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First Irish Digital Surgery Unit Opens at the Mater Hospital

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

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New Urine Test for Prostate Cancer Developed by Irish Scientists

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 […]

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UCD Ranked No. 1 in Ireland for Graduate Employability

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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UCD Professors Ranked Among World’s Most Influential Researchers

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, […]

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British Nutrition Foundation Award for UCD Dietitian

A UCD researcher has been named as the latest recipient of the British Nutrition Foundation’s Drummond Early Career Scientist Award. Dr Caoileann Murphy, a postdoctoral research dietitian at the UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research Dr Caoileann Murphy, a postdoctoral research dietitian at the UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, will be honoured at […]

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UCD Named Top University in Ireland for Employability

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, […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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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