Humanities scholars awarded ERC Starting Grants
IRC New Foundations to largely benefit community and voluntary organisations
UCD School of Medicine backs Doctors For Vaccine Equity
SFI Defence Organisations Challenge in Frontiers for the Future research funding
Kenneth Dawson Elected to the 2022 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows
ICC-CTN wins UCD Research Impact Competition (news item)
HEA North-South 2021 Research Call
GenOMICC study gives extensive insights into severe Covid-19
€9M joint investment for US-Ireland Research Programme
VACCELERATE second Phase II trial Boostavac starts in Ireland
IMI project Screen4Care to speed up diagnosis for rare disease patients
FOOD-I All-Island Initiative to ensure food security and sustainability
NovaUCD 2022 Innovation Awards Announced
Simon Harris announces SFI Industry RD&I Fellowship Programme 2022
Teams chosen for Science Foundation Ireland SDG Challenge
MSCA 2021 Postdoctoral Fellowships
Aviation Finance Scholarships propel industry research
Minister Simon Harris announces €16m NexSys Partnership to decarbonise energy sector
SFI Frontiers for the Future Programme projects in health and climate
BioBeo education project to grow understanding of the bioeconomy
SFI Discover projects to help public understanding of STEM
Sam Kelley takes part in a NASA expedition
SFI-IRC Pathway investment in emerging research talent
CRISPR genome-editing tech finds new therapies for lung cancer
HRB funds Investigator-Led Projects to address emerging health challenges
IRC announces Enterprise Partnership Schemes 2022-23
Minister Harris announces €5 million funding to support and recognise exceptional performance by higher education institutions
Professor Maria Baghramian elected as member of Academia Europaea
Wellcome Leap funding for UCD team tackling stillbirth prevention
cSTAR concept unveiled in Nature
Irish Research Council COALESCE awards 2022
UCD Professor wins MeCCSA Award
Prof Shane Ward, Dr Amanda Drury among top experts to advise on EU Missions
UCD PhD student at frontier for latest LHC run at CERN
Michael Perryman 2022 Shaw Prize for Astronomy
IRC Government of Ireland 2022
Irish Research Council to invest €24 million in 2022 Laureates
Rethinking Educational Disadvantage Symposium
2022 UCD Conway Festival Gold Medal for genetic research on tuberculosis in cattle
Irish Government signs agreements with ESA and UCD on EIRSAT-1
RESIST project will aim to investigate so-called ‘anti-gender’ politics across the continent
UNCANeu initiative to ‘better understand cancer’ launches first project
Hubble telescope captures rare light echo from star explosion
North-South partnership to investigate role of vitamin D in bovine TB
Wheat diversity project to enhance European food supply resilience and security
Prof Catherine Godson receives award for outstanding achievement in diabetes research
NCAD, UCD and IADT collaboration launches Creative Futures Academy
UCD co-leads on EU project Genomic Data Infrastructure (GDI) Ireland
SFI researcher of the Year 2022
ERC Starting Grants awarded in Social Sciences and Humanities
€3.8M for BUCCAL-PEP to develop wearable patch for Type 2 Diabetes
HRB invests €1.2 million in 26 new Knowledge Translation Awards
Sinisa Malsevic Book Launch Why Do Humans Fight
COVISION: Children co-design creative strategies to adapt during and after pandemic
Taoiseach Micheál Martin T.D. and Minister Simon Harris T.D. announce funding for new projects under Shared Island initiative
First European discovery of a lager yeast parent by UCD scientists
Robert Gerwarth UCD is named Researcher of the Year
National Genetics and Genomics Strategy for Ireland
2021
UCD-led consortium to investigate disrupted signalling across range of diseases
Applied Geosciences Research Centre at UCD Receives €28 million in Funding from SFI
Aggressive surgery techniques for ovarian cancer to reduce residual disease and improve survival rates
€2.7million EU funding for Ireland-Wales ‘Healthy Oats’ collaboration
Prison Mental Health Research wins UCD 2020 Impact Case Study Competition
Steve Gordon PLOS Pathogens
US-Ireland awards
H2020 project to improve child wellbeing
UCD Arts and Humanities researcher wins ERC Advanced
COVISION global project uses kids creativity to counter pandemic challenges
Vertebrate Genomes Project April 2021 Nature Cover story
Novel amino-acid based biological energy harvesting sensor for pipeline leakage
Inequitable access to oncology services for adolescents and young adults
UCD Perinatal Research Centre mHealth study
Digital visualisation technology to inform immediate individualised cancer treatment
NVRL wins Healthcare Laboratory of the Year
Professor Orla Feely inaugurated as 129th President of Engineers Ireland
digital surgery innovation ecosystem in Ireland UCD-IBM Research Annual Colloquium
TTM2 trial published in New England Journal of Medicine
Farm Zero C Project Wins SFI Future Innovator Prize for Zero Emissions Challenge
Hippocrates EU and Industry funded Psoriatic Arthritis Research Project
Soapbox Science Dublin returns in 2021
Growing Up in Digital Europe Achieves 2021 ESFRI Roadmap Status
UCD co-lead in National Irish COVID-19 Biobank
AI-PREMie runner-up in SFI AI for Societal Good Challenge
US-Ireland Partnership to deliver data driven approach to residential energy use
Ireland and UK expand cooperation with joint research awards in digital humanities
Black hole researcher awarded SFI Royal Society University Fellowship
UCD researchers awarded under IRC Enterprise Programmes
Blue light possible key for improving coat condition in horses affected by PPID
UCD researchers granted 69 Government of Ireland postgrad and postdoc awards
Irish Soil Moisture Monitoring Network launches
UCD Geary Institute Director completes UN housing report
Shane Bergin and Declan Fahie storybook celebrating fairness and inclusion in science
Ireland’s first satellite measuring up at ESA for Space Week
UCD Clinical Research Centre awarded €5.3 million by HRB
Prof Orla Feely Engineers Ireland Presidential Address
University of Strathclyde Visiting Professor at UCD for Space Week
WaterLANDS: New European Green Deal project launched
IRC announces €5.3M research funding to tackle societal challenges
SFI Awards 2021 Prof Liam Gallagher is Researcher of the Year
Ground-breaking SEMPRE Subsea Micropiles Project commences
UCD Researchers Unlocking Science in global online series
Childrens School Lives study launches infants report
Strong recognition for UCD research effort in 2021 IRC Awards
PET scanning can predict recurrent stroke and help guide treatment
UCD leading or partner in 16 out of 24 projects in €20 million DAFM call
PPI Ignite Network at UCD launches
UCD-UCD Davis New Innovator Fellowship for PhD Students
IRC and Governments Shared Island unit announce awards
UCD Spin-out OncoMark Acquired by US Molecular Diagnostic Company
HRB investment 21m cancer clinical trials to transform cancer care in Ireland
2020
Major development for Irish space sector as UCD launches Space Centre
Simon Kelly-computational modelling and neurophysiology to study decision-making
Largest set of mammalian genomes reveals species at risk of extinction
Two Leading UCD Researchers Win 2020 Science Foundation Ireland Mentorship Awards
Fourteen UCD Projects win €10M through SFI Frontiers for the Future Programme
PORSAV €2.4M EU funding to support critical new surgical technologies for COVID-19
Eight UCD Projects Awarded €1.5m Through the COVID-19 Rapid Response
Quantum Coding using Qiskit Software showcased at UCD
U21 One Health approach will help chart a path out of the Pandemic Era
€1.1 million in Funding for 13 Enterprise-Focused Research Awards from IRC
Dr Bradley Garrett talks bunkers, doomsday preppers and crossing ideological divides
CUPID Covid-19 National Survey finds Parents' Covid Fears prevent Doctor Visits
UCD Partnering in Ireland’s First National Preclinical Imaging Centre
Sewage Monitoring and 3D Printing Projects win SFI Covid-19 Funding
New UCD-led €16 million IMI 'SOPHIA' Obesity Project
BCG and Covid-19
Covid-19 CyberSecurity Impact: Increased Risk of Insider Threats
UCD Researcher co-lead on Project to Develop New Therapies to Treat Orthopaedic Infection
Study of Migration and Culture in Victorian Britain
Dr Sharleen O'Reilly kicks off €4 million H2020 project
Three UCD recipients of SFI President of Ireland Future Research Leaders Awards
Bayes’ Theorem: How Mathematicians Ruined Population Testing for Everyone
ERC Advanced Grant for fluid dynamics model research in West of Ireland
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