⭐️✨ Huge congratulations to the current and former UCD Ad Astra Academy-affiliated athletes on outstanding performances at the World Athletics Championships: three finalists and a new national record. www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

👁️🤑 "Ad brokers pick it all up. They bundle it. They build this really detailed picture of what you're interested in and what you might do next. And then they sell it." 🫡 @elizabethfarries.bsky.social @ucddigitalpolicy.bsky.social @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social

👩‍🎓⚖️ Warmest congratulations to UCD Sutherland School of Law student Emma D’Arcy, the inaugural recipient of the Declan McCourt Memorial Scholarship in Law. @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social @profpech.bsky.social

🧑‍💻☔️ A major new centre launched at University College Dublin will harness artificial intelligence to transform weather forecasting, supporting Ireland’s preparation for the growing risks posed by climate change. www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

Three Irish start-ups have joined @novaucd.bsky.social as part of an ESA BIC Ireland, a two-year incubation programme supporting space-connected enterprises. www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

🧑‍🎓✨ Yesterday's incredibly special performance by UCD Maths student and UCD Athletics Club runner Cian McPhillips saw him storm into the 800m final of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. www.athleticsireland.ie/cian-mcphill...

Great to see the great Liz Farries @ucdischool.bsky.social speaking about digital privacy and data protection on @RTE_PrimeTime

💙💛 UCD President Professor Orla Feely invites you to make the most of Fresher’s Week! Join societies & sports, explore events on & off campus, and meet new friends. Perfect for new, returning, or international students to start an unforgettable UCD experience. #FreshersWeek2025 #UCDLife #StudentLife

Our School's tribute to Professor Conor Gearty can be read here: www.ucd.ie/law/news/con...

Warmest congratulations to @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor Oonagh Breen and Owen O’Sullivan, who have both been appointed to the Law Reform Commission as part-time commissioners.

Join us! Fresher’s week is upon us and it’s magical🪄 Over 90 societies & 300 events at UCD campus. Visit the Freshers Tent behind the Sports Centre & Clubhouse all week to meet committees, discover new interests, and sign up! 📝

💙💛 New elective module for students working towards Gaisce Award UCD and @gaisceaward.bsky.social have partnered to launch a new elective module supporting undergraduate students who are registered for the Award or acting as President’s Award Leaders (PAL). www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

💙💛 Over 4,000 students graduate during UCD September conferrings More than 4,100 students celebrated their academic achievements at University College Dublin during the September conferring ceremonies. www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

👩‍🎓✨ The journey so far. Wishing UCD Ad Astra Academy Sports Scholar Nicola Tuthill the very best as she competes in the Women’s Hammer Throw Final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo today at 13:00 (Irish time).

👩‍🎓🇯🇵 All eyes are on Tokyo! Wishing UCD Ad Astra Academy Elite Sports Scholar Nicola Tuthill the best as she pauses her studies to focus on this Sunday’s qualification round at the 2025 World Athletics Championships. www.irishtimes.com/sport/athlet...

@ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social UCD & @gaisceaward.bsky.social launch a new elective module supporting students pursuing Gaisce Awards. President Michael D. Higgins welcomed the partnership, calling it "an opportunity for young people to build skills and active citizenship." www.ucd.ie/socscilaw/ne...

💥🔭 Here comes the boom! UCD astronomers have co-led the discovery of a mysterious, never-before-seen cosmic explosion. A gamma-ray explosion unlike any discovered before has been observed by an international team of researchers, including astronomers from the UCD School of Physics.

We're so excited to start this new fall semester! 🍂 What are you most excited about this new academic year??

Tom Kettle, Professor of National Economics, @ucddublin.bsky.social, was killed at Ginchy on the Somme #OTD 1916. Among his papers in UCD Archives is a letter from J.A. [Cotter] Royal Munster Fusiliers to Mary Kettle, giving an account of Kettle’s death. Transcription ⬇️ www.ucd.ie/archives/col...

🏆 👏 Congratulations to Assistant Professor Charles C. J. Loh on being named a winner of the 2025 Wiley Advanced Science Young Innovator Award.

Welcome back, UCD students! Let’s make this term unforgettable. 🍀📚 #UCDLife #BackToCampus

🏫📑 Children’s School Lives: Kids experience mixed emotions in transition to secondary school The move to secondary school is a balancing act for most children as they weigh their excitement for more independence against fears of losing friends, according to latest @cslstudyucd.bsky.social report.

💙💛 The UCD Connections Alumni Magazine 2025–2026 celebrates the achievements of University College Dublin’s global alumni while highlighting the University’s role as a hub for cutting-edge research, sustainability, and cultural impact.

🧑‍🎓✨ Congratulations to Professor Paul Perry, Director of the UCD Mary Lavin Centre for Creative Writing, whose new work, Pity About You, has been named the Irish Times Poem of the Week. 👏 @paulperrywriter.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

A brilliant evening of celebrations, welcoming four (!!) new PhDs in UCD art history, and especially celebrating the achievements of Dr @susancurleymeyer.bsky.social whom I had the very great privilege of supervising!! 🎓🎓

Conall (chief dog of Ireland) is on the cover of Archaeology Ireland autumn issue!! @archaeologyirlmag #ArchaeologyIreland #archaeology #minischnauzer

Congratulation to @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social students graduating this week including Kevin Cooke, Adam Bolger, Deirdre O’Connor, Kevin Whooley and Hannah Costello at today’s BSc Social Science conferring. It was a pleasure to be part of your time at UCD and all the best for your new paths. 🎉👨🏽‍🎓👩🏻‍🎓🍾🥳👏

Huge congratulations to Dr. Isabelle Zammit on successfully completing her Ph.D. in Developmental & Social Psychology! We're so proud of you and can’t wait to see what you do next! 👏💫@isabellezammit.bsky.social @lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social #PhD #SocialPsychology #Psychology

The university has conferred honorary degrees upon Irish Chief Justice Donal O’Donnell, former IFA Chief Michael Berkery, composer Michael McGlynn, EPA Director General Laura Burke, and former US Ambassador Kevin O’Malley... www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD, has announced the allocation of €67 million in state funding to enable UCD to enter contract for the delivery of 493 new student on-campus accommodation beds. www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

Memories from University College Dublin’s September graduations. We are proud to share in your success and excited for all that’s to come 👏💙💛🎓 #Ireland #UCD #UniversityCollegeDublin

💙💛 Warmest congratulations to Assistant Professors Mary O’Keeffe, Lucía Tiscornia, Kevin Daly and Graham Benham, who have each been awarded prestigious European Research Council (@erc.europa.eu) Starting Grants worth over €1.5m. www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

University College Dublin has awarded an Honorary Doctorate to former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, Kevin F. O’Malley, celebrating his remarkable career as a diplomat, lawyer, and advocate for transatlantic partnership. www.smurfitschool.ie/news/ucdhono...

Graduation is not only a milestone for our students, but also a proud moment for their families. Celebrating UCD Class of 2025 together!

🛰️🫡 Mission Accomplished: EIRSAT-1 to deorbit after two year historic journey Ireland’s first satellite EIRSAT-1 has completed its mission orbiting the Earth and will de-orbit in the coming days.

🎓🌍 Warmest congratulations to Laura Burke, Director General of Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on her receipt of an honorary doctorate in Engineering from the university for her contributions to the profession.

🏫📉 More than 30% of students in Deis second-level schools are considered ‘chronic absentees.' UCD School of Education Professor Judith Harford and Dr Brian Fleming have highlighted the key points of a recent national report on the problem ⬇️ www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...

💙💛 Congratulations to all the students graduating today at UCD! Today marks a proud moment for our students, their families, and our community. We applaud your achievements and wish you every success as you take your next steps. #universitycollegedublin #ireland #dublin #graduation #2025

UCD President Orla Feely: Higher education faces global disruptors demographics, deglobalisation, digitalisation, deficits, distrust & division. Their impact varies, but together they pose unprecedented challenges to universities and their vital role in society. lnkd.in/gQ6WgVfJ

Congrats to UCD Law student Tara Grattan on winning the 2025 Tim Scanlon Corporate Law Bursary for her essay on Brexit’s impact on Ireland’s regulatory landscape. She receives a €5,000 bursary, a place on Matheson’s summer internship, and a piece of art in Tim’s memory. #UniversityCollegeDublin

Our Secret Orchard 🍎🤫 #UniversityCollegeDublin #Ireland #IrishApple

Honoured to receive the NSI Early Career Investigator Award from @neuroscienceirl.bsky.social for our lab’s work on neuroinflammation after spinal cord injury - research supported by @ucddublin.bsky.social & @researchireland.ie Excited to share our findings at #NSI2025 in Belfast! 🧠✨

🚜😫 A new study has revealed that work-family conflict (WFC) is a common contributor to psychological distress among farmers in Ireland, with researchers calling for enhanced mental health support for farming families. www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

👩‍🎓✨ Many congratulations to Assistant Professor Dearbhaile Dooley, who has been awarded Neuroscience Ireland's 2025 Early-Career Investigator Award in recognition of her pioneering work on neuroimmune responses in spinal cord injury. 👏 @dooleylab.bsky.social

Listen back to Prof Gerald Mills of UCD School of Geography on @rteradio1.bsky.social, outlining why cities will need more green spaces & shade and buildings will have to be better ventilated in the future as global temperatures continue to rise due to climate change. 👇 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

UCD GAA Executive Ger Brennan is the new manager of Dublin GAA’s senior footballers. A two-time All-Ireland winner as a player, the former centre-back for the Boys in Blue recently guided Louth to a long-awaited Leinster title. www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

I am delighted that @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social is now on Bluesky!!! Follow us and hear more about our research, programmes, wide ranging successes and upcoming activities!

Long days ☀️ Bright skies 🌿 Summer at its most inspiring #UCDBelfield

😷🔬 Laboratory and animal studies suggest that microplastics can disrupt metabolism, cause inflammation and gut microbiota imbalance, and affect reproductive and developmental processes.” - Dr Xiaohui Lin, UCD School of Biosystems and Food Engineering www.independent.ie/life/health-...

💙💛 Congratulations to UCD GAA Executive Ger Brennan on his appointment as Dublin Senior Football Manager, wishing him every success. 👏 @dublingaaofficial.bsky.social