Undergraduate Research Day 2024
The School of Veterinary Medicine held its inaugural Undergraduate Research Day on 15 November. Led by Dr Sourav Bhattacharjee, Assistant Professor in the School's Veterinary Biosciences Section, this initiative showcased the diverse research projects undertaken by the School’s undergraduate students.
Research projects on a wide variety of topics - from microscopy to farm animals - were presented. The students demonstrated their data through presentations (UCD Thesis In 3 format) and posters. Students then spoke to the adjudication panel consisting of Dr Alison Reynolds and David Kilroy (School of Veterinary Medicine) and Dr Mícheál Casey from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM). Following on from this, Dr Casey gave a short talk on the upcoming opportunities for summer placements in DAFM that students can apply for next year.
A team of students (Julia Mroczkowska, Miguel Barbosa Fleming, Jack Fitzgerald and Grace O’Driscoll, supervised by Dr Locksley Messam) won the Best Presenter Award for oral talk and poster, while Theresa Benny (supervised by Dr Michaela Davis) and Ciara McDermott (supervised by Dr Annetta Zintl) shared the Best Poster Award.
We were delighted to see so many students and staff attend the event. A special word of gratitude to all of the undergraduate students who took the time to participate in this event and share their research with the School community.
See below for a selection of images from the event.
