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First Irish Digital Surgery Unit Opens at the Mater Hospital

Posted: 12th August 2019 Author: Vi Doan

Ireland’s first Digital Surgery Unit was officially opened at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital on Thursday 25th July 2019. Led by Professor Ronan Cahill, UCD Full Professor of Surgery at the Mater Hospital, this unit aims to break new medical ground through world-class research into future modes of human-machine collaboration in the surgical theatre. By researching […]

UCD Awarded Highest Number of Fulbright Awards as Fifteen Recipients are Named

Posted: 24th June 2019 Author: Vi Doan

Fifteen of 36 coveted Fulbright scholarships have been awarded to students and scholars at University College Dublin. The recipients from the University will now take up research and teaching roles at some of America’s best universities and institutions. The diverse group were among 36 awardees at this year’s prestigious Fulbright Irish Awards. They represent the highest […]

At UCD, Genetic Basis for Extended Lifespan and Cancer Resistance Discovered in Long-Lived Bats

Posted: 12th June 2019 Author: Vi Doan

Scientists have identified genes that may give long-lived bat species their extraordinary lifespans and cancer resistance compared to other animals. The findings published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution show that bats limit the level of DNA damage they experience with age, increasing their levels of DNA repair and damage removal, which is partially mediated by […]

Breastfeeding ‘Cuts Childhood Obesity Risk’, New WHO/UCD Study Finds

Posted: 3rd May 2019 Author: Vi Doan

abies given formula milk instead of being breastfed are more likely to become obese, according to new research. A new Europe-wide study led by the World Health Organisation looking at 22 countries and more than 100,000 six to nine-year-olds found that even nursing babies for some of the time helped protect them from obesity. The breastfeeding study, […]

UCD Professors Ranked Among World’s Most Influential Researchers

Posted: 5th December 2018 Author: Vi Doan

Four UCD researchers are among the top 1% of the most cited researchers in the world, according to the annual Highly Cited Researchers 2018, compiled by Clarivate Analytics. Working in the areas of food engineering, bionanotechnology and food chemistry, the researchers included in the listing are: Professor Colm O’Donnell, UCD School of Biosystems and Food Engineering. Professor Da-Wen Sun, […]

UCD Named Top University in Ireland for Employability

Posted: 12th September 2018 Author: Vi Doan

Five Irish universities ranked in latest employability rankings by QS By Sorcha Pollak for the Irish Times University College Dublin has been named Ireland’s leading university for employability and ranked in the top 100 universities worldwide in the latest global QS rankings. The southside Dublin university has been ranked 74th in the QS graduate employability rankings, […]

New €6.5 Million Facelift for NovaUCD as New Ventures Facilities Expanded

Posted: 27th August 2018 Author: Vi Doan

In The Media The Irish Times Silicon Republic Tech Central NovaUCD, the University’s centre for new ventures, is getting a €6.5 million facelift to help expand its facilities for early stage companies. When work is completed on renovating the hub’s east courtyard, the new extension will allowed Nova to accommodate between 15 and 30 additional start-ups – […]

Six Irish Universities Win Research Innovation Awards

Posted: 15th May 2018 Author: Vi Doan

DCU, Trinity, DIT, University of Limerick, UCD, and College of Surgeons make impact at Knowledge Transfer Ireland awards Six innovation projects from Ireland’s research and technology sectors won prizes at the annual Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI) Impact Awards in Dublin on Thursday. University College Dublin was awarded the “Collaborative Research” award for its work with […]

UCD Opens Ireland’s First Hospital Knowledge Transfer office at St. Vincent’s University and the Mater

Posted: 11th May 2018 Author: Vi Doan

Dublin, Ireland, 9 May 2018, University College Dublin (UCD), in partnership with St. Vincent’s Healthcare Group (SVHG) and The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital (MMUH), today announced the opening of Ireland’s first in-hospital Knowledge Transfer (KT) Offices. The KT Offices have been established to develop the commercial potential of the research outputs emerging from both hospitals […]

First Irish Academic to Receive Second ERC Advanced Grant

Posted: 9th May 2018 Author: Vi Doan

Prof Kenneth Wolfe, Professor of Genomic Evolution has been awarded a European Research Council Advanced Grant for the second time in his career. He is the first ever Ireland-based researcher to receive two of the highly sought after research funding awards. ERC Advanced Grants fund well-established research leaders with internationally renowned track records. They support […]

Scientists from NUI Galway and UCD Make Breakthrough in Breast Cancer Treatment

Posted: 8th February 2018 Author: Vi Doan

By Cillian O’Brien Irish scientists have discovered a new treatment method to tackle breast cancer that has spread to other organs. Teams from the Lambe Institute at NUI Galway and UCD have identified an approach that uses stem cells to treat the disease. They have engineered a part of these cells to carry a tumour […]

UCD €300m Student Housing Project Gets the Go-Ahead

Posted: 31st January 2018 Author: Vi Doan

A €300 million on-campus accommodation complex at University College Dublin (UCD) has become the first development approved by An Bord Pleanála under the new “fast-track” planning process. However the board has reduced the amount of student housing sought by the State’s largest university by more than a quarter, bringing the number of beds down from 3,006 to 2,178. UCD […]

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