€1 million state-of-the-art dairy calf rearing centre opens at UCD Lyons Farm

A new €1 million state-of-the-art centre that will apply cutting-edge research to benefit and improve the health and the rearing of dairy calves has been opened at UCD Lyons Farm.

Announcing 2025 CHAS Collaborative Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning Grant

The College of Health and Agricultural Sciences Collaborative Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning Grants are now open for applications.

UCD Research Impact Case Study Finalists from CHAS 2024

The annual competition encourages researchers from all disciplines to share how their work has made a positive difference to wider society.

UCD Lyons Dairy Calf Education and Research Facility: Development Completed

Designed using the best national and international knowledge in calf housing, it incorporates state-of-the-art infrastructure and precision agriculture technologies. Fully completed, the facility will be fully operational in Spring 2025, with the arrival of the first dairy calves.

CHAS Long Service Awards 2024

The College held an event in December to present Ten Year Long Service Awards.

2024 Teaching and Learning Awards

The College Principal Prof Cecily Kelleher hosted an event in December to acknowledge staff excellence and contribution to teaching and learning.

UCD appointed First WHO Collaborating Centre on One Health in Europe

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation has designated the UCD Centre for One Health as a WHO collaborating centre.

2024 Honorary Doctorate Awarded to Missie Collins

Healthcare activist Ms Missie Collins received a UCD Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science for her valued contributions to the UCD led All-island Traveller Health Study and decades-long track record of advocacy for the Traveller community.

The 2024 CHAS Graduate Research Symposium

The CHAS Graduate Research Symposium took place on May 1st 2024 in The O’Brien Science Building Auditorium. Graduate researchers from across our 5 schools attended showcasing their work across the disciplines of Science, Medicine, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture. Attendees witnessed an afternoon of excellence in terms of the quality, diversity and leadership in the researchers' presentations.

Dr Anthony Fauci Honoured by UCD School of Medicine

Dr Anthony Fauci has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship, the highest honour that the UCD School of Medicine can confer. Dr Fauci was awarded the Fellowship on Thursday the 18 th of April at an intimate event at the University Club on Belfield campus.

Silver Athena SWAN Award for UCD Vet School

CHAS schools now have two silver awards; in 2023 the School of Agriculture and Food Science also achieved the distinction.

Dean of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems Receives 2024 NovaUCD Consultancy of the Year Award

Professor Fiona Timmins, UCD Dean of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems and Head of the UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and
Health Systems, has been named the recipient of the 2024 NovaUCD Consultancy of the Year Award.

UCD One Health Centre Launch 2024

University College Dublin announced the launch of a new Centre for One Health on February 22nd 2024. The Centre is led by Director, Professor Tony Holohan and Deputy Director Professor Gerald Barry.

Call for Abstracts - CHAS Graduate Research Student Symposium

Lifeways Group 20th Anniversary Event

The Lifeways cross-generation cohort study was established in 2001 with funding from the Health Research Board. In February 2023 the last of our young people turns 20. We plan a half day event to mark the establishment of the study, still going strong today.

Cross College Networking Event - Healthy and Sustainable Communities for All

On March 13th, colleagues from across the university came together to share their research in a series of flash talks for a 'Healthy and Sustainable Communities for All' Cross College Networking Event.

CHAS Long Service Awards Event 2023

Colleagues from across the college were presented with Long Service Awards at a festive event on Tuesday 12th December 2023