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RCSI welcomes SFI funding to support early career researchers

Posted: 11th July 2014 Author: Vi Doan

On July 7th, Minister for Research and Innovation, Mr Seán Sherlock, T.D. announced €23 million in new funding to help support 40 of Ireland’s most promising young research talent to become fully independent researchers. The funding is being awarded through Science Foundation Ireland’s (SFI) Starting Investigator Research Grant (SIRG) and Career Development Award (CDA) Programmes. […]

Novel training approach to management of ruptured aneurysms introduced to Ireland

Posted: 19th June 2014 Author: Vi Doan

A new approach to the management of ruptured aneurysms from presentation in the emergency department through to keyhole surgery and aftercare is being implemented by a team at RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) and Beaumont Hospital. The first team training day to enable this minimally invasive approach in a hospital setting in Ireland […]

Ensuring Research Integrity in Ireland

Posted: 18th June 2014 Author: Vi Doan

The Minister for Research and Innovation Mr Sean Sherlock TD has welcomed the launch of a National Policy Statement on Ensuring Research Integrity in Ireland. Ireland sits close to the world’s top research performing nations, in terms of research quality and impact related to its size. This policy statement aims to commit the main organisations […]

250 doctors celebrate making the cut at College of Surgeons

Posted: 6th June 2014 Author: Vi Doan

SCALING the lofty heights of medicine is a given for the 250 future doctors who donned caps and gowns to graduate from the Royal College of Surgeons – but for one, the aim is even higher. Neil Naik (24) from Toronto, Canada, hopes to be the doctor on board Elon Musk’s planned flight to Mars […]

RCSI Hosts Inaugural National Surgical Skills Competition

Posted: 15th April 2014 Author: Vi Doan

RCSI is hosting the first National Surgical Skills Competition grand final today in the National Surgical Training Centre to give aspiring surgeons from Irish medical schools the opportunity to develop and showcase their surgical skills. The competition will involve the students competing in a range of surgical challenges, from suturing and knot-tying to undertaking key-hole […]

Cardiovascular Disease research receives €6 million EU research award

Posted: 11th April 2014 Author: Vi Doan

A European consortium of clinicians and scientists has launched a major EU-funded collaboration project focused on the prevention of heart disease and stroke through food. BACCHUS an acronym for ‘Beneficial effects of bioactive compounds in humans’ will receive €6 million in funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme. BACCHUS aims to generate robust scientific […]

UCD – First Point of Care Blood Test for Heart Disease in Malawi

Posted: 11th April 2014 Author: Vi Doan

A team of researchers from University College Dublin and Imperial College London have carried out a blood test for detecting early signs of heart disease for the first time in Malawi, Africa as part of a new research project for the management of type 2 diabetes. When under stress, the heart releases a protein called […]

President of Ireland Young Researcher Award for UCD Scientist

Posted: 10th April 2014 Author: Vi Doan

In recognition of his outstanding contribution to translational obesity research, Professor Carel le Roux (UCD Professor of Experimental Pathology) has received a President of Ireland Young Researcher award (PIYRA). One of Science Foundation Ireland’s most prestigious accolades, this award acknowledges cutting-edge research in fields considered critical to Ireland’s economic and social prosperity. President Michael D. Higgins […]

UL researchers find simple blood iron test predicts fatal outcomes in the general population

Posted: 10th April 2014 Author: Vi Doan

Study finds extreme levels of Transferrin Saturation Ratio reflecting blood iron levels linked to increased risk of death. A new study led by researchers at the Graduate Entry Medical School (GEMS), University of Limerick (UL) has found that people with low levels and very high levels of a commonly measured laboratory test, the “transferrin […]

RCSI To Invest In New Medical Education Facility

Posted: 13th January 2014 Author: Vi Doan

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) is to invest €80 million in the development of a new medical education facility in Dublin. The development, which is in the planning process, will create 200 jobs during the construction phase, according to RCSI chief executive Cathal Kelly. The proposed facility will contain a two-story underground gym, […]

UCD, More than 70 Young Investigators Prepare for Annual Student Research Competition

Posted: 24th September 2013 Author: Vi Doan

The annual Summer Student Research Awards – now in its seventh year – has reached new heights this year, with more than 70 student participants – all of whom will compete for the coveted SSRA gold medal in research. The first stage takes place on Tuesday 24th Sept, where students pitch their research to a […]

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