2025

€6.5M Horizon Europe AGROBOOST project to accelerate Agricultural Robotics and AI for safer, inclusive and sustainable farming

Led by Dr Dimitrios Argyropoulos, the five year AGROBOOST project will unite 18 partners across Europe.

UCD Associate Artist Lorna Donlon wins prestigious RDS Craft Award

Award for 'Cut From The Same Cloth' body of work praised by the judging panel as a ‘masterful blend of art and science’.

Supernova from the dawn of the universe captured by James Webb Space Telescope

An international team of astronomers has achieved a first in probing the early universe, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), detecting a supernova – the explosive death of a massive star – at an unprecedented cosmic distance.

UCD and Irish Space Association join forces to drive new partnerships in Ireland’s growing space sector

Key stakeholders met at UCD and attendees engaged with sessions on the benefits and challenges of academia–industry collaboration, updates on the NSSPI, and an exploration of future opportunities.

Island of Ireland punches above its weight in cancer research and innovation worldwide, study finds

Dr Laura K. Taylor receives ERC Consolidator Award to explore how identity can influence peacebuilding

ERC Consolidator Award for GENERATION EU project exploring why young people align with regional identities such as 'European', and the impact that this can have on society.

Six teams receive funding in second round of National Challenge Fund

UCD’s Dr Jiayao Chen and the Bohemian team awarded funding as runners-up under the Healthy Environment for All Challenge.

New €31.6 million ARC Hub for Therapeutics launches

Hosted by Trinity College Dublin, in partnership with UCD, and RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, the ARC Hub for Therapeutics is part of Research Ireland’s flagship Accelerating Research to Commercialisation (ARC) Programme.