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Prof Helen Roche appointed to the Board of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland

Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD, has appointed Prof Roche to the Board until 6 October 2028.

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2025 UCD Conway Festival gold medal for research on a new gene mutation in eye disease named after blind Irish poet

Dr Tess McCann has won the 2025 UCD Conway Festival Gold Medal.

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€28M programme unites universities, charities and industry to deliver next generation cancer care

Minister James Lawless launches Precision Oncology Ireland (POI), Phase 2, which represents double the investment, scale and ambition for POI, Ireland's largest cancer research programme.

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EU 'people data' project to help Ukrainian refugees integrate in Ireland

New EU Social Innovation+ pilot project to explore practical approaches to refugee integration using ethical ‘people data’ platform. The project brings together local communities, employers and Ukrainian Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection, to inform local and national policy.

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Research shows that 10% natural habitat is insufficient for pollinator recovery

Bees, bumblebees, and butterflies need much more space for pollinator recovery than is currently stipulated in EU directives.

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Dipti Pandya re-elected as EARMA Chair

The European Association of Research Managers and Administrators (EARMA) Chair begins her second term this month. The EARMA community is composed of 400+ institutional members from 47 countries.

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UCD and Met Éireann launch new centre for AI for weather and climate services, Innovation and research

The AIMSIR centre, established by a partnership between UCD and the National Meteorological Service, will strengthen Ireland’s preparedness for changing weather and climate

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AI2Peat wins National Challenge Fund prize under Future Digital Challenge

Minister Lawless has announced over €2.5M in prize funding for the first National Challenge Fund prize winners.

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Astronomers discover cosmic explosion unlike any other ever seen before

Mysterious repeating gamma-ray bursts were spotted outside our own galaxy using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), co-led by Dr Antonio Martin-Carrillo, Ad Astra fellow and Assistant Professor in UCD School of Physics.

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Study explores children's experiences of transition from primary to post-primary schooling

The ninth report from the Children’s School Lives study showcases experiences directly from children and significant adults in their lives about their journey from sixth class to the first months of Year 1 in post-primary education.

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High flier taking UCD towards the stars

Prof Kate Robson Brown, VP for Research, Innovation and impact is on a mission to help Ireland gain a place among the leading space science nations and for UCD, the nation’s top space university, to drive that ambition. Interview with Sean Duke.

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COALESCE funded research will explore the evolution of society and tackle current societal challenges

Following the allocation of €4.7M Research Ireland funding this year, a total of 19 projects are underway, with six of the projects from UCD.

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Four UCD researchers receive ERC Starting Grants for groundbreaking research projects

The UCD academics will explore research topics including musculoskeletal pain, fluid dynamics, criminal organisations and the evolution of livestock health.

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Ireland’s first satellite EIRSAT-1 completes its mission

Ireland’s first satellite, built and launched by UCD students and faculty, has completed its two-year mission orbiting the Earth. The trailblazing project has made Ireland a space-faring nation.

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Evolution: Two small steps for human bipedalism

The upper part of the human pelvis, known as the ilium, underwent two major structural innovations during evolution that enabled humans to walk on two legs, a Nature paper reveals.

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EIRSAT-1 novel control payload successfully demonstrates advanced satellite pointing in space

Breakthrough Wave-Based Control platform designed by team at UCD School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering a leap forward for CubeSat missions.

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New Research highlights the Importance of the Patient Voice in Perinatal Loss Care

UCD researchers collaborate with parents from pregnancy loss support groups to develop an innovative new programme for medical students.

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Prof Joanna Brück elected International Fellow of the British Academy

Election to an International Fellowship is the highest honour that the Academy confers on non-UK residents in recognition of scholarly distinction.

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Minister Lawless announces 72 Sustainable Laboratory Certifications

13 UCD labs have been awarded certifications for iImplementing best-in-class, sustainable research practices.

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UCD takes its place in Europe’s largest scientific organisation

The university has been a long-time driver of Irish membership of CERN, UCD’s particle physics research group are leaders in the Irish community of scientists already active at CERN and collaborated on the Higgs boson discovery.

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UCD C-Space leads European novel satellite swarm mission to observe gamma-ray bursts

UCD’s Centre for Space Research is leading the COMCUBE-S project, backed by the European Space Agency, to develop new capabilities for observing gamma-ray bursts

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Minister Lawless announces €23M in funding for early-career researchers

Research Ireland Pathway programme will support five promising UCD researchers to drive impactful discoveries.

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UCD experts awarded ERC Advanced Grants for cutting-edge research

UCD researchers Assoc Prof Barry Wardell and Prof Kylie Jarrett to receive a total of €5 million for projects exploring gravitational waves and livelihoods generated by digital platforms.

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Researchers share discoveries with the public through Soapbox Science

On Saturday 14 June 1-4pm, twelve female speakers will share their research in the streets of Dublin City Centre as part of Soapbox Science 2025.

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UCD teams progress to next phase of the Research Ireland- Defence Innovation Challenge programme

The three UCD teams will receive Seed Phase funding to further develop and validate their concepts across a range of mission-critical areas.

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Africa, Ireland and UCD: Working together to address global sustainability challenges

UCD Earth Institute and UCD’s Office of Global Engagement hosted the university’s first conference on collaborative research with African partners, since the launch of UCD’s Africa Engagement Strategy in 2023.

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Four Research Alliance Awards for UCD to boost Ireland-Wales research collaboration

Ministers James Lawless TD and Wales’ Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, Rebecca Evans MS, have announced funding totalling €584,378.

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Are blood thinners doing enough to prevent stroke in high-risk patients?

Research published in JAMA Neurology explores the residual risk of recurrent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation and suggests new treatments are urgently required.

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'Children's School Lives' report on impact of Migration and Ethnicity

Longitudinal study 'Children’s School Lives' has published the third report from its Equalities series, exploring the theme of Migration and Ethnicity to look at the impact of the increasing migrant, ethnic and linguistic diversity in Irish Primary Schools.

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UCD and UC Davis deepen partnership to tackle global challenges

UCD and the University of California, Davis, sign an agreement of cooperation to develop research collaboration across the themes of Sustainable Food Systems, One Health, and Artificial Intelligence and Data Science.

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