#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

New research from Prof Judith Harford analyses the strengths and shortcomings of education policy in Ireland, proposing a pragmatic approach to help the education system meet the needs and challenges of society today. The paper is published in Irish Educational Studies. www.ucd.ie/research/new...

Browse our free workshops and seminars scheduled for the Spring Trimester. Most workshops are held in-person and all are lead by librarians! You can register for the first few now; others will be available to book soon. See the full calendar at hub.ucd.ie/usis/W_HU_ME... @ucdresearch.bsky.social

A new study led by University College Dublin, Maynooth University and University of Glasgow explores the role of biofilms on human health during long-duration spaceflights.

The UCD community is invited to join us on Thurs, 5th Feb in the JJL for a lunchtime talk by Hilary Hanahoe @researchdataall.bsky.social (RDA), where she will present on the results of an RDA global research community consultation related to #AI. Please register at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🚀A new study led by UCD, University of Glasgow and Maynooth University sets out a path to uncover the role of biofilms in health during spaceflight. The Perspective article was published in npj Biofilms and Microbiomes today. ➡️ lnkd.in/didbrFJJ

@ucddublin.bsky.social hosts one of Ireland's largest #HCI groups, doing human-centred technology research spanning mental health, intelligent speech interfaces, eHealth, ethical design & more. Find their podcast & more on AI-focused research in the #SocialSciences at UCD www.ucd.ie/research/inf...

#UCD_Ai stories! Making #AI work for People #Digital #Policy #SocialSciences UCD's leaders in digital policy & social sciences are testing the promises of #AI, defining its success and ensuring its applications benefit all society, while supporting a sustainable planet. www.ucd.ie/research/inf...

Equal1 raises $60m in funding to deploy quantum computing technology

💙💛 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.

📰Largest study to date demonstrating significant benefits of lifestyle interventions in reducing the risk of gestational diabetes. UCD’s Prof Fionnuala McAuliffe is co-author on the University of Liverpool-led paper published in The BMJ today: ucd.ie/research/new...

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.

🎄✨ 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

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

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

🔬🧵Congratulations to UCD Associate Artist Lorna Donlon on winning a prestigious RDS Craft Award! Lorna's body of work was praised by the judges as a ‘masterful blend of art and science’. ➡️https://ucd.ie/research/news/2025/ucdassociateartistlornadonlonwinsthe2025rdsestablishedmakercraftaward

UCD and the Irish Space Association (ISA) brought leaders from academia, industry and government together for a key event exploring how cross-sector collaboration can strengthen Ireland’s position in the rapidly expanding global space economy. ucd.ie/research/new...

📰🏆 Eleven of Ireland’s leading business journalists have been recognised at the UCD Smurfit School Business Journalist Awards. For almost two decades, the Awards have celebrated exceptional work by print, broadcasting and digital journalists across a number of hard-fought categories.

#GENERATION_EU is a reality! So grateful to receive #ERCCoG from @erc.europa.eu 🤩 With new PhDs and Post-docs, the @helpingkidslab.bsky.social will address: What is European identity? How does it develop? Does it promote peace? Across childhood, adolescence and young adulthood.

Dr Laura K. Taylor has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant for her GENERATION EU project. #ERCCoG The project will explore how young people develop and align with a ‘European’ identity, and the implications that this can have on society. ucd.ie/research/new...

Is it better to have children early or later in life, and does parenthood speed up ageing? A new study from University College Dublin offers has tackled these questions with some help from Greater horseshoe bats. 🦇

€8M in funding has been announced for 6 research teams in the 2nd round of the #NationalChallengeFund. Congratulations to UCD's Dr Jiayao Chen & the ‘Bohemian' team, runners-up in the Healthy Environment for All Challenge! ucd.ie/research/new...

UCD was delighted to host a meeting of the Royal Entomological Society this week, welcoming 95 entomologists & guests from 18+ institutions. 🐝🪲🐛The theme of the day was insects – one of the most numerous & biodiverse groups on the planet. #Biodiversity royensoc.co.uk/event/irish-...

🧑‍🎓🏆 UCD’s Dr Andrew Hines has won a prestigious tech prize for the development of audio quality testing technology used by Google. Based in The Insight Centre for Data Analytics at UCD, Dr Hines picked up the Technology Ireland Industry Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement of the Year.

A lack of sufficient staff is the biggest barrier for Irish organisations when it comes to implementing environmental policies, a new UCD study has shown.

Geoscience meets climate action! PhD Researcher Rioko Moscardini, at @ucdresearch.bsky.social , is researching Triassic reservoirs, exploring their potential to support geothermal energy as Ireland moves toward net-zero.

Dr Hayley Kilgallon's research at UCD School of History explores the history of women’s sport in Ireland. She spoke with RTE Brainstorm about where the future strongholds of Gaelic games might be! 👂Listen to the podcast here: rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

💙💛 The Government of Ireland has launched a €750m investment package for research infrastructure across Ireland's higher education sector.

✨Louise Beer will be the inaugural SATELLITE Artist-in-Residence at Mayo Dark Sky Park! During her residency, Louise will immerse herself in the dark skies, boglands & mountains of the Park, working alongside rangers, researchers & local community. Learn more: www.ucd.ie/research/new...

🌱✨🚀 New research presents a roadmap for the plant science and technology breakthroughs needed to make long-term human life on the Moon - and later Mars - possible. UCD's Dr Nicholas Brereton is a co-author on the NASA-led paper published today in New Phytologist.👇 ucd.ie/research/new...

Eileen Gibney, Prof of Nutrition at UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science & Director of UCD Institute of Food and Health, discusses complex questions around processed foods and health in the #IrishTimesOpinion. irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

AI researchers, innovators & partners came together at the Chamber of Intelligence: AI Showcase at UCD today to share the impacts of research across CeADAR, Insight and Adapt. Great to hear how this work is driving positive change in society! #AIShowcase

🧑‍⚕️🫁 Poor air quality in major cities, driven by microscopic particles from traffic and environmental pollution, is a major reason our lungs can age faster than they should. @ucdmedicine.bsky.social Prof Adam Byrne says staying active is key to protecting them. www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/he...

🧑‍🎓👩‍🎓 Our warmest congratulations to UCD Professors Emeriti Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey, who have received the RIAI Gandon Medal, Irish architecture’s highest personal honour, for their outstanding contribution to architecture in Ireland, the UK and Europe.

📢Chamber of Intelligence: An #AI Showcase: 25 Nov at UCD Join Insight, CeADARIreland & the AdaptCentre for a dynamic AI research showcase connecting researchers, innovators & industry partners working at the cutting edge of AI.👇 tickettailor.com/events/insig...

🌊🪸🦈Dr Ruth Leeney will take part in the upcoming MESSAGE event "Underwater Worlds; Art, Science & the Submerged" on 3 Dec, 10AM-2PM at the Royal Society of Antiquaries Ireland. More info & registration: www.eventbrite.ie/e/underwater...

📰📺📻💻 2026 UCD Earth Institute Journalist in Residence call 📣 APPLY NOW A great opportunity for up-and-coming and established journalists to work with UCD’s environmental and sustainability researchers! 🗓️ Deadline: 5pm, 8 December Apply👉 lnkd.in/gWQJRgNk

Dr Sulagna Maitra and Dr Vivek Nallur have been awarded Research Ireland #COALESCE funding for their Harm2Healing project, exploring how #AI can assist care-plan design for survivors of gender based violence. www.ucd.ie/research/new...

Launching #UCD_Ai stories! Meet Vanessa Carvalho, researcher with UCD's ConwaySPHERE group & #UCDAIHealthCareHub making a real difference to patients' lives. ❤️ 'Every line of data is a person' Learn more about @ucddublin.bsky.social #data #revolution in #health #UCD_Ai www.ucd.ie/research/inf...

📚'Cultural Policy: Perspectives on the Island of Ireland' (Routledge, 2026), a new publication edited by Dr Victoria Durrer (UCD School of Art History & Cultural Policy), Dr Ali FitzGibbon (QUB) and Dr Kerry McCall Magan (British Council Ireland) has been launched! Read more👇 ucd.ie/research/new...

Minister James Lawless TD has announced a €34.5M investment in cutting-edge research under the Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future Programme. Seven UCD initiatives were funded under the Projects stream and two UCD projects were funded under the Awards stream. ucd.ie/research/new...

#ScienceWeek🥣 Take the Oat bite and granola taste test at the Explorium this Sunday 16 Nov! #UCDxExplorium UCD's Joy Nnadiegbulam, Simona Grasso & Niamh Harbourne want your help to explore the development of new food products! ▶️https://explorium.ie

📝✨ Highly Cited! Congratulations to UCD’s Professor @Eliana B. Souto and Dr Madhusanka Liyanage on being named among the world’s most influential in their areas of research. @clarivate.com

💫 Rioko Moscardini is representing UCD in this year's IU 'Three Minute Thesis' competition! 🗳 Register to attend and vote in the ‘audience choice’ award at iua.ie/3minutethesis

🧠 #ScienceWeek Catch Anupa Sara Paulose's talk 'Not All Brains Fight the Same: Why Women and Men Experience Alzheimer’s Disease Differently' at 10.30 & 11.30, 12 Nov @ExploriumI! Anupa is a Neuroscience PhD candidate at UCD School of Biomolecular & Biomedical Science. #UCDxExplorium explorium.ie