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UCD is a leading European research-intensive university. Learn more at www.ucd.ie/research
University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with University of Liverpool @liverpooluni.bsky.social to foster future collaboration with the establishment of a joint research seed fund
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University College Dublin and University of Liverpool set-up joint Research Seed Fund
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November 7, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Congratulations to all of the #ERCSyG awardees announced today including UCD's Professor Anding Zhu and Professor Bogdan Staszewski! #DISRUPT #wirelessnetworks #energyreduction
November 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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University College Dublin is procuring a new nearly €724,000 Nvidia supercomputer to accelerate AI-powered research in the campus and allow students from across fields to access the high-end technology.
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 10:57 AM
The DISRUPT project has been awarded a #ERC Synergy Grant for research that could reduce the energy consumption of next-generation wireless networks by 50%.

DISRUPT brings together world-leading researchers from UCD, TU Delft and Fraunhofer IAF. #ERCSyG

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November 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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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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.
www.siliconrepublic.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The Irish Academy of Management has announced Prof Susi Geiger as the 2025 Distinguished International Scholar, marking the first time an Irish academic has received this prestigious honour.👇
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November 5, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Attend our joint seminar with @ucdresearch.bsky.social:

Engagement for Research Impact
12th November
2.30pm
Link 3, James Joyce Library

This session will help you understand the complex area of research impact, incl. how to measure your impact within academia & more.

Register👉 bit.ly/engage1211
November 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Are you a journalist covering #environment or #sustainability?

Would you like to work with @ucddublin.bsky.social's top researchers to break the best stories?

Here's the good news - the 2026 Earth Institute Journalist in Residence call is now open!

Apply today 👉 tinyurl.com/5n835nk2
October 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
🎃🐦‍⬛On @rte.ie's 'Oíche Shamhna: An Ancient Mystery', Prof Frank McDermott shares what state-of-the-art mass spectrometry at UCD can reveal about the ancient sites associated with #Samhain! #Halloween

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Oíche Shamhna: An Ancient Mystery S01E02 - Oiche Shamhna - An Ancient Mystery
Ancient legends and science at a mysterious cave reveal the origins of Samhain and Halloween. Watch Oíche Shamhna: An Ancient Mystery S01E02 - Oiche Shamhna - An Ancient Mystery on RTÉ Player for free
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October 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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We have teamed up with @ucdresearch.bsky.social and the PPI Ignite Network@UCD to host a new exhibition on Level 3, James Joyce Library.
This showcase details 6 real examples of how UCD researchers are actively engaging with the public & patients in different types of health & social care research.
October 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🎃🧙‍♀️👻#ICYMI UCD Prof Emerita Patricia Lysaght joins artists and academics on #NaFéilteTine @RTEplayer to explore the origins and traditions of #Samhain.

🎥Watch it back: www.rte.ie/player/serie...
Na Féilte Tine S01E01 - Samhain
An exploration of the festival of Samhain which marks the beginning of the Celtic new year. Watch Na Féilte Tine S01E01 - Samhain on RTÉ Player for free
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October 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🎭📚A new volume 'Creative Pedagogies in Practice: Case Studies from Creative Futures Academy at UCD' explores how creativity can transform teaching, learning and collaboration.

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October 29, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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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.
October 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
PhD student Louise Keegan receives the inaugural Crean travel bursary award for her work on the impact of cocaine exposure on the development of the prenatal brain.

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October 20, 2025 at 12:08 PM
✈️New research from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School shows that taking greater investment risks with technologies and new lines of business can help lower emissions from the aviation industry.

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October 17, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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See the remaining schedule of UCD Library Research Essentials workshops on our Training page: buff.ly/u9baEeA

#OpenAccess Week is coming Oct 20-24 & we will feature two sessions on #OA publishing and #OpenData
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October 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
🇮🇪Ireland will gain an AI Factory Antenna to boost national capabilities, co-funded by @deptoffhed.bsky.social & @eurohpc-ju.bsky.social
This #AI infrastructure will be implemented by a consortium led by ICHEC & CeADAR-Ireland's Centre for AI based at @ucddublin.bsky.social
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October 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🗓️ Major European project RIGHTS-TO-UNITE will hold its interim conference on 30 Oct 2025 at UCD.

Join the project team and international speakers to discuss the future of European integration research from a rights angle!

➡️https://rightstounite.eu/rights-to-unite-interim-conference/
October 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🎭New book published by UCD Press goes behind the scenes of the groundbreaking #WakingTheFeminists grassroots movement for gender equality in Irish theatre.

📕WTF Happened: #WakingTheFeminists and the Movement That Changed Irish Theatre (UCD Press, 2025)👇

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October 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The Irish Social Science Data Archive (ISSDA) based at UCD Library has launched ISSDA Dataverse!

The new platform significantly enhances how users can access, discover and work with archived social science data.

🗓️Sign up for the upcoming ISSDA Dataverse demo on 16 Oct!⬇️
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October 9, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Congratulations to Prof Helen Roche on her appointment to the Board of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)!⬇️

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October 9, 2025 at 9:46 AM
🏅Congratulations to Dr Tess McCann on winning the 2025 UCD_Conway Festival Gold Medal!

Dr McCann was recognised for published research describing the discovery of a mutation in a gene called emc1 that causes major vision problems in zebrafish.

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October 9, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Read about Ireland's largest cancer research programme in @healthcare-europe.bsky.social which launched it's second phase yesterday, doubling the scale and ambition of phase 1
October 9, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Phase 2 of Ireland’s largest ever cancer research programme
Precision Oncology Ireland (POI) was launched today!

Since 2019, Precision Oncology Ireland (POI) has accelerated personalised cancer therapy & diagnostics, POI-2 represents double the scale & ambition.👇

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October 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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World Animal Day Spotlight - Prof Kieran Meade @kmeade.bsky.social

An Immunologist at @ucddublin.bsky.social School of Agriculture & Food Science #research on how livestock immune systems fight infection to help tackle zoonotic infections like TB
#WorldAnimalDay @ucdresearch.bsky.social #OneHealth
October 3, 2025 at 9:14 AM