UCD News & Events

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December 2012	Posted
UCD honours three medics for their historic role in Irish politics	21 Dec 2012
UCD Professor recognised for outstanding academic record in European integration	20 Dec 2012
UCD paper featured on front cover of Nature Nanotechnology	17 Dec 2012
Tech firm Enbio signs €500,000 contract with European Space Agency to optimise 'sunscreen' to better protect space satellites	13 Dec 2012
UCD Professor first Irish-based scientist appointed President of the Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology	13 Dec 2012
UCD surface engineer, Dr Denis Dowling receives the NovaUCD 2012 Innovation Award	03 Dec 2012
Visionary architect, Kevin Roche awarded UCD Ulysses Medal	07 Dec 2012
Older People in Residential Care Settings: Results of a National Survey on Staff-Resident Interactions and Conflicts	06 Dec 2012
UCD Philosophy Professor awarded Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal	03 Dec 2012
Enterprise Ireland 2012 Lifescience Commercialisation Award for UCD Professor	03 Dec 2012

November 2012	Posted
Taoiseach, Enda Kenny officially opens new student centre at UCD	30 Nov 2012
Study identifies accelerated risk pattern of suicide towards age 21	28 Nov 2012
UCD spin-out company, Equinome opens Australian office to expand sales in the Asia-Pacific Region	27 Nov 2012
Social history of nursing available through digitised INMO journals	22 Nov 2012
UCD honours Catherine McAuley and Mary Aikenhead	22 Nov 2012
Intel supports 20 years of research on a tributary of the River Liffey by UCD researchers	15 Nov 2012
Irish Software Association Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for UCD Professor	15 Nov 2012
National University of Ireland (NUI) Awards and Scholarships for UCD students and graduates	09 Nov 2012
Emeli Sandé honoured by UCD’s Literary & Historical Society	07 Nov 2012
A ‘founding father’ of the data analytics industry, Dr George Moore honoured by UCD	07 Nov 2012
UCD Crowned Student Yachting World Champions in France	05 Nov 2012

October 2012	Posted
Jack White, former White Stripes frontman, receives James Joyce Award from UCD Literary & Historical Society	31 Oct 2012
UCD engineering graduate named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year 2012	31 Oct 2012
UCD Choral Scholars feature in INTERKULTUR World Ranking	24 Oct 2012
European Health Award for study identifying health literacy problems	19 Oct 2012
UCD Smurfit Graduate Business School – only Irish business school to make Financial Times Executive MBA Rankings	16 Oct 2012
UCD welcomes announcement of Kerry Group Global Technology and Innovation Centre	11 Oct 2012
UCD named Sunday Times University of the Year for ‘unrivalled strength in investment in students’	11 Oct 2012
Dr Pádraic Conway, 1962 - 2012	05 Oct 2012

September 2012	Posted
European Research Council funding for 2 UCD researchers	26 Sep 2012
EAIE delegates encouraged to consider the possibilities of self-organised learning environments	13 Sep 2012
Chinese Government gives approval to UCD’s International College in Beijing	13 Sep 2012
Switching to low GI diet during pregnancy reduces chances of excessive weight gain by up to 20%	11 Sep 2012
QS Rankings show rise for UCD	11 Sep 2012
Universities jointly honour ‘Chuck’ Feeney, the founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies	07 Sep 2012
WHO accredits Ireland-Vietnam Virus Initiative co-funded by Irish Aid and Atlantic Philanthropies	07 Sep 2012
ICON forms strategic partnership with University College Dublin	06 Sep 2012
2012 Paralympic Games triple medal winner, Helen Kearney graduates in absentia from UCD	05 Sep 2012
50 new jobs as ResMed announces expansion of facility at UCD	04 Sep 2012

August 2012	Posted
17 UCD courses increase by 25 or more points	20 August 2012
UCD Olympians welcomed home	15 August 2012
UCD Imagine Science Film Festival – Science Expression Competition Winners	01 August 2012

July 2012	Posted
UCD mourns the death of Maeve Binchy, one of Ireland’s most beloved authors	31 July2012
Mediterranean earthworm species found thriving in Ireland as global temperatures rise	25 July 2012
Stereotyping of nurses persists on online social media	25 July2012
UCD's Lanigan-O'Keeffe to represent Ireland in modern pentathlon at London 2012	25 July 2012
UCD inventor of ‘therapeutic light mask for horses’ wins Enterprise Ireland’s ‘One to Watch’ Award	23 July2012
Fulbright awards for UCD scholars	23 July 2012
Beckett and the ‘State’ of Ireland	17 July2012
Tara Oceans expedition schooner visits Dublin	16 July 2012
Elan-UCD endowment honours Irish business leaders and boosts Ireland’s capacity in the 'Business of Biotechnology'	11 July2012
CAO first preference applications to UCD continue to rise	11 July2012
Food and health: science v myth	11 July2012
1 in 3 Science Foundation Ireland Principal Investigator Awards go to UCD researchers	02 July2012

June 2012	Posted
Healthy eating guidelines needed for pre-school children as 25% classified overweight or obese	20 June 2012
UCD Bloomsday celebrates film with honorary degrees for Daniel Day Lewis, Brenda Fricker and UCD graduate, Jim Sheridan	18 June 2012
Socialising helps to alleviate symptoms of depression	13 June 2012
Three out of five ‘Ireland’s Champions of EU Research’ awards go to UCD researchers	12 June 2012
Pope’s representative, Cardinal Marc Ouellet visits UCD	12 June 2012
New intellectual property protocol aims to capitalise on publicly-funded R&D	11 June 2012
Transit of Venus: View from Ireland obscured by clouds	08 June 2012

May 2012	Posted
Five UCD academics enrolled as members of Royal Irish Academy	25 May 2012
New wireless sleep-monitoring device launched in Japan uses technology originally developed at UCD	29 May 2012
Professor Joe Carthy elected to UCD Governing Authority	25 May 2012
Most experienced social workers needed in child welfare and protection	23 May 2012
Minister pays tribute to Electricity Research Centre at UCD	23 May 2012
UCD School of Psychology and Headstrong study shows one third of young people have experienced mental health distress	16 May 2012
UCD Ladies Hockey claim Electric Irish Senior Cup	14 May 2012
Irish higher education system 16th in new ranking published by Universitas 21	11 May 2012
Minister Cannon begins Mandarin lessons with UCD Confucius Institute	11 May 2012
New High-Tech Ventures Commence UCD’s 2012 Entrepreneurship Programme	11 May 2012
Minister for Education and Skills launches Chinese Language and Culture course for Transition Year Students	04 May 2012
UCD students selected for Washington Ireland Program 2012	02 May 2012

April 2012	Posted
Barrington Medal for UCD economist who studies benefits of early childhood intervention	30 Apr 2012
Four UCD scientists awarded Government grant aimed at supporting most promising young scientific talent	30 Apr 2012
Report: Social isolation and low self-esteem linked to elder abuse, say case workers	30 Apr 2012
Wonders of the Oceans in Meeting House Square to mark Dublin City of Science	24 Apr 2012
University College Dublin signs MOU with leading Chinese Dairy Producer	24 Apr 2012
The Spring Edition of UCD Today is now Online	18 Apr 2012
Minister launches two new textbook resources for clinical psychology	18 Apr 2012
Kerry red deer ancestry traced to population introduced to Ireland by ancient peoples over 5,000 years ago	18 Apr 2012
UCD Choral Scholars scoop special jury prize and two medals at Concorso Corale Internazionale	11 Apr 2012
CoderDojo, the free IT coding clubs for young people at UCD	05 Apr 2012
Nominations open in by-election to Governing Authority	04 Apr 2012

March 2012	Posted
President Michael D Higgins honoured by UCD Law Society	30 Mar 2012
Next generation entrepreneurs begin innovation & mentoring skills camp	28 Mar 2012
New anthology captures a century of debate and analysis in Ireland	27 Mar 2012
James Joyce's guitar goes under restoration for Bloomsweek recitals	22 Mar 2012
'Celtic alliance' to target advances in healthcare	22 Mar 2012
UCD Men’s 8 take rowing colours and the Gannon for the fifth year running. UCD Women’s 8 retain Corcoran Cup to take the colours	20 Mar 2012
CAO first preference figures rise 10.8% at UCD	09 Mar 2012
Ancient fossil remains reveal Velociraptor's last meal	08 Mar 2012
UCD Annual Student Awards	06 Mar 2012
Ferrari selects UCD student Ian Whelan during global search for young engineers	01 Mar 2012
New test can better predict successful IVF embryos, scientists say	01 Mar 2012

February 2012	Posted
Five new spin-out companies established at UCD during 2011	24 Feb 2012
First international university announced for Beijing	20 Feb 2012
UCD student is individual winner of Irish Times Debate 2012	20 Feb 2012
UCD’s Ciara Everard wins Senior Women's 800m at National Championships	20 Feb 2012
Garret FitzGerald ‘guide and mentor’ to Ireland	13 Feb 2012
UCD’s Ciara Everard sets new Irish U23 800m indoor record	10 Feb 2012
UCD Governing Authority appoints Process Auditor, Process Manager and Screening Group as presidential search and selection procedure commences	10 Feb 2012
NovaUCD based companies expect to create 300 jobs over next 2 years	06 Feb 2012
Top golf pro, Harrington receives James Joyce Award from UCD L&H Society	06 Feb 2012
UCD academic elected President of International Society of Anglo-Saxonists	01 Feb 2012
UCD scientist first to win SFI-HRB Wellcome Trust Biomedical Partnership Award	01 Feb 2012

January 2012	Posted
Experts begin work on ‘alternative’ national archive of Ireland	31 Jan 2012
Scientists trace origin of 'speed gene' in modern racehorses to British mare of 300 years ago	25 Jan 2012
UCD Ad Astra Academy awards 65 scholarships	20 Jan 2012
UK Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg visits University College Dublin	16 Jan 2012
There is no 16-clue Sudoku, mathematician shows	10 Jan 2012
Anti-freeze poses threat to pets, experts warn	05 Jan 2012