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RCSI Enters Research Agreement to Identify Genetic Targets for Childhood Epilepsies

Posted: 9th May 2018 Author: Vi Doan

Developing new treatments for childhood epilepsies and neuro-developmental diseases is the aim of a new partnership between RCSI (FutureNeuro, the SFI Research Centre for chronic and rare neurological diseases based at RCSI) and F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. announced today. The three-year partnership aims to guide scientists to new gene targets to control some of the […]

Hundreds of University College Cork Students Pledge to Reduce Waste

Posted: 24th April 2018 Author: Vi Doan

Hundreds of University College Cork students signed a Waste Reduction Bill to mark the national Sick of Plastic Day of Action on campus last Friday. UCC Green Campus teamed up with the campus’s Boole Library staff to organise the bill-signing event ahead of the ‘shop and drop’ Plastic Day of Action to raise awareness about the campaign […]

RCSI Wins National Education Awards

Posted: 23rd April 2018 Author: Vi Doan

RCSI has won the Best Education Outreach award and the Excellence in the Provision of Professional Services award at The Education Awards 2018. The Education Awards celebrate excellence in the third level education sector on the island of Ireland. The awards were presented at a ceremony held at the Ballsbridge Hotel in Dublin last night. […]

University of Limerick wins Three Delta Teaching Awards

Posted: 15th April 2018 Author: Vi Doan

UL School of Law, the School of Allied Health, and the Graduate Entry Medical School were announced as National DELTA Award winners yesterday evening in Dublin’s Mansion House. The inaugural DELTA Awards are an initiative of the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning and recognise the value of teaching at a […]

RCSI Transforms into a Teddy Bear Hospital

Posted: 5th March 2018 Author: Vi Doan

Over 350 children, aged between 4 – 10, brought their sick or injured teddies to the fourth annual RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) Teddy Bear Hospital on Saturday, 10 February and Sunday, 11 February in the College at 123 St Stephen’s Green. Hosted by medical, physiotherapy and pharmacy students in the RCSI Paediatrics […]

Two New Hospitals to be Built in Cork City under National Development Plan

Posted: 20th February 2018 Author: Vi Doan

Roads, flood protection, docks regeneration and cultural projects to benefit in Cork Two new hospitals in Cork City and a €1 billion investment in the county’s roads, including backing for the construction of the M20 Cork/Limerickmotorway, have been included in the National Development Plan (NDP). The city will get a new acute hospital to deal with serious health cases, […]

Trinity to Enjoy Share of €2.2 Billion Government Fund

Posted: 19th February 2018 Author: Vi Doan

€2.2 billion will be split between Ireland’s seven universities for infrastructure projects. Trinity is one of seven higher education institutions that will receive part of a €2.2 billion fund, announced today as part of the government’s National Development Plan 2018 to 2027. In addition to this, the government has also committed to continued investment in […]

Renewable Energy Project Launched by NUI Galway

Posted: 16th February 2018 Author: Vi Doan

A project, aimed at developing the use of hydrogen as a renewable energy source, has been launched by NUI Galway. The €3.5 million three-year project aims to promote and support the shift towards a low-carbon economy by showing how it is feasible to power local transport networks using the hydrogen. In particular the team wants […]

RCSI Bahrain Celebrates White Coat Ceremony

Posted: 12th February 2018 Author: Vi Doan

More than 160 students at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – Medical University of Bahrain (RCSI Bahrain) celebrated their transition to clinical training during the annual White Coat Ceremony at the Busaiteen campus. Regarded as a seminal moment in the course of medical training and future careers, the ceremony is a symbolic event […]

University of Limerick Lends a Helping Hand to Struggling Students

Posted: 9th February 2018 Author: Vi Doan

By Aisling Kelly University of Limerick Students’ Union has launched a new hardship support service for students experiencing extreme financial difficulties. The new service, which includes a textile and food bank, is also environmentally friendly, helping to reduce waste among students and staff. A student hardship fund already exists offering financial support to those most […]

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 […]

RCSI to Lead €6 Million International Study to Improve Treatment for Colorectal Cancer Patients

Posted: 5th February 2018 Author: Vi Doan

RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) is leading an international team of scientists on a major research study “COLOSSUS” which aims to provide new and more effective ways to classify and treat patients with colorectal cancer. The project will focus on colorectal cancer that has spread from the colon to other parts of the […]

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