DCU Researchers including Dr Louise Fiztgerald, Dr Vijai Kumar Gupta and Dr Jimmy O'Keeffe secure over €1.6 million in EPA funding Dr Michael Breen and Dr Danny Marks co-leading a project Also Dr David O'Connor is on a fifth project led by TUD www.dcu.ie/research/new...

Two DCU researchers have secured over €872000 in SEAI funding Prof Mary Pryce's project asks can we store green hydrogen using formic acid? Dr Louise Fitzgerald will look at ensuring just green energy transitions for Irish communities: dcu.ie/research/new...

A great deal is known about the recognition of states, but less is known about why and how states withdraw recognition of other partially recognised states. Dr Gëzim Visoka's new book 'The Derecognition of States', launched this week, addresses this ambiguity: www.dcu.ie/humanities-a...

Employment across all regions in the Republic fell further during pandemic but recovered faster than in Northern Ireland This is one of many key findings from a new Ulster University and DCU employment data dashboard designed to facilitate such comparisons: dcu.ie/research/new...

‘The past shows we can deliver when we work together’ These are the words ex-EU Commissioner Mairead McGuinness had for the recent DCU PROSPER conference The event saw academics from 12 different EU member states gather to kick off a new Jean Monnet Network project: www.dcu.ie/commsteam/ne...

Today, DCU Water announced the launch of the 2025 Water Café, featuring contributions from water enthusiasts, specialists, policymakers, citizens, academics, businesses, and NGOs The cafe format has been running since 2015: dcuwater.ie/2025/01/31/d...

This Monday, the DCU Institute of Education announced the launch of a new Research Centre for Inclusive Pedagogy Professor in Education Mel Ainscow delivered a keynote address in the Seamus Heaney Theatre on DCU’s St Patrick's campus: www.dcu.ie/graduatestud...

Five DCU researchers secure enterprise partnered research projects in Research Ireland Enterprise schemes Congratulations to Luna Stockmann, Chloe Green, Yingru Zhou and Dr Lucy Hayden: www.dcu.ie/graduatestud...

DCU researchers have developed a novel optical head that promises to revolutionise the monitoring and measurement of marine and aquatic environments The team, including researchers from DCU Water and DCU Engineering have carried out lab tests: dcu.ie/engineeringa...

Last December saw the launch of a new research group at Dublin City University The Research Group in Biography and Life-Writing at DCU's launch event was marked with a lecture from Professor Julia Laite: dcu.ie/biography-an...

Five Dublin City University researchers secure enterprise partnered research projects in Research Ireland scheme The Research Ireland Enterprise Partnership Postgraduate and Postdoctoral schemes pair researchers with enterprise partners on projects of mutual interest dcu.ie/research/new...

Research Ally prizes mark outstanding contribution by researchers and higher education staff to the research community in Ireland This year Research Ireland has recognised seventeen awardees from across DCU: dcu.ie/research/new...

By drawing students and staff from across Dublin, the country and the world, DCU contributes to the fabric of the city Another way the university affects the city is through research DCU research tracks Dublin's past and present Read more here: www.dcu.ie/research/res...

I am very excited about the launch of the DCU Centre for Inclusive Pedagogy on Monday, 27th January, @6pm - keynote by the eminent Prof Mel Ainscow. Please join us! Register here: tinyurl.com/ycy6d85n @dcuioe.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social Further details below:

Lack of effective sewage treatment is a huge issue affecting billions of people Very few studies have examined the role of geotextiles in the field. This DCU research collaboration takes this step: www.dcu.ie/research-pub...

‘Changing physical features may provide short-term relief, but not always long-term’ DCU's Dr Ciara Mahon speaking to the Irish Independent about male cosmetic surgery www.independent.ie/irish-news/a...

Delighted to share our @NAR_Open paper on a click chemistry-derived DNA damaging agent 🧬✂️👏 Congrats to @westerlundlab.bsky.social @alicepyne.bsky.social @researchireland.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social @sspc.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/nar/...

In 1966 Donogh O'Malley announced plans for free secondary education in Ireland DCU's Grainne McKenna and UG's Sheila Garrity say it's time early years education had a similar moment www.thejournal.ie/readme/child...

Health literacy is the ability to get, understand and use healthcare information DCU's Hannah Goss spoke about this crucial skill on Supercharged @RTERadio1 yesterday evening www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Irish schools ‘crying out’ for guidance on how to tackle issue of influencers like Andrew Tate For this reason, DCU's Darragh McCashin and Catherine Baker have prepared a guide on this topic: www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...

Why should we only analyse athletes' performance retrospectively? This Dublin City University research collaboration makes the case that performance analysis should use proactive pedagogical methods rather than just retroactive metrics www.dcu.ie/research-pub...

Can democracy be saved by cancelling an election? Earlier this week, Dr Roman Gabriel Olar wrote about the recent overturning of the Romanian election for The Journal www.thejournal.ie/readme/roman...

This is a great result for @dublincityuni.bsky.social researchers - making up 25% of those funded in the next phase. Congrats to Mark Roantree, Ciprian Briciu-Burgina, Fiona Regan, David O'Connor and Mary Pryce

Thrilled to share my new @researchireland.bsky.social project! It will bring together researchers (sociolinguists, minority language scholars, computational linguists) to tackle dis/misinformation through a multilingual lens @fujomedia.bsky.social @adaptcentre.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social

Very interesting @ecer-eera.bsky.social blog post discussing the impact of AI on academic peer reviewing blog.eera-ecer.de/peer-review-... @esai-irl.bsky.social @weraedresearch.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social #educationalresearch #edusky #edchatie

The next phase of the @Researchirel National Challenge Fund sees €9million awarded to sixteen research teams Five Dublin City University researchers across four projects will progress to this next round: www.dcu.ie/engineeringa...

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among women in Europe, but most research investigating risk indicators for cardiovascular disease has focused on men A new project is looking to revolutionize the prevention of disease in women aged 40-60 www.dcu.ie/research/new...

"According to the International State of Safety Tech 2024 report, Ireland is home to around 2,600 trust and safety professionals – one in 12 of the trust and safety workforce globally." www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/i...

On Monday evening, Dr @EadaoinCarthy, @R2B2_13 and Prof Fiona Regan featured on the latest episode of @rte's 10 Thing to Know About The episode covered the impact of plastic pollution Watch here: rte.ie/player/serie...

Great headline on an Irish Daily Star piece covering Dr David O'Connor's recent research today Read up on the findings here: www.dcu.ie/science-and-...

Wirefree, ultrasensitive sensors have the potential to transform medical diagnostics This DCU study explores this emerging field, and the potential to incorporate advanced nanomaterials: dcu.ie/research-pub...

Fascinating Doctoral studies by @dcuioe.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social GTE EDU1060 QUANTS Class. A great group of researchers to work with over the last MONTHS. Looking forward to reading their final proposals and no doubt, multiple future Publications ⬇️

Next Thursday, the DCU Biography and Lifewriting Research Group are marking their launch with a public lecture event

This DCU study examines the phenomenon of women managers distancing themselves for junior females employees, contrary to expectations about solidarity and sisterhood This can occur when social identity such as race or gender is devalued or undermined: dcu.ie/research-pub...

I'm on Ireland AM (Virgin Media TV) this morning to discuss the crisis in #Georgia that pits an increasingly authoritarian regime against a determined opposition that fears their country is moving away from the EU and towards #Russia.

Triple negative breast cancer accounts for approximately 10% of all breast cancers and is associated with a more aggressive disease A transatlantic research partnership facilitated by @DCUBiodesign is looking to make a difference: dcu.ie/research/new...

All set for the SCIREARLY Horizon Europe project policy seminar on High- Quality Early Childhood Education & Care in Europe. Greatly looking to engaging with policy makers & practitioners . @sarahgardezi.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social @mbrowndcu.bsky.social

DCU researchers have developed and used a python model to simulate a renewable electricity transition scenario for Ireland in 2030 and 2050 They have judged this scenario against the Government's existing strategy in terms of cost and efficiency: www.dcu.ie/research-pub...

In recent years, Irish companies and organisations have been rocked by major cyber security incidents This Dublin City University study shows how trust can be maintained throughout an organisation after such an event: dcu.ie/research-pub...

DCU to work with French and Swiss partners in €1.6million Horizon Europe and HRB funded collaboration Dr Stephen Behan will co-ordinate DCU's work with CHU Dijon, France University Hospital, INSERM Davy LAROCHE uB Dijon University and UNIGE Geneva: www.dcu.ie/shhp/news/20...

Next Monday, Prof Edel Conway will be sitting down with Prof Pat O'Connor to discuss her new book "A 'proper' woman? One woman's story of success and failure in academia" Details: business.dcu.ie/event/firesi...

My interview for the Irish Independent's daily podcast covers Ukraine, Russia, North Korea and Trump 2.0 While the USSR was a status quo power in Europe, Russia today is more dangerous and unpredictable as it is bent on changing the map by force Listen here: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the...

Super new report from colleagues Masculinity Influencers on Teenage Boys A guide for schools, teachers and parents/guardians antibullyingcentre.ie/wp-content/u...

Dr Louise Fitzgerald is among the committee of academic advisors who worked on the Irish Independent’s Vote Smart tool The online quiz allows users to better understand the stances of candidates from all Irish parties on key issues in the run up to this month’s election www.dcu.ie/humanities-a...

On 12th November, DCU Anti-Bullying Centre welcomed 60 post-primary students to The Helix The students participated in a World Café session to gather perspectives on solutions to bullying A resulting report will inform future research at the centre: dcu.ie/instituteofe...

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