UCD Research
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- 🔬Microscopy underpins much of modern science, but globally, access to advanced imaging is expensive and technically complex. Research led by Dr Mark Pickering has expanded access to advanced imaging through the development of low-cost, open-source microscopes. Read more: www.ucd.ie/research/imp...
- A new multinational study, just published in Lancet Digital Health, shows that AI-driven decision support could enable earlier and more precise identification of patients in need of blood transfusion - and reduce deaths from haemorrhage. www.alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-D...
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- Prof Orla Doyle has been announced as this year's overall winner of the UCD Research Impact Case Study Competition for ‘Preparing for Life: changing children’s lives through early parenting support’. 🎉Congratulations to Prof Doyle & all the finalists announced today! ➡️ www.ucd.ie/research/new...
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- 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...
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- 🚀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...
- #UCD_Ai stories! Making #AI work for People #Digital #Policy #SocialSciences UCD's leaders in digital policy & social sciences are testing the promises of #AI, defining its success and ensuring its applications benefit all society, while supporting a sustainable planet. www.ucd.ie/research/inf...
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- 📰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...
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- 🔬🧵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...
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- 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...
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- €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-...
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- Dr Hayley Kilgallon's research at UCD School of History explores the history of women’s sport in Ireland. She spoke with RTE Brainstorm about where the future strongholds of Gaelic games might be! 👂Listen to the podcast here: rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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- ✨Louise Beer will be the inaugural SATELLITE Artist-in-Residence at Mayo Dark Sky Park! During her residency, Louise will immerse herself in the dark skies, boglands & mountains of the Park, working alongside rangers, researchers & local community. Learn more: www.ucd.ie/research/new...
- 🌱✨🚀 New research presents a roadmap for the plant science and technology breakthroughs needed to make long-term human life on the Moon - and later Mars - possible. UCD's Dr Nicholas Brereton is a co-author on the NASA-led paper published today in New Phytologist.👇 ucd.ie/research/new...
- Eileen Gibney, Prof of Nutrition at UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science & Director of UCD Institute of Food and Health, discusses complex questions around processed foods and health in the #IrishTimesOpinion. irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
- AI researchers, innovators & partners came together at the Chamber of Intelligence: AI Showcase at UCD today to share the impacts of research across CeADAR, Insight and Adapt. Great to hear how this work is driving positive change in society! #AIShowcase
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- 📢Chamber of Intelligence: An #AI Showcase: 25 Nov at UCD Join Insight, CeADARIreland & the AdaptCentre for a dynamic AI research showcase connecting researchers, innovators & industry partners working at the cutting edge of AI.👇 tickettailor.com/events/insig...
- 🌊🪸🦈Dr Ruth Leeney will take part in the upcoming MESSAGE event "Underwater Worlds; Art, Science & the Submerged" on 3 Dec, 10AM-2PM at the Royal Society of Antiquaries Ireland. More info & registration: www.eventbrite.ie/e/underwater...
- 📰📺📻💻 2026 UCD Earth Institute Journalist in Residence call 📣 APPLY NOW A great opportunity for up-and-coming and established journalists to work with UCD’s environmental and sustainability researchers! 🗓️ Deadline: 5pm, 8 December Apply👉 lnkd.in/gWQJRgNk
- Dr Sulagna Maitra and Dr Vivek Nallur have been awarded Research Ireland #COALESCE funding for their Harm2Healing project, exploring how #AI can assist care-plan design for survivors of gender based violence. www.ucd.ie/research/new...
- Launching #UCD_Ai stories! Meet Vanessa Carvalho, researcher with UCD's ConwaySPHERE group & #UCDAIHealthCareHub making a real difference to patients' lives. ❤️ 'Every line of data is a person' Learn more about @ucddublin.bsky.social #data #revolution in #health #UCD_Ai www.ucd.ie/research/inf...
- 📚'Cultural Policy: Perspectives on the Island of Ireland' (Routledge, 2026), a new publication edited by Dr Victoria Durrer (UCD School of Art History & Cultural Policy), Dr Ali FitzGibbon (QUB) and Dr Kerry McCall Magan (British Council Ireland) has been launched! Read more👇 ucd.ie/research/new...
- Minister James Lawless TD has announced a €34.5M investment in cutting-edge research under the Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future Programme. Seven UCD initiatives were funded under the Projects stream and two UCD projects were funded under the Awards stream. ucd.ie/research/new...
- #ScienceWeek🥣 Take the Oat bite and granola taste test at the Explorium this Sunday 16 Nov! #UCDxExplorium UCD's Joy Nnadiegbulam, Simona Grasso & Niamh Harbourne want your help to explore the development of new food products! ▶️https://explorium.ie
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- 💫 Rioko Moscardini is representing UCD in this year's IU 'Three Minute Thesis' competition! 🗳 Register to attend and vote in the ‘audience choice’ award at iua.ie/3minutethesis
- 🧠 #ScienceWeek Catch Anupa Sara Paulose's talk 'Not All Brains Fight the Same: Why Women and Men Experience Alzheimer’s Disease Differently' at 10.30 & 11.30, 12 Nov @ExploriumI! Anupa is a Neuroscience PhD candidate at UCD School of Biomolecular & Biomedical Science. #UCDxExplorium explorium.ie
- #ScienceWeek Dr Áine Ní Choisdealbha of UCD Babylab is at Explorium today & Fri 14th to chat to visitors about 'Ages 0 to 100: A Century of Learning about Babies'. #UCDxExplorium 🍼👶Pop by and say hello! explorium.ie #Research #Babylab
- Prof Judith Harford (UCD) and Prof Paul Reville (Harvard University) with former Minister for Education Richard Bruton and Prof Aine Hyland (UCC) at the launch of 'Advancing Equity: Insights from the Power2Progress Intervention' this week. #Education #Research #Power2Progress
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- University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with University of Liverpool @liverpooluni.bsky.social to foster future collaboration with the establishment of a joint research seed fund www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...
- Congratulations to all of the #ERCSyG awardees announced today including UCD's Professor Anding Zhu and Professor Bogdan Staszewski! #DISRUPT #wirelessnetworks #energyreduction
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- The DISRUPT project has been awarded a #ERC Synergy Grant for research that could reduce the energy consumption of next-generation wireless networks by 50%. DISRUPT brings together world-leading researchers from UCD, TU Delft and Fraunhofer IAF. #ERCSyG ucd.ie/research/new...
- Advanced UCD Research in Artificial Intelligence (AURA), our single biggest investment in #AI #supercomputing! @ucddublin.bsky.social also invested €1.45m to upgrade existing campus-wide HPC stack, supporting Ireland's largest concentration of AI researchers www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/u...
- The Irish Academy of Management has announced Prof Susi Geiger as the 2025 Distinguished International Scholar, marking the first time an Irish academic has received this prestigious honour.👇 ucd.ie/research/new...
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- 🎃🐦⬛On @rte.ie's 'Oíche Shamhna: An Ancient Mystery', Prof Frank McDermott shares what state-of-the-art mass spectrometry at UCD can reveal about the ancient sites associated with #Samhain! #Halloween 📽️Watch it back: rte.ie/player/serie...
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- 🎃🧙♀️👻#ICYMI UCD Prof Emerita Patricia Lysaght joins artists and academics on #NaFéilteTine @RTEplayer to explore the origins and traditions of #Samhain. 🎥Watch it back: www.rte.ie/player/serie...
- 🎭📚A new volume 'Creative Pedagogies in Practice: Case Studies from Creative Futures Academy at UCD' explores how creativity can transform teaching, learning and collaboration. 👇 ucd.ie/research/new...
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- PhD student Louise Keegan receives the inaugural Crean travel bursary award for her work on the impact of cocaine exposure on the development of the prenatal brain. www.ucd.ie/research/new...
- ✈️New research from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School shows that taking greater investment risks with technologies and new lines of business can help lower emissions from the aviation industry. www.ucd.ie/research/new...
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- 🇮🇪Ireland will gain an AI Factory Antenna to boost national capabilities, co-funded by @deptoffhed.bsky.social & @eurohpc-ju.bsky.social This #AI infrastructure will be implemented by a consortium led by ICHEC & CeADAR-Ireland's Centre for AI based at @ucddublin.bsky.social www.ucd.ie/research/new...
- 🗓️ Major European project RIGHTS-TO-UNITE will hold its interim conference on 30 Oct 2025 at UCD. Join the project team and international speakers to discuss the future of European integration research from a rights angle! ➡️https://rightstounite.eu/rights-to-unite-interim-conference/
- 🎭New book published by UCD Press goes behind the scenes of the groundbreaking #WakingTheFeminists grassroots movement for gender equality in Irish theatre. 📕WTF Happened: #WakingTheFeminists and the Movement That Changed Irish Theatre (UCD Press, 2025)👇 www.ucd.ie/research/new...
- The Irish Social Science Data Archive (ISSDA) based at UCD Library has launched ISSDA Dataverse! The new platform significantly enhances how users can access, discover and work with archived social science data. 🗓️Sign up for the upcoming ISSDA Dataverse demo on 16 Oct!⬇️ ucd.ie/research/new...
- Congratulations to Prof Helen Roche on her appointment to the Board of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)!⬇️ ucd.ie/research/new...
- 🏅Congratulations to Dr Tess McCann on winning the 2025 UCD_Conway Festival Gold Medal! Dr McCann was recognised for published research describing the discovery of a mutation in a gene called emc1 that causes major vision problems in zebrafish. ucd.ie/research/new...
- Read about Ireland's largest cancer research programme in @healthcare-europe.bsky.social which launched it's second phase yesterday, doubling the scale and ambition of phase 1
