🤖🏥 University College Dublin researchers have developed a groundbreaking robotic model of the human oesophagus, transforming how swallowing disorders are studied, diagnosed and treated.

I was on Mooney Goes Wild talking goats! Cannot describe how sleep deprived I was recording this. Mooney Goes Wild Monday 30 March 2026 - Mooney Goes Wild share.google/I4GNDt7kF2bF...

Research Ireland has announced €4.4M to support 46 fellowships under its Enterprise Fellowship programme. UCD researchers are involved in 4 Placements and 6 Partnerships. Read more: www.ucd.ie/research/new...

Over the next two weeks, UCD researchers will be sharing their work at Explorium through family-friendly talks, interactive demos and workshops as part of #UCDxExplorium! Check out speakers for the next few days on the posters below and at explorium.ie

As housing demand continues to rise, Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) offer a way to enable higher-quality, faster and more sustainable construction. Dr Daniel McCrum's research is providing the foundational knowledge needed to build homes safely and more sustainably. youtu.be/E8wxEukD_YI?...

💙💛 University College Dublin has awarded an honorary doctorate to Dr Fabiola Gianotti, CERN Director-General and a leading figure in the discovery of the Higgs boson. @cern.bsky.social

A pioneering figure in #particlephysics Dr Fabiola Gianotti was a principal in the #ATLAS experiment at CERN’s #LargeHadronCollider for the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012, one of the most significant scientific breakthroughs of the last 2 centuries @cern.bsky.social www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

Join UCD Library's Jenny Collery, Jade Smith & Jane Nolan in the JJL on 26 March (10.30am-12 noon) for a workshop 'Building Visibility & Identity: Inside the Academy and Out', part of Research Culture & Integrity Week @ucdresearch.bsky.social Full details of activities: www.ucd.ie/researchcult...

𝗨𝗖𝗗'𝘀 𝗗𝗿 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝘆𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆–𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 Over €5.5M will fund three early career researchers to kickstart their independent research careers and pursue ambitious, high-impact scientific research @researchireland.ie www.ucd.ie/research/new...

A new study led by UCD’s Professor Ronan Cahill is the first to robustly demonstrate that ICGFA digital decision support tool can significantly improve outcomes in colorectal surgery. Read more: www.ucd.ie/research/new...

The first Innovate for Ireland National Centre 'Decarb-AI’ will harness the power of AI to accelerate the transition to a climate‑resilient, low‑carbon future. The new €5.7M national centre is led by UCD's Professor Andrew Parnell and will welcome 30 iScholars.👇 www.ucd.ie/research/new...

The AI2Peat project uses earth observation, AI and expert ecological knowledge to map and monitor peatlands across Ireland. The project is supporting detection of peatland degradation and restoration needs, informing restoration planning and empowering communities. youtu.be/OHjC0lu7F6o

🗓️ Research Culture and Integrity Week 2026, 23-27 March Join UCD Research Culture for a festival of events that promote collegiality and networking across the research community! With great talks & activities highlighting examples of best practice in research culture👇 www.ucd.ie/researchcult...

Join UCD Library's @jencoll.bsky.social & Laura Zaliene who will be answering your #OpenAccess publishing questions. Where will you publish your research? There are green, gold & diamond options. Find out more in this Q&A session on Mon, 23 March at 2.30pm in the JJL. Register: bit.ly/oa26mar2

Many congratulations to UCD researchers Dr Sara Benedi Lahuerta and Dr Ryan Lash, who have been appointed to the Young Academy of Ireland in recognition of their contributions as emerging leaders in research and innovation. 👏 @ria.ie @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social

Join UCD Library's Jenny Collery, Jade Smith & Jane Nolan in the JJL on 26 March (10.30am-12 noon) for a workshop 'Building Visibility & Identity: Inside the Academy and Out', part of Research Culture & Integrity Week @ucdresearch.bsky.social Full details of activities at www.ucd.ie/researchcult...

UCD's Prof Liam Kennedy discusses how Irish American identity has changed over the decades, how traces of it persist through popular culture, and the “soft power” of the Irish-American relationship. 👂Listen back on The Irish Times' Inside Politics podcast: www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ins...

Prof Lorraine Brennan popped by UCD Library to visit the 'Future of Food' exhibition, which features the fascinating research she is leading in the Nutrition, Biomarkers & Health Lab. Visit the the exhibition (3rd floor JJL) or learn more about her research here: www.ucdnutrimarkers.com

Public opinion and election coverage are vital parts of a healthy democracy. The Irish Polling Indicator is making sophisticated statistical analysis accessible through open data and interactive visualisations, to support informed political debate and decision-making. youtu.be/rq9C_i1EWZ0

Director of the Charles Institute of Dermatology at UCD, Prof Desmond Tobin, talked to The New York Times about why our hair turns grey. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/w...

Africa and Europe face a future of profound climate, digital, economic and social change. Meeting these global transitions will require both regions to act together with a shared purpose, shared agency, and stronger cooperation in science, technology, and innovation.

📣REMINDER: UCD College of Social Sciences & Law's Research and Engagement Day takes place tomorrow Tuesday 10 March!👇

🗓️ Research Culture and Integrity Week 2026, 23-27 March Join UCD Research Culture for a festival of events that promote collegiality and networking across the research community! With great talks & activities highlighting examples of best practice in research culture👇 www.ucd.ie/researchcult...

32 brilliant projects have been funded under the Research Ireland Discover Programme! #STEM #PublicEngagement Congratulations to: 🌟Dr Maria Prencipe: Behind Walls 🌟Dr Rachel Farrell: Cyber Citizens 🌟Dr David McKeown: Dublin Maker 🌟Dr Shane Bergin: Quavers to Quadratics www.ucd.ie/research/new...

UCD Earth Institute will welcome 3 new Journalists in Residence for 2026! Tommy Greene, Sylvia Thompson and Jade Wilson will begin collaborating with the Institute and its members over the coming months. www.ucd.ie/research/new...

We're delighted to announce that @tommygreene.bsky.social along with @irishtimes.com journalists Sylvia Thompson and Jade Wilson are our journalists in residence for 2026! 🎉 We look forward to welcoming Tommy, Sylvia (whose residency is being co-hosted with @biorbic.bsky.social ) and Jade

Join us for 'Open Education 101', the 1st in a series of UCD Library workshops on Open Education, looking at how to create #OERs (Open Educational Resources). 📆Thurs, 5th March 1-2pm 📍Link 3, James Joyce Library Register at buff.ly/Bgx8C7G @ucdischool.bsky.social @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social

On Rare Disease Day, we highlight our work in Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), a rare inherited condition causing fragile bones and recurrent fractures. Led by Prof Rachel Crowley. @ucdmedicine.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social #RareDiseaseDay #OI #BoneHealth #ClinicalResearch #clinicaltrials

🗓️ To mark the World Rare Disease Day this year, UCD Rare Disease Research initiatives are reinforcing their commitment to advancing access to vital research for the 300,000 people living with a rare disease in Ireland. 👉https://www.ucd.ie/research/news/2026/markingworldrarediseaseday2026/

🗓️10 March, 10am-2.15pm 📍UCD Sutherland School of Law Join the UCD College of Social Sciences & Law for their 'Research and Engagement Day', with Keynote Panel: “Why great research reaches (and fails to reach) policymakers?” 👉 See full programme here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/research-a...

Health systems around the world are striving to provide safer, more reliable care. Assoc Prof Aoife De Brún worked with healthcare staff, patients and researchers to co-design a user-friendly resource that has been widely adopted across the Irish health system. youtu.be/YsfG9NKpEwY

The MASH – Mobile Adaptable SHelter team, led by researchers from UCD College of Engineering & Architecture, and Defence Forces Liaison Capt. Dave McKenna, has been awarded runner-up funding in the Research Ireland - Defence Innovation Challenge. www.ucd.ie/research/new...

A new investment phase of €10M has been announced for the PPI Ignite Network The Network brings universities, civil society organisations and members of the public together to embed public and patient involvement (PPI) in health and social care research. #PPI www.ucd.ie/research/new...

Just published in research @nature.com provides fresh understanding to Iron Age conflict and sheds new light on how mass violence was used to assert power in prehistoric Europe. @erc.europa.eu study showed that the victims were not related www.ucd.ie/research/new... www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Delighted the @esa.int documentary about #EIRSAT-1 Ireland's first satellite, has been included in @sxswedu.com 2026 Festival. EIRSAT-1 was a flagship project of UCD C-Space, Centre for Space Research, supported by the ESA Education 'Fly Your Satellite' programme. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgPT...

Minister James Lawless TD has announced €2.6M in funding for five teams under the Research Ireland – Gas Networks Ireland Innovation Challenge. UCD researchers will co-lead on two teams. Congratulations to Dr Nasim Eslamirad (DIGIGAS) & Dr Recep Kaan Dereli (BIOGRID)! www.ucd.ie/research/new...

Join Dr Ítalo de Sena on Friday for a look at games & how they can serve as rigorous methods for #CitizenScience. There will be time for Q&A and to play a board game! 📆27 Feb 10.30-12.30 📍Link 3, James Joyce Library (& online via Zoom) Details & register➡️ buff.ly/F1SsinN @ucdresearch.bsky.social

The EPA has awarded €6.5M in funding for 24 new research projects addressing challenges in climate, the environment and human health. Congratulations to Prof Ainhoa González who has received funding for her project ScopeSEA! www.ucd.ie/research/new...

🤰💊 Professor Patricia Maguire: "For now, if your doctor has prescribed aspirin in pregnancy, it’s important to continue taking it. It is a safe, effective and evidence-based treatment for women at higher risk of pre-eclampsia..."

👩‍🎓🌱 “The tipping point has been reached.” - @noeleensmyth.bsky.social, Assistant Professor in Horticulture at UCD, warns that alien invasive non-native plant species now outnumber native ones growing in Ireland, raising urgent questions about the health of our ecosystems and what comes next.

7 projects have been awarded over €2.1M under the Research Ireland - Innovating in Health & Wellbeing Challenge. UCD researchers will co-lead on: 🔵 CHECK-ME: Cancer Health Embedded ChecKs for MEntal health services 🔵 Moving Well-Being Well Computer Vision Assessment Tool www.ucd.ie/research/new...

UCD researchers from the #REALLOCATE project have developed an innovative way to allow children to meaningfully contribute to traffic safety and urban-design decisions in their neighbourhood using #Minecraft. ➡️Read the case study here: lnkd.in/dtEb2DPJ youtu.be/lb3KzFfAqQI

👨‍🔬🏅 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

🌊✋ 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.

#CitizenScience Find out how members of the public are getting involved in urban planning and climate action research through games like #Minecraft! 📅 17 Feb, 10.30am-12.30pm. 📍UCD & Online. All welcome! Register here: lnkd.in/dN_MCVu6 #urbanplanning #climateaction #geogames #UCD

🔬Microscopy underpins much of modern science, but globally, access to advanced imaging is expensive and technically complex. Research led by Dr Mark Pickering has expanded access to advanced imaging through the development of low-cost, open-source microscopes. Read more: www.ucd.ie/research/imp...

A new multinational study, just published in Lancet Digital Health, shows that AI-driven decision support could enable earlier and more precise identification of patients in need of blood transfusion - and reduce deaths from haemorrhage. www.alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-D...

Hurry and get your free ticket to #OpenResearch Week virtual events by this Friday 6th Feb at 3pm! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @ucdresearch.bsky.social @ucdtl.bsky.social @ucdscience.bsky.social @ucdischool.bsky.social

Prof Orla Doyle has been announced as this year's overall winner of the UCD Research Impact Case Study Competition for ‘Preparing for Life: changing children’s lives through early parenting support’. 🎉Congratulations to Prof Doyle & all the finalists announced today! ➡️ www.ucd.ie/research/new...

Open Research Week is 9-11 February! Celebrate #CitizenScience, #RightsRetention, #OpenPublishing & more at this 3-day series of webinars for researchers & colleagues who support #OpenResearch. Find out more & register on the UCD Library Open Access guide: buff.ly/GokQv6k @ucdtl.bsky.social