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Dr David McKeown 27Nov
UCD-led space project receives over €7.9m from Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund

A UCD-led space project has secured just over €7.9 million in funding, the largest single amount awarded to a project under the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF) this round.
The project, National Space Subsystems and Payloads Initiative (NSSPI), will support the development of an economically sustainable and expanding space industry in three initial clusters: optical communications for space, autonomous smart satellites and spacecraft and payload modelling, simulation, assembly, integration and test research support.
UCD Researchers awarded over €4m in ERC grants for Biomedical Engineering projects 23Nov
UCD Researchers awarded over €4m in ERC grants for Biomedical Engineering and Political Economy projects

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded over €4 million to two researchers at University College Dublin (UCD) to pursue ground breaking research in areas of Biomedical Engineering and Political Economy.
Professor Niamh Nowlan, UCD School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering and Dr Aidan Regan, UCD School of Politics and International Relations were among 308 researchers across Europe to receive the prestigious ERC Consolidator grants for 2023. These grants - totalling €627 million - support excellent scientists and scholars at the career stage where they may still be consolidating their own independent research teams to pursue their most promising scientific ideas.

Ireland's first-ever satellite EIRSAT-1 begins final preparations ahead of November launch 07Nov
Ireland's first-ever satellite EIRSAT-1 begins final preparations ahead of November launch

Ireland's first-ever satellite EIRSAT-1 has left Irish shores for the last time as preparations begin ahead of a planned November launch in North America.
The satellite, designed, built, and tested at University College Dublin, in the framework of the ESA Academy educational programme for university-level students by the European Space Agency (ESA), is heading to the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California where it will be sent into orbit on 29th November.
Sir Bernard Crossland, engineer and public servant. 15Sep
Congratulations to Xinhui Wang win the first prizes at the 26th Sir Bernard Crossland Symposium in all-Ireland (Republic of Ireland + Northern Ireland)

The Sir Bernard Crossland Symposium is a renowned annual mechanical manufacturing event in Ireland, established in 1997 under the joint auspices of Engineers Ireland and the Council of Professors of Mechanical Engineering in Irish Universities, and the symposium brings together academics, industrialists and PhD students. This event pays homage to Sir Bernard Crossland's profound commitment to advancing education and research in Mechanical Engineering, specifically focusing on the pivotal role of design and manufacturing in engineering practice.
ERC Starting Grants Awarded to UCD Researchers in Humanities and Engineering 05Sep
ERC Starting Grants Awarded to UCD Researchers in Humanities and Engineering

The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the 2023 Starting Grants, providing €628 million, under the Horizon Europe programme, to 400 researchers across Europe. Two University College Dublin (UCD) academics have been selected to receive these prestigious awards.
ERC President Professor Maria Leptin said: “It is part of our mission to give early-career talent the independence to pursue ambitious curiosity-driven research that can shape our future. In this latest round of Starting Grants, we saw one of the highest shares of female grantees to date, which I hope will continue to rise. Congratulations to all winners and good luck on your path to discovery.”
Professor Dimitrios Zevgolis 27Jul
ERC Proof of Concept Grant for UCD Researcher exploring macromolecular crowding in cell culture systems

University College Dublin (UCD) researcher, Professor Dimitrios Zeugolis, is among 66 recipients of European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept grants announced today. These coveted awards - worth €150,000 each - help grantees to explore the commercial or societal potential of their research findings. The funding is part of the EU's research and innovation programme, Horizon Europe.
Dr Philip Cardiff, Associate Professor 01Jun
UCD researcher receives ERC funding to unlock insights into pig-to-human heart transplants

XenoSim project will establish the new field of ‘computational cardiac xenotransplantation’ and establish pioneering computational techniques with significant implications for a range of scientific disciplines.
Thursday 1st June: Dr Philip Cardiff, Associate Professor at UCD School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, has received a European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator grant of €2 million for his 5-year project XenoSim. With the support of this award, Dr Cardiff will develop advanced computational techniques that can provide unprecedented insights into the cutting-edge realm of pig-to-human heart transplants.

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UCD tops funding list in latest round of SFI Frontiers for the Future Programme 31May
UCD tops funding list in latest round of SFI Frontiers for the Future Programme

University College Dublin has topped the grant list of the latest round of SFI Frontiers for the Future Programme as fourteen of its research projects received funding.
In total, some €10 million has been awarded to projects partnered with UCD and projects were the University is the sole awardee.
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD, announced the latest round of funding through the SFI Frontiers for the Future Programme, which saw 62 grants valued at €42 million awarded.
This funding will support 197 research positions, including 68 postdoctoral positions, 87 PhD students and 37 Research Assistants and other positions.
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Royal Irish Academy invites UCD professors to sign members' book, Ireland's highest academic honour 29May
Royal Irish Academy invites UCD professors to sign members' book, Ireland's highest academic honour

Three professors from University College Dublin have been invited to sign the members book of the Royal Irish Academy, the highest academic honour in Ireland.
The trio were among 28 new RIA members elected to the Academy in recognition of their exceptional contributions to the sciences, humanities and social sciences, as well as to public service.
2023 NovaUCD Innovation Champion of the Year Award: Dr Eoin O'Cearbhaill, UCD School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. 31Mar
Biomedical Engineering Innovator Receives 2023 NovaUCD Innovation Champion of the Year Award

Dubin, Ireland, 31 March 2023, Dr Eoin O'Cearbhaill, an Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the UCD School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, has been named recipient of the 2023 NovaUCD Innovation Champion of the Year Award.

seamlessCARE Receives 2023 NovaUCD Spin-Out of the Year Award 31Mar
seamlessCARE Receives 2023 NovaUCD Spin-Out of the Year Award

Dublin, Ireland, 31 March 2023, seamlessCARE, a UCD digital health spin-out, has been named recipient of the 2023 NovaUCD Spin-out of the Year Award.

Engineers week 2023 logo 13Mar
UCD's Livija Vasilenkaite - First Prize Winner in this year's #ThisIsEngineering2023 competition

Short films from finalists of the #ThisIsEngineering2023 competition for third level engineering students were shown at the 'This is Engineering…' Short Film Festival screening on 8th March 2023, sponsored by Engineers Ireland West Region in collaboration
Projects from Engineering and Architecture researchers recognised in UCD Research Impact Competition 23Jan
Projects from Engineering and Architecture researchers recognised in UCD Research Impact Competition

Today, UCD Vice-President for Research, Innovation and Impact Professor Orla Feely announced the winner and runners-up of the 2022 UCD Research Impact Case Study Competition.
The annual competition encourages researchers of all disciplines to write a case study that tells the story of how their work has made a positive difference.

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