At UCD, our research makes a difference. Through the case studies below you can see how our research is making a real impact across society.
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| Baghramian, Maria | PERITIA: understanding and fostering trust in experts and expertise | UCD School of Philosophy |
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| Baker, Cheryl | Supporting law enforcement in the fight against cyber crime | UCD Centre for Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Investigation (CCI) |
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| Barrett, Gavin | Democracy in the European Union – getting it right | UCD Sutherland School of Law |
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| Bonnin, Christine | Improving the livelihoods of marginalised groups in Vietnam | UCD School of Geography |
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| Brayden, David | No more needles: developing oral peptide treatments for diabetes | UCD School of Veterinary Medicine UCD Conway Institute |
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| Brennan, Lorraine | A new market for Vitamin D enhanced mushrooms | School of Agriculture and Food Science UCD Institute of Food & Health |
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| Bury, Gerard et al | The impact of GP care systems in cardiac arrest | School of Medicine |
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| Casey, Eoin | Energy-saving UCD technology breathes new life into wastewater treatment | School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering |
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| Cleary, Anne | Why men complete suicide | School of Sociology |
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| Coastal Communities Adapting Together | Supporting climate action through tree planting | UCD School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy |
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| Coen, Mark; O'Donnell, Katherine | Correcting state narratives on the Magdalene Laundries | UCD School of Law |
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| Cox, Catherine | ‘Out of sight, out of mind’: changing public perceptions of the mental health crisis in Irish prisons | School of History |
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| Earley, Desmond | Promoting Ireland’s rich cultural heritage with contemporary choral music | UCD School of Music |
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| Devine, Dympna | Migrant children in education | School of Education UCD Geary Institute |
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| Devine, Dympna; Sloan,Seaneen | Safe Learning: improving girls' literacy and wellbeing in the Global South | School of Education |
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| Diabetes Complications Research Centre (UCD DCRC) | Addressing the stigma faced by people living with obesity | UCD School of Medicine, Conway Institute |
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| Dimond, Will and Donaghy, Marcus | The Inchicore Model School – a 21st century design on education | School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy |
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| Dooley, Barbara; Fitzgerald, Amanda and O’Connor, Clíodhna | My World Survey: improving youth mental health in Ireland | Youth Mental Health Lab, UCD School of Psychology |
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| Doyle, Gerardine | Health Literacy – can it make a difference? | College of Business |
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| Doyle, Orla | Improving children’s lives – can early intervention make a difference? | School of Economics UCD Geary Institute |
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| Drennan, Jonathan | Right nurse, right place, right time: promoting safe staffing in the healthcare system | UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems |
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| Drummond, Anne | Reducing workplace injury and illness through occupational safety Educational | School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sport Science |
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| Drurrer, Victoria | Building cross-island capacity in theatre and dance | UCD School of Art History and Cultural Policy |
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| EIRSAT-1 Team | EIRSAT-1: Ireland’s first satellite | UCD Schools of Physics, Mechanical & Materials Engineering, Mathematics & Statistics, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Computer Science |
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| Farrell, David | Including citizens in constitutional reform | School of Politics and International Relations |
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| Fitzgerald, Kelly | Housing memories: the Dublin Tenements’ Museum | UCD School of Irish, Celtic Studies and Folklore |
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| Flynn, Damian | Maintaining the balance of power – through engineering | School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
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| Fulton, Crystal | Playing Social Roulette: The impact of gambling on individuals and society in Ireland | School of Information & Communication Studies |
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| Gallagher, Colman | Evidence of liquid water on the surface of Mars | School of Geography |
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| Gallagher, William | OncoMark: avoiding unnecessary chemotherapy in breast cancer patients | UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science |
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| Gallagher, William; Synnott, Naoise et al | Developing new treatments for triple negative breast cancer | School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science School of Medicine |
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| Gaynor, Keith | Helping people cope during COVID-19 | UCD School of Psychology |
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| Gibbons, Pat | Building Resilience through Education: A Model for Sustainability in Education, Research and Innovation | UCD School of Agriculture and UCD Centre for Humanitarian Action |
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| González, Ainhoa | Planning for sustainability through Environmental Sensitivity Mapping | UCD School of Geography, Earth Institute |
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| Goodman, Lizbeth | Technology for all: towards truly inclusive design | School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering |
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| Gowen, Aoife | Getting up close with chemistry – new perspectives on life's interactions | School of Biosystems and Food Engineering |
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| Harford, Judith et al. | Girls in STEM: changing attitudes and increasing diversity | UCD School of Education, UCD School of Mathematics and Statistics |
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| Heinen, Mirjam | The weight of the issue: policy impact of childhood obesity surveillance in Ireland | National Nutrition Surveillance Centre at UCD |
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| Higgins, Des | Clustal: The software at the heart of a biological revolution | UCD School of Medicine |
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| Hill, Emmeline | Using DNA to pick a winner | School of Agriculture and Food Science |
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| Irish Critical Care-Clinical Trials Network | Improving outcomes of critically ill patients with COVID-19 | UCD School of Medicine |
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| Keane, Andrew | Decarbonising Ireland’s energy system | UCD School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering |
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| Keaveney, Shane and Keogh, Colin | The Rapid Foundation | School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering |
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| Keenahan, Jennifer | Protecting the built environment from the effects of wind | UCD School of Civil Engineering |
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| Keenan, Marie | Reimagining justice and healing after sexual violence | UCD School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice |
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| Kelleghan, David; Hayes, Enda; Everard, Mark; Curran, Tom | AmmoniaN2K: addressing atmospheric ammonia pollution | UCD School of Biosystems & Food Engineering |
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| Kelly, Orla | The 4-day week: making work healthier and more sustainable | UCD School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice |
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| Kirchhelle , Claas | Typhoidland: using the past to inform the present and future of typhoid control | UCD School of History |
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| Lanigan, Fiona et al | Defining ‘low risk’ for early stage breast cancer to avoid unnecessary treatment | School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science |
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| Lowery, Madeleine | Engineering a smarter treatment for Parkinson's Disease | School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
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| Madden, David | The poverty effects of a fat tax in Ireland | School of Economics |
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| Maguire, Patricia | AI_PREMie: saving lives of mothers and babies using AI | UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science |
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| Mark-Fitzgerald, Emily | Remembering and commemorating the Irish Famine | School of Art History and Cultural Policy |
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| McAuliffe, Fionnuala | Right technology, right time: how the PEARs app is improving pregnancy outcomes | UCD School of Medicine |
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| McNulty, Ronan; Leon-Vintro, Luis; Cournane, Seán, Kamtchou, Bill | Redeploying particle physics detectors for health and medicine | UCD School of Physics |
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| More, Simon | Guiding animal health policy in Ireland and the EU | School of Veterinary Medicine |
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| McGee, Margaret | Taking control of cancer by metastasis prevention | UCD School of Biomolecular & Biomedical Science |
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| Muckley, Cal et al. | Protecting older adults against financial exploitation | UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, UCD Geary Institute for Public Policy |
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| Mukonka, Victor and Fitzpatrick, Patricia | Intervention of mother and baby pack to increase institutional deliveries in rural Zambia | School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sport Science |
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| Murphy, Patrick | Protecting Ireland’s homes from radiation | School of Mathematics and Statistics |
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| Nichol, Alistair | Improving outcomes of critically-ill patients with acquired brain injury | UCD School of Medicine |
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| Nolan, Kevin | Reducing the risk of COVID-19 transmission in hospitals | UCD School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering |
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| Norris, Michelle | Funding Social Housing after Ireland’s economic crisis | School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice |
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| O'Brien, Denise et al. | The Labour Hopscotch Framework: improving outcomes for mother and baby | UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems; The National Maternity Hospital |
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| O'Brien, Eugene | How much traffic can this bridge take? | School of Civil Engineering |
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| O'Cearbhaill, Eoin | 3D printing to revolutionise medical devices | School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering |
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| O’Donnell, Shane | #WeAreNotWaiting: tackling diabetes through patient-led research and open-source innovation | UCD School of Sociology |
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| O’Doherty, John and Sweeney, Torres |
BioAtlantis develops novel animal health product | School of Agriculture and Food Science School of Veterinary Medicine |
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| O'Connor, Kevin | Creating a Rural Hub at the Centre of the Bioeconomy Ecosystem: Repurposing the Lisheen Mine | School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science |
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| O’Donnell, Katherine | Justice for Magdalenes | School of Philosophy |
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| O’Reilly, Gary and Coyle, David |
Using technology to support mental health in young people | School of Psychology School of Computer Science |
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| Parnell, Andrew | You are what you eat (and we can tell!) | School of Mathematics and Statistics and Insight Centre |
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| Perry, Antoinette | epiCaPture: A Urine Test to Catch Prostate Cancer | UCD School of Biomolecular & Biomedical Science |
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| Pilla, Francesco | iSCAPE: improving the smart control of air pollution in Europe | UCD School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy |
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| Pine, Emilie | Communicating the legacy of child abuse and helping victims heal | UCD School of English, Drama and Film |
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| Renou-Wilson, Florence | Rewetting, restoring and protecting Irish peatlands | UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science |
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| Ricci, Liana | Improving adaptation to climate change in sub-Saharan cities | UCD School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy |
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| Riley, Heidi | Promoting women in peace mediation across the island of Ireland | UCD School of Politics and International Relations, Institute for British-Irish Studies |
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| Ryan, Lisa | Helping Ireland transition to a renewables-led economy | UCD School of Economics |
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| Scott, Mark & Lennon, Michael | Eco-Plan: upping the game for green spaces in urban planning | School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy |
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| Seery, Christina; Bramham, Jessica | The Adult ADHD App: helping people understand and manage their ADHD | UCD School of Psychology |
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| Sheridan, Helen et al. | SmartGrass: improving the sustainability of livestock farming | UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science |
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| Stanton, Kenneth | Closer to the sun – a mission critical spacecraft surface coating | School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering |
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| Sun, Da-Wen | A fresh look at freezing foods: new technology to preserve nutrients | School of Biosystems and Food Engineering |
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| Staszewski, R. Bogdan | Smart science to power the Internet of Things | School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
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| Theodoraki, Eleni | Promoting policies for sustainable mega-sport events | UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science |
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| Thornton, Liam | Ending direct provision | UCD Sutherland School of Law |
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| Trotta, Antonia | Protecting our brains with safer helmets | UCD School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering |
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| Walsh, Patrick Paul | Advocating for the Role of Academia, Science and Technology in the UN Sustainable Development Goals | School of Politics and International Relations |
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| Zhao, Yaqian | Constructed wetlands: from waste to oasis | School of Civil Engineering |
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The UCD College of Engineering and Architecture has produced a number of impact case studies relating to research from the College.
You can view them here.