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Highlights of the recent College Research Culture Event 10Mar
Highlights of the recent College Research Culture Event

The UCD College of Engineering & Architecture (CEA) held a Research Culture event on Monday 3rd March 2025 at the UCD University Club. The event included a keynote talk on ‘Engineering Solutions- Sustainability and Diversity’, by Laura Burke, President of Engineers Ireland & Director General of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to mark International Women’s Day 2025.

Defense Innovation Logos 05Mar
Ten research projects were funded to develop new technologies in the Defence Forces

The Tánaiste and Minister for Defence, Simon Harris TD and the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless, TD today announced €3.2 million in funding to develop new technologies in the Defence Forces.

Ten research teams will receive funding under the Research Ireland-Defence Innovation Challenge 2024, two of which are from UCD College Of Engineering & Architecture..
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Minister Lawless announces €23.6 million Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future funding

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD has today announced €23.6 million to support 23 research projects focused on tackling challenges in AI, healthcare, agriculture, energy, and transport.

The Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future Programme funds high-risk, high-reward research programmes and innovative, collaborative research with the potential to deliver economic and societal impact.
Brandon Blacoe and Eibhlin O’Riordan are the co-founders of ByoWave 24Feb
The IDRC's Brandon Blacoe, wins the GAConf top prize for Best assistive technology in the New or improved accessibility technology category

SMARTlab second year PhD Candidate in Inclusive Design and Creative Technology Innovation, Brandon Blacoe, wins the GAConf top prize for Best assistive technology in the New or improved accessibility technology category- completely modular accessibility controller, Byowave.
James Joyce Ulysses Mural at the east wall lighthouse 14Feb
Ulysses scheme funds 14 Ireland and France-based research collaborations

Research Ireland is today proud to highlight 14 collaborative projects involving Ireland- and France-based researchers that will share a total of €94,000 in funding for research networking under the Ulysses Programme 2025. Now in its 27th year, Ulysses is funded and administered by Research Ireland in Ireland, in collaboration with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, the Embassy of France in Ireland and Campus France.

UCD College of Engineering & Architecture launch event for the new College Strategy for Research, Innovation & Development 05Feb
CEA Strategy for Research, Innovation & Impact Launch Event

The launch event for the CEA Strategy for Research, Innovation & Impact 2025-30, entitled ‘Engineering a Sustainable Future’ took place, in-person, on Thursday 30th January 2025 from 2:30-3:30 p.m.   The event started with welcome and opening remarks by Prof Aoife Ahern, College Principal, who outlined the College’s Vision and Mission Statements, which are anchored to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the strategy development process. 
Decorative Image 28 Research Ireland industry-focused fellowships 04Feb
Minister Lawless announces €2.5million for 28 Research Ireland industry-focused fellowships

Five researchers from UCD have secured fellowships with industry partners via the Research Ireland Industry Research, Development, and Innovation Fellowship (IRDIF) Programme.
The fellowships are supported by funding and vary in duration between 12 and 24 months, enabling recipients to undertake placements in 22 companies and work on projects across diverse fields.
EIRSAT-1-Team-with-VPRII 22Jan
EIRSAT-1 wins UCD Research Impact Competition for transforming national space landscape

The EIRSAT-1 project took first prize for impact among 11 finalists, with the Engaged Research prize going to Prof Patricia Fitzpatrick for her work supporting cancer patients to quit smoking.

UCD Vice-President for Research, Innovation and Impact Professor Kate Robson Brown has announced the winner and ten finalists of the 2024 UCD Research Impact Case Study Competition. The annual competition encourages researchers from all disciplines to share how their work has made a positive difference to

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