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Irish Research Council announces €27m to support next generation of top researchers

IRC publishes grants for new research projects under flagship Government of Ireland programmes, including 239 postgraduate scholarships and 77 postdoctoral fellowships.

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Prof Shane Ward, Dr Amanda Drury among top experts to advise on EU Missions

European Commission announces the experts selected to be the new chairs and members of the Mission Boards of the five EU Missions.

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Looking at the Stars

Q&A with Adjunct Professor of UCD School of Physics, Prof Michael Perryman, winner of the 2022 Shaw Prize in Astronomy

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UCD PhD student at frontier of world’s largest science experiment

UCD particle physics group represented at LHCb for latest Large Hadron Collider run, examining 'rho meson' particle activity that could revolutionise understanding of the proton.

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UCD Professor wins MeCCSA Award

Award-winning collection co-edited by Professor Diane Negra explores 21st Century couple culture.

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Professor Maria Baghramian elected to the Academia Europaea

UCD Professor of American Philosophy recognised for sustained academic excellence.

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IRC announces grants for Collaborative Alliances for Societal Challenges

9 UCD research projects to receive investment under the IRC Collaborative Alliances for Societal Challenges (COALESCE) programme. 

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cSTAR concept unveiled by UCD Researchers

UCD World leaders in Systems Biology deploying and honing cSTAR to address major challenges in human diseases.

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UCD awarded for work on Ireland’s transition to net zero energy future

Minister Harris announces €5 million funding to support and recognise exceptional performance by HEIs

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IRC announces 2022/23 Enterprise Partnership grants

UCD sees 26 postgrad and postdoc research projects funded including the Google Online Content Safety Scholarship, which was offered for the second year.

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HRB funds Investigator-Led Projects to address emerging health challenges

UCD world leaders in innovative health research awarded under the Health Research Board ILP scheme, with a focus on rheumatoid arthritis, inflammation and cancer.

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CRISPR finds new gene therapies for lung cancer

Team led by UCD Associate Professor Rory Johnson have demonstrated for the first time that CRISPR genome-editing technology can be used as a tool to find new gene therapies for lung cancer.

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€28.5M investment made in emerging research talent

SFI-IRC Pathway programme supports generation research leaders in areas including cancer, nutrition, politics, history, literature, energy and technology. UCD has nine confirmed awards at time of announcements.

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Dr Sam Kelley takes part in a NASA expedition

UCD Geoscientist exploring terrestrial analogues for potential exploration sites on the Moon, Mars, and near-Earth asteroids

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Irish Government invests in 47 projects to engage and inspire the public about STEM

UCD awarded six grants for diverse projects including graphic literature, artist residency, educational programmes for schools, and a festival.

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Irish-led international education project to grow understanding of the bioeconomy in society

UCD leads €2m ‘BioBeo’ project, funded under Horizon Europe, to deepen society-wide understanding and help next generation to more sustainable future.

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Impact 2030: Ireland's Research & Innovation Strategy launches at UCD

Statement from Prof Orla Feely, UCD Vice-President for Research, Innovation and Impact on the launch of Ireland's new research and Innovation strategy ‘Impact 2030'.

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SFI Frontiers for the Future grants announced with focus on health and climate

A quarter of the awards were granted to UCD researchers, in areas such as predicting cancer lethality, food security, human and animal health and EEE in 5G communications.

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€16m energy system research partnership to decarbonise energy sector

Science Foundation Ireland, industry and philanthropic donor back strategic partnership between universities and industry across the island of Ireland

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Unprecedented success for UCD in ERC Advanced Grant 2021 competition

European Research Council announces its most prestigious funding awards and UCD receives three-out-of-four granted to Ireland-based research leaders.

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Aviation Finance Scholarships propel industry research

Dr Xuanyu Yue at Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School is believed to be the world’s first PhD graduate in Aviation Finance

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MSCA announces €242M funding for 1,156 Postdoctoral Fellowships

UCD awarded seven of the prestigious postdoc Fellowships across english literature, sociology, law, philosophy, public health and biomolecular and biomedical research.

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Research teams chosen to develop solutions to address UN Sustainable Development Goals

UCD researchers to lead three short-listed teams competing in the Science Foundation Ireland SDG Challenge, run in partnership between SFI and Irish Aid.

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University College Dublin and Queen’s University Belfast strengthen collaboration

UCD and Queen’s University Belfast today announced the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration between both universities.

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Minister Harris announces 27 grants for academic and industry collaborations

UCD awarded six SFI Industry RD&I Fellowships, bringing expertise to industry in areas including floating offshore wind, explainable artificial intelligence in future networks and communications, and transition to green gas networks.

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NovaUCD 2022 Innovation Awards Announced

Physicist and PEARlabs Founder Professor Dominic Zerulla receives 2022 NovaUCD Innovation Award. BioSimulytics, NovoGrid, TestReach and Wayflyer founders among awardees.

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Prof Kenneth Dawson elected to 2022 class of AIMBE College of Fellows

American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering accolade sees senior UCD academic ranked among top 2% of medical and biological engineers.

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All-Island Initiative to ensure food security and sustainability launches

At a time of turmoil, initiative brings together researchers, industry and Government stakeholders to help make shared island food systems safe and resilient.

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IMI project Screen4Care to speed up diagnosis and enhance healthcare for rare disease patients

SMARTlab, the Inclusive Design Research Centre of Ireland at UCD, to co-design a Meta Symptom Checker for rare diseases using open source tools and supporting patient-facing engagement

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Ireland-Wales research partnership on sustainable tourism for uplands regions

Coastal Uplands: Heritage and Tourism (CUPHAT) is led by Aberystwyth University, in partnership with UCD and Dyfed Archaeological Trust, supported by ERDF via the Ireland-Wales Cooperation programme.

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Trial on effectiveness of second covid booster begins in Ireland

European Vaccination Research Network VACCELERATE commences second multinational study investigating immune responses of fourth COVID-19 vaccination in adults over 18.

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€9M joint investment for US-Ireland Research & Development Programme

UCD to lead ‘Intelligent Data Harvesting for Multi-Scale Building Stock Classification and Energy Performance Prediction’ project with University of Ulster and University of Colorado Boulder.

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GenOMICC study gives insights into severe COVID-19

World’s largest study of critical COVID-19 patients' genetics identifies 16 gene variations associated with severe covid, including some related to blood clotting, immune response and intensity of inflammation.

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€37m funding awarded in first North-South research call

UCD-led All-island Vaccine Research and Training Alliance and All-Island Cancer Research Institute funded at scale to build critical mass in vaccine development and precision cancer medicine.

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Irish Critical Care-Clinical Trials Network case study wins UCD Research Impact Competition

The 2021 impact case study contest included entries describing research from areas across Humanities, Social Sciences and STEM

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Research teams chosen to find disruptive ideas for Irish Defence Forces

UCD researchers lead four teams in the new SFI-Defence Organisation Innovation Challenge, benefiting the Irish Air Corps, Irish Naval Service and Irish Medical Corps.

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UCD researchers feature in 'Change Makers' TV series

Prof Patricia Maguire's AI_PREMie artificial intelligence preeclampsia test and Prof David Farrell's Citizens' Assembly project are among the research stories from eight Irish universities in the IUA-led series.

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UCD School of Medicine backs Doctors For Vaccine Equity

School encourages faculty and research community to join the push for WHO Global Vaccine Programme to end inequities and potential pandemic scientific failure.

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First IRC funding awards announced in 2022 to largely benefit community and voluntary organisations

UCD awarded 12 of 77 IRC New Foundations awards with half dedicated to civic society partnerships

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UCD Arts & Humanities scholars awarded ERC Starting Grants, first ERC under Horizon Europe

Dr Alice Mauger funded to research post-world war drug and alcohol use by the Irish, Dr Ailise Bulfin funded to investigate fictional representations of child sexual abuse in contemporary culture.

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HRB €21M cancer clinical trials investment to transform cancer care in Ireland

Children’s Health Ireland Cancer Trials Group and Ireland East Hospital Cancer Trials Group awarded almost €5 million, under UCD School of Medicine management.

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UCD Spin-out acquired by US molecular diagnostic company

Cancer diagnostic spin-out OncoMark acquired by Cepheid Inc, to launch early-stage breast cancer test on GeneXpert Platform in global markets.

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Shared Island research including cancer granted exploratory funding

IRC and Government’s Shared Island unit announce awards to explore north-south research including benefits of All-Island Cancer Research Institute

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UCD and UC Davis announce new Innovator Fellowship for PhD students

Universities sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a new International Innovator Fellowship programme at the UC Davis Innovation Institute for Food and Health (IIFH).

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PPI Ignite Network at UCD launches

The Public Patient Involvement (PPI) Ignite Network spans seven universities and 10 national partners across the island of Ireland

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UCD leading or partner in 16 out of 24 projects in €20 million DAFM call

Veterinary parasitology and immunology, virology, forestry, sustainable food systems and all-island food integrity were among funded projects.

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UCD to lead €1.6M project to develop tools to ensure the safety and quality of Irish grain

Led by Professor Fiona Doohan, Mycotox-I will ensure the safety and quality of grain produce by monitoring and controlling mycotoxin contamination of grain and milled product.

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€3.1M cross-border fund to diversify plant-protein production all-island

Protein-I project will focus on plant production through to human health, while paying particular attention to the development of Ireland’s rural bio-economy.

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PET scanning can predict recurrent stroke and help doctors guide treatment

A study published in the journal Neurology has shown that carotid plaque inflammation, identified by PET imaging, is associated with late recurrent stroke.

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Strong recognition for UCD research effort in 2021 IRC Awards

Prof Michelle Norris wins Impact award, Dr Marco Timpanella and Dr Sara Delmedico awarded Thomas Mitchell Medal of Excellence and Maurice J Bric Medal of Excellence, Prof Alistair Nichol Highly Commended for ‘exceptional contribution’

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Children’s School Lives study launches ‘infants’ report

UCD School of Education longitudinal study of primary schools launches third report giving unique insight into infant classrooms in Irish schools.

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UCD Researchers Unlocking Science in global online series

UCD academics from SFI Research Centres feature in three episodes of BBC Storyworks ‘Unlocking Science’ digital series.

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SEMPRE subsea micropiles project kicks off

UCD is research partner in new industry-led robotic seabed drilling and micropile technology consortium, funded by Irish Government's Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund.

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SFI Awards 2021: Prof William Gallagher is Researcher of the Year

UCD’s Dr Dara Stanley is Early Career Researcher of the Year, Prof Helen Roche wins SFI Mentorship Award and Dr Aileen Doran (iCRAG) wins SFI Science Image of the Year

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IRC announces €5.3M research funding to tackle societal challenges

UCD receives seven IRC COALESCE awards across Social Sciences and Humanities for multi-disciplinary, multi-sectoral projects.

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WaterLANDS: New European Green Deal project for large-scale restoration of European wetlands

€23 million funding from EU Horizon 2020 Green Deal Programme for 'Water-based solutions for carbon storage, people and wilderness.'

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University of Strathclyde Visiting Professor at UCD for Space Week to bolster Irish space sector ambitions

Professor Malcolm Macdonald joins UCD C-Space for talks on Nanosat Systems projects and space policy.

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UCD Clinical Research Centre awarded €5.3 million funding from HRB

New funding will enable UCD CRC to expand its clinical trials infrastructure, grow clinical research and increase access to clinical trials.

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Top Science Communicators pen children's storybook on fairness and inclusion in science

Dr Shane Bergin and Dr Declan Fahie created curious spaniel Peigí and friends to teach primary school children about equality, inclusiveness and science.

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Ireland’s first satellite measuring up at ESA for Space Week

UCD’s EIRSAT-1 team on five-week test campaign for the first Irish spacecraft at European Space Agency Education centre in Belgium

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UCD Geary Institute Director completes UN housing report

Breakthrough #Housing2030 report by Housing Europe, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and UN-Habitat shows effective policies for affordable housing in the UNECE region.

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Irish Soil Moisture Monitoring Network (ISMON) launched

State-of-the-art long-term observation platform covering major soil types, land uses and climatic regimes across Ireland, jointly led by UCD, Teagasc and Met Éireann.

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UCD researchers granted 69 Government of Ireland postgrad and postdoc awards

Minister Simon Harris announced the €28m in Irish Research Council funding to support the next generation of top researchers

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Blue light may hold the key for improving coat condition in horses with PPID

Researchers from UCD and Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Centre recruiting horses and ponies to shed light on Equine 'Cushing’s Disease.'

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Prof Orla Feely delivers Presidential Address to Engineers Ireland on Ireland’s industrial transformation

President called for prioritisation of sustainable practices, equality and diversity while recognising the contribution of engineering in Irish success.

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15 UCD researchers awarded under IRC Enterprise Programmes

Minister Simon Harris announced €7.9 million investment in 80 research projects, co-funded by approx 70 partners under Enterprise Partnerships and Employment-Based Post Graduate Programmes.

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Black hole researcher awarded Royal Society SFI University Research Fellowship

New UCD Royal Society SFI Fellow wins prestigious early career award to examine gravitational turbulence and model its consequences on black hole collisions.

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Ireland and UK expand cooperation with joint research awards in digital humanities

UCD wins two awards from €6.5 million fund for interdisciplinary research partnerships, supported by the Irish Research Council and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, to bring together world-leading expertise in the digital humanities.

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US-Ireland Partnership to use data approach to residential energy use

Researchers at UCD, Ulster University and University of Colorado have launched a new research programme to reduce residential building energy consumption and related greenhouse gas emissions.

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AI-powered risk stratification platform for preeclampsia commended under SFI Future Innovator scheme

AI_PREMie preeclampsia platform named runner-up in SFI's Future Innovator Prize, Artificial Intelligence for Societal Good Challenge, led by UCD's Professor Patricia Maguire.

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UCD co-lead in National Irish COVID-19 Biobank

€2 million investment in the National Irish COVID-19 Biobank (NICB) will advance high impact research into COVID-19 and inform future biobanking initiatives in other important health areas.

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New European birth cohort study 'Growing Up in Digital Europe' (GUIDE) achieves 2021 ESFRI Roadmap status

GUIDE project jointly coordinated by UCD and Manchester Metropolitan University included in the 2021 European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) Roadmap, marking it among the highest value research infrastructures in Europe.

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Women scientists in Dublin get on their Soapbox once again

Soapbox Science Dublin returns in 2021 to bring science to the public and profile women and non-binary scientists in 14 countries.

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New €21M EU and Industry-funded Psoriatic Arthritis research project led by UCD

International team of researchers, pharmaceutical companies, SMEs and patient organisations join forces to develop innovative personalised treatment options.

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UCD-led Farm Zero C Project Wins SFI Future Innovator Prize of €2 million under the Zero Emissions Challenge

Professor Kevin O’Connor and his Farm Zero C team win the Science Foundation Ireland Future Innovator Prize, and UCD-led LiCoRICE circular economy project wins special prize of €500k.

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Major international trial finds induced hypothermia after cardiac arrest does not improve survival

UCD Chair of Critical Care Medicine Prof Alistair Nichol is co-author on Targeted Temperature Management (TTM) 2 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Innovation Ecosystems in Digital Surgery

Igniting the national innovation ecosystem for the emerging area of digital surgery at the annual UCD-IBM Research in Ireland research colloquium

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Professor Orla Feely inaugurated as 129th President of Engineers Ireland

Professor Orla Feely, Vice-President for Research, Innovation and Impact and a Professor of Electronic Engineering at University College Dublin, has been inaugurated as the 129th President of Engineers Ireland.

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Digital visualisation technology to inform immediate individualised cancer treatment in real-time

Use of digital visualisation technology to determine malignant tissue in real-time, breakthrough discovery by UCD Centre for Precision Surgery and Mater Hospital surgeons.

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UCD National Virus Reference Laboratory wins Healthcare Lab of the Year 2021

The Irish Laboratory Awards recognise the extraordinary contribution of the NVRL at UCD in the response to the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond.

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Study finds strong approval for mHealth supports for overweight and obese women during pregnancy

UCD Perinatal Research Centre study shows socioeconomic and educational background of patients must be considered in app development to promote uptake.

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Inequitable access to oncology services for adolescents and young adults and only modest survival gains

Key to maximising survival lies in access to age-appropriate treatment environments and clinical trials while Irish Cancer Society wants action to prevent young people being ‘left behind’

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Novel amino-acid based biological energy-harvesting sensor for pipe leak detection

The first application of novel sensors in engineering that also provide self-powered, non-toxic biological sensors for leakage detection

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Vertebrate Genomes Project introduces new era of novel biological discoveries from life’s diversity

With the publication of 16 high-quality reference genomes from across vertebrates, the project establishes standards for biodiversity genomics and reports discoveries in comparative biology, conservation, and health research.

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Children to drive new global project to counter pandemic challenges

UCD leads ground-breaking international collaboration on home and community-based covid coping strategies driven by kids' creativity

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UCD Arts and Humanities researcher wins top EU award worth over €2M

Professor Kathleen James-Chakraborty awarded ERC Advanced Grant to examine women and race in the spread of modern architecture

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Major H2020 project to improve child wellbeing announced

Partnering on the COORDINATE project, UCD will develop a European network of transnational visits promoting research on child wellbeing

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Three UCD academics awarded research funding under US-Ireland R&D Programme

€13.5 million joint investment across Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and USA announced on St Patrick’s Day

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Researchers reveal disease mechanism of the bovine TB pathogen

UCD's Professor Stephen Gordon says ‘One Health’ approach sheds new light on disease

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€2.7million EU funding for Ireland-Wales ‘Healthy Oats’ collaboration

Prof Fiona Doohan in UCD to lead research with Aberystwyth and Swansea Universities and Teagasc, to develop oats that are most healthy and most climate-resistant.

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Aggressive surgery techniques for ovarian cancer to reduce residual disease and improve survival rates

Study from UCD Gynaecological Oncology Group shows surgical teams at Mater and St Vincent’s Hospitals have increased complete resection rates from 49–77% over last 4 years.

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Applied Geosciences Research Centre at UCD Receives €28 million in Funding from SFI

Renewed funding for iCRAG as focus remains on developing Ireland’s wind energy capacity off the East Coast

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UCD-led consortium to investigate disrupted signalling across range of diseases

Professor Breandán Kennedy leads the consortium five academic and five industry partners in seven countries, funded under EU Horizon 2020

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Major development for Irish space sector as UCD launches Space Centre

New research and innovation centre to boost Irish space industry and train next generation for jobs of the future

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New research combines computational modelling and neurophysiology to study decision-making

Associate Professor Simon Kelly’s grant is first Wellcome Trust Investigator Award in Science for UCD

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Largest set of mammalian genomes reveals species at risk of extinction

The Zoonomia Project has released a vast dataset to advance both biomedical research and biodiversity conservation

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Two Leading UCD Researchers Win 2020 Science Foundation Ireland Mentorship Awards

Winners of the prestigious 2020 SFI Science Awards were revealed today by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD.

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Fourteen UCD Projects win €10M through SFI Frontiers for the Future Programme

Minister Harris announces 71 research grants through the SFI Frontiers for the Future Programme valued at €53 million

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€2.4M EU funding to support critical new surgical technologies for COVID-19

Irish medical tech firm Palliare leads EU H2020 research project with UCD using innovative optical technology for new safer surgery solution

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Eight UCD Projects Awarded €1.5m Through the COVID-19 Rapid Response Research and Innovation Programme

Funding focused on supporting projects which respond to the immediate and pressing needs of society arising from the pandemic.

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Quantum Coding using Qiskit Software showcased at UCD Quantum Computing Hackathon 2020

Delegates get an opportunity to learn about quantum computing through a virtual Qiskit coding competition hosted at UCD.

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One Health approach will help chart a path out of the Pandemic Era

UCD hosts U21 Health Sciences Group meeting as pandemic from zoonotic viruses dominates discussion

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UCD secures €1.1 million in Funding for 13 Enterprise-Focused Research Awards from the Irish Research Council

Minister Simon Harris announced a total investment of €4.3 million in 50 enterprise-focused research awards

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Dr Bradley Garrett talks bunkers, doomsday preppers and crossing ideological divides

A conversation with UCD’s controversial geographer on the occasion of his latest book launch, Bunker: Building for the End Times

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CUPID Covid-19 National Survey finds Parents' Covid Fears prevent Doctor Visits

UCD Researchers find Parents’ Covid-19 Fears Stopped them Bringing Kids to the Doctor or A and E.

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UCD Partnering in Ireland’s First National Preclinical Imaging Centre to Enhance Medical Research

UCD, RCSI and NUI Galway awarded €3.4 million SFI Research Infrastructure grant to create new centre

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Sewage Monitoring and 3D Printing Projects win SFI Covid-19 Rapid Response Funding

Prof Wim Meijer and Prof Denis Dowling lead new research projects to tackle the challenges of pandemic

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New UCD-led €16 million IMI 'SOPHIA' Obesity Project

UCD leads new €16 million international consortium to improve obesity treatment and change the narrative around the disease

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BCG and Covid-19

Prof Stephen Gordon looks at the history behind the BCG vaccine

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Bayes’ Theorem: How Mathematicians Ruined Population Testing for Everyone

Computer Scientists Prof Barry Smyth and Prof Padraig Cunningham examine the hazards of false positives in mass population testing

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Covid-19 CyberSecurity Impact: Increased Risk of Insider Threats?

Dr Anca Jurcut from UCD School of Computer Science and Guerrino Mazzarolo reflect on the increase in cyber crime during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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UCD Researcher to Co-Lead a €4.5 Million Collaborative Project to Develop New Therapies to Treat Orthopaedic Infection

Funding awarded through the US-Ireland R&D Partnership programme. Four projects secure a total of €12 million in joint investment.

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UCD Professor of English Awarded €2.5 million in European Research Funding for Study of Migration and Culture in Victorian Britain

Big Data study will involve text analysis of nearly 36,000 books in the British Library Nineteenth Century Corpus

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Dr Sharleen O'Reilly kicks off €4 million H2020 project with mother-baby health app

Dr Sharleen O’Reilly from University College Dublin (Ireland) School of Agriculture and Food Science has commenced a €4 million project funded under the EU Horizon 2020 Societal Challenges 1 (Health) call, a Research and Innovation Action on ‘Better health and care, economic growth and sustainable health systems.’

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Three UCD recipients of SFI President of Ireland Future Research Leaders Awards

President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins has today honoured three UCD researchers with the SFI President of Ireland Future Research Leaders Award

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€2.5M ERC Advanced Grant for fluid dynamics research of Irish west coast

Led by Professor Frédéric Dias, research will improve wave forecasting models and design criteria for ships and offshore structures.

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