Category Archives: News

UL Researcher Awarded €1m in World-Class Frontier Research Funding that Could Help to Reduce Footprint of Global Energy Production

Posted: 29th April 2019 Author: Vi Doan

A RESEARCHER at the University of Limerick has been awarded almost €1m in ground-breaking research funding to study a new class of materials that could help to reduce the footprint of global energy production. Professor Michael Zaworotko, Bernal Chair of Crystal Engineering and Science Foundation of Ireland Research Professor at the Bernal Institute University of […]

Demand for NUI Galway Degrees on the Rise

Posted: 19th April 2019 Author: Vi Doan

NUI Galway has seen a substantial increase in demand for its courses this year, with more than 5,000 students making it their university of choice for the 2019-2020 academic year. This marked a year-on-year increase of five per cent in first preference applications, against a national picture which saw the number of applications received by […]

University of Limerick Ranks 35th Globally in First Ever Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings

Posted: 16th April 2019 Author: Vi Doan

UL first in Ireland in both ‘Gender Equality’ and ‘Decent Work and Economic Growth’ rankings THE University of Limerick has ranked 35th globally in the first ever Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings and first in Ireland for gender equality. The unique ranking is designed to measure the impact of an academic institution on society, […]

RCSI to Lead €7M Parkinson’s Research Project

Posted: 4th April 2019 Author: Vi Doan

by John Kennedy for siiconrepublic International project could inform future treatment for Parkinson’s disease. The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) has been selected to lead a new research study to deepen the understanding of Parkinson’s disease so that better treatments can be developed in the future. The project, which will be coordinated by […]

Cancer Researchers at UCD Lead Development of New Urine Test to Detect Prostate Cancer

Posted: 2nd April 2019 Author: Vi Doan

Cancer researchers at University College Dublin (UCD) have led the development of a new test which uses urine to detect prostate cancer. Studies have so far shown the test to be 70% more specific for prostate cancer compared to the blood test currently used by doctors. If the new ‘epiCaPture’ test is further validated it […]

Scientists from University College Cork Review the Composition and Physiological Relevance of Human Gut Bacteriophages

Posted: 1st April 2019 Author: Vi Doan

Alongside bacterial members of the gut microbiota, scientists have now started exploring archaea, microbial eukaryotes (fungi and protozoa) and viruses present in the gut. Among them, the community of viruses (also called the human gut phageome) offers a promising area of research. Even though phages were first identified 100 years ago by Félix d’Herelle, it was not […]

World Sustainability Experts to Gather at UCC

Posted: 29th March 2019 Author: Vi Doan

Darragh Bermingham Experts from more than 30 countries will gather at University College Cork in April to discuss the challenges and opportunities in creating sustainable universities. UCC will host the International Workshop on UI GreenMetric World University Rankings, now in its fifth edition, from April 14 to 16, with Tánaiste Simon Coveney and Dr Michael […]

New Research from TCD and RCSI Reveals How the Body Clock Controls Inflammation

Posted: 28th March 2019 Author: Vi Doan

Researchers at RCSI and Trinity College Dublin have revealed insights into how the body clock controls the inflammatory response, which may open up new therapeutic options to treat excess inflammation in conditions such as asthma, arthritis and cardiovascular disease. By understanding how the body clock controls the inflammatory response, we may be able to target […]

RCSI Debuts ‘Promising’ New Sepsis Drug Treatment

Posted: 27th March 2019 Author: Vi Doan

by Eva Short for siliconrepublic Researchers at RCSI have carried out the pre-clinical trial into sepsis drug InnovoSep, which could potentially stop the progression of the condition in its early stages. Today (7 March), researchers at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) have debuted the pre-clinical trial of a new drug therapy for […]

New Urine Test for Prostate Cancer Developed by Irish Scientists

Posted: 21st March 2019 Author: Vi Doan

Tim O’Brien Nearly 90% of men with aggressive prostate cancer have DNA changes detectable in urine. A new test for prostate cancer could help save lives by facilitating earlier diagnosis, according to new research from UCD scientists supported by the the Irish Cancer Society . Published ahead of Daffodil Day – the society’s annual fundraiser […]

RCSI Researchers Develop New Treatment for Bone Infection Using Copper-Rich Glass Implant

Posted: 30th January 2019 Author: Vi Doan

Wednesday, 30 January 2019: A team of researchers led by RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland), have developed a new treatment for the particularly difficult-to-treat bone infection, osteomyelitis. Funded by Irish Research Council, European Research Council and AMBER, the SFI (Science Foundation Ireland) research centre for materials science, the study is published in Biomaterials, the […]

UCC Named One of World’s ‘Most Sustainable’ Universities

Posted: 21st January 2019 Author: Vi Doan

By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie University College Cork (UCC) has become the only university in Ireland to make the top 10 in a list of the ‘greenest’ universities in the world. According to the UI GreenMetric World University 2018 ranking, which measured more than 700 institutions across 81 countries on how they perform across operations, educational […]

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