Eight UCD researchers among the 16 winning research teams to receive ‘Grow Phase’ funding.
Today marks the launch of a unique three-year partnership between two leading academic institutions on the island of Ireland focused on cancer research and innovation.
Latest report from national longitudinal cohort study of primary school children in Ireland - Children's School Lives - the second from the series 'Equalities in Children’s School Lives (2019 – 2023)' exploring the theme of gender to look at the differences in the experiences of boys and girls.
This is the highest number of ERC Consolidator Grants awarded to an Irish university in any one call.
After many years guiding UCD to success in EU research funding, Áine Moore takes up the position of Senior Manager over Research Programmes at UCD Research and Innovation.
As part of a visit to UCD and Queen’s University Belfast, US Congressman Tim Kennedy announced a unique partnership between Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Centre in New York and the All-Island Cancer Research Institute (AICRI)
UCD Researchers have reached more than 500 school students through exciting new collaboration that brings cutting-edge research to the public in engaging and interactive ways.
Core member of the AI_PREMie team, Ana Le Chevillier wins Young AI Role Model of the Year; CeADAR wins Best Application of AI to achieve Social Good.
PhD student Ella Fouhy’s project ‘PREVENT – Early Screening Test to Prevent Pre-Eclampsia and Save Lives’ was chosen from over 2700 applications, the first ever UCD project featured in Prototypes for Humanity.
Prof Saskia van Ruth leads a coalition to establish the European Food Fraud Community of Practice, engaging researchers, regulators, small- and large-sized businesses, to enhance food authenticity and traceability.
Two UCD awardees announced under HRB Research Career Framework that aims to support emerging researchers to establish themselves as independent investigators.
The Weather and Climate Research Professorship represents a multi-million-euro investment by Met Éireann to support the further development of weather and climate services for Ireland using AI and data science.
The €2.5 million European Research Council (ERC) funded project aims to generate a new theory on the role of law in societal integration within and beyond the EU.
Led by UCD’s Prof Breandán Kennedy, EVEREST will bring together 21 institutions from 11 countries to advance the study of 'messengers' between cells which could transform early diagnosis and targeted treatments.
Dr Nicola Fletcher has received a coveted European Research Council Synergy Grant for her groundbreaking project NanoX.
UCD’S Prof Kate Robson Brown among team launching low Earth orbit experiments on latest International Space Station supply mission, testing composite materials and analytical models.
UCD spin-out Equal1 launches inaugural ‘Quantum Solutions for the Environment Challenge’ for students around the island of Ireland, in honour of the famous Belfast physicist.
Research from the University of Sheffield and UCD reveals mechanisms that allow superbug MRSA to become highly resistant to antibiotics, paving the way for new approaches to control infectious disease.
Groundbreaking study exploring the experiences of autistic psychiatrists is led in Ireland by Associate Clinical Professor Mary Doherty, UCD School of Medicine, published in BJPsych Open.
Next-generation space instrument development, philosophy and democracy, Irish biodiversity, emerging technologies in spine surgery, green hydrogen, and treating epidermolysis bullosa among topics funded.
The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has designated the UCD Centre for One Health as a WHO collaborating centre - the first WHO Collaborating Centre on One Health in Europe.
As part of the SOPHIA project, a pioneering clinical risk prediction algorithm has been developed that splits obesity into 5 separate diagnostic profiles.
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science announces funding for 11 innovative UCD projects.
UCD is leading MpoxVax AFRIVAC, a new €1.3M international consortium that aims to rapidly deploy technology and develop new knowledge to end the current Mpox outbreak in DRC and surrounding countries.
On World Space Week, the team behind Ireland's first satellite revealed it detected two gamma-ray bursts with one confirmed by optical redshift via ESO network.
Dipti Pandya has been appointed Director of UCD Research at University College Dublin.
Director of Biorbic and Professor at UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Prof Kevin O’Connor, is the scientific lead on the BioScaleUp project.
Associate social work professor also joins past recipients President Mary Robinson, Seamus Heaney and Dr Mike Ryan of the World Health Organisation in receiving the prestigious Willie Bermingham Medal.
Elsevier has published the latest data-update for ‘science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators,’ revealing the top 2% most cited scientists in the world.
Director of iCRAG, Prof Murray Hitzman, has been appointed Chair of the International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) Council for a four-year term.
International conference at UCD brings experts and stakeholders together to explore the consequences of exposure to MNPs.
First round of UCD Research Culture – Local Actions, Initiatives and Measures (ReCLAIM) awards, funded by Wellcome Institutional Fund for Research Culture, awarded to nine teams for diverse projects.
The new study, co-authored by Professor Michaela Higgins, UCD School of Medicine, was published in Nature Medicine.
The projects were launched during SDG Week, which mobilises annually in September to bring together communities, demand urgency and supercharge solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals.
Research into quantum properties of nano-scale circuits recently published in Physical Review Letters reveals possible key to unlocking power of quantum computing.
The Health Research Board (HRB) has announces funding to support research across three overarching themes; patient-oriented research, population health research, and health service research.
The eighth European Veterinary Immunology Workshop was held in Dublin this year, co-organised by Dr Kieran Meade and colleagues from UCD, QUB, AFBI, and Teagasc.
Dr Tracy Cunningham has been appointed as Chairperson Designate, while Prof Mark Lawler will join Prof Doran as a new Board member.
Two UCD researchers are among 494 young scholars to receive ERC Starting Grants totalling €780 million.
Prof Mary Horgan and Assoc Prof Brian Mac Namee named in new group tasked with developing a public health response to harms caused to children and young people by online activity.
International team led by UCD and McGill University reveals previously unknown effects on physiology that could shape the future of long-duration space missions.
Clinical trial at St Vincent’s Hospital, published today in the Journal of the Obesity Society, found that Ozempic and similar new obesity treatments do more than ‘simply make you eat less.’
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Patrick O’Donovan announced nine teams, including four UCD-led, to receive Grow Phase funding under the €65 million National Challenge Fund.
The SFI-IRC Pathway programme supports early-career research across all disciplines and encourages a cohesive research ecosystem in Ireland.
DAFM has announced the results for the 2023 Thematic Research call, awarding €46 million to over 40 projects – the largest investment in research ever made by the department.
Dr Anna Heffernan joins the science team for the LISA mission - the €1.75bn project led by ESA, in partnership with NASA, to build an observatory in space. We asked her a few questions...
Dr John Lonsdale's appointment emphasises the importance of CeADAR's role in facilitating AI adoption across Irish companies and public organisations.
UCD hosted the AESIS Network ‘Societal Impact of Scientific Research’ 2024 conference, in partnership with UCD Research and the Office of the Vice-President for Research, Innovation and Impact.
Communications team recognised with award for 'Best Public Sector or Civil Service Campaign' at the 2024 PRCA Awards for Excellence in Public Relations.
Women in Data Science (WiDS) Dublin regional conference brought together a diverse group of speakers and attendees to explore the theme 'Data for all: Inclusive data science and analytics.
The multi-award-winning international project launches 'Typhoid, Cockles and Terrorism: How a disease shaped modern Dublin' interactive portal with a series of physical and online exhibitions.
Three UCD researchers among 15 Fellows announced, for research including new liquid biopsy technology, robotically drilled subsea micropiles for floating wind farms and reducing mooring loads for offshore wind platforms.
Findings of a new study could aid our return to the moon and reveal new interactions and research avenues that can drive medical discoveries on Earth.
The findings support the hypothesis that long-term anti-inflammatory therapy with colchicine may reduce recurrent stroke and cardiovascular events specifically in stroke patients with atherosclerosis.
UCD jumps 45 places to 126th in the world, largely driven by its strong research performance which accounted for half of this result
The 'Bio-PADT' partnership between UCD and Marigot Ltd. is spearheading the development of reliable platforms for micronutrient delivery.
€35million Co-Centre to drive societal and political change in food system transformation and transition to climate neutrality by 2050
Seven UCD researchers have been successful in the latest round of the SFI Frontiers for the Future programme awards valued at €34 million.
AI Healthcare Network Seed Funding announced to support cross-disciplinary research and further enhance patient safety and outcomes.
App users can explore the positions of both Irish political parties and independent candidates competing in the European elections.
BiOrbic Bioeconomy SFI Research Centre and I-Form SFI Research Centre for Advanced Manufacturing, both based at UCD, among the four gaining investment via SFI phase 2 centre funding.
Leading Irish and international cancer researchers and clinicians have strongly endorsed the call by An Tánaiste, Micheál Martin for the establishment of an All-Island Cancer Institute.
Significant benefits of Island of Ireland/USA cancer collaboration to be showcased at event.
All-Island Industry Report launched by Minister Dara Calleary and NI Minister Conor Murphy
Awards are supported by Systems Biology Ireland (UCD) and Quantitative Biosciences Institute (UCSF) and in the area of network biology and drug/drug target discovery.
Focusing on Nigerian youth, 'Reconfiguring Drinking Cultures, Gender, and Transgressive Selves' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024) offers a rare analysis of the gendering of alcohol in a non-Western context.
Four exciting new research collaborations will foster novel, multidisciplinary collaborations between the two institutions.
An international team including UCD’s Professor Francesco Pilla, has won the prestigious 2023 Haagen-Smit Prize for their groundbreaking air pollution research.
As part of new multi-million-euro programme at UCD funded by Met Éireann to support the development of weather and climate services using data science and AI.
TG4 documentary shares the extraordinary story of Úna Ní Fhaircheallaigh (Agnes Farrelly).
Leading participants in AICRI met with the members of the US Congress on Capitol Hill as part of this week’s Ireland – Northern Ireland – US engagement to mark St Patrick’s Week.
Paper identifies the impact of early menopause and the severity of menopausal symptoms in cancer survivors, providing evidence-based recommendations.
8,500 people work in Scottish space sector - expected to be worth UK£4BN by 2030
New All-Ireland Children and Young Adults Research Advisory Group for Rare Diseases (RAIN CRAG) launched in the lead-up to Rare Disease Day 2024
Six UCD-led projects have been funded through the SFI Discover Programme this year. The funding will generate opportunities for dialogue and encourage diversity in STEM-related disciplines.
The research team aims to recruit owners of headshaking horses or ponies across Ireland and the UK, for a 12-month study involving blue light therapy.
Centre to advance research, education and collaboration on the One Health to challenges, which recognises the interconnectedness of human, animal and planetary health.
Driving mutual gains in health technology research space, including deployment of AI-enabled clinical support tool
5 UCD researchers have received funding under the scheme. Projects are designed to support innovations and the development and implementation of policies in Ireland, as well as developing research capacity in strategically important areas.
One overall winner and nine finalists were announced at a prize giving ceremony today. The new Engaged Research impact prize was awarded to a project correcting state narratives on the Magdalene Laundries.
UCD launches new Centre for Democracy Research to address fundamental questions for democratic societies.
