🏉🏆 Three-in-a-Row: UCD Women's Rugby Club has secured the Kay Bowen Trophy for the third consecutive year.

🌊✋ Is the planning system broken, or is the solution to flooding less engineering and more nature-based? UCD Assistant Professor Fiachra O'Loughlin of @ucdengarch.bsky.social joins @thejournal.ie The Explainer podcast to discuss flood defences and the devastation caused by recent storms.

👨‍🔬🏅 Warmest congratulations to Assistant Professor Alan Seltzer, who has been named this year’s recipient of the F.G. Houtermans Award by the European Association of Geochemistry (EAG). 👏 @eageo.bsky.social @ucdscience.bsky.social

💡⚡️ Ireland’s approach to protecting vulnerable energy consumers could help other countries phase out harmful electricity disconnections without destabilising power markets, new research has found. 🧵 📝 @ucdspswsj.bsky.social @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social

The Observer Effect is now live. Hosted by Assoc Prof Shane Bergin (UCD School of Education), the podcast features researchers from across the UCD College of Social Sciences and Law reflecting on their work and motivations. Listen now: open.spotify.com/show/4ysNczV...

Social determinants of health affect cancer prevention, screening and early detection for Ireland’s Traveller community. Our research shows Traveller health and anti-racism action plans must be implemented. Health equity is cancer care. #WorldCancerDay #TravellerHealth #CancerResearch #Equity

💙💛 #WorldCancerDay: University College Dublin is to lead a €1 million research programme aimed at improving early detection of pancreatic cancer, one of Ireland’s most difficult to treat cancers.

👩‍🏫📚 A new UCD-led study warns that our current education system is too slow to respond to emerging threats and opportunities, such as Artificial Intelligence. 🧵

Congratulations to researchers from the UCD College of Social Sciences and Law following the 2025 Research Impact Awards. Special congratulations to Prof Orla Doyle, overall winner for Preparing for Life, alongside awardees and finalists across the College. Read more: bit.ly/3NG3kSD

🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒🏆 A project promoting enhanced parenting support within disadvantaged communities has won the 2025 UCD Research Impact Case Study Competition. 👏 @orladoyle.bsky.social @ucdgearyinst.bsky.social

👨‍🎓🇮🇪 UCD Professor Diarmaid Ferriter has been named the patron of the Dr Éamon Phoenix Foundation, a charity dedicated to preserving and developing the legacy of Dr Éamon Phoenix.

📸🦦Elusive otter captured on camera by UCD researcher after five-year wait After five years of waiting, an otter has been captured on camera in Wicklow as part of a project led by a UCD researcher. @ucdwildlife.bsky.social

🏆👨‍🎓 Incredible scenes! The Students make history as UCD FC claims a record-breaking four-in-a-row Harding Cup title, following a 3–2 victory over University College Cork.

In the first UCD Library #CulturalHeritage Collections blog post of 2026 Ailbe Van Der Heide of @bealoideasucd.bsky.social describes the folklore and traditions surrounding sheep. Read: ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2026/01/29/t... @ucdarchives.bsky.social @ucdscoilglcb.bsky.social

👨‍🎓🏛️ A Lifetime Achievement: The Royal Institute of British Architects has awarded UCD Architecture graduate Níall McLaughlin the 2026 Royal Gold Medal for architecture, the UK’s highest honour in the field. 🎓 @ucdengarch.bsky.social @the-riba.bsky.social

The UCD Writing Centre turned 10!🥳 Last evening saw a gathering of students & staff in the James Joyce Library to mark the occasion, with remarks by Centre Manager Zeljka Doljanin, Prof. Fionnuala Dillane & UCD Registrar & Deputy President Colin Scott. #UCDWritingCentre10 www.ucd.ie/writingcentre

💙💛 University College Dublin has placed 38th in the latest QS World University Rankings for Europe. Continuing to be ranked among the continent’s top universities, this year UCD rose 13 places in the rankings.

🚀🦠 On Earth, biofilms, layers of bacteria that stick to surfaces such as dental plaque or the slimy coating on rocks in water, have benefits for human health, including preventing infections and breaking down complex carbohydrates during digestion. 🪐 @ucdscience.bsky.social

🥊👨‍🎓 The Champ! Massive congratulations to UCD Ad Astra Elite Sports Scholar Tadhg O'Donnell, who has taken home the men’s 75kg title at the National Elite Boxing Championships finals. The 19-year-old second-year Sport & Exercise Management student is UCD’s first-ever Ad Astra scholar in boxing.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💰 "The recent Scottish budget raises the lower limits of the starter, basic and intermediate income tax thresholds, meaning more income is taxed at lower rates. This goes some way to protecting those whose pay falls in these bands."

🗳️🤖 Many congratulations to Associate Professor Stefan Müller of the UCD School of Politics and International Relations on securing a Una Europa seed funding grant for the project Democracy and AI. 👏 @stefanmueller.bsky.social @ucdpolitics.bsky.social @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social @unaeuropa.bsky.social

🔮✨ "The Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localised entirely within your campus?"

👩‍🎓🇺🇸 A fantastic appointment: UCD alumna Jackie Fox has been announced as RTÉ News' new Washington Correspondent. 👏 @news.rte.ie

Agnes Cuming Lecture Series | UCD School of Philosophy The UCD School of Philosophy welcomes Michael Williams (Johns Hopkins University) for a two-part public lecture on scepticism. 10–11 February 2026, 6.00 pm, Newman Building, UCD. Free, registration required: bit.ly/45oUQVX

Nice thread about @joannakacprzyk.bsky.social and my paper in @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social TL;DR: People study plants because they rock!

💙💛 University College Dublin has been awarded The KeepWell Mark™, solidifying its status as a leader both in education and employee experience.

So I have a book out about the challenges and dilemmas arising from large-scale immigration. Of course I look at the benefits of integrating and incorporating migrants (and how social policy can help) but I also focus on the political obstacles that play out in many countries.

Dr Madeleine Steeds & Prof Ben Cowan of @ucddublin.bsky.social, and Dr Sheila Castilho, Prof Sharon O’Brien & Dr Vicent Briva‑Iglesia of @dublincityuni.bsky.social have been awarded funding through the CHIST-ERA Call 2025. You can read about their projects at: www.researchireland.ie/news/chistera/

🌱🌍 A new UCD-led international study reveals what inspires people to study plant biology, a subject essential for building the future workforce needed to address biodiversity loss, climate change, and food security.

Equal1, a spin-out of NovaUCD, has raised $60 million (€51.5 million) in funding to further develop its quantum computing technology and deploy its Bell-1 quantum server for data centres.

The campus looks stunning on such a beautiful bright day! #winter2026 #biodiversity #campuslife

🏆⭐️ Two UCD projects have been named winners at this year’s SATLE Impact Awards, which celebrate initiatives that deliver real, demonstrable impact in teaching and learning across Irish higher education. www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

🌅🦅 ℕ𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝔽𝕝𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕤 #UniversityCollegeOfDublin #Ireland

💙💛 Three UCD-led projects will receive a share of €3 million in funding to support mental health research in Ireland. The investment will fund ten projects in total, advancing research in areas including youth mental health, adult ADHD, women’s mental health, and loneliness among older people.

🧑‍🎓🏐 Well done to Theo Clancy and the rest of John Divilly's UCD GAA team on an impressive victory over ATU Galway in the opening match of this year's 2026 Electric Ireland Sigerson Cup. UCD 3-12 (3-0-12) ATU GALWAY 0-10 (0-1-8) www.gaa.ie/article/theo...

Ready to take on 2026 like… 🦢💪 #UCDCampus #UniversityCollegeDublin

🧑‍🌾🌎 “Regenerative farming works in harmony with nature and natural ecosystem processes.” 🗣️ @darastanley.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/science/2026...

Nollaig na mBan: 'Its modern revival is a celebration of female friendship and connection' jrnl.ie/6919674

🎄✨ Happy Nollaig na mBan! Each January 6, Women’s Christmas traditionally recognised the work of women during the festive period. On this day, men took on the household work, giving women the space to rest and spend time together. #nollaignamban #womenschristmas

🎅🎄 Enjoy the break, everyone. Wishing you a restful and happy Christmas. We'll see you in January 🙏

The story of Ireland’s peatlands are being told through a new series of illustrated beer mats celebrating the biodiversity and history preserved by Irish’s bogs.

💙💛 End-of-year message from the President As the year draws to a close, UCD President Professor Orla Feely reflects on some of the successes over the past year in University College Dublin, and thanks all those who helped to make them happen. 🔗 www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

And that’s a wrap on 2025 for the UCD Staff Community Choir! Four Christmas performances done! 2026 will be an exciting year for us as we prepare to celebrate ten years of singing together! 🎉🍾 @ucddublin.bsky.social @caoimhe1.bsky.social

👨‍🌾💰 Many congratulations to Assistant Professor Dimitrios Argyropoulos, who has secured €6.5m in Horizon Europe-backed funding for the UCD-led AI project AGROBOOST.

Why does it seem like good government is so hard to deliver? A new module for our students tackled these questions by bringing policy makers and shapers into the classroom. More details about the guests and module: www.ucd.ie/spire/newsan... @ucddublin.bsky.social @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social

🏛️🇮🇪 A dedicated women’s museum may be developed in Ireland as recommended by an advisory committee chaired by Dr Sandra Collins, UCD’s University Librarian. @ucdlibrary.bsky.social @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social

What OpenAI’s Leadership Changes Reveal About Its Strategic Direction. Associate Professor Alessia Paccagnini speaks to @forbes.com Read the full article here: www.forbes.com/sites/sallyp... #AI #OpenAI #UCDBusinessFaculty @ucddublin.bsky.social