#UNGA is over. Sparked lots of memories of years past #unga80 & how fast time flies

Congratulations & best of luck Ken @kjdoriordan.bsky.social with your next adventure.

AmCham dinner 2025 was great! Big thank you to Qualcomm for the invite

An intense week for @unctad.bsky.social at #UNGA Rising tariffs, record debt costs & outdated economic metrics are holding back global development. Secretary-General @rebecagrynspan.bsky.social urged leaders to “make the invisible visible” and restore trust. 🔗 Full story: ow.ly/2In350X2Ojw

“The Future of Food is Female.” 👩‍🌾🌱 At #UNGA80, our Hub Director Stefanos Fotiou calls for #FoodSystems that empower women – closing gaps in land rights, finance & leadership. Read his op-ed in Context Newsroom: bit.ly/3KBd4M7 #GenderEquity #FoodSystems #GlobalGoals #UNFSS2025

Come see our new Living Seawalls in #Cobh #Cork! 1st in Ireland 🇮🇪. #Global experiment 🌍 started in #Sydney 🇦🇺. Huge thanks to HEA funding, @uccresearch.bsky.social, #PortOfCork for support & Inland & Coastal Marinas for installation. Looking forward to seeing what marine life colonises 🦀🪸🐚🦐🦞🐟🌊.

The American Chamber of Commerce Ireland Southern Conference & dinner 2025 was a great event. Interesting conversations on topics from infrastructure investment to role of life long learning to drive sustainable growth. #SouthernConference2025 #WhySouth #AmCham #WhyIreland

❗Starting at 9:30 CEST this morning❗ Are you applying for an ERC research grant and looking for practical guidance? Join our hands-on, online info session 👉 europa.eu/!hMhKRn Hear from ERC experts 👇 and get actionable tips to strengthen your application! #AcademicSky

UNEP regularly publishes the latest science and reports touching on different environmental matters to help decisionmakers advance solutions to the triple planetary crisis. See: unep.org/publications...

🌟 The 5th UNCTAD Youth Forum is here, and it’s happening alongside #UNCTAD16! 🌟 Are you between 18 and 30, passionate about trade and development, and eager to shape the global agenda? This is your moment! 🔗 Applications are now open! ow.ly/Ellz50WEmRC #Youth2030 #YouthDay

🌍 Climate change & health New research shows human-caused climate change has already led to millions of deaths, illnesses, and economic losses worldwide. Heat, air pollution, infectious disease, & extreme weather are among the major drivers. 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415... #SciComm #ClimateHealth 🧪

Interesting paper here that I guess any scientist on here will already agree with but it’s nice to have the data (from a survey of over 800 scientists) nonetheless (because we do love data after all). Still amazing and sad how one man could destroy that once-thriving platform and community so fast

Many youth live in countries heavily reliant on agrifood systems for jobs and economic growth. Let’s #MoveFoodForward & empower the next generation! Investing in youth is investing in a sustainable, food-secure future for all. 👉📘 t.co/8e43LkQUzf

Are you attending #UNFSS2025? Registration is officially OPEN! 📍 Addis Ababa | 🗓️ 27–29 July Join the global dialogue on building fair, resilient and sustainable food systems. 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/UNFSS2025REG...

Vaccines are rigorously tested, they are effective, and they save lives. More than 150 million lives have been saved in the past 50 years thanks to vaccines! But you may be worried about what's in them? So, let’s break it down ⬇

Science plays a key role in ensuring our food is safe, and is instrumental in ensuring 👇🏻 ⚕️ better health 🍲 food security 👩‍🌾 livelihoods 📊 economic development 🚢 trade #FoodSafety

The key to supply chain resilience is not found in the elimination of risk, but in the effective navigation of risk. 🔎Discover 🆕 #OECDSupplyChains Resilience Review and the latest policy recommendations out now. ⤵️ www.oecd.org/en/publicati...

Data is important for disaster risk management—but collecting data, making it available, and applying it in decision making are ongoing challenges At #GPDRR2025, countries discussed their plans to do better Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/global-platf... #DRR #disaster

Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay! Join us in celebrating our planet and recognizing the power we all have to protect it. Every voice matters. Every action counts. Join the movement. Together, let’s #BeatPlasticPollution.

Congratulations to all the recipients of the UCC Research & Innovation Awards 2024. It was an epic evening! Excellent work behind the scenes by the Office of the VP for Research & Innovation team! #UCCResearchInnovationAwards

Tired of all the misinformation around the #PandemicAccord? We got you. 💪 Stay informed. Stick with facts. And share this video. At #WHA78, starting 19th May, tune in to all conversations around this historic agreement. 🌍 youtube.com/shorts/FmUir...

Coming to #WHA78? Join us on Tues 20 May for our side event to hear how countries and partners are taking forward the recommendations of the just-launched WHO World report on #socialdeterminants of #healthequity Thanks to 🇵🇪 & our co-sponsors 🇧🇷 🇯🇵 🇿🇦 🇨🇱 🇪🇸 Here is the World report: shorturl.at/1fSxG

“If microbes are controlling the brain, then microbes are controlling everything” —John F. Cryan scottcanderson.substack.com/p/what-is-th...

Emerging tech like Artificial Intelligence impact the environment through mining, emissions, water use, and e-waste. Yet, these effects are still under-researched. UNEP Issues Note explores pathways for a sustainable transition: wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.50...

Based on evidence from #COVID19, the review highlights how social protection can reduce the burden of public health and social measures during health emergencies. Download the review here: shorturl.at/9CfVF Thanks to everyone who worked on the review!

I grew up in Tanzania & strongly believe we rely on nature for our survival… Yet, over one million species are at risk of extinction due to human activity. It is time to change. Time to conserve our vital biodiversity & save our degraded ecosystems. Photo via @UNDESA

The Aga Khan, philanthropist and spiritual leader, dies aged 88

Happy #WorldWetlandsDay to all who celebrate. Wetlands help reduce climate change impacts, they sustain the water we drink, and they support an amazing diversity of wildlife. In short: wetlands rock 🌿

📢REGISTRATION NOW OPEN International Civil Society Conference: AMBITION & MOMENTUM – FINANCING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR GLOBAL JUSTICE Civil Society Recommendations for #FfD4 🌍Online-Event: Feb 19, 2025 12:30PM-4:30PM (CET) Info & registration: www.globalpolicy.org/en/event/202... #Fin4Dev #FfD

4th International Conference on Financing for Development ( #FfD4) in #Seville is highlight on 2025 policy calendar, preceded by our briefing ‘More & Better Financing for Development’, which highlights key challenges & potentials of the conference. globalpolicy.org/en/publicati... #Fin4Dev #FfD #IFA

"Past, Present & Future of #SDGs by David Donoghue, a 10-min podcast youtu.be/vv8_j1d9iME?... @catherineomahony.bsky.social @jenniecstephens.bsky.social @eamonryan.bsky.social @jfcryan.bsky.social @bgormley.bsky.social @sabaloftus.bsky.social @president.ie @amytaggart.bsky.social

🌿 Supporting Farmland Biodiversity Research🌿 Thank you to the Munster Agricultural Society who are philanthropically funding a postdoctoral researcher & PhD in Farmland Biodiversity in agricultural science @ucc.bsky.social Photo Credit: Fergal O'Gorman. #farmland #biodiversity

Research shows our body clock controls the inflammatory process so our cells are active and then inactive at different times. Article by Prof Annie Curtis of RCSI: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/1111/1480235-immune-system-body-clock/ via @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social

Would you like to know more about the 2025 COALESCE Call? The COALESCE 2025 information webinar can now be viewed at: research.ie/funding/coalesce/ The closing date for this call is Thursday, 5th December at 4pm Irish time.

University College Cork had the highest number of Ireland-based entries in the global list of researchers. @ucc.bsky.social www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/h...

A new study from APC Microbiome Ireland & @ucc.bsky.social has uncovered the vital role that gut microbiota plays in regulating stress responses by interacting with the body’s circadian rhythms. Read: www.researchireland.ie/news/apc-gut-microbes-play-a-key-role-in-regulating-stress-responsiveness/

How to write an excellent Review article @natrevbioeng.bsky.social #scisky #Science #REVIEW Open Access www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Join us for the Microbiome Data Analysis training workshop in Hasselt University (Belgium), December 16-17. More information: www.uhasselt.be/MDAW25

After much #COP29 suspense, parties eventually set a new finance goal They also operationalized the market-based approaches for the #ParisAgreement and extended the gender work programme, but failed to reach agreement on taking forward the outcomes of the Global Stocktake

A lava flow from Iceland’s Grindavik volcano, which has erupted for the seventh time in a year, is creeping towards homes and a popular geothermal spa nearby.

Microbial solutions must be deployed against climate catastrophe Repeat after me… @gilbertjacka.bsky.social & colleagues publish same article in 14 different journals in a call to arms to “harness the power of microbiology…. to safeguard the planet for future generations”

What happens to the world if forests stop absorbing carbon? Ask Finland. Natural sinks of forests and peat were key to Finland’s ambitious target to be carbon neutral by 2035. But now, the land has started emitting more greenhouse gases than it stores. theguardian.com/environment/...