Dr Mary Doherty, Clinical Prof at @ucdmedicine.bsky.social will receive the BCA Medal of Honour for Services to Healthcare (BCAh) for championing the integration of neurodivergent professionals into the health service and improving healthcare for autistic people. LISTEN: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Prof Niamh Nowlan has been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept Grant for research with the potential to enable new treatments for a broad range of paediatric growth disorders. www.ucd.ie/research/new...

🏥💙 Twenty years and over 25,000 patients' lives transformed: The UCD Clinical Research Centre is celebrating two decades of bringing pioneering treatments from the lab to the patietn's bedside, giving thousands of people access to clinical trials that have changed and saved lives. 🧵

🤖🧠 "Are We Creating Alien Beings?" | Nobel laureate and Artificial Intelligence pioneer Professor Geoffrey Hinton argues that rapid advances in AI must be more carefully guided to ensure that systems remain safe and beneficial to society.

👩‍🎓🧑‍🌾 At Government Buildings, An Taoiseach Micheál Martin was joined by UCD President Professor Orla Feely and UCC Professor Sarah Culloty to mark 100 years since the University Education (Agriculture and Dairy Science) Act 1926. @orlafeely.bsky.social

🌳🐝 A new arrival has been spotted buzzing around campus - the tree bumblebee has been sighted in Belfield for the first time by researchers from the UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science.

🦯👓 Congratulations to UCD students Scott Nagle and Suyun Zheng, whose venture AuraLink has been named the winner of the 2026 NovaUCD Student Enterprise Competition. @novaucd.bsky.social

“I am intrigued by how environmental factors can induce structural neurological change in the body and promotes neuroplasticity. Particularly, I am fascinated by how this knowledge can be extrapolated to teaching complex tasks in an educational setting,” Shannon Rosbotham says.

🏳️‍🌈Comhdháil Aiteach 2026: a new milestone for Irish-speaking queer Communities Researchers, artists & activists came together at UCD to share the wealth of work being carried out through Irish - in the arts, literature, folklore & community work - in relation to queerness. www.ucd.ie/research/new...

The ERC @erc.europa.eu has announced 3 groundbreaking new UCD projects as recipients of Advanced Grants today. #ERCAdG Congratulations to Assoc Prof Rory Johnson, Prof Porscha Fermanis & Prof Anthony O’Mullane! www.ucd.ie/research/new...

#ResearchIreland has launched a nationwide project to gain understanding of how people in Ireland experience and engage with research in their everyday lives. The Research in Ireland Barometer 2026 focuses on lived experiences and priorities. Take 15 minutes out to share your perspective!👇

Researchers have launched the 'Household Food and Health Study', the largest household-level study of its kind ever carried out on the island of Ireland. The initiative is being conducted as part of the Co-Centre for Sustainable Food Systems and is seeking participants. www.ucd.ie/research/new...

🔋🤖 Although an expanding energy footprint has prompted concerns about its sustainability, UCD Professor Andreas Hoepner believes AI's ability to accelerate innovation in battery technology could make a significant contribution to meeting global climate targets.

📗✨ Happy Bloomsday! Today we celebrate the enduring legacy of James Joyce (BA 1902), UCD's most celebrated graduate, and his groundbreaking work, Ulysses. #bloomsday #jamesjoyce @ucdlibrary.bsky.social

Happy Bloomsday from UCD Library! On Saturday, UCD alumni returned to campus to celebrate Bloomsday with music, film, literature, and heritage. Guests were treated to a display of Joycean delights (1/2) #Bloomsday2026 #JamesJoyceUlysses

📺📗 In a special #Bloomsday episode of What Were We Like?, UCD Prof Diarmaid Ferriter and Catriona Crowe explore the remarkable life of James Joyce and how false allegations made against Nora Barnacle sent the writer into a jealous rage and influenced one of the most significant chapters of Ulysses.

UCD is a partner on a new Horizon Europe project that will deliver a comprehensive assessment of how the 4-day week can improve wellbeing across Ireland and Europe. Dr Orla Kelly will lead research exploring affects on workers' health and environmental behaviour. www.ucd.ie/research/new...

#jobalert Join our team at UCD Research and Innovation! Applications are invited for a temporary post of a PA to the Vice President for Research, Innovation and Impact. See further details here: universityvacancies.com/university-c...

Research led by UCD and Children’s Health Ireland identified a serious and previously under-recognised risk associated with slush ice drinks marketed to children. The study demonstrated that glycerol can cause acute and severe illness in young children.👇 youtu.be/9G4Kxe3BtHo?...

🏛️👨‍🎓 UCD at the Oireachtas: "Another hole in the tax base" | Could a proposed tax-free Savings and Investment Account scheme risk deepening inequity? @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social

🔬🔭Eight UCD projects that will "push the boundaries of knowledge and deliver meaningful innovation" have been awarded Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future funding. Congratulations to the successful researchers across Medicine, Physics, Chemistry! Read more👇 www.ucd.ie/research/new...

👩‍🎓🏛️ UCD at the Oireachtas: Ireland faces increasing security and defence risks as artificial intelligence becomes more embedded in critical systems, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

I-Form names Professor Konstantinos Salonitis as new Director Professor Konstantinos Salonitis is the new Director of I-Form, the Research Ireland Centre for Advanced Manufacturing hosted by University College Dublin. @researchireland.ie

🇳🇿🛢️ Nearly 60% of New Zealand's petroleum reserves are held offshore in other countries. As global tensions disrupt oil markets and put pressure on key shipping routes, that model is being tested. @theconversation.com

ICYMI:🧚 UCD's Dr Kelly Fitzgerald spoke to BBC Culture about faerie folklore: 🗣️"The Mélusine legend [1393] comes from the French tradition but is very strong in Ireland – the human male marrying the selkie or seal-woman..." www.bbc.com/culture/arti...

📚🏳️‍🌈Research from Dr Páraic Kerrigan & Dr Claire McGuinness has enhanced the experience of public library staff by addressing harassment from far-right agitators, particularly around LGBTQ+ services. 🏆#EngagedResearch Winner: UCD Research Impact Case Study Competition youtu.be/eVAlYapgC4E?...

🎭🔬Don't miss Colin Murphy's new play 'Miasma' at UCD Trapdoor on 5 May! Dramatising the research of the VICTEUR project, this compelling one-hour detective story about the cholera pandemic in 1840s–50s reflects challenges still faced today around misinformation vs evidence. 🎟️ lnkd.in/dazUXnTF

🔬🍔🫀UCD-led research projects exploring how ultra-processed foods affect heart-health, and how material design influences microplastic formation, have been awarded funding under the US-Ireland R&D Partnership Programme. Read more: www.ucd.ie/research/new...

📡 🌱 Research Ireland has awarded Pathway programme funding to Dr Alexis Hrysiewicz for research that will harness Earth Observation technology & novel numerical modelling to enable peatland monitoring at unprecedented scale. www.ucd.ie/research/new...

Congratulation to @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social PhD students Samantha Tobiáš and Mark Morris on their success at the 2026 UCD Earth Day flash talk competition hosted by the @ucdearth.bsky.social. 🏆 Samantha won the Overall Winner (judge's prize) and 🏆Mark won third place in the audience vote.

😘🤖 “We may see long-term consequences not just for their romantic lives, but for their capacity to collaborate, lead, and build the kind of human networks that careers depend on. - Associate Professor Alessia Paccagnini, UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School fortune.com/2026/04/17/t...

🏠❓ Seomraí: A practical fix to increase housing stock or regressive step? 🗣️ Associate Professor Michael Byrne: "Supporters say this could unlock thousands of new homes. Critics say it risks lowering standards and distracting from the real solutions." @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social

🌱🍺 UCD researchers have identified a genetic “switch” that determines the sex of cannabis plants, and found that the same system may exist in hops. 🧵 🕵️‍♂️ @ucdflowerpower.bsky.social @newphyt.bsky.social @ucdscience.bsky.social @researchireland.ie

I feel honored to receive the Research Collaborator of the Year Award at @ucddublin.bsky.social College of Social Sciences & Law. A big thanks to all the partners across the University and beyond who made possible such great collaborations the last couple of years. #VARiEGroup #Academia #HigherEd

Two UCD-led teams have been awarded prize phase funding under the Research Ireland National Challenge Fund! 🏘️ 🚍 CONUNDRUM: Prof Niamh Moore-Cherry, Prof Brian Caulfield & Kieran Harrahill 🌱🚜 SINFERT: Dr Kirill Nikitin, Dr Simon Hodge, Peter Mooney & Lucas van der Saag www.ucd.ie/research/new...

🚲🏥 A €1.75M investment will support 8 new #ResearchIreland #COALESCE projects addressing complex societal challenges through interdisciplinary collaboration. Dr Jeremy Auerbach will lead the #RIDERLAB project and Dr Mark Ledwidge is Co-PI on #GATES project. Read more: www.ucd.ie/research/new...

Congratulations to the six UCD early career researchers awarded funding under the Research Ireland Enterprise Partnership Scheme! A total of €3 million in funding was announced today to support 38 enterprise-linked postgraduate research projects. ⬇️ www.ucd.ie/research/new...

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that can develop rapidly. If left undetected, it can lead to death within hours. UCD researchers are harnessing the power of data & AI to enable earlier recognition of conditions like pneumonia and sepsis in intensive care settings. youtu.be/1hxvjShcEFE?...

Led by Prof Serena Cussen, the 'NanoStruct-X' project has been awarded Research Ireland Infrastructure Programme funding to provide national access to synchrotron-style characterisation tools, supporting breakthroughs across materials science, energy & manufacturing. 👇 www.ucd.ie/research/new...

Four UCD research projects have received awards under the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) National Energy Funding Programme 2025. Congratulations to Prof Shane Donohue, Dr Philip Donnellan, Dr Tomas Buitendijk & Dr Usman Safder! Read more: www.ucd.ie/research/new...

🤖🏥 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...