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What OpenAI’s Leadership Changes Reveal About Its Strategic Direction. Associate Professor Alessia Paccagnini speaks to @forbes.com
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#AI #OpenAI #UCDBusinessFaculty @ucddublin.bsky.social
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#AI #OpenAI #UCDBusinessFaculty @ucddublin.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 12:13 PM
What OpenAI’s Leadership Changes Reveal About Its Strategic Direction. Associate Professor Alessia Paccagnini speaks to @forbes.com
Read the full article here: www.forbes.com/sites/sallyp...
#AI #OpenAI #UCDBusinessFaculty @ucddublin.bsky.social
Read the full article here: www.forbes.com/sites/sallyp...
#AI #OpenAI #UCDBusinessFaculty @ucddublin.bsky.social
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👨🌾💰 Many congratulations to Assistant Professor Dimitrios Argyropoulos, who has secured €6.5m in Horizon Europe-backed funding for the UCD-led AI project AGROBOOST.
December 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
👨🌾💰 Many congratulations to Assistant Professor Dimitrios Argyropoulos, who has secured €6.5m in Horizon Europe-backed funding for the UCD-led AI project AGROBOOST.
🔬🧵Congratulations to UCD Associate Artist Lorna Donlon on winning a prestigious RDS Craft Award!
Lorna's body of work was praised by the judges as a ‘masterful blend of art and science’.
➡️https://ucd.ie/research/news/2025/ucdassociateartistlornadonlonwinsthe2025rdsestablishedmakercraftaward
Lorna's body of work was praised by the judges as a ‘masterful blend of art and science’.
➡️https://ucd.ie/research/news/2025/ucdassociateartistlornadonlonwinsthe2025rdsestablishedmakercraftaward
December 17, 2025 at 9:23 AM
🔬🧵Congratulations to UCD Associate Artist Lorna Donlon on winning a prestigious RDS Craft Award!
Lorna's body of work was praised by the judges as a ‘masterful blend of art and science’.
➡️https://ucd.ie/research/news/2025/ucdassociateartistlornadonlonwinsthe2025rdsestablishedmakercraftaward
Lorna's body of work was praised by the judges as a ‘masterful blend of art and science’.
➡️https://ucd.ie/research/news/2025/ucdassociateartistlornadonlonwinsthe2025rdsestablishedmakercraftaward
UCD and the Irish Space Association (ISA) brought leaders from academia, industry and government together for a key event exploring how cross-sector collaboration can strengthen Ireland’s position in the rapidly expanding global space economy.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
UCD and the Irish Space Association (ISA) brought leaders from academia, industry and government together for a key event exploring how cross-sector collaboration can strengthen Ireland’s position in the rapidly expanding global space economy.
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📰🏆 Eleven of Ireland’s leading business journalists have been recognised at the UCD Smurfit School Business Journalist Awards.
For almost two decades, the Awards have celebrated exceptional work by print, broadcasting and digital journalists across a number of hard-fought categories.
For almost two decades, the Awards have celebrated exceptional work by print, broadcasting and digital journalists across a number of hard-fought categories.
December 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
📰🏆 Eleven of Ireland’s leading business journalists have been recognised at the UCD Smurfit School Business Journalist Awards.
For almost two decades, the Awards have celebrated exceptional work by print, broadcasting and digital journalists across a number of hard-fought categories.
For almost two decades, the Awards have celebrated exceptional work by print, broadcasting and digital journalists across a number of hard-fought categories.
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#GENERATION_EU is a reality!
So grateful to receive #ERCCoG from @erc.europa.eu 🤩
With new PhDs and Post-docs, the @helpingkidslab.bsky.social will address:
What is European identity?
How does it develop?
Does it promote peace?
Across childhood, adolescence and young adulthood.
So grateful to receive #ERCCoG from @erc.europa.eu 🤩
With new PhDs and Post-docs, the @helpingkidslab.bsky.social will address:
What is European identity?
How does it develop?
Does it promote peace?
Across childhood, adolescence and young adulthood.
December 9, 2025 at 12:12 PM
#GENERATION_EU is a reality!
So grateful to receive #ERCCoG from @erc.europa.eu 🤩
With new PhDs and Post-docs, the @helpingkidslab.bsky.social will address:
What is European identity?
How does it develop?
Does it promote peace?
Across childhood, adolescence and young adulthood.
So grateful to receive #ERCCoG from @erc.europa.eu 🤩
With new PhDs and Post-docs, the @helpingkidslab.bsky.social will address:
What is European identity?
How does it develop?
Does it promote peace?
Across childhood, adolescence and young adulthood.
Dr Laura K. Taylor has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant for her GENERATION EU project. #ERCCoG
The project will explore how young people develop and align with a ‘European’ identity, and the implications that this can have on society.
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The project will explore how young people develop and align with a ‘European’ identity, and the implications that this can have on society.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Dr Laura K. Taylor has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant for her GENERATION EU project. #ERCCoG
The project will explore how young people develop and align with a ‘European’ identity, and the implications that this can have on society.
ucd.ie/research/new...
The project will explore how young people develop and align with a ‘European’ identity, and the implications that this can have on society.
ucd.ie/research/new...
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Is it better to have children early or later in life, and does parenthood speed up ageing? A new study from University College Dublin offers has tackled these questions with some help from Greater horseshoe bats. 🦇
December 5, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Is it better to have children early or later in life, and does parenthood speed up ageing? A new study from University College Dublin offers has tackled these questions with some help from Greater horseshoe bats. 🦇
€8M in funding has been announced for 6 research teams in the 2nd round of the #NationalChallengeFund.
Congratulations to UCD's Dr Jiayao Chen & the ‘Bohemian' team, runners-up in the Healthy Environment for All Challenge!
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Congratulations to UCD's Dr Jiayao Chen & the ‘Bohemian' team, runners-up in the Healthy Environment for All Challenge!
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December 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
€8M in funding has been announced for 6 research teams in the 2nd round of the #NationalChallengeFund.
Congratulations to UCD's Dr Jiayao Chen & the ‘Bohemian' team, runners-up in the Healthy Environment for All Challenge!
ucd.ie/research/new...
Congratulations to UCD's Dr Jiayao Chen & the ‘Bohemian' team, runners-up in the Healthy Environment for All Challenge!
ucd.ie/research/new...
UCD was delighted to host a meeting of the Royal Entomological Society this week, welcoming 95 entomologists & guests from 18+ institutions.
🐝🪲🐛The theme of the day was insects – one of the most numerous & biodiverse groups on the planet. #Biodiversity
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🐝🪲🐛The theme of the day was insects – one of the most numerous & biodiverse groups on the planet. #Biodiversity
royensoc.co.uk/event/irish-...
December 4, 2025 at 11:54 AM
UCD was delighted to host a meeting of the Royal Entomological Society this week, welcoming 95 entomologists & guests from 18+ institutions.
🐝🪲🐛The theme of the day was insects – one of the most numerous & biodiverse groups on the planet. #Biodiversity
royensoc.co.uk/event/irish-...
🐝🪲🐛The theme of the day was insects – one of the most numerous & biodiverse groups on the planet. #Biodiversity
royensoc.co.uk/event/irish-...
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🧑🎓🏆 UCD’s Dr Andrew Hines has won a prestigious tech prize for the development of audio quality testing technology used by Google.
Based in The Insight Centre for Data Analytics at UCD, Dr Hines picked up the Technology Ireland Industry Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement of the Year.
Based in The Insight Centre for Data Analytics at UCD, Dr Hines picked up the Technology Ireland Industry Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement of the Year.
December 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
🧑🎓🏆 UCD’s Dr Andrew Hines has won a prestigious tech prize for the development of audio quality testing technology used by Google.
Based in The Insight Centre for Data Analytics at UCD, Dr Hines picked up the Technology Ireland Industry Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement of the Year.
Based in The Insight Centre for Data Analytics at UCD, Dr Hines picked up the Technology Ireland Industry Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement of the Year.
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A lack of sufficient staff is the biggest barrier for Irish organisations when it comes to implementing environmental policies, a new UCD study has shown.
December 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
A lack of sufficient staff is the biggest barrier for Irish organisations when it comes to implementing environmental policies, a new UCD study has shown.
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Geoscience meets climate action! PhD Researcher Rioko Moscardini, at @ucdresearch.bsky.social , is researching Triassic reservoirs, exploring their potential to support geothermal energy as Ireland moves toward net-zero.
December 2, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Geoscience meets climate action! PhD Researcher Rioko Moscardini, at @ucdresearch.bsky.social , is researching Triassic reservoirs, exploring their potential to support geothermal energy as Ireland moves toward net-zero.
Dr Hayley Kilgallon's research at UCD School of History explores the history of women’s sport in Ireland. She spoke with RTE Brainstorm about where the future strongholds of Gaelic games might be!
👂Listen to the podcast here: rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
👂Listen to the podcast here: rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Where are the future strongholds of Gaelic games?
The potential All Ireland champions for 2026 in all Gaelic codes may only come from a small number of counties, but what about 2036?
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November 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Dr Hayley Kilgallon's research at UCD School of History explores the history of women’s sport in Ireland. She spoke with RTE Brainstorm about where the future strongholds of Gaelic games might be!
👂Listen to the podcast here: rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
👂Listen to the podcast here: rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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💙💛 The Government of Ireland has launched a €750m investment package for research infrastructure across Ireland's higher education sector.
November 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
💙💛 The Government of Ireland has launched a €750m investment package for research infrastructure across Ireland's higher education sector.
✨Louise Beer will be the inaugural SATELLITE Artist-in-Residence at Mayo Dark Sky Park!
During her residency, Louise will immerse herself in the dark skies, boglands & mountains of the Park, working alongside rangers, researchers & local community.
Learn more: www.ucd.ie/research/new...
During her residency, Louise will immerse herself in the dark skies, boglands & mountains of the Park, working alongside rangers, researchers & local community.
Learn more: www.ucd.ie/research/new...
Louise Beer Announced as Inaugural UCD SATELLITE Artist in Residence at Mayo Dark Sky Park
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November 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
✨Louise Beer will be the inaugural SATELLITE Artist-in-Residence at Mayo Dark Sky Park!
During her residency, Louise will immerse herself in the dark skies, boglands & mountains of the Park, working alongside rangers, researchers & local community.
Learn more: www.ucd.ie/research/new...
During her residency, Louise will immerse herself in the dark skies, boglands & mountains of the Park, working alongside rangers, researchers & local community.
Learn more: www.ucd.ie/research/new...
🌱✨🚀 New research presents a roadmap for the plant science and technology breakthroughs needed to make long-term human life on the Moon - and later Mars - possible.
UCD's Dr Nicholas Brereton is a co-author on the NASA-led paper published today in New Phytologist.👇
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UCD's Dr Nicholas Brereton is a co-author on the NASA-led paper published today in New Phytologist.👇
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November 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
🌱✨🚀 New research presents a roadmap for the plant science and technology breakthroughs needed to make long-term human life on the Moon - and later Mars - possible.
UCD's Dr Nicholas Brereton is a co-author on the NASA-led paper published today in New Phytologist.👇
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UCD's Dr Nicholas Brereton is a co-author on the NASA-led paper published today in New Phytologist.👇
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Eileen Gibney, Prof of Nutrition at UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science & Director of UCD Institute of Food and Health, discusses complex questions around processed foods and health in the #IrishTimesOpinion.
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Opinion: Hype around ultra-processed foods misses one key point
The short answer is no. Some processed foods are harmful, some are not, but processing is often essential
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November 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Eileen Gibney, Prof of Nutrition at UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science & Director of UCD Institute of Food and Health, discusses complex questions around processed foods and health in the #IrishTimesOpinion.
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AI researchers, innovators & partners came together at the Chamber of Intelligence: AI Showcase at UCD today to share the impacts of research across CeADAR, Insight and Adapt.
Great to hear how this work is driving positive change in society! #AIShowcase
Great to hear how this work is driving positive change in society! #AIShowcase
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
AI researchers, innovators & partners came together at the Chamber of Intelligence: AI Showcase at UCD today to share the impacts of research across CeADAR, Insight and Adapt.
Great to hear how this work is driving positive change in society! #AIShowcase
Great to hear how this work is driving positive change in society! #AIShowcase
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🧑⚕️🫁 Poor air quality in major cities, driven by microscopic particles from traffic and environmental pollution, is a major reason our lungs can age faster than they should.
@ucdmedicine.bsky.social Prof Adam Byrne says staying active is key to protecting them.
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@ucdmedicine.bsky.social Prof Adam Byrne says staying active is key to protecting them.
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How healthy are your lungs? Improve lung health with these simple steps
The powerhouse organs work around the clock to supply your body with life-giving oxygen. But their strength typically declines from your mid-20s. Here’s how you can check your lung capacity and improv...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
🧑⚕️🫁 Poor air quality in major cities, driven by microscopic particles from traffic and environmental pollution, is a major reason our lungs can age faster than they should.
@ucdmedicine.bsky.social Prof Adam Byrne says staying active is key to protecting them.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/he...
@ucdmedicine.bsky.social Prof Adam Byrne says staying active is key to protecting them.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/he...
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🧑🎓👩🎓 Our warmest congratulations to UCD Professors Emeriti Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey, who have received the RIAI Gandon Medal, Irish architecture’s highest personal honour, for their outstanding contribution to architecture in Ireland, the UK and Europe.
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
🧑🎓👩🎓 Our warmest congratulations to UCD Professors Emeriti Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey, who have received the RIAI Gandon Medal, Irish architecture’s highest personal honour, for their outstanding contribution to architecture in Ireland, the UK and Europe.
📢Chamber of Intelligence: An #AI Showcase: 25 Nov at UCD
Join Insight, CeADARIreland & the AdaptCentre for a dynamic AI research showcase connecting researchers, innovators & industry partners working at the cutting edge of AI.👇
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Join Insight, CeADARIreland & the AdaptCentre for a dynamic AI research showcase connecting researchers, innovators & industry partners working at the cutting edge of AI.👇
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November 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
📢Chamber of Intelligence: An #AI Showcase: 25 Nov at UCD
Join Insight, CeADARIreland & the AdaptCentre for a dynamic AI research showcase connecting researchers, innovators & industry partners working at the cutting edge of AI.👇
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Join Insight, CeADARIreland & the AdaptCentre for a dynamic AI research showcase connecting researchers, innovators & industry partners working at the cutting edge of AI.👇
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🌊🪸🦈Dr Ruth Leeney will take part in the upcoming MESSAGE event "Underwater Worlds; Art, Science & the Submerged" on 3 Dec, 10AM-2PM at the Royal Society of Antiquaries Ireland.
More info & registration: www.eventbrite.ie/e/underwater...
More info & registration: www.eventbrite.ie/e/underwater...
Underwater Worlds: Art, Science and the Submerged
Talk and screening by artist Sonia Levy followed by interdisciplinary panel discussion on visualising submerged ecosystems and narratives
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November 24, 2025 at 10:14 AM
🌊🪸🦈Dr Ruth Leeney will take part in the upcoming MESSAGE event "Underwater Worlds; Art, Science & the Submerged" on 3 Dec, 10AM-2PM at the Royal Society of Antiquaries Ireland.
More info & registration: www.eventbrite.ie/e/underwater...
More info & registration: www.eventbrite.ie/e/underwater...
📰📺📻💻 2026 UCD Earth Institute Journalist in Residence call
📣 APPLY NOW
A great opportunity for up-and-coming and established journalists to work with UCD’s environmental and sustainability researchers!
🗓️ Deadline: 5pm, 8 December
Apply👉 lnkd.in/gWQJRgNk
📣 APPLY NOW
A great opportunity for up-and-coming and established journalists to work with UCD’s environmental and sustainability researchers!
🗓️ Deadline: 5pm, 8 December
Apply👉 lnkd.in/gWQJRgNk
November 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
📰📺📻💻 2026 UCD Earth Institute Journalist in Residence call
📣 APPLY NOW
A great opportunity for up-and-coming and established journalists to work with UCD’s environmental and sustainability researchers!
🗓️ Deadline: 5pm, 8 December
Apply👉 lnkd.in/gWQJRgNk
📣 APPLY NOW
A great opportunity for up-and-coming and established journalists to work with UCD’s environmental and sustainability researchers!
🗓️ Deadline: 5pm, 8 December
Apply👉 lnkd.in/gWQJRgNk
Dr Sulagna Maitra and Dr Vivek Nallur have been awarded Research Ireland #COALESCE funding for their Harm2Healing project, exploring how #AI can assist care-plan design for survivors of gender based violence.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Dr Sulagna Maitra and Dr Vivek Nallur have been awarded Research Ireland #COALESCE funding for their Harm2Healing project, exploring how #AI can assist care-plan design for survivors of gender based violence.
www.ucd.ie/research/new...
www.ucd.ie/research/new...