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One of Europe's leading research-intensive universities
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💙💛 Warmest congratulations to UCD alumni Dr Maurice Manning and Aibhlin McCrann on being awarded Honorary Doctorates by the National University of Ireland
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November 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
💙💛 Warmest congratulations to UCD alumni Dr Maurice Manning and Aibhlin McCrann on being awarded Honorary Doctorates by the National University of Ireland
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👨🎓🏛️ Warmest congratulations to UCD College of Arts & Humanities graduate Ferdia Lennon, who has been announced as the recipient of the 2025 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature.
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
👨🎓🏛️ Warmest congratulations to UCD College of Arts & Humanities graduate Ferdia Lennon, who has been announced as the recipient of the 2025 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature.
💙💛 Warmest congratulations to UCD Professor Mary Horgan on being named Public Sector Leader of the Year at the Business Post Leadership Awards 2025.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
💙💛 Warmest congratulations to UCD Professor Mary Horgan on being named Public Sector Leader of the Year at the Business Post Leadership Awards 2025.
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Autumn days at UCD, the perfect weather for the swans to have a picnic every day. 🌱🌱🌱🌱🦢🌱🌱🌱🌱
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November 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Autumn days at UCD, the perfect weather for the swans to have a picnic every day. 🌱🌱🌱🌱🦢🌱🌱🌱🌱
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#UniversityCollegeDublin #Autumn #2025
💙💛 We are hosting our Undergraduate Open Day tomorrow, Saturday, 8th November 2025, from 10 am-4 pm.
Discover everything you need to know about your chosen courses, explore our vibrant campus, and meet the UCD community.
Discover everything you need to know about your chosen courses, explore our vibrant campus, and meet the UCD community.
November 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
💙💛 We are hosting our Undergraduate Open Day tomorrow, Saturday, 8th November 2025, from 10 am-4 pm.
Discover everything you need to know about your chosen courses, explore our vibrant campus, and meet the UCD community.
Discover everything you need to know about your chosen courses, explore our vibrant campus, and meet the UCD community.
💙💛 University College Dublin has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with University of Liverpool to foster future collaboration with the establishment of a joint research seed fund.
November 7, 2025 at 8:04 AM
💙💛 University College Dublin has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with University of Liverpool to foster future collaboration with the establishment of a joint research seed fund.
🛜🔋 University College Dublin researchers are playing a key role in a major new European Research Council (ERC) funded project that aims to dramatically reduce the energy consumption of future wireless communication networks.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🛜🔋 University College Dublin researchers are playing a key role in a major new European Research Council (ERC) funded project that aims to dramatically reduce the energy consumption of future wireless communication networks.
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🏛️🏚️ Speaking on vacant and derelict buildings, Orla Murphy and Dr Philip Crowe, from the UCD School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, and Co-Directors of the UCD Centre for Irish Towns, said that the reuse of such properties could address Ireland’s dual housing and climate crises.
November 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
🏛️🏚️ Speaking on vacant and derelict buildings, Orla Murphy and Dr Philip Crowe, from the UCD School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, and Co-Directors of the UCD Centre for Irish Towns, said that the reuse of such properties could address Ireland’s dual housing and climate crises.
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Advanced UCD Research in Artificial Intelligence (AURA), our single biggest investment in #AI #supercomputing!
@ucddublin.bsky.social also invested €1.45m to upgrade existing campus-wide HPC stack, supporting Ireland's largest concentration of AI researchers
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@ucddublin.bsky.social also invested €1.45m to upgrade existing campus-wide HPC stack, supporting Ireland's largest concentration of AI researchers
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UCD buys €724,000 Nvidia supercomputer for AI-led research boost
University College Dublin's new Nvidia supercomputer has 50 times the performance capacity compared to the existing cluster at the university.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Advanced UCD Research in Artificial Intelligence (AURA), our single biggest investment in #AI #supercomputing!
@ucddublin.bsky.social also invested €1.45m to upgrade existing campus-wide HPC stack, supporting Ireland's largest concentration of AI researchers
www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/u...
@ucddublin.bsky.social also invested €1.45m to upgrade existing campus-wide HPC stack, supporting Ireland's largest concentration of AI researchers
www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/u...
🤖👩⚕️ Most people are cautiously open to using robots in home care, according to a new international study. Caregiving robots are expected to play an important role in the future of care services as many countries experience declining birth rates and ageing populations.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
🤖👩⚕️ Most people are cautiously open to using robots in home care, according to a new international study. Caregiving robots are expected to play an important role in the future of care services as many countries experience declining birth rates and ageing populations.
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Squirrel on the move: gathering nuts, leaves falling, getting cosy 🍂🐿️
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November 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Squirrel on the move: gathering nuts, leaves falling, getting cosy 🍂🐿️
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UCD at the Oireachtas: Representatives of the Oireachtas have heard that Ireland risks overshooting its carbon budgets unless immediate measures are taken to reduce emissions in the construction sector.
November 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
UCD at the Oireachtas: Representatives of the Oireachtas have heard that Ireland risks overshooting its carbon budgets unless immediate measures are taken to reduce emissions in the construction sector.
👩🎓✨ Congratulations to UCD Professor Susi Geiger, who has been named the 2025 Distinguished International Scholar by the Irish Academy of Management, the first time this prestigious honour has been awarded to an Irish-based academic.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
👩🎓✨ Congratulations to UCD Professor Susi Geiger, who has been named the 2025 Distinguished International Scholar by the Irish Academy of Management, the first time this prestigious honour has been awarded to an Irish-based academic.
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Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed Saint John Henry Newman, the first Rector of the Catholic University of Ireland, the antecedent institution of University College Dublin, a Doctor of the Church.
November 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed Saint John Henry Newman, the first Rector of the Catholic University of Ireland, the antecedent institution of University College Dublin, a Doctor of the Church.
Representatives of the Oireachtas have heard that Ireland risks overshooting its carbon budgets unless immediate measures are taken to reduce emissions in the construction sector.
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Ireland risks breaching carbon budgets as Oireachtas committee hears calls to reuse vacant properties to meet climate and housing goals
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November 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Representatives of the Oireachtas have heard that Ireland risks overshooting its carbon budgets unless immediate measures are taken to reduce emissions in the construction sector.
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💙💛 The University is deeply saddened by the passing of Focus Ireland founder and UCD social science graduate, Sr. Stanislaus Kennedy.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam dílis.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam dílis.
November 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
💙💛 The University is deeply saddened by the passing of Focus Ireland founder and UCD social science graduate, Sr. Stanislaus Kennedy.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam dílis.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam dílis.
Professor AidanO’Sullivan, Head of School of Archaeology at UCD, brings history to life, carving this year’s Irish Halloween Jack O’Lantern from a turnip.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Professor AidanO’Sullivan, Head of School of Archaeology at UCD, brings history to life, carving this year’s Irish Halloween Jack O’Lantern from a turnip.
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UCD spin-out LirOptic comes top for Audience Choice at the Luminate NY Accelerator 🎉
NovaUCD spin-out company LirOptic has won the Audience Choice Award at the final of the 2025 Luminate NY accelerator programme in New York, taking home a $10,000 (€8.6k) prize.
NovaUCD spin-out company LirOptic has won the Audience Choice Award at the final of the 2025 Luminate NY accelerator programme in New York, taking home a $10,000 (€8.6k) prize.
October 30, 2025 at 9:58 AM
UCD spin-out LirOptic comes top for Audience Choice at the Luminate NY Accelerator 🎉
NovaUCD spin-out company LirOptic has won the Audience Choice Award at the final of the 2025 Luminate NY accelerator programme in New York, taking home a $10,000 (€8.6k) prize.
NovaUCD spin-out company LirOptic has won the Audience Choice Award at the final of the 2025 Luminate NY accelerator programme in New York, taking home a $10,000 (€8.6k) prize.
UCD is leading a €1.5m all-island project to restore native oyster reefs and strengthen coastal resilience. The BRICONS project will test how Nature-Based Solutions can protect marine biodiversity and support climate adaptation. 🌊🦪 #UCDResearch
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October 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
UCD is leading a €1.5m all-island project to restore native oyster reefs and strengthen coastal resilience. The BRICONS project will test how Nature-Based Solutions can protect marine biodiversity and support climate adaptation. 🌊🦪 #UCDResearch
🔗 Read the full story: www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...
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Quantum computing project by UCD spin-out secures €13.7m funding
A quantum computing project led by Equal1, a spin-out company of NovaUCD, has secured €13.7 million in funding from the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF).
A quantum computing project led by Equal1, a spin-out company of NovaUCD, has secured €13.7 million in funding from the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF).
October 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Quantum computing project by UCD spin-out secures €13.7m funding
A quantum computing project led by Equal1, a spin-out company of NovaUCD, has secured €13.7 million in funding from the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF).
A quantum computing project led by Equal1, a spin-out company of NovaUCD, has secured €13.7 million in funding from the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF).
Autumn Light🍂
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October 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
A gene therapy research project led by Professor Niall Barron from the UCD School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering has received €2 million in funding.
The investment came from Research Ireland and APC Ltd, an Irish biopharmaceutical process development and manufacturing company.
The investment came from Research Ireland and APC Ltd, an Irish biopharmaceutical process development and manufacturing company.
October 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A gene therapy research project led by Professor Niall Barron from the UCD School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering has received €2 million in funding.
The investment came from Research Ireland and APC Ltd, an Irish biopharmaceutical process development and manufacturing company.
The investment came from Research Ireland and APC Ltd, an Irish biopharmaceutical process development and manufacturing company.
🎥👩🎓✨ Ireland has a new world champion after UCD alumna Lara Gillespie secured gold in the elimination race at the Track World Championship.
The former UCD Ad Astra Academy Elite Sports Scholar and reigning European champion is Ireland's first Track World Champion in more than a decade.
The former UCD Ad Astra Academy Elite Sports Scholar and reigning European champion is Ireland's first Track World Champion in more than a decade.
October 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🎥👩🎓✨ Ireland has a new world champion after UCD alumna Lara Gillespie secured gold in the elimination race at the Track World Championship.
The former UCD Ad Astra Academy Elite Sports Scholar and reigning European champion is Ireland's first Track World Champion in more than a decade.
The former UCD Ad Astra Academy Elite Sports Scholar and reigning European champion is Ireland's first Track World Champion in more than a decade.
💙💛 Recipients of prestigious international scholarships at UCD have been honoured at the UCD Global Excellence Scholarships Event 2025-26. This year, UCD welcomed 183 international scholarship recipients from 45 nationalities.
October 24, 2025 at 9:57 AM
💙💛 Recipients of prestigious international scholarships at UCD have been honoured at the UCD Global Excellence Scholarships Event 2025-26. This year, UCD welcomed 183 international scholarship recipients from 45 nationalities.
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We were delighted to launch Creative Pedagogies in Practice: Case Studies from CFA at @ucddublin.bsky.social! 🎨
The volume explores how creativity transforms teaching, learning & collaboration.
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The volume explores how creativity transforms teaching, learning & collaboration.
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'Creative Pedagogies' case studies launched — CFA Creative Futures Academy
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October 24, 2025 at 8:51 AM
We were delighted to launch Creative Pedagogies in Practice: Case Studies from CFA at @ucddublin.bsky.social! 🎨
The volume explores how creativity transforms teaching, learning & collaboration.
🔗 creativefuturesacademy.ie/news/creative-pedagogies-case-studies-launched
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The volume explores how creativity transforms teaching, learning & collaboration.
🔗 creativefuturesacademy.ie/news/creative-pedagogies-case-studies-launched
@artshumanitiesucd.bsky.social