Outreach

Dr Marijke Beltman discusses "Problem pathogens pose a threat to herds"

Dr Marijke Beltman discusses the new problematic pathogens which have become endemic in the national herd: Bovine Viral Diarrhoea virus (DVB), leptospirosis and Neospora caninum in her recent article in the Irish Independent.

To read Irish Independent article click here

To read Animal Health Ireland Manual for BVD screening and control click here

Prof Mark Crowe publishes article on "Pregnancy and the Rates of Efficiency".

Prof Mark Crowe discusses how submission and pregnancy rate hold the key to reproductive efficiency in dairy cows in an article published in the Irish Independent on Tuesday 8th March 2011. To read the full article please click here

Prof Alex Evans publishes article on "The Need for Life Sciences in Ireland".

Prof Alex Evans explains the value of investing in Life Sciences for Ireland and the future development of the Irish Economy in an article produced on behalf of Royal Irish Academy Committee for Life Sciences and published in the Irish Times on Thurday 17th February 2011.

To read "The Need for Life Sciences in Ireland" click here

To read the Irish Times article click here

To learn more about the Royal Irish Academy click here

RBRC successful in bid to hold ESDAR 2012.

The annual meeting of the European Society of Domestic Animal Reproduction (ESDAR) will take place in UCD in 2012.

Students visit Lyon's Research Farm

Agricultural Science students from across Ireland visited UCD’s Lyons Research Farm on February 26th 2010 for Practical Demonstrations on Agricultural related issues.

Agricultural Research Forum

Prof Michael Diskin (Chairperson) and Prof Mark Crowe served on the organising committee for the Agricultural Research Forum held 12th/13th March 2009, and both serve on the organising group for the joint Irish Agricultural Forum/British Society for Animal Science meeting (Belfast, April 2010).

Prof Mark Crowe presents at Agricultural Science Teachers Conference 2009

10th October 2009

Prof Mark Crowe presented a seminar titled “The Oestrous Cycle in Farm Animals: Practical examples of how stage of cycle is monitored” at “Agricultural Science Teachers Conference 2009: Answering your Agricultural Science Call” in UL .

Continuous Professional Development Courses

Prof Mark Crowe has presented Continuous Professional Development (CPD) courses on practical training on equine reproduction and mare management for Veterinarians – In Conjunction with Veterinary Ireland on 19th March and 6th May 2009.

Prof Mark Crowe has presented Continuous Professional Development (CPD) courses on practical training on equine reproduction and mare management for sport horse breeders – In Conjunction with Horse Sport Ireland (Skill Net) on 23rd March and 24th April 2009

Media Coverage of Prof Alex Evan's Research Work

Prof Alex Evans received significant media attention for his paper on maternal nutrition published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Click here to listen to Stephen Daniells discuss Prof Evan's work

Click on below links to read some of the media articles on Prof Evan's Work

"Building an integrative research framework Workshop"

Prof Alex Evans and Prof Maurice Boland were involved with speaking at sessions in the Workshop “Building an integrative research framework to deliver profit, through breeding, to the Agri-Food Industry” held in Portlaoise on 28th April 2009.

Two Students win Gold Medals in Undergraduate Awards, Ireland

Lynne O’Shea from University College Dublin in Pharmacy for essay “Analysis of the p53 tumour suppressor protein activation in Xenopus” & Claire Fitzsimons from University College Dublin in Agriculture for essay “Nutritional factors affecting the fertility of dairy cows embryos” win Gold Medals at the Undergraduate Awards of Ireland. The winners were chosen by an academic review process by 33 separate panels made up of leading figures from across Irish academia, the public, private and citizen sector.

Two of students won Glod Medals out of 1,600 submissions were received made up of papers, essays and dissertations produced as part of normal course work during each academic year. In addition to receiving a gold medal for their submissions each students winning essays will be published in an annual journal.

Dr Michael Diskin appears as judge on Feirm Factor

Dr Michael Diskin appeared as a Guest Judge on Irish Reality TV Series "Feirm Factor". Michael was one of a series of judges who made appearances throughout the series, offering their own expertise and experience to the contestants.