CHAS Graduate Research Student Symposium
The College of Health and Agricultural Sciences was delighted to host the CHAS Graduate Research Student Symposium on Tuesday 29th April 2025. Research students from across CHAS were invited to submit abstracts in advance, and on the day we saw posters and presentations from all five of the college’s constituent Schools.
The symposium took place in the O’Brien Science Centre, and was a terrific showcase of the varied, interdisciplinary student research across the college. The event was opened by CHAS Vice Principal for Research and Innovation, Professor Lorraine Brennan. Following an afternoon of presentations and awarded prizes to the winners. Professor Brennan commented
The event was a wonderful showcase of the excellent research work currently ongoing in the College. On the day the combination of oral and poster presentations highlights the diverse topics covered and offers a unique opportunity to connect across the disciplines.
Prizes were awarded as follows:
Poster Winners
1. Ishani Atukoralalage, School of Medicine
2. John Francis O'Grady, School of Agriculture and Food Science
3. Laura O'Toole, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems
Presentation Excellence
1. Emily DeMichele, School of Medicine
2. Rory Lambe, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science
3. Joint position - Ruth Colbert, School of Medicine and Neil Maher, School of Agriculture and Food Science
Pictures from the event.
Aislinn Duggan UCD School of Medicine and Professor Lorraine Brennan
John O'Grady UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science and Professor Lorraine Brennan
Ruth Colbert, School of Medicine and Professor Lorraine Brennan
Rory Lambe, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science and Professor Lorraine Brennan
Emily DeMichele, School of Medicine and Professor Lorraine Brennan
Laura O'Toole, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems and Professor Lorraine Brennan
Student Body Organisers : L to R Brian Mullen, Sean Lonergan, Shiva Dubey and Catriona O'Daly and with thanks to rest of commitee Ruth Anne Haverty, Zohreh Rafiee, Oscar Falconer, Tiernan Harris and Jenny Liu.