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Irish experts lead international research alliance to tackle Mpox epidemic in Africa 17Oct
Irish experts lead international research alliance to tackle Mpox epidemic in Africa

UCD is leading MpoxVax AFRIVAC, a new €1.3M international consortium that aims to rapidly deploy technology and develop new knowledge to end the current Mpox outbreak in DRC and surrounding countries.

EIRSAT-1 detects merging neutron stars 3 billion light years away 16Oct
EIRSAT-1 detects merging neutron stars 3 billion light years away

On World Space Week, the team behind Ireland's first satellite revealed it detected two gamma-ray bursts with one confirmed by optical redshift via ESO network.
New €5M Bioeconomy Investment, bringing research from lab to pilot scale demonstration 15Oct
New €5M Bioeconomy Investment, bringing research from lab to pilot scale demonstration

Director of Biorbic and Professor at UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Prof Kevin O’Connor, is the scientific lead on the BioScaleUp project. 
Associate Prof Sarah Donnelly gives Willie Bermingham Memorial Lecture 07Oct
Associate Prof Sarah Donnelly gives Willie Bermingham Memorial Lecture

Associate social work professor also joins past recipients President Mary Robinson, Seamus Heaney and Dr Mike Ryan of the World Health Organisation in receiving the prestigious Willie Bermingham Medal.
UCD has 168 of world’s all-time top cited scientific authors 04Oct
UCD has 168 of world’s all-time top cited scientific authors

Elsevier has published the latest data-update for ‘science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators,’ revealing the top 2% most cited scientists in the world.
Prof Murray Hitzman appointed Chair of the International Geoscience Programme\nCouncil 03Oct
Prof Murray Hitzman appointed Chair of the International Geoscience Programme Council

Director of iCRAG, Prof Murray Hitzman, has been appointed Chair of the International
Geoscience Programme (IGCP) Council for a four-year term.
Microplastics experts say collaboration across disciplines is key to understanding impacts on human health 01Oct
Microplastics experts say collaboration across disciplines is key to understanding impacts on human health

International conference at UCD brings experts and stakeholders together to explore the consequences of exposure to MNPs.

Nine projects funded to enhance UCD’s research culture 01Oct
Nine projects funded to enhance UCD’s research culture

First round of UCD Research Culture – Local Actions, Initiatives and Measures (ReCLAIM) awards, funded by Wellcome Institutional Fund for Research Culture, awarded to nine teams for diverse projects.

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