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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 […]

World leading academic joins University College Cork

Posted: 24th December 2018 Author: Vi Doan

University College Cork (UCC) has appointed Professor Séamus Davis to spearhead a pioneering research programme to study Quantum Materials for Quantum Technology, in a joint appointment with the University of Oxford. The appointment of Professor Davis is supported in Ireland through a Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Professorship and an SFI Infrastructure Award, and in the UK […]

NUI Galway Start-up Selected to Participate in New Global Pre-accelerator Programme

Posted: 22nd December 2018 Author: Vi Doan

NUI Galway start-up NUA Surgical has been selected to take part in the inaugural LaunchPad Lift Powered by Techstars programme. LaunchPad Lift identifies top-performing university start-ups from across the LaunchPad global network of 20 universities, and pairs them with resources and opportunities to help their ventures succeed. LaunchPad Lift will help bridge the gap between the […]

€8 million research project to improve electric vehicle battery technology led by UL

Posted: 20th December 2018 Author: Vi Doan

Researchers at UL’s Bernal Institute are leading an €8 million EU funded research project, called Si-DRIVE to develop battery technology for higher performance electric vehicles (EVs). EVs currently make up less than 2% of the European fleet despite gradual gains in the market share. However, European policy demands that by 2030 40% of all new […]

Trinity to Become a Smoke-Free Campus

Posted: 19th December 2018 Author: Vi Doan

By: Eleanor O’Mahony from The University Times The College Board today approved the introduction of a smoke-free campus, after a successful two-year pilot, years of campaigning and a Trinity College Dublin Students Union (TCDSU) vote this year that showed students were overwhelmingly in favour of the move. There are now just three smoking zones on […]

UCD Ranked No. 1 in Ireland for Graduate Employability

Posted: 18th December 2018 Author: Vi Doan

For the second year in a row, University College Dublin is ranked number one in Ireland for graduate employability by QS World University Rankings, climbing one place from 75th to 74th in the world. According to QS, “UCD leads the national table by virtue of the work it has done to forge work-placement partnerships and researcher partnerships […]

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