Our special screening of In Time: Dónal Lunny featured a musical performance from Traditional Music Practices students, led by Dr Peter Moran (@ucdschoolofmusic.bsky.social) and a Q&A by Professor PJ Mathews with director, Nuala O'Connor Read more: www.ucd.ie/artshumaniti...

🧑‍🎓✨ Many congratulations to UCD graduate Dr Rob Williams, who has been named President of the British Veterinary Association - BVA for 2025/26. @britishvets.bsky.social @ucdvetmed.bsky.social

We were delighted to celebrate our Musician in Residence, Dónal Lunny, this week with a special screening of In Time in the Trapdoor. Dónal is one of the most iconic and influential Irish musicians of his generation, and has worked with the UCD Traditional Music Practices ensemble since 2021 🎶

We welcome you to celebrate the launch of two new books, Platforming Cancel Culture and From the Bog to The Cloud, this 15 October at UCD Humanities Institute, where there will be a lively discussion, Q&A and wine reception to follow! RSVP at the QR code or email [email protected]

📱Our colleague @elizabethfarries.bsky.social spoke to RTE PrimeTime-'𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘦' "𝘼𝙙 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙪𝙥. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙗𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙩. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙩"

A beautiful autumn morning @ucddublin.bsky.social

🎊🚀 The CEMS Master in International Management (MIM), which the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School is the only business school in Ireland to offer, has been ranked 4th in the world in the QS Business Master's Rankings 2026 (Management). www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

🌊🧑‍🎓 "There is a real pressure on us to raise our game." Ireland has committed to protecting 30% of its waters by 2030 under the UN biodiversity framework, aimed at halting species decline and restoring marine ecosystems. @ucdsustainability.bsky.social #SDGweek

🎻🎬 The documentary film, In Time - Dónal Lunny, charts the life and work of one of the most influential figures in Irish folk and traditional music. It uses the famous archival footage of Planxty performing in University College Dublin’s Theatre L in 1972.

⭐️✨ Huge congratulations to the current and former UCD Ad Astra Academy-affiliated athletes on outstanding performances at the World Athletics Championships: three finalists and a new national record. www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

👁️🤑 "Ad brokers pick it all up. They bundle it. They build this really detailed picture of what you're interested in and what you might do next. And then they sell it." 🫡 @elizabethfarries.bsky.social @ucddigitalpolicy.bsky.social @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social

👩‍🎓⚖️ Warmest congratulations to UCD Sutherland School of Law student Emma D’Arcy, the inaugural recipient of the Declan McCourt Memorial Scholarship in Law. @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social @profpech.bsky.social

🧑‍💻☔️ A major new centre launched at University College Dublin will harness artificial intelligence to transform weather forecasting, supporting Ireland’s preparation for the growing risks posed by climate change. www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

Three Irish start-ups have joined @novaucd.bsky.social as part of an ESA BIC Ireland, a two-year incubation programme supporting space-connected enterprises. www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

🧑‍🎓✨ Yesterday's incredibly special performance by UCD Maths student and UCD Athletics Club runner Cian McPhillips saw him storm into the 800m final of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. www.athleticsireland.ie/cian-mcphill...

Great to see the great Liz Farries @ucdischool.bsky.social speaking about digital privacy and data protection on @RTE_PrimeTime

💙💛 UCD President Professor Orla Feely invites you to make the most of Fresher’s Week! Join societies & sports, explore events on & off campus, and meet new friends. Perfect for new, returning, or international students to start an unforgettable UCD experience. #FreshersWeek2025 #UCDLife #StudentLife

Our School's tribute to Professor Conor Gearty can be read here: www.ucd.ie/law/news/con...

Warmest congratulations to @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor Oonagh Breen and Owen O’Sullivan, who have both been appointed to the Law Reform Commission as part-time commissioners.

Join us! Fresher’s week is upon us and it’s magical🪄 Over 90 societies & 300 events at UCD campus. Visit the Freshers Tent behind the Sports Centre & Clubhouse all week to meet committees, discover new interests, and sign up! 📝

💙💛 New elective module for students working towards Gaisce Award UCD and @gaisceaward.bsky.social have partnered to launch a new elective module supporting undergraduate students who are registered for the Award or acting as President’s Award Leaders (PAL). www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

💙💛 Over 4,000 students graduate during UCD September conferrings More than 4,100 students celebrated their academic achievements at University College Dublin during the September conferring ceremonies. www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

👩‍🎓✨ The journey so far. Wishing UCD Ad Astra Academy Sports Scholar Nicola Tuthill the very best as she competes in the Women’s Hammer Throw Final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo today at 13:00 (Irish time).

👩‍🎓🇯🇵 All eyes are on Tokyo! Wishing UCD Ad Astra Academy Elite Sports Scholar Nicola Tuthill the best as she pauses her studies to focus on this Sunday’s qualification round at the 2025 World Athletics Championships. www.irishtimes.com/sport/athlet...

@ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social UCD & @gaisceaward.bsky.social launch a new elective module supporting students pursuing Gaisce Awards. President Michael D. Higgins welcomed the partnership, calling it "an opportunity for young people to build skills and active citizenship." www.ucd.ie/socscilaw/ne...

💥🔭 Here comes the boom! UCD astronomers have co-led the discovery of a mysterious, never-before-seen cosmic explosion. A gamma-ray explosion unlike any discovered before has been observed by an international team of researchers, including astronomers from the UCD School of Physics.

We're so excited to start this new fall semester! 🍂 What are you most excited about this new academic year??

Tom Kettle, Professor of National Economics, @ucddublin.bsky.social, was killed at Ginchy on the Somme #OTD 1916. Among his papers in UCD Archives is a letter from J.A. [Cotter] Royal Munster Fusiliers to Mary Kettle, giving an account of Kettle’s death. Transcription ⬇️ www.ucd.ie/archives/col...

🏆 👏 Congratulations to Assistant Professor Charles C. J. Loh on being named a winner of the 2025 Wiley Advanced Science Young Innovator Award.

Welcome back, UCD students! Let’s make this term unforgettable. 🍀📚 #UCDLife #BackToCampus

🏫📑 Children’s School Lives: Kids experience mixed emotions in transition to secondary school The move to secondary school is a balancing act for most children as they weigh their excitement for more independence against fears of losing friends, according to latest @cslstudyucd.bsky.social report.

💙💛 The UCD Connections Alumni Magazine 2025–2026 celebrates the achievements of University College Dublin’s global alumni while highlighting the University’s role as a hub for cutting-edge research, sustainability, and cultural impact.

🧑‍🎓✨ Congratulations to Professor Paul Perry, Director of the UCD Mary Lavin Centre for Creative Writing, whose new work, Pity About You, has been named the Irish Times Poem of the Week. 👏 @paulperrywriter.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

A brilliant evening of celebrations, welcoming four (!!) new PhDs in UCD art history, and especially celebrating the achievements of Dr @susancurleymeyer.bsky.social whom I had the very great privilege of supervising!! 🎓🎓

Conall (chief dog of Ireland) is on the cover of Archaeology Ireland autumn issue!! @archaeologyirlmag #ArchaeologyIreland #archaeology #minischnauzer

Congratulation to @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social students graduating this week including Kevin Cooke, Adam Bolger, Deirdre O’Connor, Kevin Whooley and Hannah Costello at today’s BSc Social Science conferring. It was a pleasure to be part of your time at UCD and all the best for your new paths. 🎉👨🏽‍🎓👩🏻‍🎓🍾🥳👏

Huge congratulations to Dr. Isabelle Zammit on successfully completing her Ph.D. in Developmental & Social Psychology! We're so proud of you and can’t wait to see what you do next! 👏💫@isabellezammit.bsky.social @lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social #PhD #SocialPsychology #Psychology

The university has conferred honorary degrees upon Irish Chief Justice Donal O’Donnell, former IFA Chief Michael Berkery, composer Michael McGlynn, EPA Director General Laura Burke, and former US Ambassador Kevin O’Malley... www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD, has announced the allocation of €67 million in state funding to enable UCD to enter contract for the delivery of 493 new student on-campus accommodation beds. www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

Memories from University College Dublin’s September graduations. We are proud to share in your success and excited for all that’s to come 👏💙💛🎓 #Ireland #UCD #UniversityCollegeDublin

💙💛 Warmest congratulations to Assistant Professors Mary O’Keeffe, Lucía Tiscornia, Kevin Daly and Graham Benham, who have each been awarded prestigious European Research Council (@erc.europa.eu) Starting Grants worth over €1.5m. www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

University College Dublin has awarded an Honorary Doctorate to former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, Kevin F. O’Malley, celebrating his remarkable career as a diplomat, lawyer, and advocate for transatlantic partnership. www.smurfitschool.ie/news/ucdhono...

Graduation is not only a milestone for our students, but also a proud moment for their families. Celebrating UCD Class of 2025 together!

🛰️🫡 Mission Accomplished: EIRSAT-1 to deorbit after two year historic journey Ireland’s first satellite EIRSAT-1 has completed its mission orbiting the Earth and will de-orbit in the coming days.

🎓🌍 Warmest congratulations to Laura Burke, Director General of Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on her receipt of an honorary doctorate in Engineering from the university for her contributions to the profession.

🏫📉 More than 30% of students in Deis second-level schools are considered ‘chronic absentees.' UCD School of Education Professor Judith Harford and Dr Brian Fleming have highlighted the key points of a recent national report on the problem ⬇️ www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...

💙💛 Congratulations to all the students graduating today at UCD! Today marks a proud moment for our students, their families, and our community. We applaud your achievements and wish you every success as you take your next steps. #universitycollegedublin #ireland #dublin #graduation #2025

UCD President Orla Feely: Higher education faces global disruptors demographics, deglobalisation, digitalisation, deficits, distrust & division. Their impact varies, but together they pose unprecedented challenges to universities and their vital role in society. lnkd.in/gQ6WgVfJ

Congrats to UCD Law student Tara Grattan on winning the 2025 Tim Scanlon Corporate Law Bursary for her essay on Brexit’s impact on Ireland’s regulatory landscape. She receives a €5,000 bursary, a place on Matheson’s summer internship, and a piece of art in Tim’s memory. #UniversityCollegeDublin

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