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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
by Lewis Catchpole University College Dublin (UCD) is commissioning an international search for a design team to devise and design a landmark €48m building. The international competition, which will launch in early 2018, is to design the 8,000 sqm University’s Centre for Creative Design as well as an Entrance Precinct Masterplan. London-based Malcolm Reading Consultants […]
UCD Professors Da-Wen Sun and Colm O’Donnell, UCD School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, have been included on the 2017 Highly Cited Researchers list, compiled by Clarivate Analytics. This is the third time that both Professor Sun and Professor O’Donnell have been included on the list. The list identifies journal publications’ authors – as determined […]
Company’s products help to prevent falls among older people In 2016, firm secured €590,000 from investors and Enterprise Ireland University College Dublin spin-out company, Kinesis Health Technologies, has won the Tech Day start-up pitching competition in the United States. At the Tech Day event, entitled ‘Technology and Ageing – Innovation for Independence and Innovation’, Kinesis […]
Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) today announced that it will invest €72 million, over the next six years, in four new world-class SFI Research Centres in Ireland. The new SFI Research Centres will be supported by 80 industry partners who will provide an additional €38 million to support cutting-edge basic and applied research with strong industry […]
LGBTQ+ activist is one of youngest to be recognised PhD researcher honoured for efforts to bring disruptive tech to developing world UCD students Sam Blanckensee and Colin Keogh have been named in Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list of people “who will impact Europe for the next 50 years.” The listing features 300 young […]
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